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Read the text and attribute the characteristics given in the box to the following women.conservative, simple, kind, secular , generous, toleran, adamant, orthodox,a) Subramania Iyer’s wife b) Ashiamma

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a) Subramania Iyer’s wife – conservative, adamant, and orthodox 

(i) conservative – She could not invite Kalam to her house. 

(ii) adamant – She refused to serve meal to Kalam. 

(iii) orthodox – She remained in the kitchen when Kalam was served meal by Subramania Iyer.

b) Ashiamma – sociable, kind, secular, generous, simple, tolerant 

(i) sociable – She was friendly with all the people who visited her house. 

(ii) kind – She was kind with all the guests and family members. 

(iii) secular – Irrespective of the religious differences, Ashiamma fed all the people who came to her house. 

(iv) generous – She gave a secured emotional and material comforts to her children. 

(v) simple – Ashiamma was a good partner to her husband and led a simple and happy life with him. 

(vi) tolerant – She was tolerant towards the visitors and her children.



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