Indigo by Satyajit Ray – Reasoning (20+ Questions)

Complete the following sentences by providing a brief reason. Do not repeat the question.

1. Aniruddha decides to light a fire in the bedroom because __________

2. The old man's appearance suggests something supernatural because __________

3. Aniruddha falls into a strange sleep because __________

4. The planter is dying of malaria because __________

5. The planter feels guilty because __________

6. The mirror shows a distorted face because __________

7. The planter shoots himself and Rex because __________

8. Aniruddha wakes up on April 28, 1968 because __________

9. The exact 100-year gap is significant because __________

10. The caretaker is skeptical about Aniruddha's story because __________

11. The color indigo is important in the story because __________

12. Aniruddha experiences both identities simultaneously because __________

13. The story is set in a dak bungalow because __________

14. The planter wants the fire in the bedroom because __________

15. Aniruddha cannot prevent the planter's suicide because __________

16. The supernatural event happens exactly 100 years later because __________

17. The old man might be the planter's ghost because __________

18. Aniruddha's memories remain after waking up because __________

19. The story explores themes of guilt because __________

20. The planter's exploitation of workers is punished supernaturally because __________

21. The story challenges readers' understanding of reality because __________

Answer Key

i) The old visitor asks him to light it and he unknowingly helps begin the supernatural event.

ii) He appears at night during a storm and seems to know things he shouldn't know about the bungalow.

iii) The supernatural forces are pulling him into the past through a mysterious sleep or trance state.

iv) He has exploited indigo workers badly and their suffering has broken his health and mind.

v) He realizes the workers he cheated have died from the harsh conditions he forced on them.

vi) It reflects the planter's inner guilt, decay, and the stains of his crimes against the workers.

vii) He cannot endure the guilt, the malaria, and the haunting memories of his victims any longer.

viii) He completes the supernatural cycle by waking exactly 100 years after the planter's death.

ix) It shows that supernatural justice operates on a large time scale beyond normal human understanding.

x) Such strange events seem impossible to him and he doubts Aniruddha's extraordinary experience.