Question

Answer the following question in 40-50 words:

Mention the transition in the baker’s costume from the Portuguese days to that of the author’s childhood. (Glimpses of India: A Baker from Goa)

Answer 1

The baker’s costume changed from the kabai, a single-piece long frock reaching the knees during Portuguese days, to, in the author’s childhood, a shirt paired with trousers shorter than full-length yet longer than half-pants, a modernised, practical daily outfit.