Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. While I wouldn't recommend them to someone who prefers more polished writing, I certainly can't deny that her voice strikes a chord inside my own middle class, ambitious self. But here the author succeeded in giving an awesome book for kids and adults altogether, all from real life experiences.

If the author had cut down on the self glorification and the self appraisal on every second page, this book. The picture of grandmother, the pathetic story her teacher, her husband, Nayana Murthy's initial trials and financial stringency to come up in life, her variegated experiences in her classroom and the rest of her stories - 35 in all - make us wonder at the tender human being amalgamating all the diverse experiences in all the stories she harks back to past and takes us aloft with her. But I prefer to read it slower as each of the stories in this book have a lot of meaning and depth to it.

She has been awarded the Raja-Lakshmi Award, and the Padma Shri award for her contribution in the spheres of social work, charity and philanthropy. One of the simple pleasures of the author s grandmother was listening to her granddaughter narrate the story of Kashi Yatre, a lady who sacrificed her life s savings to help out the needy, appearing in the weekly magazine Karmaveera. This story book is showcasing the pure and warm relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter. It was a heartwarming anecdote that beautifully portrayed the love between a grand-daughter and her grand-mother.

I felt a strong underlying ubiquitous humble bragging across the book regarding herself or her family which appeared to be somewhat compulsive, and sadly that diminished my opinion considerably. There are many gripping stories about Sudha Murty's students, children as well as stories across India. One may safely conclude that this rich harvest of stories, How I Taught My Grandmother and Other Stories is marked by fidelity to truth and beauty. The laughter in this book will keep you entertained, and the author's life teachings are an added bonus. When Sudha Murthy comes back, she tells her about her despair and expresses her strong desire to learn and read on her own.My favourite stories were - The Red Rice Granary, A Wedding In Russia, A Story of Two Doctors, Dead Man’s Riddle, Doing What You Like Is Freedom and ‘A’ For Honesty.

A very delicate and beautifully written book, you feel how honest and truthful it is, and that it comes from the heart of the author. Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages and have sold over three lakh copies around the country. As a bright woman from a simple middle class family with a liberal upbringing, Sudha Murthy reminds one of a school teacher and her stories have an instructive tone to them.Sudha Murthy s How I Taught My Grandmother To Read And Other Stories has been translated into 15 languages. In ‘A lesson in Ingratitude’, what she conveyed was a fair point, but I completely disagree with the way that point was put across. The horse's name was ' Chetak' And not ' Chetan', something South Indians conveniently forget or overlook in the history of North Indians. Still I bought This book and started to read the book,every day I tread One story and every story taught me a lesson which I implemented in my daily life. The account of how her mother's advice to save money came in handy when she wanted to help her husband start a software company, and the heart-warming tale of the promise she made-and fulfilled-to her grandfather, to ensure that her little village library would always be well supplied with books.

The book is not a great book, but will always be close to my heart for the various small stories that touched upon the humane aspects. The book is simple and easy to read with no complications , The book is themed around various morals suitable for children and youngsters , that does not mean the book is not meant for grown ups , Its refreshing to go through the stories especially when you have hard time and you dont wanna have faith in humanity and society , The book kindles the optimism in you and reminds of altruism , inspiring others and things that matters to one most than money.

Who won’t admire Mrs Sudha Murty’s philosophies and her relentless devotion to her philanthropic activities?