the violence caused by the partition of India in 1947 made the orchard that was a place of relaxation, eerie and frightening.
Explanation:
The partition of India that occurred in 1947 resulted in the division of the British colonized territory into India and Pakistan. This caused violent riots that made people seek refuge in other places. When the narrator visited the orchard only to realize that the staff Ramai was gone, the orchard suddenly became unnervingly silent.
The narrator decided to release the parrot and let it fly but he observed that the parrot was reluctant to fly. This made him reflect on how the orchard which used to be a relaxation now became frightening thus making people seek refuge in other places.
"Fighting among ourselves" is the choice among the given choices that Kennedy mean by "at odds and <span>split asunder". The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option. I hope that this answer has actually come to your great help.</span>
