![]() ![]() Possibly she was not beautiful in worldly sense but she looked extremely beautiful with the peacefulness, serenity and the contentment her countenance displayed. Her lips constantly moved in inaudible prayers. Khushwant Singh remembers her hobbling around the house in spotless white clothes with one hand resting on her waist to balance her stoop and the other busy in telling the beads of her rosary. Her silvery white hair used to scatter on her wrinkled face. She was short, fat and slightly stooped in stature. She sang songs to celebrate the return of her grandson. When he returned after five years, she came to the railway station to receive him. At the time of parting, she kissed the author. The author then left for England for further studies. ![]() She was unhappy becaus ethere was no religious teaching at that school. For her, music was meant for prostitutes. The writer told her that he was taught music. She was not contented with what he learnt there. The grandmother could not help him with his lessons. While children learnt alphabet, she sat inside and read religious books. ![]() She would wake up the author and prepare him for school. She was fat, short and bent.She moved about the house with her rosary in her hand. The Portrait of a Lady deals with an account of the author’s old grandmother. ![]()
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