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A PROJECT REPORT ON
GENERTION GAP
( THE POTRAIT OF A LADY )
FOR
ALS TERM 1
ENGLISH CORE
2023-24
BY MOHIT VERMA AND AYUSH

TIRKEY
11 ‘F’
DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL HEHAL
RANCHI
JHARKHAND
CERTICICATE OF
COMPLETION
This is to certify that project report

titled GANERATION GAP ( THE
POTRAIT OF A LADY) ,term 2 , English
core , is a bona
fide work carried out and
successfully completed by Mohit
verma and Ayush Tirkey of class 11 f
of D.A.V PUBLIC SCHOOL hehal
Ranchi for fulfilment of the ALS
project work.
Principle
teacher guide
( name and sign)
( name and sign)
DATE:
PLACE:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my greatest

gratitude to all those who directly or
indirectly helped and supported me
throughout the project.
Firstly, I am highly indebted to my
English teacher Mr. DP Chand sir for
his guidance and constant
supervision as well as for providing
necessary information regarding the
project. I would also like to extend
my gratitude to our principal for
giving me a chance to work on this
project.
Finally, I would like to thank my

parents, friends & team members for
their continued support and
coordination in this project.
OBJECTIVES
This study aims to explore the

possible causes of generation gap
among parents and children on the
family life and the role of parents to
reduce this gap. Various studies have
been done on this issue in the
context of developed world. A little
work has been done in developing
countries like India.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS

TO INVESTIGATE:
(1). Student knowledge on the issue
of generation gap.
(2). Causes of generation gap.
(3). ways of reducing generation
gap.
(4) involvement of social media in
increasing generation gap among
the youth.
(5) investigation about the limitation
of generation gap.
A generation gap is defined as the
different thoughts and worldviews
held by different generational
cohorts. The generation gap
between individuals can be used to
explain differences in the worldviews
and actions observed among those
of different age groups.
ACTION PLAN
SURVEY OF THE
REPORT
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
Khushwant Singh (born Khushal

Singh, 2 February 1915 – 20 March
2014) was an Indian author, lawyer,
diplomat, journalist and politician.
His experience in the
1947 India inspired him to
write Train to Pakistan in 1956
(made into film in 1998), which
became his most well-known novel.[1]
[2]
Born in Punjab, Khushwant Singh

was educated in Modern School, New
Delhi, St. Stephen's College, and
graduated from Government College,
Lahore. He studied at King's College
London and was awarded
an LL.B. from University of London.
He was called to the bar at the
London Inner Temple. After working
as a lawyer in Lahore High Court for
eight years, he joined the Indian
Foreign Service upon
the Independence of India from
British Empire in 1947. He was
appointed journalist in the All India
Radio in 1951, and then moved to
the Department of Mass
Communications of UNESCO at Paris
in 1956. These last two careers
encouraged him to pursue a literary
career. As a writer, he was best
known for his trenchant secularism,
[3]
humour, sarcasm and an abiding
love of poetry. His comparisons of
social and behavioural
characteristics of Westerners and
Indians are laced with acid wit. He
served as the editor of several
literary and news magazines, as well
as two newspapers, through the
1970s and 1980s. Between 1980 and
1986 he served as Member of
Parliament in Rajya Sabha, the upper
house of the Parliament of India.
Khushwant Singh was awarded
the Padma Bhushan in 1974;
[4]
however, he returned the award in
1984 in protest against Operation
Blue Star in which the Indian
Army raided Amritsar. In 2007, he
was awarded the Padma Vibhushan,
the second-highest civilian award in
India
(1). NARRATOR ( KHUSHWANT

SINGH)
CHARACTER SKETCH
Khushwant Singh, the narrator of the
story ‘The Portrait of a Lady’ was a
sensitive and observant person. Having
been entirely brought up under his
grandmother’s care, he displays a
genteel
.
sensitivity towards her. He cherished the

memories of his association with his
grandmother. He has beautifully
described the details about many
episodes from his past life that were
related to his grandmother. His
description of his grandmother’s old
age, her movements, her religious
beliefs, her association with sparrows
reflect his ability to describe the
common things with sensitive delicacy.
He was a great author, grandson, and
human being.
(2). GRANDMOTHER
“Grandmother” was a wrinkled elderly
lady not much older. She was
overweight and bent. Since she always
wore a white Saree and silver hair, the
narrator compares her to a “winter
landscape in the highlands.” Her face is
soothing and nice.
Due to her lack of scientific and English
expertise, she can’t help the narrator
with her schoolwork. The narrator’s
school didn’t teach about God or the
Bible. She thinks music wasn’t made for
gentlefolk.
The narrator’s international arrival. She
was overjoyed, so she collected the
women in her neighbourhood and began
singing. Overwork made her sick. Her
family knew she was dying. The doctor
said she’d heal shortly.
(3). GRANDFATHER
In The Portrait of a Lady, Khushwant
Singh describes his grandfather from
the latter’s portrait that hung above the
mantelpiece in the drawing room. His
grandfather is seen wearing a big
turban and loose-fitting clothes in the
portrait. His long, white beard covered
the best part of his chest and he looked
at least a hundred years old. Khushwant
Singh also goes on to say that his
grandfather did not look the sort of
person who would have a wife or
children. He looked as if he could only
have lots and lots of grandchildren.

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A PROJECT REPORT ON

BY MOHIT VERMA AND AYUSH

This is to certify that project report

I would like to express my greatest

Finally, I would like to thank my

This study aims to explore the

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS

Khushwant Singh (born Khushal

Born in Punjab, Khushwant Singh

(1). NARRATOR ( KHUSHWANT

sensitivity towards her. He cherished the

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