1. Women and Class Divisions
Gainda
Women and Class Divisions

2. Gainda: Key Words
From the bride’s game Dulhan-Dulhan to marriage and child birth
Characters: the narrator and Mewa, Gainda and Bhaiyya, Bahu (Daughter in law), Baji (mother)

3. Gainda: Questions Gainda and the Narrator:
When the two are playmates, why does Gainda always hold the narrator in contempt? Why are the two of them shy when being dressed as brides?
Where do we see their class differences? p. 43, 46
Where is the climax of the story? What does the ending mean?
Gender Hierarchy: What role do Bhaiyya and Bahu play in distancing G and the narrator
What similarities can we find between “Gainda” and Salaam Bombay on the one hand, and “Gainda” and Earth?
Can you relate to the story of “Gainda” and, if so, how?