Question

2. Who was Pandit Udaybhan? Why did Bhungi not get paid for the workshe did for him?
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Answer 1

Pandit Udaybhan Pandey was the head of the village. Bhungi did not have enough money to pay the rent and Pandit Udaybhan allowed her to stay in the village only on one condiƟon – that she would do odd jobs for him. Being a poor woman, Bhungi could not buy land or build her own house.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Pandit Udaybhan Pandey was the head of the village.
• Bhungi didn't have enough money to cover the rent, so Pandit Udaybhan only agreed to let her stay in the hamlet if she agreed to work odd jobs for him.
• Bhungi couldn't purchase land or construct her own home because she was a poor woman. She only had a chulha to roast grains. Around it, she had erected a little shack. The villagers would bring grains for her to roast in exchange for payment of a few handfuls. She would eat the grains and curl up under her shanty's thatched roof to sleep.
• But he never gave her anything in exchange—not even a grainy handkerchief. He would use the justification that she should labor in return for him allowing her to remain in the village to defend his actions.

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