What better way to laze around on a rainy Sunday morning than to pick up a book on grandma's stories and relieve those childhood days. A family member had bought it and was lying in the corner of the bookshelf. As I spotted it I decided to take a walk down the memory lane.
Story after story, this book is a simple and effective way to impart important human values into children. One quality, in Sudha Murthy's writing that stood out for me is that it shows and explains but never preaches.
From stories of being money- wise to stories about the perils of blind faith to being too cunning and taking advantage of someone else's sorrows, they retain their timeless appeal. The stories are not just happy stories, there are sad ones too.
For example, the story of paan (betel leaf). There are lessons for respect and conservation of nature too.
As the book came to an end I wondered whether children of the digital age and smartphones understand the significance and fun in grandparents' stories as much as we did.
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