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Glimpses of India
What are the various legends regarding the origin of tea?
It is said that tea was discovered in China. There was a Chinese emperor who always boiled water before drinking it. Once a few leaves of the twigs burning under the pot fell into the water. When the emperor drank it, he found it had a delicious flavour. They came to be known as tea leaves.
The Indian legend says that a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma cut off his eyelids as he felt sleepy during the meditation. Later, ten tea plants grew up from there. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drunk banished sleep.
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How do the Goan people react to their colonial past?
Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?
Why would the baker come everyday? What announced his arrival?
What would the baker do after his musical entry?
How did he treat the kids who surrounded him?
How did the children get along with the baker?
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Why would the children run to meet the baker as soon as he arrived?
How do you know the kids were excited about the bread?
‘The tiger never brushed his teeth.’ Why does the author say so?
What are the different varieties of bread? Which occasions are they associated with?
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What are bol and bolinhas? Why are they necessary and when?
What did the bakers wear: (i) in the Portuguese days (ii) when the author was young?
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