Question

1. Why was the 'holy man' who gave Santosh's mother his blessings surprised (
1) 2. Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable.
(2) 3. Why was Santosh sent to the local school? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

the holy man had assumed that santosh's parents would want a son, so when the grandmother told him they wanted a daughter, he was surprised.

2 when santosh was 16,the age when girls in her area usually got married, she wanted to keep studying, so she threatened her parents, saying she would never marry if they did not let her study.

3 although santosh's family was well off, she was sent to the local school as she was a girl.

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