Chapter 17
Nandita in Mumbai
1) Why did Nandita have to bring her mother from the village to Mumbai?
2) Nandita used to feel like vomiting when at first she had to use the toilet where Mama lived. Why?
3) In what ways did Nandita find her Mama’s house to be different from her house in the village?
4) What differences did Nandita find between getting water from the public tap and in the village?
5) Was there electricity at the place where Nandita’s Mama lived? Guess.
6) Do you know anyone who was admitted to a hospital?
7) Have you ever seen a tall building? Where?
8) How many floors did the building have?
9) How many floors did you climb?
10) When Nandita first came to Mumbai, what were the things that she was afraid to do?
11) What were the differences between the houses where Mama lived and the houses in the high-rise buildings?
12) Discuss why there were differences.
13) Where does the water come from in your house?
14) Is there an electricity connection in your house? How many hours in a day do you get electricity?
15) Which is the nearest hospital in the area where you live?
16) How far are these from your house?
17) Draw pictures in your notebook of the different kind of houses in your area.
18) Why does Mama have to change his house?
19) Have you ever moved from your house? If yes, why did you have to move?
20) Do people in your family have to go far for their work? Where do they go? How far do they have to go?
21) Is it right that Mama and others have to move because a hotel is going to be built there?
22) Who will benefit from this?
23) Who will face difficulties?
24) Do you know of any people who have faced problems similar to Nandita’s Mama? Talk