The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad are as follows:
First Phase: The period of his early childhood where he used to live with her in the village. His grandmother used to wake him up and get him ready for school. They both would walk to school together and come back home together. They had a good friendship with each other.
Second Phase: In this phase, the author and his grandmother shifted to the city as the author’s parents settled well in the city. Although they shared the same room, this was the turning point of their friendship. Now, they saw less of each other. The author started going to an English medium school, where unlike the village the grandmother could not accompany. Also, his studies now included subjects that the grandmother could not help him with. Thus, they had less time to spend with eachother.
Third Phase: When the author went to the university, he was given a room of his own. This made their friendship bond weaker as the common link between them ‘the same room’ snapped. She became quieter and private and kept spinning the wheel all day long. She would feed the sparrows once a day and this was the only thing that made her happy now.
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