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  We have always touched the feet of God, elders and teachers. We consider that as a mark of respect. It is a great tradition, but today the reverse had happened. It was not correct. (i) What was the reverse that had happened? (ii) Why did the grandmother touch the feet of the author? (iii) Was it correct or incorrect? Why?

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                   (i) Grandmother had touched the feet of her granddaughter, the author. (ii) She touched the feet of the author as a mark of respect to her, the grandmother's teacher. (iii) It was correct, as there was no harm in touching the feet of a teacher and it did not matter if the teacher was younger to the student.