CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -His wife was horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen. She refused to serve me in her kitchen. Shivasubrahmania Iyer was not perturbed, nor did he get angry with his wife, but instead, served me with his own hands and sat down beside me to eat his meal.

Detailed explanation-2: -He wanted Kalam to be very highly educated as he recognized his intelligence. One day, he invited him over to a meal. His orthodox wife was totally horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy dining in her ritually pure kitchen.

Detailed explanation-3: -At first his wife was horrified, later she realised the ability of accepting everyone equally . Imagine Yourself as Kalam and make a diary entry of your feeling after the incident .

Detailed explanation-4: -In Sivasubramania Iyer’s wife was an orthodox and conservative Brahmin. She had strange ideas about the sanctity of her own kitchen. She feared it would be violated if she offered a meal there to someone of another faith. So she refused to serve Muslim boys in the kitchen.

Detailed explanation-5: -At first sivasubramania Iyer’s wife did not allow him into her kitchen, because Kalam was Muslim boy and she thought her kitchen to be pure. She also refused to serve him food. But Sivasubramania Iyer respected Kalam. He took Kalam to the kitchen, made him sat near him and he himself served Kalam with food.