Question

One day, he invited me to his home for a meal.

His wife was horrified at the idea of a Muslim

Boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen.

She refused to serve me in her kitchen. Sivasubramania Iyer was not

Perturbed, nor did he get angry with his wife,

but instead served me with his own hands and sat down

beside me to eat his meal.

a. Why did Iyer’s wife refused to serve the meal to her guest?

b. Who in fact is the “Muslim boy” in the above extract?

c. Who is ‘he’ and ‘me’ in the first sentence?

d. Why was Iyer’s wife horrified?



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Answer 1

Answer:

a. because she was believed that if she serve food to Muslim boy her kitchen purity was finished.

b. APJ.Abdul Kalam .

c. he was Sivasubramania,and me was APJ.Abdul Kalam himself.

Answer 2

Answer:

iyers wife was horrified because in her rituals she can't serve or welcome any other caste or Muslim person.