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Glimpses of India
What is the story about the Kodavu people’s descent?
It might be a possibility that the people of Coorg are of Greek or Arabic descent. The theory of Greek origin is supported by the fact that the Greek culture is apparent in their various traditions. Alexander's army inhabited this place for a while and married local people.
The theory of Arab origin is supported by the fact that these people wear a long, black coat with an embroidered waist belt known as kuppia. Kuppia is similar to the kuffia worn by the Arabs and the Kurds.
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The baker and his family never starved. He, his family and his servants always looked happy and prosperous. Their plump physique was an open testimony to this.
1. What does the phrase: “The baker and his family never starved” mean?
2. What proves the baker’s prosperity?
3. Find out a word in the passage that is opposite to ‘thin or slender’.
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?
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