1. Why does Sekhar decide to do his experiment on telling the whole truth? Did you think it was a good idea at first? At the end?

2. What is the headmaster’s response to hearing the truth about his music? Why do you think he reacts that way?

3. Reflect on the meaning of opening lines of the story. “Truth, Sekhar reflected, is like the sun. I suppose no human being can ever look it straight in the face without blinking or being dazed.”

4. Reflect on the meaning of the final line of the story “Sitting up all night with a hundred test papers was a small price to pay for the luxury of practicing the Truth.”