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Who taught the students in the village school?

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David Ramirez

Updated on March 04, 2026

Who taught the students in the village school?

The priest taught the alphabet and the morning prayer at the village school. He made the students stand in rows on either side. They would sing the alphabet and the morning prayer in a chorus.

Beside this, who taught the writer in the village?

The narrator sat in a row with other students and learnt his alphabet and prayers in the school while his grandmother sat inside the temple and read the scriptures. In this way they spent their time in the village school.

One may also ask, what were the children taught at the village? The priest taught the alphabet and the morning prayer at the village school. He made the students stand in rows on either side. They would sing the alphabet and the morning prayer in a chorus.

Besides, what was the author taught in the village school?

The priest taught the alphabet and the morning prayer at the village school. He made the students stand in rows on either side. They would sing the alphabet and the morning prayer in a chorus. The odd ways in which the author's grandmother behaved just before she died.

What was taught in the city school?

Answer: (i) The lessons taught in the city school were in English and the topics such as little things of Western science, law of gravity etc were all beyond grandmother's comprehension. (iii) She was very unhappy when she came to know that music lessons were taught in her grandson's school.

What did the prestige in the village school?

The priest taught the alphabet and the morning prayer at the village school. They would sing the alphabet and the morning prayer in a chorus.

How did the author go to school in the city?

Answer: The author went to an English school. She continued getting him ready for school and asking him about his studies, as they shared the same room.

Why was the author left with his grandmother in the village?

b. Why was the author left with his grandmother in the village? The author's parents had gone to the city in order to earn their bread. Hence the author was left with his grandmother in the village.

What opinion did the grandmother form?

The grandmother didn't like the English school in the city. It was totally different from the village school that was attached to the temple. She was sad and disturbed. They didn't teach anything about God and the scriptures at the new school.

What did Temple priest teach Toya?

Answer: The priest taught the students alphabets and morning prayer. while the students sat in a row on the side of the verandah signing the alphabet or the prayer in a chorus.

How does the narrator speaks of his village?

Answer: The narrator is very passionate about his village . but he says that his village had a great importance as if the state Mysore is to Bharatvarsha , and the sweet karigadabu is to festival meal. similarly hosahalli is as importantto Mysore as the filling of karigadabu is important for festival.

Why did the grandmother hate music?

The grandmother actually hated music. She thought that music was meant only for prostitutes and beggars. It was not meant for gentlefolk. Music was not meant for school children from respectable families.

Why does the narrator call English language a priceless commodity?

Dear student, There was a very less number of people with the knowledge of the language in the narrator's village and his community was highly influenced by the language. Hence, English was considered as a priceless commodity in those days.

What was attached to the village school?

The school was attached to the temple. They would walk back together. The third phase of their relationship began when the narrator's parents sent for them in the city.

Who came to the narrator's Village?

Explanation: According to the narrator, Ranga visited the village who was in Bangalore once his father sends him off.

What is the name of the narrator village?

The narrator belongs to Hosahalli, a village in the erstwhile Mysore State. Hosahalli is to Mysore state what the sweet 'Karigadabu' is to a festive meal in South India. The village has some mango trees, creepers and a pond.

How did author grandmother dress up when he was a little boy?

Answer: The grandmother woke him up each morning, bathed him, dressed him and got him ready for school. There after, she plastered his wooden slate, gave him breakfast and walked him to school.

How did the grandmother look in The Portrait of a Lady?

In the The Portrait of a Lady story that was authored by Khushwant Singh describes about the physical appearance of his grandmother. He stated that his grandmother as a religious person who looks short and fat with hunched stature. The silvery hair falls on her wrinkled face always.

Who is Ratna?

Ratna was the neice of Rama Rao who had come to stay with him. She was a beautiful girl of eleven. The narrator thought that she would be the perfect bride for Ranga. So, he should devise a plan to let them get married.

Who took the place of the village dogs for grandmother when they moved to the city?

Explanation: In the context of 'The Portrait of a Lady' by Khushwant Singh, feeding the chapatis to street dogs was an important part of Grandmother's daily routine as she felt very happy to feed them. But when she moved to the city, the dogs were replaced by the sparrows.

How can you say that grandmother was a religious lady?

The author's grandmother was a religious lady with a kind heart. She moved about in the house “telling the beads of her rosaryâ€. Her lips constantly moved in “inaudible prayerâ€. She said her morning prayers in monotonous sing-song hoping that the author would learn it by heart.

What did the grandmother do meanwhile?

The day before, she gathered all the ladies, began beating an old drum and was singing to the homecoming of the warriors. The next day she became ill and was taken to the hospital. The doctor said it was a mild fever and would go but the grandmother told them that she was going to die.

Who did grandmother feed in the village?

The grandmother took to feeding sparrows in the city as she used to feed dogs in the village. Hundreds of little birds collected round her. Some of them perched on her head and legs. Feeding the sparrows was 'the happiest half-hour of the day for her'.

What did the grandmother do in the temple?

she used to pray,say prayers,and read holy books in the temple until the narrator would come back from school.

What did Khushwant Singh learn in village school?

Khushwant Singh was readied for and accompanied by his grandmother to school which was adjacent to a temple. At the village school he was taught scriptures and prayer, his grandmother also helped him in his studies.

Who taught the alphabet and morning prayer to Khushwant?

The priest taught children the alphabet and the morning prayer. The children sat in two rows in the verandah. They would sing the alphabet or the prayer in a chorus.

Who accompanied the author to the village school The Portrait of a Lady?

Khuswant Singh was accompanied by his grandmother while going to school. As the temple was attached to the school, it was advantageous for both. The narrator sat in a row with other students and learnt his alphabet and prayers in the school while his grandmother sat inside the temple and read the scriptures.

How did you know that the grandmother know alphabet?

Did grandmother know the alphabet? Ans. yes, she know the alphabet she used to read the scriptures in the village temple.