Preposterous preposterous he shouted'- what was the result
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The story named “Karma” was written by Khushwant Singh. The central character of the story faced severe consequence for his heinous action. He paid heavily for his arrogance and pride.
In this story Karma, the name of the key character is Mohan Lal. He was ashamed as he was an Indian. He also acted like a British citizen. The dialogue mentioned here was spoken by him.
Answer :
“ Preposterous, preposterous!” he shouted -
Sir Mohan Lal shouted at the British soldiers.
Jim and Bill, the two ill-mannered British soldiers boarded the first-class compartment. Though Sir Mohan had a reservation there, yet they asked him to leave because he was an Indian. When Sir Mohan tried protest in his Oxford accent, they picked up his suitcase and flung it on the platform. Then they threw away his other belongings including theorems flask , briefcase, bedding and ‘The Times’. At this, Sir Mohan couldn't hold his calm and shouted at them.
When Sir Mohan shouted at them in his Oxford accent, they paused for a moment. But soon ignoring his words, they ordered him to keep his mouth shut and struck him flat on the face. Finally, they threw him out of the train.
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★ Biographical sketch of the author ‘ Khushwant Singh ’ :-
• Full name : Khushwant Singh ( At the time of his birth his grandmother named him Khushal Singh. )
• Birth :- February 2 , 1915.
• Nationality :- Indian.
• Occupation :- Journalist, writer, historian, critic.
• Notable works :- ‘ Train to Pakistan’ , ‘ I Shall Not Hear The Nightingale’ , ‘ The Sikhs Today’ , ‘ The Portrait of a Lady’.
• Death :- March 20, 2014 at New Delhi, India.