When faced with escalating rough weather, the captain adopted several protective measures for the ship. He began by lowering the storm jib to slow down the boat and then secured a heavy mooring rope across the stern in a loop. To ensure everything onboard stayed in place, he double-lashed all equipment and supplies. Recognizing the…
When faced with the threat of flooding on the ship, the captain responded swiftly and efficiently. He first stretched canvas across the ship’s large openings to create a barrier against the incoming water. Alongside this, he secured waterproof hatch covers over the major holes in the ship. While these measures didn’t completely halt the inflow…
26, Mirza Ismail Road,Jaipur 20th August 20XX Dear Ramesh You will be grieved to know that the grand old lady of our family is no more in this world. She took her last breath on last Sunday. She died just three days after I returned from Germany. Actually, she had overstrained herself. She gathered all…
The grandmother was used to the life of the village. She got up early in the morning. She woke up her grandson and got him ready for school. She was very much concerned about the education of the narrator. She accompanied him to his school. She sat in the temple reading the scriptures. She was…
During my school days and boyhood days, I lived with my grandmother in the village. She used to wake me up in the morning and prepare me for the school. She accompanied me to school. She treated me as a friend. There was a turning point in our friendship when my parents called us to…
It is well said that grandparents are the pillars of a family and I am lucky enough that my grandparents are still alive. They live in our native village. My grandfather is about 70 and grandmother is about 65. My grandfather served in the army before he retired as a colonel. He is still active…
The grandmother was quite serious about the author’s education. She woke him up in the morning and got him ready for school. She washed his wooden slate. She plastered it with yellow chalk. She tied his earthen ink-pot and red pen into a bundle. She took him to school. He studied in school and she…
Khushwant Singh’s grandmother has been portrayed as a very old lady. She was short statured, fat and slightly bent. Her face was wrinkled and she was always dressed in spotless white clothes. She was a deeply religious lady. Her lips were always moving in a silent prayer. She was always telling the beads of her…
The narrator and his grandmother had developed a unique relationship in the village. He was completely dependent on her. But soon, a turning point came in their relationship. His parents called them to the city. He went to an English school by bus. The grandmother’s role was now marginalized. She couldn’t accompany him to school…