How I taught my grandmother to read - Sudha Murthy
Inspired by the writer more than the book.She attracts readers through her simplistic language, speaking directly through her books.I love her books.She talks about variety of subjects.Lot of moral lessons that we and the generations to come need to learn.Schools and colleges can only impart knowledge about the respective subjects.This book is a collection of short stories and real experiences by Sudha Murthy, as a school-goer, a college student, a employee, a lecturer ,a wife ,a mom,a philanthropist ,etc.She talks about honesty, simplicity, ingratitude and so on. We as parents need to inculcate good behavior by practicing them ourselves. 'How I taught my grandmother to read ' is a wonderful example of this.The joy of education lies in educating the uneducated(granny) without any pride.I am sure many of us laugh when our granny's want us to read out something.(I am proud that both my parental & maternal grandparents can read English at the age of 85.) All of...