How I Taught My Grandmother to Read: And Other Stories

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It has the stories of helpful strangers as well as the strangers who betrayed many people; incidences about trust, realizing dreams, perseverance, honesty and hard-work. This and various such profound experiences form the basis of How I Taught My Grandmother To Read And Other Stories. After watching a couple of her videos, where she came across as a sincere person with good moral values, I was further keen on catching up with her writings and so decided to start with these short stories. How I Taught my Grandmother to Read and Other Stories” is her first book for children and is a collection of 24 short stories.

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. Because in this country of 1 billion people we have heard some stories from childhood that have a lot of moral value. Funny, spirited and inspiring, each of these stories teaches a valuable lesson about the importance of doing what you believe is right and having the courage to realize your dreams.Sudha's feet because she is now her teacher, about red rice, about her joining Tata company and being the first female to dare to do so at those times, meeting Mr. How I taught my grandmother to read and other stories’ seems like a pretty childish title for a book. A very delicate and beautifully written book, you feel how honest and truthful it is, and that it comes from the heart of the author. The book is not a great book, but will always be close to my heart for the various small stories that touched upon the humane aspects.

One of the simple pleasures of the author s grandmother was listening to her granddaughter narrate the story of Kashi Yatre, a lady who sacrificed her life s savings to help out the needy, appearing in the weekly magazine Karmaveera. This was my first book by the author and I highly recommend it to people who want to start reading her. The language used is simple and this makes it easily understandable and approachable to young readers. After the author comes back from a week-long vacation, she finds her grandmother in tears because she couldn t read her favourite stories and is saddened that she didn t go to school.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 teaches valuable lessons about courage of conviction and executing things that you feel you ought to do from within. In fact, they stories are hallowed in reality, is the impression one would get, even if you randomly take up a story. Sudha Murty being an author, teacher and a social worker comes across with many people with different way of thinking and unique mindsets. The book is more than a story, as it carries a motivational facet and probably the valuable teachings of life.

The book is simple and easy to read with no complications , The book is themed around various morals suitable for children and youngsters , that does not mean the book is not meant for grown ups , Its refreshing to go through the stories especially when you have hard time and you dont wanna have faith in humanity and society , The book kindles the optimism in you and reminds of altruism , inspiring others and things that matters to one most than money. Who won’t admire Mrs Sudha Murty’s philosophies and her relentless devotion to her philanthropic activities? Baffling at first, the experience of living and coming through this strange request changed the child s mind forever. The reader can learn loads from this simple living, high thinking teacher who has spent most of her life doing charitable work. 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.Instead of undermining the person and demeaning him, by naming him publicly, a pseudonym could have been used. The laughter in this book will keep you entertained, and the author's life teachings are an added bonus. Sudha Murthy s How I Taught My Grandmother To Read And Other Stories has been translated into 15 languages.