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Mention the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.

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The three phases of the author's relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad are given below.
The first phase was the period of the author‟s early childhood. During this phase, he used to live with his grandmother in the village. The grandmother used to take care of him from waking him up and getting him ready to accompanying him to the school. Both shared a good friendship with each other.
The second phase was the time when the author and the grandmother moved to the city to live with author‟s parents. This was a turning-point in their friendship because now they „saw less of each other‟.
The third phase was the time the author joined University. He was given a room of his own and the common link of their friendship was snapped. The grandmother turned to wheel- spinning and reciting prayers all day long. She accepted her seclusion with silence.
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  • Read the passages carefully and select the best answer to question out of the given four alternatives. Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. India.s most adored writer Ruskin Bond, was born in Kasauli, Bond spent his early childhood in Jamnagar and Shimla. At the age of ten, Ruskin went to live at his grandmother.s house in Dehradun after his father.s death that year from jaundice. Ruskin was raised by his mother and stepfather. He did his schooling from Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, from where he graduated in 1950 after winning several writing competitions in the school including the Irwin Divinity Prize and the Hailey Literature Prize. He wrote one of his first short stories, "Untouchable", at the age of sixteen in 1951. He moved to London and worked in a photo studio while searching for a publisher. After getting it published, Bond used the advance money to pay the sea passage to Bombay and settle in Dehradun. Since 1963 he has lived as a freelance writer in Mussorie, a town in the Himalayan foothills in Uttarakhand and lives with his adoptive family in Landour, Mussorie.s Ivy Cottage, which has been his house since 1980. About what he likes the most about his life, he said, "That I have been able to write for so long. I started at the age of 16 or 17 and I am still writing. If I were not a professional writer, who was getting published I would still write." In his essay, "On being an Indian", he explains his Indian identity, "Race did not make me one. Religion did not make me one. But history did. And in the long run, it.s history that counts." According to Ruskin Bond, why is he an Indian?

    A
    Because his parents have always lived in India
    B
    Because he has a history with India
    C
    Because he owns a house in India
    D
    Because he was raised by his step-father, an Indian Hindu
  • Read the passages carefully and select the best answer to question out of the given four alternatives. Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. India.s most adored writer Ruskin Bond, was born in Kasauli, Bond spent his early childhood in Jamnagar and Shimla. At the age of ten, Ruskin went to live at his grandmother.s house in Dehradun after his father.s death that year from jaundice. Ruskin was raised by his mother and stepfather. He did his schooling from Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, from where he graduated in 1950 after winning several writing competitions in the school including the Irwin Divinity Prize and the Hailey Literature Prize. He wrote one of his first short stories, "Untouchable", at the age of sixteen in 1951. He moved to London and worked in a photo studio while searching for a publisher. After getting it published, Bond used the advance money to pay the sea passage to Bombay and settle in Dehradun. Since 1963 he has lived as a freelance writer in Mussorie, a town in the Himalayan foothills in Uttarakhand and lives with his adoptive family in Landour, Mussorie.s Ivy Cottage, which has been his house since 1980. About what he likes the most about his life, he said, "That I have been able to write for so long. I started at the age of 16 or 17 and I am still writing. If I were not a professional writer, who was getting published I would still write." In his essay, "On being an Indian", he explains his Indian identity, "Race did not make me one. Religion did not make me one. But history did. And in the long run, it.s history that counts." In 1980, Ruskin Bond settled in Mussorie, what do you think was his age by then?

    A
    29
    B
    39
    C
    45
    D
    Cannot be determined, on the basis of information given in the passage
  • Read the passages carefully and select the best answer to question out of the given four alternatives. Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. India.s most adored writer Ruskin Bond, was born in Kasauli, Bond spent his early childhood in Jamnagar and Shimla. At the age of ten, Ruskin went to live at his grandmother.s house in Dehradun after his father.s death that year from jaundice. Ruskin was raised by his mother and stepfather. He did his schooling from Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, from where he graduated in 1950 after winning several writing competitions in the school including the Irwin Divinity Prize and the Hailey Literature Prize. He wrote one of his first short stories, "Untouchable", at the age of sixteen in 1951. He moved to London and worked in a photo studio while searching for a publisher. After getting it published, Bond used the advance money to pay the sea passage to Bombay and settle in Dehradun. Since 1963 he has lived as a freelance writer in Mussorie, a town in the Himalayan foothills in Uttarakhand and lives with his adoptive family in Landour, Mussorie.s Ivy Cottage, which has been his house since 1980. About what he likes the most about his life, he said, "That I have been able to write for so long. I started at the age of 16 or 17 and I am still writing. If I were not a professional writer, who was getting published I would still write." In his essay, "On being an Indian", he explains his Indian identity, "Race did not make me one. Religion did not make me one. But history did. And in the long run, it.s history that counts." What did Bond do with his first advance payment?

    A
    He flew to his dream destination.
    B
    He bought a house Ivy Cottage in Mussorie.
    C
    He went back to India from London.
    D
    He started working for children.s literature.
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