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Bholi

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 10 · English

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Plot Overview

  • Bholi's real name is Sulekha, but she is called Bholi because people think she is simple-minded.
  • She is the fourth daughter of Numberdar Ramlal and is neglected at home.
  • As a child, she falls on her head at ten months, later gets small-pox at the age of two, and cannot speak properly until she is five.
2

Character Sketches

  • Bholi is shy, frightened, and ignored at first, but she becomes bold, self-respecting, and independent.
  • Ramlal is a prosperous farmer and father who worries about Bholi's marriage and finally gives in to social pressure.
  • Ramlal's wife is practical but cruel; she values marriage more than her daughter's dignity.
3

Themes and Social Issues

  • Women's education is a major theme. School gives Bholi confidence, speech, and self-worth.
  • The story attacks the dowry system by showing how marriage becomes a business deal.
  • Appearance-based discrimination is shown through the pock-marks and the name Bholi.
4

Important Events in Order

  • Bholi is born fair and pretty.
  • She falls on her head at ten months and later gets small-pox.
  • She cannot speak until age five and stammers after that.

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Sulekha is the fourth daughterBholi is given old clothesA girls' primary school opensThe teacher speaks gently to BholiBishamber Nath first agrees to marry

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