CLASS 10
BHOLI
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she had black pock-marks on
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she was a backward child her face
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she spoke with halts
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In her childhood, Sulekha suffered a head injury. It made her mentally weak and simpleton. She became a slow learner and stammered. The attack of small pox left her permanently disfigured.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did Sulekha start stammering? Sulekha was a baby when she fell down from a cot. Her brain was damaged. She could not speak till the age of five years.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answers. Sulekha was called Bholi because everyone considered her to be a backward child and a simpleton. The name Bholi thus symbolises her under confidence and ignorance. 1 Crore+ students have signed up on EduRev.
Detailed explanation-4: -That was why she remained a backward child and came to be known as Bholi, the simpleton. At birth, the child was very fair and pretty. But when she was two years old, she had an attack of small-pox. Only the eyes were saved, but the entire body was permanently disfigured by deep black pock-marks.