Question

what are the mourning people compared to and why ? (passing away of bapu ) ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Unit I ( also Unit II & Unit III ) of The Passing Away of Bapu by Nayantara Sehgal is an extract from the memoir (স্মৃতিকথা) Prison and Chocolate Cake (1954). It describes the incidents that took place immediately after the sudden(হঠাৎ) and shocking(প্রচন্ড চমকে দেওয়া) death of Bapu.

This prose piece records the reaction of the author herself as well as the reaction of the common people. The suddenness of the incident cast such a shock that it left people speechless(বাকহীন). Later they came back to their true self and started jostling with one another to have a glimpse (এক ঝলক) of Gandhiji before the funeral(শেষকৃত্য).