Question

grandmother has been portrayed as a very religious lady. what details in the story creates this impression?

Answer 1

Following are the ways in which we come to know that the author's grandmother was a religious person   (i) She hobbled about the house in a white saree, always carrying and telling the beads of her rosary.   (ii) When the author was in the village with her, he would always find her saying morning prayer while she bathed and dressed him up.   (iii) The grandmother would always go to the village school with her grandson because the school was attached to the temple. While the children were taught, the grandmother would sit inside the temple and read scriptures.   (iv) She would always feed the animals (dogs in the village) and birds (sparrows in the city) because she thought it to be a part of religious rituals.   (v) The last moments of her life were spent in praying rather than talking to her family members.

Answer 2

Grandmother spent most of her time saying prayers. She kept telling the beads. She used to visit the temple and read scriptures also. These details create the impression that the author's grandmother was a very religious lady.

Explanation:

• The author Khushwant Singh draws an interesting portrait of his grandmother whom he was deeply attached to. He presents her as a tender, loving, and deeply religious lady.
• There are distinct details in the story which justifies that the grandmother was a highly religious lady. One of them is her engagement in saying prayers most of the time. Even at the last moment of her life, she was busy saying prayers and telling the beads.
• In the village, when the author was in school, she would sit inside the temple and read scriptures. She is always seen kept telling the beads of her rosary also.

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