My Brother’s Great Invention — Chapter Summary

Anita is the narrator

Anita is the narrator. She is fourteen years old and one year older than Anand. Papa is strict, Ma is soothing and worried, and the neighbours help wh

Anand thinks of himself as

Anand thinks of himself as a scientist. He loves tinkering with electrical gadgets, tools, dynamos, and planks of wood. He keeps making inventions and

Anand makes a burglar alarm because

Anand makes a burglar alarm because there have been thefts in the colony. It is designed to ring when the door opens and make a water bag fall on the

After watching Back to the Future

After watching Back to the Future, Anand decides to build a time machine. He works in a frenzy for a fortnight, and the room is filled with wires, spr

Boppa is the man who had

Boppa is the man who had recently begun sweeping the compounds in the row of houses. He enters the house when the parents are away, and later disappea