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    Hornbill Chapter-1 MindMap

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    The document summarizes the plot of the story "The Portrait of a Lady" by Khushwant Singh. It describes the changing relationship between the author and his grandmother over three phases: their close friendship in childhood, the weakening of their bond when they lived together in the city, and her acceptance of death after celebrating his return from abroad. The central theme is the importance of grandparents and how the author only recognized her significance after she was gone.

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    The document summarizes the plot of the story "The Portrait of a Lady" by Khushwant Singh. It describes the changing relationship between the author and his grandmother over three phases: their close friendship in childhood, the weakening of their bond when they lived together in the city, and her acceptance of death after celebrating his return from abroad. The central theme is the importance of grandparents and how the author only recognized her significance after she was gone.

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    The document summarizes the plot of the story "The Portrait of a Lady" by Khushwant Singh. It describes the changing relationship between the author and his grandmother over three phases: their close friendship in childhood, the weakening of their bond when they lived together in the city, and her acceptance of death after celebrating his return from abroad. The central theme is the importance of grandparents and how the author only recognized her significance after she was gone.

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    Hornbill Chapter-1 MindMap

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    Dhruv Kunvarani
    The document summarizes the plot of the story "The Portrait of a Lady" by Khushwant Singh. It describes the changing relationship between the author and his grandmother over three phases: their close friendship in childhood, the weakening of their bond when they lived together in the city, and her acceptance of death after celebrating his return from abroad. The central theme is the importance of grandparents and how the author only recognized her significance after she was gone.

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    Featured Mind Map Plot: Changing relationship of

    grandmother with the author over


    time (childhood to adulthood)
    Author:
    Khushwant Singh Characters: Grandmother,
    Khushwant Singh (author),
    author’s mother, sparrows, etc.

    Central Theme: Importance of


    Beginning (Close Friendship): Both lived in THE grandmother in author’s life
    and phases of their friendship
    the village & the grandmother took Phase I PORTRAIT OF
    utmost care of the author, dropped him at
    school, etc.
    A LADY Message Learnt: We usually
    recognize the importance
    of a person in our lives
    Phases II & III
    when he/she is not with us

    Middle (Their Bond of Friendship Snapped): Both went to the city Ending: The author went abroad for studies. When he returned,
    and shared a single room, but she couldn’t help the author in his grandmother celebrated the author’s homecoming by beating a
    studies. Slowly the friendship between them weakened. When drum and singing. Thus, she fell sick the next day and accepted her
    the author went to the University & had his separate room, coming death by praying till her last breath. After her death,
    grandmother accepted her seclusion with resignation. sparrows gathered around her dead body and mourn her death.

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