What does Khushwant Singh describe in ‘The Portrait of a Lady’?
In The Portrait of a Lady’ Khushwant Singh draws a pen-picture of his grandmother. He describes how he spent his childhood with her in the village. He also describes the changes that came in their relationship in the city. Ultimately, he describes the moving scene of her death.
Did the narrator like his grandmother telling him of the games she played as a child? If not, why?
Why did the grandmother keep one hand on her waist?
Was the narrator’s grandmother once young and pretty? If not, why?
Give a pen-picture of the narrator’s grandfather as he appeared in the portrait.
