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How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories

How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories

Illustrated collection of 20+ easy to read tales about valuable life experiences with morals for children by Sudha Murty

Sudha Murty
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Features more than 20 handpicked gems by Sudha Murty
Includes popular stories like ‘Heart of Gold’, ‘The Rainy Day’ and ‘Gowramma’s Letter’

What do you do when your grandmother asks you to teach
her the alphabet? Or the President of India takes you on a train ride with him? Or your teacher gives you more marks than you deserve?

These are just some of the questions you will find answered in this delightful collection of stories recounting real-life incidents from the life of Sudha Murty-teacher, social worker and bestselling writer. There is the engaging story about one of her students who played truant from school. The account of how her mother’s advice to save money came in handy when she wanted to help her husband start a software company, and the heart-warming tale of the promise she made-and fulfilled-to her grandfather, to ensure that her little village library would always be well supplied with books.

Funny, spirited and inspiring, each of these stories teaches a valuable lesson about the importance of doing what you believe is right and having the courage to realize your dreams.

Imprint: India Puffin

Published: Nov/2017

ISBN: 9780143441847

Length : 200 Pages

MRP : ₹199.00

How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories

Illustrated collection of 20+ easy to read tales about valuable life experiences with morals for children by Sudha Murty

Sudha Murty

Features more than 20 handpicked gems by Sudha Murty
Includes popular stories like ‘Heart of Gold’, ‘The Rainy Day’ and ‘Gowramma’s Letter’

What do you do when your grandmother asks you to teach
her the alphabet? Or the President of India takes you on a train ride with him? Or your teacher gives you more marks than you deserve?

These are just some of the questions you will find answered in this delightful collection of stories recounting real-life incidents from the life of Sudha Murty-teacher, social worker and bestselling writer. There is the engaging story about one of her students who played truant from school. The account of how her mother’s advice to save money came in handy when she wanted to help her husband start a software company, and the heart-warming tale of the promise she made-and fulfilled-to her grandfather, to ensure that her little village library would always be well supplied with books.

Funny, spirited and inspiring, each of these stories teaches a valuable lesson about the importance of doing what you believe is right and having the courage to realize your dreams.

Buying Options
Paperback / Hardback
Ebooks

Sudha Murty

Sudha Murty was born in 1950 in Shiggaon, in north Karnataka. She did her MTech in computer science. She is the founder of Infosys Foundation and is currently the chairperson of the Murty Trust. A prolific writer in English and Kannada, she has written novels, technical books, travelogues,
collections of short stories and non-fictional pieces, and several bestselling titles for children. Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages. Sudha Murty is the recipient of the R.K. Narayan Award for Literature. She received the Padma Shri in 2006, the Attimabbe Award from the Government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada literature in 2011, the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Crossword Book Awards and the Padma Bhushan in 2023. She has also received ten honorary doctorates. She weaves magical tales and especially enjoys writing for young readers. A generation of children has grown up reading her books, and her stories have been included in textbooks across schools in India.

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