Answer:
When Anand first saw Surabhanu he was disguised as a rich old, fat man, who helped him get out of predicament.
Explanation:
'The Conch Bearer" is a novel written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The novel is full of fantasy and is about Anand, a twelve-year-old boy, who happens to meet a Healer.
In Chapter 6, Anand boarded the train without buying tickets as he did not have enough money to buy tickets for two people. So, he sneaked with the girl behind a fat man. After being caught, Anand was rescued by a rich old, fat man, who called him his nephew and saved Anand from predicament. This old man was Surabhanu in disguise and this was the first meeting of Anand and Surabhanu.
