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Class 9 English How I Taught My Grandmother to Read Summary
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read Summary in English
Summary of How I Taught My Grandmother to Read Class 9
I (Pages 2-6)
The narrator in the village with grandparents
In this chapter, the narrator describes how she taught her grandmother to read. When the narrator was about twelve, she used to stay in a village in north Karnataka with her grandparents. Due to the slow transport system then, they used to get the newspapers and magazines late.
Triveni’s novel and the old lady, its main character
During that time Triveni was a very popular writer in Kannada. Her stories dealt with the psychological problems of the ordinary people. They contained simple values, problems and sufferings of people. Her works were very interesting and popular among the people. Her novel titled Kashi Yatre was appearing then as a serial in the Kannada weekly Karmaveera. It is about an old lady and her great desire to go to Kashi or Varanasi. Most Hindus believe that going to Kashi and worshipping Lord Vishweshwara is the ultimate punya. The old lady saves money to go to Kashi.
About the novel Kashi Yatre
In this novel, there is a young orphan girl who falls in love and wants to marry. But she has no money for the wedding. The old lady gives all her savings to the girl instead of going to Kashi herself. She finds the happiness of the orphan girl to be more important than her own wish to visit Kashi.
Narrator reading the serial to her grandmother
The narrator’s grandmother, Krishtakka, was illiterate. The narrator would read the next episode of this serial to her grandmother every Wednesday when the magazine arrived. Her grandmother listened to it with great attention and even forgot her work. Later she would repeat the entire text by heart. She had identified herself with the old lady (main character) of the novel. Thus she had developed a great interest in knowing what would happen next. The narrator’s grandmother would discuss the episode with her friends in the temple courtyard. The narrator and other children would play hide and seek then.
Grandmother’s reaction to the narrator’s temporary absence
Once, the narrator went to a wedding in the neighbouring village with her cousins and didn’t return for a week. Her grandmother felt very sad. She had tears in her eyes when the narrator returned.
Grandmother relating her story of life
It was summer and the narrator and others were sleeping in the open terrace of the house. In that moonlit night the grandmother went to the narrator and sat by her side. When asked what the matter was, the grandmother started narrating her story of life.
Grandmother’s married life
The grandmother lost her mother at a young age and her father married again. In those days people never considered education essential for girls. So she never went to school. She was married at a young age and had children and grandchildren. She enjoyed cooking for them and feeding them. She regretted not going to school herself, so she made sure that her children and grandchildren studied well.
II (Pages 7-9)
Grandmother’s willingness to read the magazine
The narrator couldn’t understand why her sixty-two-year-old grandmother was telling all this to her. She consoled her weeping grandmother and asked how she could help her. The grandmother told the narrator that she took up the magazine Karmaveera during her absence. She opened it and wanted to know about the story. But being illiterate she couldn’t read. She felt very dependent and helpless without her. Even though she could have asked any villager to read it for her, she was too embarrassed to do so and waited desperately for the narrator’s return.
Grandmother’s determination to be literate
The grandmother told the narrator on her return that she had decided to learn the Kannada alphabet. She had fixed Saraswati Puja day during Dassara as the deadline, by which she would be able to read the novel on her own. She asked the narrator to teach her. The narrator saw her determination but still laughed at her because of her age, but the grandmother only smiled.
The narrator as her grandmother’s teacher
The narrator finally started teaching her grandmother who proved to be very determined in learning. She was her grandmother’s teacher and the grandmother became her first student. Little did the narrator know that one day she would herself become a teacher in computer science. The grandmother proved to be a wonderful student.
Grandmother treats the narrator as a ‘teacher’
The Dassara festival came as usual. The narrator bought Kashi Yatre novel as it had now been published. The grandmother called the narrator and gave her a gift of a frock material. She then touched the narrator’s feet which was unusual. As a tradition elders never touch the feet of youngsters. But the grandmother treated the narrator not as her granddaughter but as her ‘teacher’. She also added that now she could read any novel confidently. Her duty was to respect the teachers irrespective of the gender and age and she did that.
The narrator’s gift to her grandmother
The narrator was touched from within. She returned namaskara to the grandmother by touching her feet. She also gave the novel Kashi Yatre as a gift to her grandmother. When her grandmother opened it, she immediately read the title and the publisher’s name. At that moment, the narrator realised that her first student had truly passed with flying colours.
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read Summary in Hindi
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read Summary Class 9
I (Pages 2-6)
वर्णनकर्ता गाँव में अपने दादा-दादी के पास
इस पाठ में लेखिका बताती है कि कैसे वर्णनकर्ता ने अपनी दादी को पढ़ाया। जब वर्णनकर्ता लगभग बारह वर्ष की थी तो वह उत्तरी कर्नाटक के गाँव में अपने दादा-दादी के साथ रहा करती थी। तब यातायात साधन के कारण उन्हें समाचार पत्र और पत्रिकाएँ देर से मिला करती थीं।
त्रिवेणी का उपन्यास और वृद्ध महिला इसकी मुख्य पात्र
उस समय, त्रिवेणी, कन्नड़ भाषा की काफी लोकप्रिय लेखिका थी। उसकी कहानियाँ साधारण व्यक्तियों की मनोवैज्ञानिक समस्याओं के बारे में होती थीं। इनके अंदर साधारण बातें और मनुष्यों की समस्याएँ और कष्ट होते थे। ये मनुष्यों में काफी रोचक और लोकप्रिय हुआ करती थीं। तब उसका काशी यात्रा नामक उपन्यास कन्नड़ साप्ताहिक पत्रिका कर्मवीरा में धारावाहिक रूप में आता था। यह एक वृद्ध महिला के और उसकी काशी या बनारस में जाने की महान इच्छा के बारे में है। वह काशी जाने के लिए पैसे जमा करती है। अधिकतर हिंदुओं का मानना है कि काशी जाना और भगवान विश्वेश्वर की पूजा करना अंतिम पुण्य है।
उपन्यास काशी यात्रा के बारे में
इस उपन्यास में एक युवा अनाथ लड़की है। इस लड़की को प्यार हो जाता है और वह शादी करना चाहती है। परंतु शादी के लिए उसके पास धन नहीं है। वृद्ध महिला स्वयं काशी जाने की बजाय अपनी सारी बचत इस लड़की को दे देती है। उसके काशी जानें की बजाय वह इस अनाथ लड़की की खुशी को अधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण मानती है।
वर्णनकर्ता का अपनी दादी को धारावाहिक पढ़कर सुनाना
वर्णनकर्ता की दादी कृषतक्का अनपढ़ थी। वह उसे इस धारावाहिक की अगली कड़ी हर बुधवार को पढ़कर सुनाती थी जब पत्रिका आती थी। दादी इसे काफी ध्यान से सुनती और वह अपने काम को भी भूल जाती थी। बाद में वह पूरे मूल-पाठ को जुबानी सुनाती। उसने स्वयं को उपन्यास की वृद्ध महिला (मुख्य पात्र) के साथ एकरूप कर लिया था। इस प्रकार उसमें क्या होना था के बारे में जानने के लिए काफी रुचि विकसित हो गई थी। वर्णनकर्ता की दादी मंदिर के आंगन में (धारावाहिक की) कड़ी को अपनी सहेलियों को बताती थी। तब बच्चे लुका-छिपी का खेल खेलते थे।
वर्णनकर्ता की अस्थायी अनुपस्थिति के प्रति दादी की प्रतिक्रिया
एकबार वर्णनकर्ता पड़ोस के गाँव में एक शादी के लिए गई और एक सप्ताह तक वापस नहीं आई। उसकी दादी बहुत उदास हो गई जब वर्णनकर्ता वापस आई तो उसकी आँखों में आँसू आ गए।
II (Pages 7-9)
दादी द्वारा अपने जीवन की कहानी का वर्णन
गर्मी के दिन थे और वर्णनकर्ता और अन्य घर की खुली छत पर सो रहे थे। उस चाँदनी रात में दादी वर्णनकर्ता के पास गई और उसके बराबर में बैठ गई। पूछे जाने पर कि क्या बात है दादी ने अपने जीवन की कहानी का वर्णन आरम्भ कर दिया।
दादी का विवाहित जीवन
दादी की माँ उसके युवा काल में चल बसी थी और उसके पिता ने दूसरी शादी कर ली। उन दिनों लोग लड़कियों की शिक्षा को आवश्यक नहीं समझते थे। इसलिए वह कभी स्कूल नहीं गई। उसकी शादी हो गई और समयानुसार बच्चे और पोते हो गए। वह उन्हें खिलाने में और उनके लिए खाना पकाने में आनंद लेती। उसने यह सुनिश्चित कर लिया था कि उसके बच्चे और पोते अच्छी तरह से शिक्षा लेंगे।
दादी की पत्रिका पढ़ने की तीव्र इच्छा
वर्णनकर्ता नहीं समझ सकी कि उसकी दादी यह सब कुछ उसे क्यों बता रही थी। उसने अपनी रोती दादी को सान्त्वना दी और उससे पूछा कि वह उसकी सहायता कैसे कर सकती थी। दादी ने वर्णनकर्ता को बताया कि उसकी अनुपस्थिति में उसने कर्मवीरा पत्रिका को उठाया। उसने उसे खोला और कहानी के बारे में जानना चाहा। परंतु अनपढ़ होने के कारण वह पढ़ नहीं सकी। उसने उसके बिना अपने आप को आश्रित और निःसहाय पाया। इसलिए उसने उसके वापस आने की बहुत अधिक प्रतीक्षा की।
दादी का साक्षर होने का निश्चय
दादी ने वर्णनकर्ता को उसकी वापसी पर बताया कि उसने कन्नड़ भाषा की वर्णमाला सीखने का निश्चय कर लिया था। उसने दशहरा के दौरान सरस्वती पूजा का दिन नियत कर लिया था जब वह अपने आप ही उपन्यास को पढ़ने के लिए योग्य हो जाएगी। उसने वर्णनकर्ता को उसे पढ़ाने के लिए कहा। वर्णनकर्ता उसके पढ़ने के निश्चय पर हँसी परंतु दादी सिर्फ मुस्कराई।
वर्णनकर्ता अपनी दादी की अध्यापक के रूप में
अन्त में वर्णनकर्ता ने अपनी दादी को पढ़ाना आरम्भ कर दिया। वह सीखने में काफी निश्चयी सिद्ध हुई। वह अपनी दादी की अध्यापक थी और वह (दादी) उसकी पहली विद्यार्थी। वर्णनकर्ता ने कभी नहीं जाना कि वह एक दिन एक अध्यापिका बनेगी। दादी एक उत्तम विद्यार्थी सिद्ध हुई।
दादी का वर्णनकर्ता को एक ‘अध्यापक’ मानना
दशहरे का त्योहार पहले की तरह आ गया। वर्णनकर्ता ने काशी यात्रा उपन्यास खरीदा क्योंकि अब यह छप गया था। दादी ने वर्णनकर्ता को बुलाया और उसे एक फ्रॉक के कपड़े के रूप में उपहार दे दिया। फिर उसने वर्णनकर्ता के पैर छू लिए जो असाधारण बात थी। रीति-रिवाज के रूप में बुजुर्ग युवाओं के पैर कभी नहीं छूते। परंतु दादी ने वर्णनकर्ता को अपनी पोती के रूप में नहीं अपितु अपनी ‘अध्यापिका’ के रूप में देखा। उसने यह भी बताया कि वह अब विश्वास के साथ कोई भी उपन्यास पढ़ सकती है। उसका कर्त्तव्य अध्यापकों का बिना किसी लिंग, भेद और आयु के आदर करना था और उसने ऐसा किया।
वर्णनकर्ता की अपनी दादी को भेंट
वर्णनकर्ता का दिल छू गया। उसने अपनी दादी के पैर छूकर उसके नमस्कार का जवाब दिया। उसने काशी यात्रे उपन्यास भी अपनी दादी को उपहार के रूप में दिया। उस समय तक यह छप गया था। वह उसकी पहली विद्यार्थी के रूप में बहुत उत्तम नम्बर लेकर पास हो गई थी।
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read Short Summary
- The narrator, a twelve-year-old girl, lived with her grandparents in a village in North Karnataka.
- During those days, transport was slow, so newspapers came in the afternoon and weekly magazines came a day late.
- Triveni was a popular Kannada writer. Her stories were easy to read and very interesting.
- Kashi Yatre was a Kannada weekly serial in magazine Karmaveera authored by Triveni. It was about an old lady who wanted to go to Kashi but gave her savings to help a young orphan girl get married.
- Grandmother, Krishtakka (Avva), could not read because she never went to school.
- Every Wednesday, the narrator read the latest episode of Kashi Yatre to her grandmother.
- Grandmother listened with great interest, memorised the story, and discussed it with her friends at the temple.
- When the narrator went to a wedding for a week, she returned to find her grandmother in tears. She was surprised because she had never seen her grandmother cry before.
- That night, grandmother told the narrator about her life. She lost her mother young, did not go to school, married early, raised children, and took care of her family.
- She sometimes regretted not going to school but made sure her children and grandchildren got a good education.
- Grandmother said she could not understand the latest Kashi Yatre in the magazine while the narrator was away.
- She felt dependent and wanted to become independent.
- She decided to learn Kannada alphabet and read a novel by Saraswati Puja during Dassara festival.
- The narrator laughed at her age, but grandmother was determined and said learning has no age limit.
- The narrator became her teacher, and grandmother studied hard, reading, writing, and reciting daily.
- On Dassara, she gave the narrator frock material and touched her feet to show respect.
- The narrator gave her grandmother a copy of recently published novel, Kashi Yatre.
- Grandmother read Kashi Yatre on her own, showing that she had successfully learned to read.
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read Class 9 Word Meanings
Page 2
- Magazine – periodical, journal
- Eagerly – with eagerness, curiously
- Wonderful – (here) very good
- Convincing – looking real, worth believing
- Usually – as usual, generally
- Complex – difficult, complicated
- Psychological – related to mental health
Page 3
- Unfortunately – as ill luck would have
- Appreciate – praise
- Serial – in the form of series
- Ardent – passionate, sincere, keen
- Ultimate – final
- Punya – a good deed
- Orphan – one who has lost one’s parents
- Wedding – marriage
- Episode – event
Page 4
- Concentration – (here) great keenness
- Entire – complete
- Identified – merged herself with
- Protagonist – main character
- Insist – stress again and again
- Courtyard – open space in the house
- Hide and seek – a game of hiding and seeking
Page 5
- Debate – discussion etc.
- Event – incident
- Thoroughly – fully
- Endlessly – never ending
- Savouring – enjoying an experience
- Nodded – shook head
- Terrace – open roof
- Affectionate – loving
- Forehead – the front part of the head above the eyebrows,
- Realised – felt
Page 6
- Look after – to take care
- Guide – to show way
- Considered – thought
- Essential – necessary
- Feeding – giving food
Page 7
- Immensely – greatly, deeply
- Worried expression – face showing tension
- Leaned – bent forward
- Accompanies – in the company
- Educated – (here) literate
Page 8
- Embarrassed – confused, sad
- Dependent – to depend up
- Well-off – rich
- Deadline – fixed date
- Wrinkled – folds on skin due to old age (specially on face)
- Spectacles – glasses
- Childishly – child-like, silly
- Made fun of – laughed
- Determined – firm intention
- Overcome – come-over, manage
- Obstacle – difficulty
- Tuition – teaching
- Amazing – surprising
- Recite – sing
Page 9
- Taken aback – surprise
- Tradition – custom
- Reverse – opposite
- Affection – love
- Confidently – with confidence
- Scriptures – holy writings
- Irrespective – without, not taking account of
- Gender – sex (male or female)
- Passed with flying – passed with a grand success
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