B. A. The Portrait of a lady

' The Portrait of a lady'

Hello readers!
 

                              Here I would like to write 'The Portrait of a lady' is part of an autobiography by khushwant singh. In this story, the author draws a pen portrait of his grandmother. He beautifully unfolds their several changes.

 About the author

                     Khushwant singh was an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician. His experience in the 1947 partition of India inspired him to write Train to Pakistan in 1956. He served as the editor of several literary and news magazines, as well as two newspapers, Through the 1070s and 1980s. Between 1980 1986. He served as member of parliament in Rajya sabha the upper house of the parliament of India.

Notable works 

• The History of sikhs
• Train to Pakistan 
• The sikhs Today
• The fall of the kingdom of the punjab 
• A History of the sikhs

The Portrait of a lady

                       The Portrait of a lady is sory is a loving tribute from a grandson to his grandmother. He presents her as a tender, loving and deeply religious old lady singh says that his grandmother was an old woman. She was so old that her face was wrinkled that at the present it was difficult to believe she would ever had been young and pretty. Her hair was white as snow. She had a little stoop in the back. 

                              She could be seeing reciting her rosary all the time. The author says that " she was like the winter landscape in the mountains and exponcce of pure white serenity breathing pace and contentment.

                            Author's grandmother was hung on the wall. He appeared too old and it was that he over hada wife. He appeared to have only lots and lots of grandchildren. Singh was the only child at that time his presents had gone to live in the city leaving him behind the village under the care of his grandmother.

Conclusion 
   
                      All the children sat in the veranda reeiting alphabets while his grandmother is engaged reading holy scriptures. Finally in the evening. The author and the grandmother would walk back home feeding the dogs.

                                   Thank you...