Question

Character sketch of Bala in grandmother tails

Answer 1

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In the beginning of the story, Bala is a 10 year old girl who is married to 12 year old Vishwa. However, they stay in their own homes until Bala attains maturity. When this happens, a function will talke place and Bala will be sent to her house. But, Vishwa cannot stop meeting and talking to her. Thus, conversations take place in Bala’s backyard. One day, Vishwa tells her that he is joining a group of pilgrims and tells her the name of the pilgrimage spot.

Bala grows up to be a young woman and continues living a normal lifestyle. However, villagers gossip about Vishwa’s death and even possibility of his death. They also talk about how unacceptable Bala’s behavior as a married woman is. When the temple priest comes to talk to her mother about this, Bala gets angry. She packs her belongings and leaves the place resolving to find Vishwa and bring him in front of the people who were making unnecessary comments. Thus, she is portrayed as a bold young woman who does not allow gossips to affect her in any way.

Answer 2

Grandmother’s Tale by R. K. Narayan is the story of R. K. Narayan’s great-grandmother Bala. It is the story of how Bala grew up to be the woman she becomes and what she endures during her journey.

I have written an article on R. K. Narayan’s work in my article- Story Teller unlike any other R K Narayan. The famous fictional town ‘Malgudi’ from R. K. Narayan’s stories of Swami & his friends is now existing in reality. I learnt from a comment made by Elaine on my post and did some research which led me to Agume, Karnataka. The town where R. K. Narayan’s stories were immortalized as ‘Malgudi Days’ serial. The town of Agume, Karnataka is now called ‘Malgudi’. Have you seen Malgudi days yet?

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