The chapter by Sudha Murty follows a twelve-year-old narrator who teaches her grandmother, Krishtakka (Avva), to read Kannada after the grandmother realizes how dependent she is on others to enjoy the serial Kashi Yatre. The story emphasizes determination, education, independence and the idea that learning has no age limit.
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What if the desire to read one story could change someone's life?
In this episode, Gaurav and Swati explore How I Taught My Grandmother to Read, a Class 9 English story by Sudha Murty about determination, education and the courage to learn at any age.
Follow the narrator and her grandmother, Avva, as a love for the Kannada serial Kashi Yatre inspires the grandmother to learn to read and become independent. Discover the chapter's important events, characters and themes of perseverance, respect, self-reliance and the value of education.
Along the way, test your understanding with active-recall questions, clear common misconceptions and revise the chapter in a simple, conversational way.
Listen, think and answer along.
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