Trace the various phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother.

Explanation

The various phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother were as follows:
(a) In the village:
They were always together in the village. The grandmother used to bath him and get him ready for the school and cooked food for him. She used to go to school with him because school was attached to the temple.
(b) In the city:
The author started going to an English school. Now the grandmother could not come to school with the author because he went to school by motor bus. She could not help him in his studies. The grandmother began to spend her time by praying and feeding the sparrows. She did not like the idea of music being taught and rarely talked to him.
(c) When the author went to university:
He was given a separate room. The last link of friendship was broken. The grandmother spent all her time spinning, praying and feeding sparrows.