Was grandmother is a literate lady in chapter Portrait of a lady
Answers
In 'The Portrait of The Lady' by Kushwant Singh, when the author Kushwant and his grandmother move to the city the turning point occurs in their lives. As a child, he was completely dependent upon his grandmother but when they move to a city, the grandmother no longer accompanied the narrator till the school and she was unable to help him with his studies.
One can infer that the grandmother was semi-literate. When the author and grandmother used to live in the village, the grandmother was able to help the author in his homework as it was related to scriptures and holy teaching. Whereas, as they shifted to the city, the grandmother was disgusted with the teaching given in the city. Also, she was not able to understand Math and English due to which she was unable to help the author in his homework. She was distressed with the things being taught in school and that there was no teaching about scriptures and gods. By being silent she displayed his disapproval.