Bholi

 

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

Introduction

This is the story of a girl who is always neglected at home. she is ugly in the face, lacks will, and stammers. Therefore she is not treated well in her family. but her teacher supports her. with regular practice, she makes her able to speak about stammering.

Then one day her parent’s fixer marriage with the lame old man. On the day of marriage, the man says that he will marry Bholi only if he is given 5000 rupees. At this, Bholi refuses to marry him. She sets an example of self-respect. Her teacher is proud of her.

हिंदी सारांश

यह एक ऐसी लड़की की कहानी है जिसके घर में उसकी हमेशा उपेक्षा की जाती है| उसका चेहरा कुरूप है| उसमें बुद्धि कुछ कम है और वह हकलाती है| इसीलिए उसके परिवार में उसके साथ अच्छा व्यवहार नहीं किया जाता है| लेकिन उसकी अध्यापिका उसका साथ देती है| नियमित अभ्यास करा कर वे उसे बिना हकलाये बोलने योग्य बना देती है| फिर एक दिन उसके माता-पिता उसका विवाह एक लंगड़े बुड्ढे आदमी के साथ तय कर देते हैं| विवाह के दिन वह आदमी कहता है कि वह बोली से तभी वह करेगा जब उसे ₹5000 दिए जाएं| इस पर बोली उससे विवाह करने से मना कर देती है| वह आत्म सम्मान का एक उदाहरण प्रस्तुत करती है| उसकी अध्यापिका को उस पर गर्व होता है|

👉Bholi NCERT Textbook PDF

Word Meaning

Simpleton - quite simple भोली | Perhaps - probably संभव | Cot -Bed, Char Paiपलंग, चारपाई | Entire - total समूचा | Disfigured - made ugly कुरूप बनाना | Pockmarks -Marks[ Spots] चेचक के दाने | Mimicked - imitated नकल करना | Prosperous - progressive समृद्ध | Bridegrooms - male matches दूल्हा | Representative - one who acts for other प्रतिनिधि | consulted -Sought Council परामर्श किया | Grip - hold पकड़ | Decent - proper, nice उचित, सुंदर | Mend - repair मरमत करना | Matted - entangled उलझे हुए | Squatted - sitting on heels चौकड़ी मारकर बैठना | Fascinated - attracted आकर्षित करना | Suddenly - instantly तत्काल, अचानक | Daring - having the courage साहस करना | scurried out -hurried out तेजी से बाहर निकलना | Lowered - bent low नीचे झुका हुआ | Disgrace - humiliate नीचा दिखाना | However - even then फिर भी | Encouraged - urge उत्साहित करना | Relieved - got a sense of freedom राहत मिली | Achievement - attainment उपलब्धि | Patted - give mild stroke on the back पीठ थपथपाई | Affectionately - lovingly स्नेहा पूर्वक | Nodded - loudly सिर हिलाया | Astonished - amazed हैरान | Slightest - least थोड़ी सी | Blossomed - put forth flowers भूलना | Throbbed - pulsated धड़कने लगा | Thus - in this way इस प्रकार से | Ginning - separate raw cotton from its seed रूई धुनना | Certainly - definitelyअवश्य ही | witless - foolish मूर्ख | Muttered - spoke बड़बड़ | Grocer - a dealer in general items पंसारी | Procession - persons in orderly succession जुलूस | Splendor - Grandeur शान | Envious - jealous ईर्ष्यालु | Auspicious - of good sign शुभ | Clad - dressed पहने हुए | Sacred - pure शुद्ध, पवित्र | Prompted - urged प्रेरित किया | veil - maskपर्दा, घुंघट | Glance - look नजर, दृश्य | Poised - held in balance साधा | Triumphant - victorious विजय | Prospective - would be होने वाला | Streak - along the irregular line of color धारी | Lightning - electric Flash from clouds बिजली | Flung - Thrown फेंका जाना | Thunderstruck - amazed चकित | Contemptible - hateful नफरत करना | Bowed - bent झुका हुआ | Grief - sorrow दुख | Satisfaction - great affection संतुष्टि | Contemplate - meditates विचार करना |

Read and find out

Q1. Why is Bholi's father worried about her?

Ans. Ramlal has seven children. all of them except Bholi are good looking, healthy and strong. hence it is not difficult to find suitable matches for them. Holi E has neither good looks or intelligence. besides, she stammers. her father is worried about her. He worries about her marriage.


Q2. Why is Bholi sent to school?

Ans. A primary school is opened in Bholi’s village. The tahsildar asks Bholi’s father to send his daughters to school. now it is not practical for him to send his daughters to school. it is socially restricted to send girls to school in their village. no, but I would marry a girl who has gone to school. but Bholi's father has no courage to disobey the tahsildar. Her mother suggested that Bholi should be sent to school. she being ugly and with less already stood no chance of getting married. does this and Bholi to school to please the tahsildar.

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Q1. Does Bholi enjoy her first day at school?

Ans. At first, she was scared on her first day at school. then she becomes glad to find so many girls of age present there. The teacher's sympathetic behavior gives her new hope. she enjoys her first day at school.

Q2. Find her teacher different from the people at home?

Ans. Her family always neglects her. She is neither given good clothes nor taken care of. but her teacher speaks softly with her. encourages her to study and gain respect. Thus, Bholi finds her teacher different from the people at home.


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Q1. Why do Bholi’s parents accept Bishamber's marriage proposal?

Ans. Though Bishamber is a man of about 50 and he limps too. Bholi's parents accept his marriage proposal. will marry Bholi as she is ugly and witless.


Q2. Why does the marriage not take place?

Ans. At the time of the wedding, December says that he will marry Bholi only if he is given 5000 rupees. Bholi refuses to marry such a greedy man. the marriage party has to return and the marriage does not take place.



Think about it

Q1. Bholi had many patients about going to school. what made her feel that she was going to a better place than her home?

Ans. Bholi did not know what it was like. but when she was bathed, her hair was done and she was given a clean dress to wear; she felt that she was going to a better place than her home.

Q2. Discuss the role of Bholi's teacher in changing her entire life?

Ans. Bholi was a neglected child at home. she had neither good looks nor intelligence. Besides, she stammered you too. Neither her parents nor had brothers or sisters showed any care for her. but her teacher supported her. she encouraged her to speak without stammering. who is the first person who spoke to her friendly and approachable? She was inspired by her desire to learn. Regular practice made Bholi speak properly. The teacher made her believe in herself. She taught her well. She changed her into a confident, daring, and self-respecting person. Thus she changed the course of her life.


Q3. Why did Bholi at first agree to an unequal match? Why did she later reject the marriage? What does this tell us about?

Ans. Bholi knew that she had pockmarks and therefore nobody would marry her. She was told that December was a very rich man. She was told that December was the rich man. He had a big shop and his own house. He was not demanding any diary. She also knew that her parents were worried about her marriage. to make them free from this very she agreed to an unequal match. but at the time of marriage, Her prospective husband asks for 5000 rupees. on knowing his greedy nature she rejected the marriage. We think of her as a girl of self-respect and self-confidence.


Q4. Bholi’s real name is Sulekha. We are told this right at the beginning. but only in the last but one paragraph of the story is Bholi called Sulekha again. Why do you think she is called Sulekha at this point in the story?

Ans. Calling a person by his real name means giving due respect to him. In the last but one paragraph of the story, Bholi is called Sulekha. it is because, at this point, she comes before us full of self-confidence.


Q5. Who was responsible for the transformation in Bholi and how?

Ans. Bholi's teacher made Bholi practice speech. it resulted in her getting rid of stammering. She gave Bholi a good education. the result was that she gained self-confidence. The teacher played an important role in changing the course of her life.