Answer:
(i) It is an epic about
the Mallas, a community of fisher folk who live off fishing in the river
Titash.
(ii) The
story is about a child Ananta, whose parents were tragically separated on their
wedding night.
(iii)
Ananta leaves the community to get educated in the city. The novel describes
the community life of Mallas in great detail, their Holi and Kali Puja
festivals, boat races, bhatiali songs, their relationships of friendship and
the oppression of the upper castes.
(iv)
Slowly the community breaks up and the Mallas start fighting amongst themselves
as new cultural influences from the cities start penetrating their lives.
The
life of the community and that of the river is intimately tied. Their end comes
together; as the river dries up, the community dies too.
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