"So when the kerosene was thrown......" Who threw the kerosene? Why? Support your answer quoting from the poem Another Woman by Ms Imtiaz Dharkar ( Q.No. 8, page 89 of Class 10 English text book ( Telangana State Board ).
Answers
Another woman by Ms Imtiaz Dharkar is a poem which brings out the cruel state of poor Indian women.
In the poem the kerosene is thrown by the woman as she is not loved or cared for by her mother-in-law and husband.
Reason for throwing kerosene
The woman wants to commit suicide as her mother-in-law is not happy with her, may be for dowry. She scolds her badly which is seen in the lines of the poem
"The usual words came and beat
their wings against her: the money spent,
curses heaped upon her parents,
who had sent her out
to darken other people's doors."
The husband also does not support or love her, which can be seen in the lines
"When the man came home
she did not look into his face...
Nothing gave her the right
to speak."
Another Woman is a poem composed by Imtiaz Dharkar stating poor condition of Indian Women.
In the poem “when the kerosene was thrown..” it was thrown by the women.
This happened because she is not loved by her mother-in-law and husband.
She wanted to commit suicide as her mother-in-law is not happy with her, the dowry she received as she used to scold her for that.