Question

why was sulekha nicknamed bholi?

Answer 1

Sulekha fell off her cot, when she was only ten months old and it damaged her head. She became a slow learner or a simpleton. So she was nicknamed as Bholi.

Answer 2

Sulekha was nicknamed Bholi because she was a simpleton.

• She had fallen from a cot in her childhood so some parts of her brain might be damaged.

• She strumbled also. She looks ugly.

• This question is from the chapter Footprints Without Feet.

• Bholi is a story written by K.A. Abbas. This story shows the rise of a girl against social offense.