Lachmi was short and fat in her middle forties. ( split up).
Answers
Who was the writer of the prose Karma?
* Khushwant Singh is the writer of the prose Karma.
2. Where was this published and when?
* This prose was published in 1989 in “The Collected Stories”.
3. Who was Mohan Lal?
* Mohan Lal, the main character of the story ‘Karma’, was a middle aged, arrogant man who always followed the British culture.
4. What was the name of Lady Lal?
* The name of Lady Lal was Lachmi.
5. Where was Mohan Lal found for the first time in the story?
* Mohan Lal was found for the first time in the first class waiting room of railway compartment.
6. How was the mirror in the waiting room?
* The mirror in the waiting room was partly broken and the red oxide at its back had come off at several places.
7. For what was Saville Row famous?
* Saville Row , a shopping street in Central London, was famous for making suits.
8. What is “eau de cologne”?
* “Eau de cologne” is a perfume produced in Cologne, Germany.
9. Which college did Mohan Lal’s tie belong to?
* Mohan Lal’s tie belonged to Balliol college, a college under Oxford University.
10. “Koi hai!”—Who said this and to whom and why?
* Mohan Lal said this to the bearer for a peg of hard drinks.
11. What was Mohan Lal doing in the waiting room?
* In the waiting room Mohan Lal was examining the mirror and then he looked at himself at the mirror.
12. Where was Lachmi sitting?
* Lachmi was sitting outside the first class waiting room on a steel trunk.
13. What was Lachmi doing outside the waiting room?
* Outside the waiting room sitting on a steel trunk, Lachmi was chewing betel leaf and fanning herself with a newspaper.
14. Describe Lachmi and her dress?
* Lachmi was short, fat, native woman and in middle forties. She wore a dirty white sari with red border and had several ornaments on her body.
15. Whom was Lachmi talking with?
*Lachmi was talking with a bearer whom Mohan Lal called for.
16. What is zenana?
* Zenana is middle class train compartment only reserved for ladies.
17. Where did Lachmi stop while following the coolie and why?
* While following the coolie, Lachmi stopped on the way by a hawker’s stall to replenish her silver betel leaf case.
18. What did Lachmi eat before the train’s arrival?
* Before the train’s arrival, Lachmi ate a bundle of cramped chapattis and mango pickles.
19. “I am with my master, brother.”—Who said this? Who was the ‘brother’? Who was the ‘master’?
*Lachmi said this. Here ‘brother’ referred to the collie. Here ‘master’ referred to Mohan Lal.
20. What was Mohan Lal’s profession?
* Mohan Lal was a vizer and a barrister by profession.