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Anxious
Opens the story wishing for Vitamin-M; gives Ravi detailed instructions; uses an "over-loud" tone with Grandpa as if speaking to a child.
Well-Meaning but Insensitive
Genuinely cares for her father but treats him in ways that wound his dignity - the tone, the restrictions, the assumption of incapacity.
Forgetful
She had circled her father's birthday in red on the calendar - and still forgot it. The irony is central to the story.
The Target of the Joke
Grandpa's Vitamin-M remark at the end is aimed directly at her. She "flushed a darker shade of red" - a sign that she understood.
Exam-Ready Summary:
Vidya is the story's dramatic irony in person. She worries about Grandpa's memory while having the weakest memory in the room. She is not a villain - she loves her father - but her overprotection is shown to be misplaced. For board questions, note: the Vitamin-M bookend (she says it first, Grandpa last), her "over-loud" tone as a sign of condescension, and her forgetting the birthday.
