CLASS 9
MY CHILDHOOD
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Because they were misbehaving, & hence wanted to separate them.
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Because she was homophobic, & hence wanted to separate them.
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Because they were muddilng he class, & hence wanted to separate them.
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Because she was discriminatory, & hence wanted to separate them.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the new teacher separate Abdul and Ramanadha ? Because they were misbehaving, & hence wanted to separate them.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: A new teacher at the Rameswaram Elementary School could not tolerate that Kalam, a Muslim, sat with Ramanadha Sastry, a Hindu wearing the sacred thread. This was contrary to the teacher’s notion of social ranking. So, he ordered Kalam to sit on the back bench.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kalam used to wear a cap and Ramanandha Sastry wore a sacred thread which marked him to be a Brahmin. When the new teacher came he could not tolerate a Hindu priest’s son sitting with a Muslim boy. He ordered Kalam to go and sit on the backbench.
Detailed explanation-4: -Once, when he was in the fifth standard, a new teacher came to his class. He did not like Kalam, a Muslim boy, sitting next to Ramanadha Sastry, a Brahmin. So, he shifted Kalam to the back seat simply because it was in accordance with the social ranking of that time. This was a heart-breaking experience for Kalam.
Detailed explanation-5: -I used to wear a cap which marked me as a Muslim, and I always sat in the front row next to Ramanadha Shastri, who wore the sacred thread. The new teacher could not stomach a Hindu priest’s son sitting with a Muslim boy.