Interaction with Grandfather

Interaction with Grandfather

This summer vacation I visited my   grandparents home in Allahbad. Both of them are there in late seventies. For my generation gap assignment  I first interview my grandfather, Shekhar Joshi. He was born in a small Himalayan village in Almora,Uttarakhand. It was very insightful journey about his childhood and life. For him the biggest generation gap is of use of English as language for communication. In his childhood days the language for communication was his native language Kumaoni. Granpa left home at very early age after the death of his mother. He completed my schooling in Ajmer,Rajasthan. In his school days

half pant and shirt was the regular uniform. It was very interesting to know that there were no transport for commuting to school. Grandpa use to walk 3 km daily to reach his school. They did not have furniture like we have instead there classes were held under the tree and they sat on the floor. Grandpa nursery school was a very small one located at Darmian in Almora,Uttarakhand Whereas his primary and secondary school was in a modest building in Kekdi,Ajmer,Rajasthan. He became nostalgic while talking about his school days.