Do you think Bholi could have confidently refused to marry Bishamber if she weren’t educated? Give
reason/s.
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The marriage did not take place because Bholi refused to marry Bishamber. When the groom saw that her face was covered with pock-marks, he declared that he would marry her only if her father paid him a dowry of five thousand rupees. Bishamber did not budge from his stand in spite of repeated pleadings by Ramlal. Finally, Ramlal placed the dowry amount at the groom’s feet. Consequently, when Bishamber was about to place the garland around Bholi’s neck, she struck out her hand and the garland was flung into the fire. She said that she was willing to marry that man only because of her father’s honour. However, on seeing that the man was mean, greedy and contemptible, she had decided not to go ahead with the marriage.
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I think, Bholi could never have confidently refused to marry Bishamber if she weren't educated. This is because in the marriage ceremony Bishamber demanded dowry from Bholi's father which is considered illegal. If Bholi would have been uneducated then she would never have been able to speak against this ill practice as she might not have knowledge. Also education gave her confidence to speak boldly in front of everyone.