1. Her city cousins and she, with her small town background were poles apert. She had nothing in common with them.’ How was Radha diferent from her cousins?
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Explanation:
For Radha dinner is served at seven. She crouches down behind a shed, a good distance from her house, then waits.
She knows what the menu will be: boiled rice, the same as yesterday and the day before. She knows that it will be her little sister who serves it, throwing the rice onto her plate from a height, the way you would feed a dog.
In Jamu, Radha’s village in western Nepal, her status is lower than a dog’s, because she is menstruating.
Explanation:
For Radha dinner is served at seven. She crouches down behind a shed, a good distance from her house, then waits.
She knows what the menu will be: boiled rice, the same as yesterday and the day before. She knows that it will be her little sister who serves it, throwing the rice onto her plate from a height, the way you would feed a dog.
In Jamu, Radha’s village in western Nepal, her status is lower than a dog’s, because she is menstruating.