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Bholi (CH-9) Summary || Class 10 English Foot Prints without Feet || Chapter 9 ||

Posted on 05/05/2023 by Anshul Gupta

CH – 9

 Bholi

In this post, we have given the summary of the chapter 9 “Bholi”. It is the 9th chapter of the prose of Class 10th CBSE board English. 

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Class 10 English Foot Prints without Feet Chapter 9 “Bholi” Summary
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  • Chapter 9, BHOLI
    • ~Summary~
      • Bholi’s First Few Years
      • Bholi Goes to School
      • Bholi Prepares for School
      • Bholi’s First Day at School
      • A Match for Bholi
      • Bholi Stands up for her Rights
      • Conclusion of Bholi
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Chapter 9, BHOLI

~Summary~

 –by KA  Abbas 

Bholi’s First Few Years

Bholi was one of seven children of Ramlal. Ramlal was a well-to-do man as he was the Numberdar of the village. There was no lack of comforts in his home but Bholi was still neglected. She fell off her cot when she was just ten months old. Her brain suffered some damage and she was slow in learning things. So, everyone called her Bholi. An attack of small pox at the age of two years left her pock-marked on her entire body. She learned to speak when she was five but she stammered. Everyone made fun of her. Even her parents took her to be just an ugly burden.

भोली रामलाल की सात संतानों में से एक थी। रामलाल गाँव का नंबरदार होने के कारण एक अच्छे आदमी थे। उसके घर में सुख-सुविधाओं की कोई कमी नहीं थी लेकिन भोली अभी भी उपेक्षित थी। जब वह सिर्फ दस महीने की थी, तब वह अपनी खाट से गिर गई। उसके दिमाग को कुछ नुकसान हुआ था और वह चीजों को सीखने में धीमी थी। इसलिए सभी उन्हें भोली कहते थे। दो साल की उम्र में चेचक के एक हमले ने उसके पूरे शरीर पर चेचक के निशान छोड़ दिए। जब वह पाँच वर्ष की थी तब उसने बोलना सीखा लेकिन वह हकलाती थी। सभी ने उसका मजाक बनाया। यहां तक कि उसके माता-पिता भी उसे सिर्फ एक बदसूरत बोझ समझते थे।

Bholi Goes to School

Once the Tehsildar came to inaugurate a new primary school in the village. He asked Ramlal to send his daughters to school. Ramlal could not say no to him. His wife objected that no one would marry the girls if they went to school. But, then she felt that Bholi was ugly and it would be difficult to get her married. So, they decided to send only Bholi to school.

एक बार तहसीलदार गाँव में एक नए प्राथमिक विद्यालय का उद्घाटन करने आए। उन्होंने रामलाल से अपनी बेटियों को स्कूल भेजने को कहा। रामलाल उसे ना नहीं कह सका। उनकी पत्नी ने इस बात पर आपत्ति जताई कि अगर वे स्कूल जाती हैं तो कोई भी लड़कियों से शादी नहीं करेगा। लेकिन, फिर उसे लगा कि भोली बदसूरत है और उसकी शादी करवाना मुश्किल होगा। इसलिए, उन्होंने केवल भोली को स्कूल भेजने का फैसला किया।

Bholi Prepares for School

Bholi was fearful of going to school at first. Then, she was given new and clean clothes to wear. She was given a bath and her hair was oiled. Now, she felt better. She thought of school as a nice place. All these years no one had taken so much care of her.

भोली पहले स्कूल जाने से डरती थी। फिर उसे पहनने के लिए नए और साफ कपड़े दिए गए। उसे नहलाया गया और उसके बालों में तेल लगाया गया। अब, वह बेहतर महसूस कर रही थी। वह स्कूल को एक अच्छी जगह मानती थी। इतने सालों में किसी ने उसकी इतनी केयर नहीं की थी।

Bholi’s First Day at School

Bholi found the classroom full of girls like her. She was afraid and sat in one corner. She was attracted to the colourful pictures on the wall. She was much impressed by the realistic pictures of birds and animals. The teacher asked her name. Bholi stammered and then started crying. After the other children left, the teacher came back to her. She called her lovingly. This time Bholi was able to speak her name better. The teacher encouraged her. She asked her to be fearless. She also told her to come to school everyday. Bholi felt as if a new life was beginning for her.

भोली को कक्षा अपनी जैसी लड़कियों से भरी हुई लगी। वह डर गई और एक कोने में बैठ गई। दीवार पर रंग-बिरंगी तस्वीरें देखकर वह आकर्षित हो गई। वह पक्षियों और जानवरों के यथार्थवादी चित्रों से बहुत प्रभावित हुई। शिक्षक ने उसका नाम पूछा। भोली हकलाई और फिर रोने लगी। अन्य बच्चों के चले जाने के बाद, शिक्षक उसके पास वापस आया। उसने उसे प्यार से बुलाया। इस बार भोली अपना नाम बेहतर तरीके से बोल पाई। शिक्षक ने उसे प्रोत्साहित किया। उसने उसे निडर होने के लिए कहा। उसने उसे रोज स्कूल आने को भी कहा। भोली को लगा जैसे उसके लिए एक नया जीवन शुरू हो रहा है।

A Match for Bholi

After a few years, Bholi’s parents got a marriage proposal for her. Ramlal was not very happy. The man was a widower with grown up children. But, his wife was unconcerned. She just felt that as Bholi was so ugly that proposal was good for her. Her father wanted to know how Bholi felt about the proposal but her mother refused to ask Bholi about it.

कुछ वर्षों के बाद, भोली के माता-पिता के पास उसके लिए शादी का प्रस्ताव आया। रामलाल बहुत खुश नहीं था। वह आदमी बड़े बच्चों के साथ एक विधुर था। लेकिन, उसकी पत्नी बेफिक्र थी। उसे बस यही लगा कि चूंकि भोली इतनी बदसूरत थी कि प्रस्ताव उसके लिए अच्छा था। उसके पिता जानना चाहते थे कि भोली को प्रस्ताव के बारे में कैसा लगा लेकिन उसकी माँ ने भोली से इसके बारे में पूछने से मना कर दिया।

Bholi Stands up for her Rights

When the wedding was about to take place, Bishamber Nath asked for five thousand rupees to marry Bholi as she had pock-marks. He also threatened to walk away from the ceremony. Ramlal was afraid of the humiliation and so, with tears in his eyes, he handed the dowry money to Bishamber. Bishamber proceeded to garland Bholi but Bholi threw the garland away. She asked her father to take back the money and refused to marry the greedy coward. Everyone went away. Ramlal asked her what she would do now. She just told him she would work as a teacher in the same school where she had studied. Her education has changed her outlook.

जब शादी होने वाली थी, बिशम्बर नाथ ने भोली से शादी करने के लिए पांच हजार रुपये मांगे क्योंकि उसके चेचक के निशान थे। उन्होंने समारोह से चले जाने की धमकी भी दी। रामलाल अपमान से डर गया था और इसलिए, उसकी आँखों में आँसू के साथ, उसने दहेज के पैसे बिशम्बर को सौंप दिए। बिशम्बर ने भोली को माला पहनाई लेकिन भोली ने माला फेंक दी। उसने अपने पिता से पैसे वापस लेने के लिए कहा और लालची कायर से शादी करने से इनकार कर दिया। सब चले गए। रामलाल ने उससे पूछा कि अब वह क्या करेगी। उसने सिर्फ इतना कहा कि वह उसी स्कूल में शिक्षिका के रूप में काम करेगी जहां उसने पढ़ाई की है। उसकी शिक्षा ने उसके दृष्टिकोण को बदल दिया है।

Conclusion of Bholi

In the chapter – Bholi illustrates that proper moral and emotional protection should be given to children during the formative years of childhood to help them grow up into responsible citizens.

अध्याय में – भोली बताती है कि बच्चों को बचपन के प्रारंभिक वर्षों के दौरान उचित नैतिक और भावनात्मक संरक्षण दिया जाना चाहिए ताकि उन्हें जिम्मेदार नागरिक बनने में मदद मिल सके।

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