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Karma, Kushwant Singh
Dowry-related murders, newspaper article
Losing their Charms
Wired Villages
Facts and figures
100
The name of the snake in the short story.
What is Kala Nag?
100
The number of women estimated to being killed every year due to dowry?
What is 25,000?
100
The art og making a snake emerge from a basked.
What is snake-charming?
100
Government-backed programme called "Gyandoot".
What is the process of bringing internet to Indian villages?
100
The number of people living in India?
What is 1.2 billion people?
200
The names of the 3 important Gods in this text.
Who are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva?
200
The most commonly used excuse for explaining why the women are burned.
What is a burst kerosene stove?
200
In instrument used by the snake-charmer.
What is a flute?
200
A thing missing in many villages, thus making it very hard to install functional internet.
What is electricity?
200
The year India gained independence from the British.
What is 1947
300
Gunga Rams position in the household.
What is a servant?
300
The reson why dowry-related murders are so difficult to fight.
What is corruption and tradition?
300
The Indian film industry which have helped destroy the tradition of snake-charming.
What is Bollywood?
300
The most important piece of information which the villagers can not get online.
What is the price of livestock or crops?
300
Very popular and famous monument in India.
What is Taj Mahal?
400
The name used for a snake that is dangerous/whose bite can kill?
What is venomous?
400
The punishment advocated by this article.
What is capital punishment?
400
The montly income of a snake-charmer who earn a lot of money.
What is 200 Rupies?
400
The goal with Gyandoot?
What is to reduce poverty?
400
Name of the Indian capital.
What is New Delhi?
500
The religion which Gunga Ram belongs to - and the most widespread religion in India.
What is Hindu?
500
The practice of paying the in-laws when a couple enter into marriage.
What is dowry?
500
Wordplay in the very last sentence of the text.
What is "India's most colourful art has clearly lost its fangs"?
500
$3.12
What is the monthly pension in India?
500
Spices used in Indian Food (you have to get at least to correct in order to win the points).
What is cumin, cinnamon, garlic, chili, kardamon, cloves, ginger.