1. What does Jagan say one must conquer to conquer the self?
2. Who is Jagan speaking to at the beginning of the chapter 1?
3. Where are Jagan and his cousin sitting during their conversation?
4. What can Jagan and his cousin smell while they talk?
5. What is the cousin’s role in Jagan’s shop?
6. How does the cousin interpret “natural salt”?
7. Why did Jagan stop eating salt?
8. Why does Jagan rarely shave?
9. What Gandhian practice does Jagan follow?
10. Who inspired Jagan to take up spinning?
11. Why did Jagan use the skin of already-dead animals for sandals?
12. How did Mali react to leather tanning as he grew older?
13. What did Jagan interpret from Ambika’s deathbed words?
14. Where does Jagan now get his sandals from?
15. What does the cousin say about Jagan’s lifestyle?
