Question

Give a character sketch of the narrator grandmother in "the portrait of a lady" by khushwant singh

Answer 1

The narrator’s grandmother was a God-fearing, wrinkled old lady who loved her grandson tenderly. She was very pious and went to the temple and read the scriptures. But as years progressed, she started moving away from him because she did not like the western culture that he was exposed to, in his English school and the fact that he was learning music, which she found was not for gentle folks like her. But she did not impose her ideas on her grandson.  

Gradually she started spending her time feeding sparrows in the courtyard.

‘The Portrait of a Lady’ was written by Khushwanth Singh (1915 – 2014). He was a writer, lawyer and diplomat.

Answer 2

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→ Grandmother was an old and short lady. Her face was covered with wrinkles. She always wears white dress and take beads of rosary in her hands. She was a polite and kind lady. She was a very religious woman. When narrator live with her in village. She always feed dogs with stale chapattis. But after coming in city she was unable to feed dogs with chapattis. Because in city there are no dogs. 

Also she cannot help the narrator in her studies because she don't know about science and English. She was sad to hear that there was no teaching about God and scriptures in narrator's school. She also think that music was not meant for gentle folk. 

But when narrator went to abroad for his further studies. She felt very sad. Now, she spent most of her time by spinning at the wheel and praying. She feed the sparrows in her spare time. When she feed the sparrows they sat on her head, hand etc. and start chapping like they are talking with her. 

When the narrator came from the abroad. She felt happy and collect all the women of her neighborhood and start singing the homecoming of warriors. Due to overwork, she developed fever. She told her family members that her end was near. But the doctor said she would recover soon. She don't spend time with her family members, instead she continued praying; till she breathed her last.

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