How I Taught My Grandmother to Read ( Sudha Murty) — Flashcards

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The main people are Sudha Murty, the narrator and granddaughter, and Krishtakka, her grandmother. The grandmother is also called Avva, which means mother in the north Karnataka dialect used by the nar…

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She wanted to become independent. She felt helpless because she could not read the magazine story Kashi Yatre on her own, so she decided to learn the Kannada alphabet and read a novel independently by…

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Her mother died when she was young, her father remarried, and education for girls was not considered essential at that time. Because of this, she never went to school and could not read.

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Avva is a Kannada word meaning mother in the north Karnataka dialect. The narrator uses it lovingly for her grandmother.

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Kashi Yatre is a novel by Triveni. It first appeared as a serial in the Kannada weekly Karmaveera and later came out as a novel. It tells the story of an old lady who wants to go to Kashi and worship …

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She believed that going to Kashi or Varanasi and worshipping Lord Vishweshwara was the ultimate punya. Kashi is a holy place, so her wish had deep religious meaning.

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The grandmother had never been to school and had never gone to Kashi. Like the old lady in the novel, she deeply understood the feeling of longing and sacrifice.

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She had not been able to read the latest episode of Kashi Yatre because the narrator was away. She felt embarrassed, dependent, and helpless because she could not read the magazine on her own.