students. For certain reasons, he got very much annoyed. with the
headmaster, Kazi jalal-ud-din. The inspector asked the Kazi to stay
aside, and in a great rage, moved toward the students of 1st grade.
Nathu Ram was the youngest boy in the class and was sitting in the front
row. As he came, in a shrilling voice he asked Nathu Ram to speak out
the multiples of three. All the students got greatly scared to see his black
face in rage. But Nathu Ram stood up, and stridently spoke out all the
multiples of three. On hearing this, the inspector was very pleased.

Physical Ailments
Nathu Ram was 8 years of age only, when he was inflicted
with severe type of typhoid fever. He was running very high fever
and remained unconscious. W’hen he regained consciousness, he
asked for an orange to eat. His father went in search of oranges,
when he came to know of the orchards in certain villages. Since it
was not the season for oranges, ir was hard to find an orange even
in the orchards. At last the father saw a branch of orange tree with
two pieces thereon. He brought the oranges for his dearest son.
Nathu Ram recoverd from the typhoid fever, but next year he got
an attack of small pox. Providence so willed that he survived from
this ailment. Inspite of Nathu Ram’s ill heath for a long time, he
graduated from the Primary School with distinction. As a result of
Kazi jalal-ud-din’s strong commendations, the poor father, who could
ill-afford to send his son for further education, got him admitted in
the middle school, which was located in another village.

Educational Pursuits and Marriage
The middle school was a three-year course. After a year’s
time, Nathu Ram was promoted to 7th Grade. At that time, there
was change of tl1e teacher. The new teacher, named Pandit Shiv
Dayal examined all the students of the class. The teacher asked a
question from the text in some different form, which none could
reply. Nathu Ram was sitting at the end of the class. When his turn
came, he revealed the mystery. The teacher became extremely
happy with him. Nathu Ram, with certain other students, used to go

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