Was the narrator’s grandmother once young and pretty? If not, why?
It was hard to believe that the narrator’s grandmother was once young and pretty. The very idea was revolting. She had always a wrinkled and pale face. She looked the same terribly old lady for the last twenty years. No change was ever visible in her. The narrator had never seen her being young and pretty.
What does Khushwant Singh describe in ‘The Portrait of a Lady’?
Give a pen-picture of the narrator’s grandfather as he appeared in the portrait.
Why did the grandmother keep one hand on her waist?
Did the narrator like his grandmother telling him of the games she played as a child? If not, why?
