"तब याद तुम्हारी आती है" कविता के कवि कौन हैं?

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कविता में कवि को किसकी याद आती है?

सिरजनहार (ईश्वर) की

"सिरजनहार" शब्द का क्या अर्थ है?

सृष्टि की रचना करने वाला ईश्वर

सवेरे किन दृश्यों से कवि को प्रभु की याद आती है?

चिड़ियों के गीत, खिलती कलियाँ और ठंडी हवा से

रात के समय कौन-से दृश्य कवि को प्रभावित करते हैं?

चमकते तारे और शान से उठता चाँद

Why was Grandpa brought to live in the city?

His failing memory caused dangerous incidents – a double dose of medicine, getting lost, and a fall in his garden – so his daughter brought him to her flat.

Why did Grandpa dislike living in the city?

He hated the noise and bustle and missed his quiet brick house with its mango tree, where it was so still you could hear a leaf fall.

Why did Ravi decide to follow Grandpa secretly?

He had promised his mother not to let Grandpa go out alone, but did not want to hurt Grandpa, so he trailed him at a safe distance.

What embarrassing situations did Ravi face while following Grandpa?

He was scolded by a mother in the park, chased by street vendors, and thrown out of a ladies’ hairdressing salon.

Which forbidden things did Grandpa enjoy on his outing?

He drank sugary tea, ate two bananas and an ice cream – all items banned for him at home.

How was Ravi fooled on the bus?

He chased a yellow cap, but the wearer was a stranger to whom Grandpa had kindly given his cap in the barber shop.

Give two evidences that Grandpa’s memory was not really failing.

He remembered thousands of chess games and famous matches, and he remembered to buy birthday gifts for everyone on his birthday.

Why did Grandpa give Ravi the book The Best Detective Stories?

As a sly hint that he knew Ravi had been following him and could learn how not to get fooled while trailing a suspect.

What did Grandpa mean by saying his daughter needs “Vitamin-M”?

He teased that it was she, not he, who had a poor memory, since she had forgotten his birthday.

What is the main theme of the story?

It gently mocks ageist assumptions, showing that the elderly can be sharp, independent and dignified rather than helpless.

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Summary

In this humorous story by Asha Nehemiah, twelve-year-old Ravi is left in charge of his seventy-five-year-old Grandpa during the holidays. Grandpa, a retired lawyer, has recently come to live in the family’s small city flat because his failing memory once led him to take a double dose of medicine and to get lost, and he had fallen in his village garden. Ravi’s anxious mother orders that Grandpa must not go out alone. But Grandpa, sharp and independent, slips out to buy a Tamil newspaper, and Ravi secretly follows him “like a detective.” The shadowing becomes a comedy of embarrassments: Ravi crouches behind bushes, is shooed by an angry mother in the park, is chased by street vendors, and is thrown out of a ladies’ salon. Grandpa enjoys forbidden tea, bananas and ice cream, then boards a bus. Ravi triumphantly confronts a yellow-capped man – only to find a stranger wearing Grandpa’s gifted cap. Panicking, Ravi rushes home to find Grandpa safely asleep. Grandpa then gives birthday gifts to everyone (it is his custom on his own birthday), pointedly hands Ravi a book called The Best Detective Stories, and slyly suggests that Ravi’s mother needs “Vitamin-M” for her memory. The twist reveals that Grandpa knew all along he was being followed; the story gently mocks ageist assumptions about the elderly.

Humour and ironyRespect for the elderlyAgeism and assumptionsFamily relationshipsDetective / suspense twist

Key terms

Grandpa

A sharp, dignified seventy-five-year-old retired lawyer; though forgetful about names he is shrewd, generous and fully aware of Ravi following him.

Ravi

The twelve-year-old narrator who plays detective; well-meaning, loyal but easily fooled.

Vidya / Ravi’s mother

The anxious, over-protective daughter who treats Grandpa like a child – and ironically forgets Grandpa’s birthday.

“Vitamin-M”

An imaginary memory pill – the title joke; in the twist Grandpa suggests it is the mother, not he, who needs it.

Asha Nehemiah (author)

The writer of this light, humorous story about family, ageing and clever role-reversal.

Theme – ageism & dignity

The story challenges the assumption that old people are helpless and shows Grandpa outwitting everyone.

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