Anita Desai (b.1937) – formerly Anita Mazumdar Indian novelist and short story writer‚ especially noted for her sensitive portrayal of the inner life of her female characters. Several of Desai’s novels explore tensions between family members and the alienation of middle-class women. In her later novels Desai has dealt with such themes as German anti-Semitism‚ the demise of traditions‚ and Western stereotypical views of India. "Even though his cigarette stank - it was a local one‚ wrapped in a tendu
Premium India Mumbai Middle class
III *ISSUE-32 RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION Among the post- independence Indo- English writers Anita Desai holds a prominent place because of the immense popularity she commands as a novelist of human predicament of anxiety‚ frustration and loneliness in the insensitive and inconsiderate contemporary world. This paper aims at tracing the theme of alienation in the novels of Anita Desai. Alienation refers to estrangement that occurs in the relation between an individual and that to which he
Premium Marriage India Wife
References: Augé M (1995). Non-places. Introduction to anthropology of super modernity. London / New York: S Verso‚ pp. 75-115. Bakhtin M (1981). The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays by M.M. Bakhtin. Ed. Michael Holquist‚ trans. Caryl Emerson & M. Holquist. Austin: University of Texas Press. Das G (2002). “The Elephant Paradigm-India wrestles with change” Penguin books‚ New Delhi‚ p. 1‚ 28‚ 85. Desai A (2008). In Custody (New Delhi: Random House). (Hereafter the work would be cited as IC). Lotman YM (2000)
Premium Time Semiotics Delhi
In this novel‚ as in so many others by Anita Desai‚ the key themes of identity and language are explored and developed. This is vital considering the context in which Desai sets so many of her novels‚ which is post-Partition and the massive upheaval that occurred as Pakistan was created as a separate nation and many Muslims and Hindus had to relocate and an imaginary border was created in a nation. The focus on language is shown in Deven‚ who focuses on Hindi poetry because he has no choice but to
Premium Hindi India Uttar Pradesh
There are reasons for keeping inheritance around such as enlightened self-interest and a right to one’s possessions whereabouts after death. I will argue that Inheritance is not always justified given Haslett’s equal opportunity within capitalism reasoning behind abolishing inheritance. Giving everyone equal footing to start from not only promotes higher levels of competition but also levels the playing field. There is less importance on wealth and a chance to focus more on natural ability and productivity
Premium Supply and demand Working class Capitalism
‘You won this farm on the flip of a coin’ Dibs and Girlie flip of the coin ultimately destroys their families discuss: Inheritance is a play written by playwright Hannie Rayson. The complex play consists of two families being torn apart because of a fight over a farm ownership. The toss of a coin decides the future for twin sisters Dibs and Girlie Myrtle. Four years pass since their father’s death and one must return to Mallee from Melbourne to run the farm. Both girls seem reluctant to take on
Premium
Theme: Diaspora Dr Jamaluddin Bin Aziz PPBL‚ FSSK‚ UKM Definition Greek = ‘to disperse’ Refers to any people of ethnic population forced or induced to leave their traditional ethnic homelands‚ being dispersed throughout other parts of the world‚ and the ensuing developments in their dispersal and culture migration‚ sojourning and colonisation. Definition Hebrew ‘exile’ Refers to the populations of Jews exiled from Judea in 586 BC by the Babylonians‚ and Jerusalem in 135 AC by the Roman Empire
Premium Human migration Homeland Diaspora
Kranthi Kiran Vistakula is the young and dynamic founder and CEO of the technology and innovation venture Dhama Innovations Pvt. Ltd. Despite having acquired his learning in internationally renowned institutes halfway across the globe‚ ultimately it was the love for his motherland that drew him back to India. Today‚ Kranthi nurtures a passionate dream‚ a vision to create a technology that is ’ Made in India ’ and to make Dhama Innovations Pvt. Ltd a global icon in technology and innovation. Kranthi
Premium Entrepreneurship Innovation Invention
A conversation with Anita Desai‚ and some notes on her work [Statutory warning: long‚ bifurcated post – some thoughts on Anita Desai’s writing followed by a Q&A. Apologies in case there’s some overlapping between the two elements. I wrote it as a flowing piece - a profile-cum-interview - for Business Standard Weekend but since there isn’t a word-constraint here I prefer to spread it out and play with the format.] Long before the publication of Midnight’s Children brought alive new possibilities
Premium India Life Mulk Raj Anand
PHILIPPINE WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY THE PHILIPPINE DIASPORA: THE RESULT OF HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY Marie Gabrielle Jimenez 8/5/2013 This is a paper submitted to Ms. Lilia Casanova for the partial fulfillment of requirement for the course of Philippine Social and Economic Development Issues (MFSC011). I. Unemployment in the Philippines According to the International Labor Organization (ILO)‚ unemployed people are those who are currently not working but are willing and able
Free Philippines