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Verma is the head of the biology department at the university in the town of Shahkot. He’s considered a scientific authority in town, despite the fact that his wild theories rarely have merit. His wife doesn’t share his enthusiasm for his theories, and she generally finds him annoying. When monkeys invade Shahkot and begin to cause trouble, Verma sees this as an opportunity to test his new theory: if he kills the monkeys’ leader and displays its body, the other monkeys will scatter in fear.
Verma Quotes in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
The Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard quotes below are all either spoken by Verma or refer to Verma. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 15
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In frustration, the Brigadier took up his cane and, feeling grubby behind the ears, got into his jeep to visit the CMO. The CMO, despite a distinct pain in his side, had donned his Gandhi cap and set off along with Mr. Chawla to see Verma of the university, albeit by a roundabout route that gave them the benefit of a good view of the mountains. Verma himself had left his house for his customary walk to the university through the Badshah Gardens with his friends Poncha of Epidemiology and Sinha of Virology.
Thus they all missed each other and that morning, anyway, the monkey menace was not discussed by the authorities.
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Chapter 21
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Immediately he decided he was not going to approve Verma’s plan. It was an absurd plan and why should he pass it when his own had been dismissed so readily? Nobody was considerate of him and he would not be considerate of Verma.
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Verma Quotes in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
The Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard quotes below are all either spoken by Verma or refer to Verma. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 15
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In frustration, the Brigadier took up his cane and, feeling grubby behind the ears, got into his jeep to visit the CMO. The CMO, despite a distinct pain in his side, had donned his Gandhi cap and set off along with Mr. Chawla to see Verma of the university, albeit by a roundabout route that gave them the benefit of a good view of the mountains. Verma himself had left his house for his customary walk to the university through the Badshah Gardens with his friends Poncha of Epidemiology and Sinha of Virology.
Thus they all missed each other and that morning, anyway, the monkey menace was not discussed by the authorities.
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Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 21
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Immediately he decided he was not going to approve Verma’s plan. It was an absurd plan and why should he pass it when his own had been dismissed so readily? Nobody was considerate of him and he would not be considerate of Verma.
