![]() ![]() The family’s ground staff chases after Hari, the gardener, and succeeds in ripping off his dhoti, or loincloth. One day, Imam Din’s family arrives in Lahore, saying that they have been told by the Indian military to evacuate and move to Pakistan. ![]() Lenny goes with her mother to see Gandhi, who is visiting Lahore. Back at home, Lenny and her brother eavesdrop on a dinner party where the adults discuss Gandhi and the possibility of an independent India. ![]() She also describes Imam Din, and goes with him to his village 40 miles outside Lahore. Lenny’s brother Adi is born, and the family celebrates British victory in World War II through a Parsee religious service.Īyah describes some of the other people in the household, including Papoo, the sweeper’s daughter who is routinely abused by her mother. Lenny often goes with Ayah to sit in the park by Queen Victoria’s statue there, she observes Ayah’s relationships with her many male admirers, who come from all kinds of religious and social backgrounds. In Chapter One, Lenny has a cast on her leg due to polio and enjoys spending time with her ayah, whom she and the novel simply call Ayah. The novel begins in Lahore during World War II. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Sidhwa, Bapsi. ![]()
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