(a) Triveni was a very popular writer in the Kannada language. Her style was easy to read and very convincing. Her stories usually dealt with complex psychological problems of ordinary people. They were always very interesting.

(b) The grandmother never went to school. She was totally illiterate. So she could not read. Her granddaughter would read the next  episode of Kashi Yatra when the weekly Karmaveera came. The grandmother depended on her granddaughter to know the story.

(c) The following two sentences state that the grandmother was desperate to know what happened in the story:

• ‘During that time, she would forget all her work and listen with the greatest concentration.’
• ‘So more than anybody else she was the one most interested in knowing what happened next in the story.’

(d) Yes, the grandmother did succeed in accomplishing her desire to read. Being illiterate, she felt very dependent and helpless. She was determined to overcome that obstacle and learn the Kannada language. She made her granddaughter her teacher and did amazing amount of homework. She set Saraswati Pooja day as the deadline. She came out with flying colours. She could now read Kashi Yatra on her own.

(e) Two traits that were relevant to the character of the narrator’s grandmother were:

• her determination
• her emotional nature

She was determined to learn the Kannada language to read Kashi Yatre herself. She set the deadline and accomplished the task within the stipulated time.

When the narrator came, she found her grandmother in tears. Her affectionate hands touched her granddaughter’s feet. She touched her feet as a mark of respect to her teacher.