Grandmother was able to read the Kannada alphabets by the date. She could read the first page of tire book gifted to her by granddaughter.

Detailed Answer:

Krishtakka proved to be a wonderful student. She read, repeated, wrote and recited all her lessons with great enthusiasm and concentration. Despite her age, the amount of work the grandmother did was amazing. On the day of the Dussehra festival, when she gifted her teacher (the narrator) with a frock material, the narrator also gave the grandmother a copy of ‘Kashi Yatra’ which by that time had been published in the form of a novel. When the grandmother read the novel, ‘Kashi Yatra’ and the author’s name, Triveni as well as the publisher’s name; the narrator’s joy knew no bounds and she knew that her student had passed with flying colours.