The document describes changes between traditional joint families and modern nuclear families in India. It discusses how village schools taught native languages and religion, while city schools focused on English and science instead of religion. It also tells the story of a grandmother praying peacefully in bed until her peaceful passing, with sparrows then flying away without noticing bread crumbs after her corpse was carried off.

1. THE PORTRAIT OF LADY
KHUSHWANT SINGH

2. FAMILY
JOINT
FAMILY
NUCLEAR
FAMILY

5. RECITING
PRAYERS.

8. IN VILLAGE SCHOOL, THE PRIEST TAUGHT THE NATIVE
LANGUAGE AND PRAYERS.
IN CITY SCHOOL, THE TEACHER TAUGHT ENGLISH,
SCIENCE
AND NO RELIGIOUS TEACHING.

10. SHE LAY PEACEFULLY IN BED PRAYING AND TELLING HER
BEADS. SHE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY.
WHEN THE GRANDMOTHER’S CORPSE CARRIED OFF, THE
SPARROWS FLEW AWAY WITHOUT NOTICING BREAD CRUMBS.