1. Mention the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.
2. Mention three reasons why the author’s grandmother was disturbed when he started going to the city school.
Answers
Ans 1:
The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad are as follows:
1. First Phase: The period of his early childhood where he used to live with her in the village. His grandmother used to wake him up and get him ready for school. They both would walk to school together and come back home together. They had a good friendship with each other.
2. Second Phase: In this phase, the author and his grandmother shifted to the city as the author’s parents settled well in the city. Although they shared the same room, this was the turning point of their friendship. Now, they saw less of each other.
3. Third Phase: When the author went to the university, he was given a room of his own. This made their friendship bond weaker as the common link between them ‘the same room’ snapped. She became quieter and private and kept the spinning wheel all day long. She would feed the sparrows once a day and this was the only thing that made her happy now.
Ans 2:
When the author used to live in the village with her, they both had a good friendship. She used to wake him up, got him ready and would also accompany him to school. All this changed when they moved to the city. The grandmother was disturbed for the following reason:
1. She no longer could help him in his lessons. As he started going to the English medium school, this became a barrier for her.
2. There were no teachings about God and the scriptures.
3. She didn’t like him taking the music lessons. According to her, music was only for beggars and harlots.
Answer:
The three phases of the author's relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad are: childhood – when he went to the village school and the grandmother helped him to get ready and went to school with him. boyhood – when he went to the city school in a bus
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