Q 1 The grandmother could relate to the central character of the story Kashi Yatre as :
( i ) both were old and uneducated .
( ii ) both had granddaughters who read to them .
( iii ) both had a strong desire to visit Kashi .
( iv ) both were determined to learn to read . Both had a strong desire to visit Kashi .
Q 2 . Why did the women at the temple discuss the latest episode of Kashi Yatre ?
( i ) to pass their time .
( ii ) the writer , Triveni . was very popular
( iii ) they could relate with the protagonist of the serial .
( iv ) women have a habit of discussing serials . Because the writer , Triveni , was very popular
Q 3 The granddaughter found her grandmother in tears on her return as :
( i ) the grandmother had been unable to read the story ‘ Kashi Yatre ‘ on her own .
( ii ) the grandmother had felt lonely .
( iii ) the grandmother wanted to accompany her granddaughter .
( iv ) she was sad she could not visit Kashi . The grandmother had been unable to read the story Kashi Yatre on her own .
Q 4 . Why did the grandmother touch her granddaughter’s feet ?
( i ) As a mark of respect to her teacher .
( ii ) It was a custom in their family .
( iii ) Girls should be respected .
( iv ) She had read the story of ‘ Kashi Yatre ‘ to her . As a mark of respect to her teacher .
Summary
The story is a first – hand narrative in which the author recalls how she taught her grandmother to read . The author’s grandmother had never gone to school as a young girl , but had nursed a deep desire to study . As she grew older , she ensured that her children , and later , her grandchildren were educated .
Her deep desire to read came alive when her granddaughter went to another village to attend a wedding and she was not able to follow one of the stories that her granddaughter used to read out to her , from a magazine . This made her determined to learn to read , even though she was sixty two years old . She asked her granddaughter to be her teacher and the author was amazed at the sincerity and dedication with which she applied herself to her studies .
By Dussehra , the grandmother had learnt to read and on the day of Saraswati Puja , she gifted her granddaughter material for a frock and touched her feet as a mark of respect for her young teacher . In return , the author gifted her grandmother her favourite story , Kashi Yatre , which had inspired her to learn to read and which had now been published as a novel .
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