Question

why did swaminathan reacted as being deaf to the question that the head master was putting to him​

Answer 1

Because he did not want to be punished again.

Explanation:

• This question is from the chapter "A hero".
• Swaminathan reacted to being deaf because the headmaster was a furious man.  
• He was giving hard punishments to the boys over small excuses.
• The headmaster lined up the boys who were absent and started asking them the reasons.
• Swaminathan kept quiet because he had no reason and did not want to be punished again.