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Why did Nandita have to bring her mother from the village to Mumbai?
Cities like Mumbai have better medical facilities than the village has. Nandita had to bring her mother from the village to Mumbai for treatment.
Nandita used to feel like vomiting when at first she had to use the toilet where Mama lived. Why?
The toilet was used by everyone in the street. It was always dirty and smelled very bad. That’s why Nandita used to feel like vomiting when at first she had to use the toilet where Mama lived.
In what ways did Nandita find her Mama’s house to be different from her house in the village?
The ways in which Nandita found her Mama’s house to be different from her house in the village are
1. Nandita’s house in the village had a separate cooking area. But in Mama’s house, it wasn’t so.
2. Nandita’s house in the village had a courtyard, but Mama’s house didn’t have one.
3. Nandita’s house had a separate bathing area, while Mama’s house didn’t.
What differences did Nandita find between getting water from the public tap and in the village?
There is no tap in Nandita’s Mama’s house for water. They have to stand in a queue for water from a public tap, where there is a lot of rush, and if they get late for the queue, they are not able to fill the water for that day.
Although Nandita’s village house doesn’t have taps, they don’t have to stand in a queue for water. They fetch water from a pond in their village, and even if the water dries up there, they can walk to a river and get water from there.
Was there electricity at the place where Nandita’s Mama lived? Guess.
Yes, there was electricity at the place where Nandita’s Mama lived.
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