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How I Taught My Grandmother to Read: And Other Stories

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One may safely conclude that this rich harvest of stories, How I Taught My Grandmother and Other Stories is marked by fidelity to truth and beauty. I felt a strong underlying ubiquitous humble bragging across the book regarding herself or her family which appeared to be somewhat compulsive, and sadly that diminished my opinion considerably. After completing the book,I again wanted to revise all the lessons taught in the story-as I always do with other books-and Trust me Its double the fun reading the book twice. Though fictional, most of the stories have anecdotes from the author s personal life, especially her childhood.

Baffling at first, the experience of living and coming through this strange request changed the child s mind forever. And they are just so meaningful and heart touching that I was misty eyed from the beginning to the end. This and various such profound experiences form the basis of How I Taught My Grandmother To Read And Other Stories. In the pages of these books, she recounts her meetings with some famous and some not so famous people, who taught her great valuable lessons. She has been awarded the Raja-Lakshmi Award, and the Padma Shri award for her contribution in the spheres of social work, charity and philanthropy.When Sudha Murthy comes back, she tells her about her despair and expresses her strong desire to learn and read on her own. Sudha Murty being an author, teacher and a social worker comes across with many people with different way of thinking and unique mindsets. Because in this country of 1 billion people we have heard some stories from childhood that have a lot of moral value. The first title in the anthology, How I Taught My Grandmother to Read has been included in the CBSE Class 9 English syllabus. The book is more than a story, as it carries a motivational facet and probably the valuable teachings of life.

Some of the other titles present in this collection include Abdul Kalam, The Red Rice Granary, Heart of Gold, The Rainy Day, Doing What You Like is Freedom, The Secret, and The Story of Two Doctors. This was my first book by the author and I highly recommend it to people who want to start reading her. How I taught my grandmother to read and other stories’ seems like a pretty childish title for a book. Instead of undermining the person and demeaning him, by naming him publicly, a pseudonym could have been used.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. The horse's name was ' Chetak' And not ' Chetan', something South Indians conveniently forget or overlook in the history of North Indians.

Who won’t admire Mrs Sudha Murty’s philosophies and her relentless devotion to her philanthropic activities? The account of how her mother's advice to save money came in handy when she wanted to help her husband start a software company, and the heart-warming tale of the promise she made-and fulfilled to her grandfather, to ensure that her little village library would always be well supplied with books. They contain moral values and real-life experiences blended by Sudha Murty to form a great short story collection.

She not only suggests us to be positive and optimistic but also shares with us the dark side every human being has. My favourite stories were - The Red Rice Granary, A Wedding In Russia, A Story of Two Doctors, Dead Man’s Riddle, Doing What You Like Is Freedom and ‘A’ For Honesty.

The picture of grandmother, the pathetic story her teacher, her husband, Nayana Murthy's initial trials and financial stringency to come up in life, her variegated experiences in her classroom and the rest of her stories - 35 in all - make us wonder at the tender human being amalgamating all the diverse experiences in all the stories she harks back to past and takes us aloft with her. While I wouldn't recommend them to someone who prefers more polished writing, I certainly can't deny that her voice strikes a chord inside my own middle class, ambitious self. The language used is simple and this makes it easily understandable and approachable to young readers. It urges the reader to reconnect with his moral fiber through its stories on honesty, friendship, and patriotism.Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages and have sold over three lakh copies around the country.

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