Question

Summary of the story "How I taught my grandmother to read". Please faster.

Answer 1

At the time, Triveni was a very popular writer in the Kannada language and all the  people in the village  would wait intense for the weekly magazine Karmaveera, where one of her novel Kashi Yatre was appearing as a serial. It was the story of an old lady and her strong desire to go to Kashi or Varanasi, where she wished to worship Lord Vishweshwara to attain the ultimate blessings. But finally, the old lady sacrifices all her savings for the marriage of a young, poor girl, who falls in love but there was no money for her wedding. Impressed by the plot of Kashi Yatre, the author's grandmother Krishtakka would listen to the story as her granddaughter read the episodes to her. She was so touched with the story that later, she could repeat

Answer 2

Triveni was a popular writer.The narrator's grandmother was also among those who loved Triveni's novel Kashi Yatre. She was unable to read or write.So her granddaughter or the narrator used to read for her. Once granddaughter went to a marriage in the nearby village. The magazine containing Kashi Yatre extract came as always. Avva tried to read it but couldn't. She felt so helpless.When her granddaughter was back, she told her everything and asked her to teach Kannada alphabet to her.She was determined and succeeded in her goal.Granddaughter gifted her Kashi Yatre novel. She had passed with flying colours