About the author
Sudha Murthy is an Indian teacher teaching Engineering and author of many books in English and Kannada.
She began her professional career in Computer Science and Engineering. She is the the Chairperson of Infosys Foundation and a member of Public Health Care Initiatives of theGates Foundation.
People take inspiration from her philanthropy and her simplicity.
She played a much bigger and bolder role in her life.
What made Triveni a popular writer?
Why did the grandmother depend on her granddaughter to know the story?
Pick out two sentences showing that the grandmother was desperate to know what happened next in the story.
Could the grandmother succeed in accomplishing her desire to read? How?
Which of the following traits are relevant to the character of the narrator's
grandmother?
(i) determined
(ii) selfish
(iii) emotional
(iv)mean
Give reasons for your choice.