Question

What does Bepin Babu regret?

Answer 1

Hint: This is an amusing story. Bepin Babu is the main character, the whole story revolves around him. One of his childhood friends Chunilal punished him for not helping him in the hardship by planning one prank against him. Bepin Babu got stuck in Chunilal's imagination prank. At the end of the story, we get to know that it was the plan prepared by the Chunilal

Complete answer:
This question is extracted from the story “Bepin Choudhury’s lapse of memory’ written by Satyajit
Ray. In this story, Bepin Babu met one strange man Mr Parimal Ghose who told him that he is not
recognizing him but they met in Ranchi when he visited the place with Dinesh Mukherjee in the year
1958. On the other hand, Bepin had no clue about the Ranchi trip. He confirmed the same from

Many people are associated with it but everyone told him the same things. He got frustrated
and decided to consult the doctor. Afterwards, he went to the Ranchi as the doctor advised him to go
there but after returning from Ranchi, he gets to know that it was a prank played by his friend
Chunilal. There is no memory loss of Bepin as it was the imagination of Chunilal only.

According to the question, we need to tell the reason for Bepin Babu’s regretful behaviour.
A true friend is the one who always helps you in your hardships. But Bepin Babu is selfish. He refused
to meet his childhood friend Chunilal because he doesn’t want to help him. Bepin Babu had all the
resources through which he can help Chunilal in finding a job. But he never did any help to him. In
the end, he felt guilty and admitted that he is suffering from memory loss because he forgets to help
his childhood friend.

Note: Bepin Babu was sure that he had not visited Ranchi in October 1958. According to him, he was at some different places. But the imaginary plan of Chunilal forced him to believe that he was in Ranchi. He believed it after confirming with the people associated with this trip.