Discuss the relevance of the title the portrait of a lady
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I think it means the photoframe
of lady
Answer:
Khushwant Singh draws a heart-warming pen-portrait of his grandmother whom he loved and admired. Though not pretty, she was beautiful to the author's perception. Telling the beads of her rosary while her lips constantly moved in an inaudible prayer, she was like the winter landscapes in the mountains-serene and content. She shared a special relationship with the author. She got him ready and walked him to and from school. While he sat in the veranda learning, his grandmother sat inside the temple reading scriptures. The writer recounts his memories of his grandmother when he went abroad and how on his return she collected women from the neighbourhood and beat the drum and sang for hours of the homecoming of the warriors. For the first time, she missed her prayers. She was a pious soul, who cared for the family, and even dogs and sparrows, her death was mourned by all including the sparrows. The writer, through his portrayal, makes the old lady endearing and unforgettable.