CBSE English class 10
Bholi
Introduction of Characters
1. Bholi
2. Ramlal
3. Teacher
4. Bishamber
Character sketch
1.Bholi
Thought to be a simpleton
Had pock-marks over the body
Went to school; teacher encouraged her
Refused to many a greedy and mean person
Decided to serve old parents and teach in the same school.
2.Ramlal :-
Father of seven children
Worried about Bholi, neither good looking nor intelligent
Overlooked Bishamber’s age and limping
Suffered from a false sense of honour
Summery of the chapter Bholi
Bholi was the fourth daughter of Ramlal, she was very simple girl with the pock marks. Her real name was sulekha.When she was 10 th month old she felt down from cot and damage her brain , because of that she become a slow learnt
At the age of two she got small pox as a result her fully body become disfigured except her eyes, and got pockmarks all over the body.
She was sent to primary school , as Ramlal had no courage to say no to teshaldar.Instially Bholi was too afraid to go to school but due to the encouragement of her teacher she started a new life of learning.
After few years Ramlal got a man for Bholi named Bishamber who was just the same age of Ramlal. Bishamber was rich widower .And he didn’t ask for dowry in beginning , that’s why her parents become too much interested about him
At the time of marriage Bishamber saw the pock marks on Bholi face after looking that he demanded for dowry which was 5000rs.
Looking the greediness of him Bholi reduced the marry him.Later she told she self sufficient to take care of herself and her parents ( Without stammering)
Question asked in CBSE class10
Q1. Who was Bholi?
An. Bholi was a simple girl with pock marks on her face.
Q2.Why Bholi’s father was worried about Bholi’s marriage?
An. Bholi’s Father was worried about her as she don’t have good look nor she was intelligent.
Q3. For what unusual reason is Boli sent to school?
An. Bholi was sent to school as Ramlal has no courage to say no to tesalhdar , as he told to Ramlal he must one of her daughter to school . So they decided to sent Bholi to school as there was a little chance of her marriage .
Q4. Why does the marriage not take place?
AS.: The marriage does not take place because at the last moment the bride room demands dowry. Bholi rejects him at once.
Q5. What made Bholi feel that she was going to a better place than her home?
AS.: Bholi did not know what a school was like. She was afraid of school. She was bathed and oil was rubbed to her matted hair and dressed. This made her feel that she was going to a better place than her home.
Q6. Little Sulekha could not speak till she was five, and when at last she learnt to speak, she stammered. The other children often made fun of her and mimicked her.
(a) What did Sulekha later on come to be known as ?
(b) Why did children make fun of her ?
(c) What does the word, ‘mimicked’ mean ?
(d) When did Sulekha learn to speak
Ans:
(a) as’Bholi’.
(b) As being a late speaker, she could not speak clearly. So children made fun of her.
(c) to imitate and make fun of.
(d) Sulekha learnt to speak after the age of five.
Q7. Give examples from the text, that Bholi was a neglected child.
Ans-Bholi was quite a neglected child at home, and this is evident from many citings in the passage. No new clothes were made for her and she was always passed on dresses of her elder sisters. No one cared to bathe her or oil her hair or even wash her clothes. The neglect was probably due to the fact that she was the youngest in a household of seven children. It might be that she failed to draw attention and affection of her parents because of her disadvantageous looks or her physical setbacks.
Q8. Why did Bholi react when her father caught her by the hand to take her to school ? How did her fear disappear after she had gone to school ?
Ans. Bholi, the weakest child of the family, was suffering from physical disability and mental infirmity, because of which she didn’t want to go to school. But then, her teacher proved a gem to her who always provided all possible help and assistance to her and turned her into a bold and confident girl. The teacher always encouraged her and asked her to come to school daily.
Q9. How does Bholi become her teacher’s masterpiece ?
Ans. Bholi was definitely her teacher’s masterpiece because under her guidance, she overcame her handicap of stammering. The shy and reticent child bloomed into a bold and confident girl. She was a true masterpiece because she had the courage to revolt against a social evil of dowry and refused to marry the greedy Bishamber Nath
Q 10. Bholi’s real name is Sulekha. We are told this right at the beginning. But only in the last one paragraph of the story is Bholi called Sulekha again. Why do you think she is called Sulekha at the last point in the story?
Ans. Sulekha had been referred to as Bholi as she was a little behind her peer group in her mental attributes, owing to a part of brain being damaged due to a fall when she was ten months old. She had pock-marks and looked ugly. Her speech was faulty and she stammered while speaking and was ridiculed for it. She had no encouragement or support from her parents and consequently she was a timid girl with low self-esteem and totally devoid of confidence.
At school, it was with her teacher’s encouragement that she regained her confidence and developed courage for herself.
The transformation is evident when she refuses to marry Bishamber, who being greedy and selfish commanded no respect from her. At the end, she is referred to as Sulekha as a mark of respect for her rejuvenated spirit and confidence. She got determined to be a teacher in the school where she had gained a lot. She deserves the honour for her wisdom and sensibility to support her parents in their old age.
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