How I Taught My Grand Mother to Read: And Other Stories

Dollar Bahu by Sudha Murty explores how money reshapes relationships and societal perceptions. The story is strongly character-driven, offering insight into how people are judged based on wealth. While the premise is compelling and relatable, the writing style feels somewhat immature. Certain incidents appear abrupt and lack depth. The latter part introduces too many unnecessary characters, making it cluttered. Additionally, the climax and ending are quite predictable, which slightly reduces the overall impact of an otherwise meaningful story.

This book is collection of short stories, the sudha murty narrated herself through her life experiences, the people she met, her passion for teaching, her passion for community giver, her passion to help, her intellectual, her grand parents advice, teaching from people around her. Her philanthropic work. Her business aptitude, her simple living and living a whole life in a moment.

From her meeting with APJ Abdul Kalam before and after he became president of India, JRD Tata, about how these personalities inspired her in life. How JRD Tata started a new trend of let women work in his company whom were recognised earlier before she wrote a telegram to him. How her grandparents asked her to work for community build a library and help others. show more

Her teaching to students, and there perspective, always up for new knowledge to grab. Her help to people through stories and there life changing experience. Advice from people around who changed her outlook towards her philanthropic work.
Her little saving she gave to her husband, who started a company Infosys just from 10000 rupee along with others who invested with him. She is a gem of a person, someone can have in their life show less

This was my first Sudha Murthy book. I thought it would be simple and down to earth like her. But disappointed to see only stories boasting on her ability and work.

Read way back in 6th or 7th class.