Twilight in Delhi Lesson Plan

What is Mir Nihal's hobby? In Part Two, how does this hobby highlight his anxiety about getting older?

Mir Nihal, like other aristocratic men of Old Delhi, broods and flies pigeons as a hobby. Ali compares Mir Niahl's passion for his pigeons to that of a child and his toys. When ten of his pigeons die from the heat, Mir Nihal is reminded of his old age. He feels dejected and momentarily considers giving up his hobby but becomes reconciled to the loss and decides to replenish his stock. However, when Mir Nihal is tying the new birds' wings together to prevent them from flying away, he is again confronted with death when Ghafoor arrives on the scene with the news that...