Literatus

 

Introduction   Khushwant Singh Was One Of The Prominent Indian Writers. In The Story, The Author Draws A Pen Portrait Of His Grandmother. He Has Beautifully Written An Account Of His Relationship With Her Grandmother.  Pen Portrait Of Grandmother  Khushwant Singh Draws A Pen Portrait Of His Grandmother. Old Woman  Its Hard To Believe That Once  She Had Been Young And Pretty His Grandfather’s Picture Hung Above The Mantelpiece  He Looked At Least A Hundred Years Old  Appearance of grandmother   Old, Short, Fat, Slightly Bent  Wrinkled Face  She Looks The Same For Last Twenty Years  She Couldn’t Walk Straight   She Wears White Clothes And Roams In The House. She Keeps Her One Hand On Her Waist To Balance Herself. She Held A Rosary In The Other Hand.  Her Silver Locks Scattered Over Her Pale Face. Her Lips Constantly Moved. She Always Prayed To Herself. Close Friends  Narrator And His Grandmother Were Good Friends. ...

Khushwant Singh is one of the prominent Indian writers and columnists. He has written on various themes and issues. In this lesson, he gives a detailed account of his grandmother who had a long association with him. He had intimate relations with her since his chilhood.Their friendship was broken when they had to move to the city. The English school, science and music did not appeal to her. The narrator went abroad for higher studies. His arrival after five years from abroad was an occasion for celebration. The old lady tired herself and fell ill. Her death was mourned not only by the narrator’s family but also by the sparrows she fed regularly in the afternoon. The old, stout, short and a little bent grandmother is clad in white clothes and keeps on telling beads of her rosary. During their long stay in village, the grandmother used to wake up the narrator in the morning and accompanied him to school. She took care of all small things and continued her regular prayers and reading of s...