a. In the text 'The Passing Away of Bapu' why was walking often the only way open to the
average Indian?
b. Who was Padmasi ? What did she declare?
c. Why did the author feel unprotected after Gandhiji's death?
Answers
Answer:
1. When was the author called to Birla House ?
= When the author was having tea at home on the evening of 30th January in 1948, she was called to Birla House .
2. How was the author called to Birla House?
= The author was called to Birla House by telephone.
3. When was Gandhiji shot ?
= Gandhiji was shot when he was on his way to a prayer meeting.
4. Whom did the author find on reaching Birla House?
= On reaching Birla House the author found that Gandhiji's relatives and followers had gathered round his body.
5. What was there in the room as Gandhiji breathed his last?
= There was an unnatural silence in the room where Gandhiji had breathed his last.
6. How did the words of Gandhiji's death spread through Delhi ?
= The words of Gandhiji's death spread through Delhi like a flame fanned by wind.
7.What could one see out of every window?
= One could see out of every window a brown blur of faces.
8.Why couldn't the people speak in the beginning?
= The people who had gathered around the Birla House were too stunned to speak in the beginning.
9.When did the people calm down a little ?
= People calmed down a little when they would be allowed to see Gandhiji before his funeral.
10.When does a person begin to whimper ?
= When a person receives a shock at the death of a near and dear one , he or she begins to whimper.
11. What question is uppermost in the mind of the mourning people?
= The question that is uppermost in the mind of the mourning people is what will happen to them now that their guardian has left them.
12. How did the people look like?
= The people looked like lost children.
13. What was the broadcast telling the people?
= The broadcast was telling the people of India that their Bapu was no more.
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