THEMES IN INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH Introduction: The end of World War II led to the end of colonialism‚ which in turn saw the emergence of independent nations‚ trying to gain a foothold in the world. India was one of those nations. Before Independence‚ Indian Writing in English had no direct relation to the events which led to Independence. Hence‚ it was neglected by most critics. However‚ post-independence‚ this situation changed. The concern of the new poets became their relationship to and
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Jayanta Mahapatra is one of the best known Indian English poets. Perhaps any discussion on Indian English Poetry is incomplete without reference to his poetical works. Physicist‚ bilingual poet and essayist‚ Jayanta Mahapatra holds the distinction of being the first Indian English poet to have received the Sahitya Akademi Award (1981) for Relationship. In 2009 he was awarded by Government of India with "Padmashree Award"‚ country’s most prestigious award for civilian citizen for his out standing
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dad return home! My father travels on the late evening train Standing among silent commuters in the yellow light Suburbs slide past his unseeing eyes His shirt and pants are soggy and his black raincoat Stained with mud and his bag stuffed with books Is falling apart. His eyes dimmed by age fade homeward through the humid monsoon night. Now I can see him getting off the train Like a word dropped from a long sentence. He hurries across the length of the grey platform‚ Crosses the railway line‚ enters
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late-born Arun‚ daughter and son of strict and conventional parents. So united are her parents in Uma’s mind that she conflates their names. "MamaPapa themselves rarely spoke of a time when they were not one. The few anecdotes they related separately acquired great significance because of their rarity‚ their singularity." Throughout‚ Desai perfectly matches form and content: details are few‚ the focus narrow‚ emotions and needs given no place. Uma‚ as daughter and female‚ expects nothing; Arun‚ as son
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Dilemmas in Working Across Cultures: Arun in a Conundrum Amanda Budde-Sung University of Sydney‚ Australia Arun Gupta was born in northern India and trained in the UK as a professional accountant. He enjoyed his life in the UK and opted to remain there to further his career after he had finished his studies. While the UK was different from India in so many aspects‚ he felt he had adjusted well to his host country. He attributed part of his success in cross-cultural adaptation to his background
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India‚ where provincial customs and attitudes dictate the futures of all children: girls are to be married off and boys are to become as educated as possible. The story contrasts the life of the main character‚ Uma‚ the family’s older daughter‚ with Arun‚ the boy and baby of the family. Uma spends her life in subservience to her older demanding parents‚ while massive effort and energy is expended to insure Arun’s education and placement in a university in Massachusetts. As the story begins‚ Uma’s parents
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She does so by using words which relate to food and the passage from page 194 “Arun sits in front of his bowl of dhal” to the end of 195‚ is significant to the rest of the novel because it shows the relationships the family has with each other and it helps the reader understand the book better. To begin with‚ Anita Desai explores the relationships of characters by referring to the motif of food. The quote‚ “Arun sits in front of his bowl of dhal. He stares at it‚ nauseated. He quite agrees with
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Composition & Synthesis • Types of Plastic & Their Uses • Disadvantages • Statistics • Impact on Environment • Plastic Waste Management • Measures To Be Taken • Conclusion EEES Presentation │Topic- Plastic Pollution & Management│ CS-1 | Ankit Mishra | Arun Choudhary Introduction The word plastic is derived from the Greek (plastikos) meaning capable of being shaped or molded. Plastics are a range of synthetic or semi-synthetic polymerization products that can be molded into a permanent object having
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efficient outcomes are: Arun receives the heirloom (Arun $25‚ Beena $0) or Beena receives the heirloom (Beena $1‚ Arun $0). b) If monetary side payments is allowed ‚ then the Pareto efficient outcomes is as follows: Beena Arun Illustration 0 25 Arun receives the heirloom 1 24 Arun get heirloom and gives beena $1 2 23 3 22 4 21 5 20 6 19 7 18 8 17 9 16 10 15 11 14 12 13 Arun get heirloom and gives beena $12 13 12 Been receives heirloom and gives Arun $12 14 11 15 10 16
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IIIrd Semester Syllabus for Core and Applied Component Courses in English. St. Xavier’s College –Autonomous‚ Mumbai. St. Xavier’s College – Autonomous Mumbai Syllabus For IIIrd Semester Courses in ENGLISH (June 2013 onwards) Contents: Syllabus for Courses: A.ENG.3.01 – The Elements of Poetry A.ENG.3.02 – Indian Writing in English 1850-1980 A.ENG.3.MS -- Media Studies (Applied Component) Page 1 of 4 IIIrd Semester Syllabus for Core and Applied Component Courses in English. St. Xavier’s
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