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...the children tabanda sent for tuitions were quite weak in studies,  their memory was very poor  and they had  much problems learning things,  mahin had to spend more time   with them,  these were  government schools students  and  lived in nearby villages 

It's unimaginable how you manage to spend so much time with such children when it's impossible to be with them  even for half hour,  Manahal found them quite nuisance,  not liking their dirty worn out clothes,  it seems as if they haven't changed clothes for months,  they were filthy and  stinking,  why don't you ask them if they ever had a bath 

Mahin would hush up manahal  feeling  hurt herself for the innocent children 

One of the bolder of the lot loudly would  speak up to Manahal explaining the condition  of water that the rivers were frozen during winters,  no taps at home  , mother and sister  get water for the kitchen from the neighborhood 

Manahal argued why don't the women also get more water for their bath and  washing the clothes  but the problem was that people like them don't like to stay neat and clean  , their habits were  wrong Manahal just  hated them 

Ok drop this topic now tell us what do your fathers do  One day  mahin intervened  to stop  a fierce argument between Manahal and a student 

The student explained his father  gathered tobacco leaves and sold its powder tea 

Manahal mockingly said it was snuff stuff not tea