Give a brief character sketch at bholi and describe the role at the teacher played in her life?
Answers
The Bholi's is Sulekha.
Explanation:
K. A. Abbas has written The Bholi.
- Bholi was the fourth and youngest daughter of Remie.
- She was an ugly child and unwanted daughter of her family.
- Her teacher changed her life drastically and exclaimed her personality.
- Her teacher gave her encouragement for increasing the courage and self respect.
Her father had fixed her marriage with the old man who was greedy and lame. She has become enlightened woman from the fool girl.
Answer:
Bholi’s real name was Selecta. But everyone started calling her a fool since the time that she was a little child. When she was ten months old, she fell off the cot and damaged some part of her brain. This affected her intelligence and her speech. She couldn’t speak till she was five. And even after that, she would stammer. She was laughed at and mimicked by other children. So she talked very little. Fate played a cruel joke on her. An attack of smallpox left pock marks all over her face and body. The fair and pretty two-year-old child became ugly looking. She remained backwards and neglected. She never got new clothes to wear. Transformation in her life started from the age of seven when she was sent to school. Her teacher was a caring, affectionate, kind lady who brought change in her life. Her parents were worried about Bholi’s future. They wanted to marry her off to a lame old man. But her teacher built up Bholi’s confidence and power of speech. She had become confident, bold and self-respecting having the courage to refuse to marry a mean, greedy, lame old man. Thus, a loving mentor and good education changed Bholi’s life forever.