Question

2. Write a character sketch of Khushwant Singh's grandmother.
(खुशवन्त सिंह की दादी का चरित्र-चित्रण कीजिए।)​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Khushwant Singh’s grandmother was a very old lady.
• She was short, fat and slightly bent. Her face was wrinkled.
• She had white hair.
• She was very affectionate.
• She was closely involved in bringing up the author.
• The two lived in the village.
• She was a caring grandmother.
• She would wake him early in the morning and get him ready for school.
• She served him breakfast and took him to school.
• She waited for him in the temple.
• She prayed while he studied. She returned with him.

She was kind and benevolent. She used to feed dogs in the village. In the city she took to feeding the sparrows. She was a deeply religious lady. Her lips were always moving in a silent prayer. She was always telling the beads of her rosary. She went to the temple and read the scriptures.

Explanation:

खुशवंत सिंह अपनी दादी को छोटी, मोटी और थोड़ी झुकी हुई महिला के रूप में याद करते हैं।

उसके चांदी के बाल उसके झुर्रियों वाले चेहरे पर असमय बिखरे रहते थे। वह घर के चारों ओर सफेद कपड़ों में एक हाथ को कमर पर लगाकर और दुसरे हाथ से माला जपते हुए घर में घुमा करती थी। खुशवंत सिंह कहते हैं की वह सुन्दर नहीं थी लेकिन वह अपने मन और कार्यों से बहुत खुबसूरत थी। वह उनके निर्मल चेहरे की तुलना सर्दियों के परिदृश्य से करते है, गाँव में अपने लंबे प्रवास के दौरान, दादी खुशवंत को सुबह जल्दी जगाती थी, उसकी लकड़ी की स्लेट पर लिपाई करती, उसका नाश्ता तैयार करती, और फिर उसे स्कूल लेकर जाया करती थी।