CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -When the wedding was about to take place, Bishamber Nath asked for five thousand rupees to marry Bholi as she had pock-marks on her face. He also threatened to walk away from the ceremony. Ramlal was afraid of the humiliation and so, with tears in his eyes, he handed the dowry money to Bishamber.

Detailed explanation-2: -Solution : Bishamber clearly declared that if he married Bholi, her father would give him 5000 rupees.

Detailed explanation-3: -He agreed to marry Bholi without any dowry. When Bishamber saw the pock-marks on Bholi’s face, he demanded five thousand rupees from Ramlal. Bholi’s father begged him not to demand dowry placing his turban at his feet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Even then he demanded 5000 rupees as dowry. Bholi stopped the marriage by throwing away the garland in the fire. She threw away the veil and asked her father to take back the money and refused to marry Bishamber.

Detailed explanation-5: -He demanded a sum of five thousand rupees. Ramlal begged for mercy and even placed his turban in Bishamber’s feet but Bishamber Nath did not agree. Ramlal had to give the money in order to save both his family’s honour and his daughter’s marriage. Bholi could not bear all this and refused to marry a greedy old man.