Answer: While Kondiba was having his food, a young boy named Arvind fell into the well by accident.
Explanation: The event took place in the Golibar slum. Our blind protagonist of the story, Kondiba attempts to save a young boy from drowning and succeeds through his efforts. Arvind, a young boy belonging to the same area was looking to fetch water from the well. He climbed the trunk of a tree nearby and started to draw water.
Arvind slipped from the trunk and fell into the well by accident. Kondiba was present near the well when this incident took place. Despite the fact that he is blind, Kondiba jumped into the well without any hesitation and saved Arvind from drowning. From that incident thereon, Kondiba became a hero who saved a young life, without caring about his very own.