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प्रश्न
What did the bakers wear: (i) in the Portuguese days? (ii) when the author was young?
उत्तर
(i) In the Portuguese days, the bakers had a peculiar dress known as the kabai. It was a single-piece long frock reaching down to the knees.
(ii) When the author was young, he saw the bakers wearing a shirt and trousers, which were shorter than full-length ones and longer than half pants.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?
What is the baker called?
Match the following. What is a must
| (i) | as marriage gifts? | cakes and bolinhas |
| (ii) | for a party or a feast? | sweet bread called boL |
| (iii) | for a daughter’s engagement? | bread |
| (iv) | for Christmas? | sandwiches |
Who invites the comment − “he is dressed like a pader”? Why?
Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?
Which of these statements are correct?
(i) The pader was an important person in the village in old times.
(ii) Paders still exist in Goan villages.
(iii) The paders went away with the Portuguese.
(iv) The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.
(v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.
(vi) Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business.
(vii) Paders and their families starve in the present times.
Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?
Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?
The thud and the jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in some places. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?
Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)
Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he say the following?
I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic, hopeful, naughty)
What does the writer recall about his childhood in Goa?
How is the Goan baker still an important part of the life of a Goan village?
Justify the opinion that the traditional baker and his bread play a significant role in the cultural and social fabric of Goan society.
Answer the following in about 40-50 words:
Who are paders and why are they friends of children?
