CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ans. Sivasubramania Iyer’s wife was an orthodox and conservative Brahmin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Sivasubramania’s wife had conservative ideas, she didn’t wanted a Muslim boy being served in her ritually pure kitchen . But Sivasubramania then served Kalam with his own hands and sat beside him and ate with him . This left a great impact on his wife .

Detailed explanation-3: -His wife was horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen. She refused to serve Kalam in her kitchen. Sivasubramania iyer was not perturbed. not did he get angry with his wife, but instead, served kalam with his own hands and sat down beside kalam to eat his meal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answers. Siva Subramania Iyer’s attitude towards Abdul Kalam made his wife change her mind.

Detailed explanation-5: -d) Why was Iyer’s wife horrified? ANSWER: a) Iyer’s wife refused to serve the meal to her guest as he was a Muslim.