How I Taught My Grandmother to Read: And Other Stories

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I picked up this book, just for a break from usual reading , as short stories is something that i like to switch over to at times. 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. This was my first book by the author and I highly recommend it to people who want to start reading her.

There are many gripping stories about Sudha Murty's students, children as well as stories across India. 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. 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. It was a heartwarming anecdote that beautifully portrayed the love between a grand-daughter and her grand-mother.Each story has a liberal dose of morality about it and she deftly makes it an inalienable part of the story. Because in this country of 1 billion people we have heard some stories from childhood that have a lot of moral value. Who won’t admire Mrs Sudha Murty’s philosophies and her relentless devotion to her philanthropic activities?

They contain moral values and real-life experiences blended by Sudha Murty to form a great short story collection. In ‘A lesson in Ingratitude’, what she conveyed was a fair point, but I completely disagree with the way that point was put across. 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. 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. 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.These stories make you laugh, cry, and most importantly, they instil in us a sense of responsibility and commitment toward the people in our society. Sudha Murthy s How I Taught My Grandmother To Read And Other Stories has been translated into 15 languages. 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.

How I Taught my Grandmother to Read and Other Stories” is her first book for children and is a collection of 24 short stories. Her grandparents, themselves being illiterate, put all their effort into teaching their children and grandchildren . 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.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. 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.