Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard: Chapter 12

Summary:

A troop of monkeys find their way into the guava orchard where Sampath and his family are located at. At first, they're confused about Sampath living in one of their trees. Sampath befriends the monkeys by mimicking their behavior and sounds. The apes are startled by the food that Sampath is offered. They eventually decide to live adjacent to him, enabling them to get bits and pieces of food, which is more than they could've ever imagined. In the presence of Sampath, the monkey's behavior has completely changed. From wild, arrogant beasts, they have now tranformed into tame, calm creatures. Not only does this surprise the devotees, it also astonishes Ms. Jyotsna and Pinky who were both poor victims of the once verocious monkeys. The monkeys soon start showing care towards Sampath and even start grooming him. 

The spy on the other hand is in so much distress from both Pinky, who had attacked him with her hair pin thinking he was following her, and by Sampath. The spy is mind boggled about Sampath and about what gives him the power to attract devotees. He bores his colleages at the BUFHM meeting by going into detail of every single flaw Sampath has.

Opinion:

At first, I thought that the monkeys were going to be tear the whole orchard up and create a huge mess. But, this was unexpected. I didn't think the apes that were once stealing ice cream from innocent villagers would ever turn into such nice animals. Well, at least to this point, they haven't caused any drama. Maybe mischievous acts await us.

[a monkey cleaning a man's head like how the monkeys were grooming Sampath]

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard: Chapter 11

Summary:

Kulfi searches the forest for exotic things to cook for her son. She is focused and devoted on preparing Sampath's meals with extraordinary brilliance, assuring he has a good meal. Sampath's father is worried about the hygiene of the bizarre food she is preparing for him.

Opinion:

I really appreciate Sampath's mother for showing interest in her son's life. She's never really done this before. The only reason Mr. Chawla is concerned is because he's afraid the food will stir commotion inside Sampath amd make him sick. And if he gets sick, he wouldn't be able to consult any pilgrims and that'll certainly affect the money Mr. Chawla's earning from it.

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard: Chapter 10

Summary:

Mr. Chawla completely transforms the watchman's shed to something much more comfortable. They now have electricity supplied from a near hospital and running water. Sampath is charmed by the visitors who ask him  questions on the nature of life. Amongst the visitors is a spy from the Atheist Society and Branch to Uncover Fraudulent Holy Men (BUFHM). Some of Sampath's answers make sense and some don't, but the pilgrims are satified and make the most out of what he says. They spy takes notes in a notebook, evaluating the ways Sampath uses to avoid questions by pretending to be otherworldly. The final proof to the crowd that he was a true hermit was the rejection of a bride he had made earlier. Later on, Miss Jyotsna sings a hymn and all Sampath can think of is how pretty she is. The spy begins to wonder how he can fool people. Then he remembers the mysterious smell in the orchard that day. He suspected that Sampath was high on drugs.

Opinion:

There were times when I also thought that Sampath was on drugs. Back in his boss' daughter's wedding, he had stripped himself and danced on the stage, resulting in him losing his job and embarrassing ,himself in front of everybody. And recently when he had gotten up the guava tree and refused to get out it, he was also behaving weird. And now he has gotten even more unusual, especially with his senseless, irrelevant replies like when the disguised spy asked him about his opinion on the nature of god, his reply was about a city inspector making journey to a river. It is clear that he is on ghanja. 

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard: Chapter 9

Summary:
Pinky is being deprived of her weekly trips to the bazaar by her family's decision to live in the orchard. Pinky feels left out. She is also being followed by creepy men in the streets. Mr. Chawla claims that she is just making up these stories to become the centre of attention, like she used to be. On a trip to town to buy Ammaji new dentures, Pinky and Ammaji are attacked by the vicious Cinema Monkey while eating ice cream after watching a movie. When Ammaji bites into the ice cream, her newly bought dentures stick to the cone and the cone drops. The monkey runs off with it. An ice cream boy frightens off the monkey and recovers the dentures. Having been rescued in front a cheering crowd by the Hungry Hop boy lights a flame in Pinky's romantic heart. She had thought the boy was just an ordinary ice cream seller before, but suddenly, he is a hero to her eyes. 

Opinion:
After the incident where the Hungry Hop Ice Cream boy saves the day, Pinky seems to have started developing a  deep affection for him. I have a strong feeling he is going to become a re-occurring character and  play a more significant role later on in the book, because of the slow relationship that he had started weaving with Pinky in this chapter. 

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard: Chapter 8

Summary:
Mr. Chawla becomes suddenly enlightened by the fact that Sampath might make the family rich. People no longer frown upon his son. Instead they arrive in growing numbers to consult him. The Chawla's move into the watchman's shed in the orchard to keep up with Sampath. Since he is seated up in a tree, the whole family make him feel comfortable with food, a cot, and an umbrella. Sampath gives witty replies to his devotees. When Miss Jyotsna and Mr. Gupta arrive, Sampath uses his great sense of humor with them. When he gets tired of the questions, Sampath goes to sleep in his tree. His simplicity and indirectness is counted as strong, great spiritual virtues. Kulfi is totally inspired by her son. Like her son, she also enjoys the freedom of the forest. Sampath gorows fat, nourished by the exotic food cooked specially for him by his mother. 

Opinion:
I think the people of Shahkot are trying to make the most out of his replies. To be honest, I like his responses. Even though it seems like it is irrelevant, it actually makes sense to me.