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The poem, ‘On Killing a Tree’, written by Gieve Patel, is a moving description of men’s insensible destruction of trees. Trees are good friends and generous helpers. But, out of selfish greed, man kills trees for temporary gain. Man does not care for its contribution to the growth of human civilization. Nor does Man think … Read more
In his Novel “The Shadow Lines,” Amitav Ghosh discusses at length the mistaken notion of identity. He shows how one’s search for identity on the basis of separate nationalism and geographical demarcation of one country from another turns out to be a futile exercise. The problem becomes much more complex in case of an individual … Read more
Significance of the title of the play “Tara” by Mahesh Dattani The title of Mahesh Dattani’s play “Tara” is very significant. This play is all about the sad tale of an Indian girl named Tara who is born in an Indian middle-class family. She is a Siamese twin, born conjoined as one body with her … Read more
Arundhati Roy is a popular Indian writer, activist. She was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006. She was awarded the 1997 Booker Prize for her novel The God of Small Things. She was born in Shilong, Meghalaya, India. She is an activist involved in human rights and environmental causes. Arundhati Roy : Books, Works … Read more
Arun Joshi was an Indian writer who was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in the year 1939 and he died in 1993 at the age of 54. His famous works are The Strange Case of Billy Biswas (1971) and The Apprentice (1974). He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel The Last Labyrinth in … Read more
Anita Desai is an Indian Novelist who was born on 24th June 1937 at Mussoorie, India, to a German immigrant mother, Toni Nime, and a Bengali businessman, D. N. Majumdar. She was a student at Queen Mary’s Higher Secondary School in Delhi and received her B.A. in English Literature in 1957 from the Miranda House … Read more
Amrita Pritam was an Indian Novelist, essayist and a renowned Punjabi language poet. She was born on 31st August, 1919 and died on 31st October, 2005. She was 86 years old when she breathed her last. She won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956. Amrita Pritam’s Works : Novels by Amrita Pritam : Famous Poem … Read more
Who is Amitav Ghosh ? Amitav Ghosh is an Indian writer in English language. He was born in Kolkata on 11th July, 1956. He studied at The Doon School, Dehradun. He pursued his higher studies at Delhi University and University of Oxford. Works by Amitav Ghosh : Novels : Other works : Awards : When … Read more
“The Lost Child” is a short story which was written by the Indian writer Mulk Raj Anand. This story is a heart-touching example of the unconditional bond between a child and his parents. The Lost Child – Summary, Theme, Critical analysis Mulk Raj Anand’s “The Lost Child” conveys the message that children love their parents … Read more
Mahesh Dattani’s “Tara” shows the social discrimination between men and women. ‘Tara’ is the main character of this play. This play shows how this girl became a victim of discrimination in her own family. This play questions the role of the Indian society that treats the children born in the same womb in two different … Read more