CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -At sixteen, most of the girls in her village used to get married. Santosh was also under pressure from her parents to do the same.

Detailed explanation-2: -When she turned sixteen and was under pressure to get married, Santosh threatened her parents that she would never marry if she did not get a proper education. Therefore, she left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Santosh left home for Delhi when she turned sixteen to pursue higher education. She was under pressure to get married by her parents. Santosh threatened her parents that she would not marry if she did not get a proper education. Hence, she got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most of the girls of her village got married when they turned sixteen. Her parents also pressed her for marriage. But Santosh refused to get married at an early age. She decided to continue her education.

Detailed explanation-5: -Born in an affluent but traditional and conservative landowners’ family in a small village of Rewari district in Haryana, Santosh was a rebel from early childhood. The local village school, but when her parents insisted she get married at the age of sixteen, she refused as she wanted to get a proper education first.