How does the custom of separating men and women with a “pardah” shape meaning in "The Pardah Nashin"

When the telephone rings incessantly, what is it that the men want to have happen? they want the phone to be answered because it is jangling their nerves. they want mr. frank to go to the office and answer it because they are afraid it might be bad news. they want mr. frank to go to the office because they think it might be miep. they want mr frank to ignore the phone.

According to the author, where can we find the answer to our nation’s “most pressing problem”? does that seem logical?

Which three lines in this expert from anita desai’s games of twilight clearly show an omniscient narrator