How have the people of the community helped one another? What role do the women of Kalikuda play during these days?
The people of the community united and helped each other under a young leader prashant. together they pressurized the merchant to give rice for the people in the shelter. They gathered branches from fallen trees and lit a fire on which they cooked rice for everyone to eat. When the military helicopter dropped some food parcels but did not return, the implemented a unique way to communicate with the passing helicopters . children lied in the sand with the utensils on their stomach on indicate they were hungry. The message went through and the helicopter made regular rounds of the shelter airdropping food and other basic needs. Women were given the responsibility to look after the orphans, while the men arranged food and materials for the shelter.
What havoc has the super cyclone wreaked in the life of the people of Orissa?
How has Prashant, a teenager, been able to help the people of his village?
Do you think Prashant is a good leader? Do you think young people can get together to help people during natural calamities?
Why do Prashant and other volunteers resist the plan to set up institutions for orphans and widows? What alternatives do they consider?
What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?
Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?
What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?
What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do?
Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
During their conversation Lushkoff reveals that Sergei’s cook, Olga, is responsible for the positive change in him. How has Olga saved Lushkoff?
Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?
What is the significance of the title?
What is Behrman’s masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?
What are the precious things mentioned in the story? Why are they precious?
In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?
What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?
What actions of the schoolmates change the author’s understanding of life and people, and comfort him emotionally? How does his loneliness vanish and how does he start participating in life?