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Extract from the Letter
You may not wish to read it all right away but, perhaps, a couple of decades or more from now, you will pick up these jottings of mine again and they will give you a deeper understanding of what I have done, and the reasons I pursued a life of service to our nation’s farmers. You will then discover in them a valuable reminder of the days just before the world entered the twenty-first century. And you may want to share my memories with those of your generation, or even younger, to provide a glimpse of the world your grandparents lived in and knew.
Summary in Bullet Points
- Kurien knows Siddharth may not fully value the letter immediately.
- He imagines his grandson reading it many years later and understanding his life better.
- The letter explains why Kurien chose a life of service to India’s farmers.
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It also preserves a small record of the world in which Siddharth’s grandparents lived.
jottings
= brief notes
pursued = followed
NCERT Poorvi page 88
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Answer: Kurien writes so that Siddharth can later understand his grandfather’s life, choices and reasons for serving India’s farmers. He also hopes the memories will preserve a glimpse of an earlier time and inspire Siddharth’s generation.
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Answer: Kurien believes that with age and distance from the events, Siddharth may understand his grandfather’s choices and life of service more deeply than he can at present.
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Answer: The letter records Kurien’s memories, choices and the world in which he lived. When a later generation reads it, these personal memories also provide a glimpse of an earlier period, so private writing becomes a small historical record.
