the portrait of a lady is a poignant reminder about the growing distance between the older and the younger generation in the present world.comment

The Portrait of a Lady by Khushwant Singh is an epitome of the conflicts and concord that builds human relationships. The narrator's grandmother was a picture of peace and contentment always. His early life in the village was shaped by his grandmother. She helped him in his lessons. She was a mentor and the architect of the narrator's personality. 
The conflict in his relationship with his grandmother occured when he went to city. The role his grandmother played in his life declined considerably and almost became non- existent. Gradually he too lost interest in the situations that governed his grandmother's life.Her discord with modern music, science and western education created a rift in their relationship which was never solved. His grandmother was the one who raised and looked after the narrator in his rearing days. But  she was denied the constant love and care in her old age. The story is a poignant reminder about the growing distance between the older and the younger generation in the world. The quest for the material world overshadows the beautiful treasures one collects during the infant stage. The older generation valued family and human relations more than what the temporary pleasures world offered. The Portrait of a Lady in this regards teaches readers the importance of the bridging of the gap between the old and the new generation. 

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