- ‘You must write about me.’ What was the impact of these words on the writer?
- Give a few instances of Shahid’s liveliness and sharpness in repartee.
- How did the author come in contact with Shahid? When and how did their friendship grow?
- How did the writer come to know about Shahid’s approaching death? What was his reaction to it?
- How do Shahid and the writer react to the knowledge that Shahid is going to die?
- Inspite of malignant brain tumour and awareness of approaching death Shahid was ‘the centre of perpetual carnival”: Elucidate.
- Look up the dictionary for the meaning of the word ‘diaspora’. What do you understand of the Indian diaspora from this piece?
- Trace the development of the bond of affinity between Shahid and the writer.
- What do you learn about Shahid’s sociability?
- What impressions of Shahid do you gather from the piece?
- When and how did Shahid tell me writer about his approaching death?
- Where did Shahid wish to be laid to rest after his death? Was his wish fulfilled?
