Question

why did the grandmother krishtakka want her children to study well?

Answer 1

Krishtakka want her children to study well because when she was younger , then she didn't got education because in those times, people think that girls are made to work in kitchen and to take care of her family. So she want her children to study well, so that they couldn't face problems in future like her.

Answer 2

Krishtakka was not only the narrator’s grandmother but also her student. She had a great zeal to learn to read Kannada and to become independent. She wanted to overcome her inability to read. She had been born in an era when education for women was not given much importance. Later, she understood the importance of education in life and thus, wanted her children to study well.