Question

how do the images of 'grindstone' and 'brass figurines' conjure up the world of the grandmother?

Answer 1

In the poem 'The House of My Childhood' the poet Dilip Chitre narrates how his childhood house have changed after the demise of his grandmother. The house remained empty without furniture. The only things of the part that continued to remain there was the brass statues of deities and a grinding stone. As he continued to look at the house the felt his grandmother's voice coming from the branch of a tree. Although the house was now deserted, the poet could not resist the urge to go around it and explore all the rooms.