Father Timothy gave the orphan three names. How would these names help the boy?
- Father Timothy called the boy: «Ram Mohammad Thomas». He put him this names to help the boy to have a good relationship with people of different religions: Hindu, Muslim and Christianity.
Find out about the wars between India and Pakistan and answer: What was the origin of the conflict? How many wars have there been? In your opinion, why did Father Timothy give him these three names?
- If your name is from other religion, in India they can murder you because not being part from their community. Father Timothy gave this three names to protect Ram.
How did Ram spend his childhood?
- He used to play with other kids of the neighborhood. And when Fathers Timothy went to UK to visit his family, Ram went also. Ram learnt English, in the future this language help Ram a lot.
How diferent was Ram Mohamed Thomas’ childhood from yours?
- I remember my childhood very happy, when you are a child you lived different than when you becomes an adult, your atittude with the live is so different. The main difference is that Ram haven’t a family, but I have it.
In your opinion, what is going to happen to Ram after Father Timothy’s death?
- He might be taken to an orphanage. But, he could go where he want like many other kids do, when they haven’t family or place to live.
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