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GROUP 2• ARNAV VERMA (LEADER)• ISHA ASTHANA (ASSISTANT

LEADER) MEMBERS:-• NIKHIL KUMAR• ANURAG PAL• RENUKA RAWAT• DHANANJAY KUMAR

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SUBMITTED TO:-

MRS. SHASHI DAWRA MAM TGT (ENGLISH)

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FICTION-1

HOW I TAUGHT MYGRANDMOTHER TO

READ

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HOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ

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6ABOUT THE AUTHOR ( SUDHA MURTHY)

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR(SUDHA MURTHY)

• SUDHA MURTHY WAS BORN ON 19 AUGUST 1950.SHE IS AN SOCIAL WORKER AND WRITER IN KANNADA AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES.MURTHY BEGAN HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS A COMPUTER SCIENTIST AND ENGINEER.SHE IS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE INFOSIS FOUNDATION.

• THE WIDE RANGE OF SUDHA’S SOCIAL WORK COVERS THE SECTORS OF HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION ETC.

• SUDHA MET N.R. NARAYANA MURTHY WHILE EMPLOYED AS A ENGINEER AT TELCO IN PUNE.

• SHE BLESSED WITH TWO KIDS AKSHATA AND ROHAN MURTHY.• THE BOOK “HOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ”

HAS BEEN TRANSLATED IN 15 LANGUAGES.

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SUMMARY

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SUMMARY• IN THIS CHAPTER THE AUTHOR DESCRIBED HOW THE

NARRATOR TAUGHT HER GRANDMOTHER TO READ.WHEN THE NARRATOR WAS ABOUT TWELVE SHE USED TO STAY IN THE VILLAGE IN NORTH KARNATAKA WITH HER GRANDPARENTS. DUE TO THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM, THEY USED TO GET THE NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES LATE.

• AT THAT TIME TRIVENI WAS A POPULAR WRITER IN KANNADA. HER STORIES WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF THE ORDINARY PEOPLE. HER NOVELS TITLED “KASHI YATRE” WAS APPEARING THEN AS A SERIAL IN THE KANNADA WEEKLY KARAMVEERA.

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• THE NARRATOR’S GRANDMOTHER KRISHTAKKA WAS ILLITERATE. NARRATOR READING THE SERIAL TO HER GRANDMOTHER.

• THE NARRATOR’S GRANDMOTHER WOULD RELATE THE EPISODE TO HER FRIENDS IN THE TEMPLE COURTYARD.

• GRANDMOTHER TAUGHT HER GRANDDAUGHTER ABOUT HER.THE NARRATOR COULDNOT UNDERSTAND WHY HER GRANDMOTHER TOLD ALL THIS TO HER.

• THE GRANDMOTHER TOLD THE NARRATOR THAT SHE HAS DECIDED TO LEARN THE KANNADA ALPHABET. SHE HAD MIXED SWARASWATI POOJA DAY DURING DASSARA WHEN SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO READ THE NOVEL ON HER OWN.

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• THE NARRATOR STARTED TEACHING HER GRANDMOTHER. SHE PROVED TO BE VERY DETERMINED IN LEARNING.

• THE DASSARA FESTIVAL CAME AS USUAL.THE NARRATOR GIVE THE KASHI YATRE NOVEL TO HER GRANDMOTHER AND THE GRANDMOTHER GIVE THE FROCK MATERIAL TO THE NARRATOR.

• GRANDMOTHER TOUCHED THE FEET OF NARRATOR AS A MARK OF HER TEACHER. NARRATOR BELIEVES THAT HER STUDENTS PASSED WITH FLYING COLOURS.

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CHARACTER SKETCH OF (GRANDMOTHER)

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CHARACTER SKETCH OF (GRANDMOTHER)

• IN THIS CHAPTER THE GRANDMOTHER OF THE NARRATOR DEPENDS ON NARRATOR FOR READING HER FAVOURITE NOVEL ‘KASHI YATRE’ TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT READER.

• KRISHTAKKA IS THE GRANDMOTHER WHO COULD NOT GET EDUCATION BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF HER MOTHER IN HER YOUNG AGE. ALSO,EDUCATING A GIRL WAS NOT CONSIDERED ESSENTIALSHE ACCEPTED THE FATE AND TO BE CONTINUED WITH THE FAMILY.

• GRANDMOTHER IS A RELIGIOUS PERSON. SHE GOES TO TEMPLE AND SHARES THE RELIGIOUS STORY ‘KASHI YATRE’ WITH HER FRIENDS.

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• SHE DECIDED TO BE AN INDEPENDENT

READER.SHE IS VERY EMOTIONAL. WHEN SHE COULDNOT FIND ANYONE TO READ ‘KASHI YATRE’ SHE CRIES A LOT.

• KRISHTAKKA IS A GOOD STUDENT AS SHE CAN GRASP THE THINGS VERY QUICKLY.

• SHE ALSO RESPECT HER TEACHER(HER GRANDDAUGHTER)BY TOUCHING HER FEET.

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CHARACTER SKETCH OF(GRANDDAUGHTER)

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(GRANDDAUGHTER)• THE GRANDDAUGHTER WAS A

CARING,INNOCENT ,RESPONSIBLE CHILD. IT WAS HER CARING ATTITUDE THAT MADE HER READER OUT TO HER ILLITRATE GRANDMOTHER NEXT EPISODE OF HER FAVOURITE EVERY WEEK DILLIGENTLY. HER INNOCENCE GET HIGHILITED WHEN SHE FIRST MAKES FUN OF HER GRANDMOTHER RESOLUTION OF GETTING LITERATE AT THE AGE OF 82 YEARS.

• WE GET TO SEE HOW RESPONSIBLE SHE IS WHEN SHE TAKES HER GRANDMOTHER’S DECISION AS A CHALLENGE AND WORKS HARD ALONG WITH HER TO TEACH HER THE KANNADA ALPHABETS.

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• SHE WAS LITERATE AND THUS, KNEW THE RESPECT AND RESPECT AND IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION INE LIFE.

• SHE WAS ALSO HUMBLE ENOUGH TO ACCEPT HER GRANDMOTHER’S GIFT AS GURU DAKSHINA.

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QUESTIONS RELATED TO CHAPTER

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QUESTIONS RELATED TO CHAPTER

• Q1- WHY COULD THE GRANDMOTHER NOT GO TO SCHOOL?

• Q2- WHY DID THE GRANDMOTHER FEEL HELPLESS WHEN HER GRANDDAUGHTER WENT TO ATTEND A MARRIAGE?

• Q3- HOW DOES THE NARRATOR DESCRIBED HER GRANDMOTHER AS A STUDENT?

• Q4- WHY DID THE GRANDMOTHER TOUCH THE FEET OF HER GRANDDAUGHTER, THOUGH SHE WAS A CHILD?

• Q5- WHAT MESSAGE DOES THE STORY “HOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ”?

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WORD MEANINGS

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WORD - MEANINGS• WORD MEANING

• MEMORABLE WORTH MEMORY • COMMUNICATE TALK• TERRACE OPEN ROOF• FEEDING GIVING FOOD• PROTAGONIST HERO• PRINCIPLED HAVING PRICIPLES• EMBRASSED SAD• OBSTACLE DIFFICULTY• ORPHAN ONE WHO HAS LOST PARENTS

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