Shantaram Lesson Plan

In what ways did Qasim Ali's dispensation of justice both punish and save? Use examples from the two incidents in which Qasim Ali disciplines his people in Chapter 11.

As a punishment for their fight, Faroukh and Raghuram are bound together and forced to clean the latrine. Qasim is clear that the scarf is to remind them they are brothers, while the latrine's stink will remind them of the bad thing that they did. When the men are done cleaning, because their fight was about religion, Qasim announces each must learn a prayer from the other's religion. The punishment of public embarrassment and the disgusting task they're required to do will surely make the boys think twice...