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1.Where do the children go for holidays from Delhi?
Answer: They were planning to work late in the night and a light in the puja room will look normal. The children went on holidays to hill stations.
2. Why did the children want to get the blessings quickly?
Answer: The children were in a rush to get the blessings because their attention was called to the approaching city of Delhi.
3. Who were the most glorious conquerors of Delhi and why?
Answer: The Moghuls were perhaps the most glorious. With their great wealth and reputed taste, they built two cities, the old city called Shahjahanbad. They built gardens, water tanks and canals and carved marble canals that went through their palace bedrooms and they ate their own food.
4. How were the women treated in those times?
Answer: The women were allowed some education. They were kept at home for most of the time. When they played tennis, the entire court was cleared so that no one could see them dashing about in flowing sarees and tennis shoes.
5. What did the Grandfather lecture on?
Answer: Grandfather held court and loved to lecture his grandchildren on Delhi’s history and his best opportunities came at family picnics.