An understanding of Raja Rao’s (8 November 1908 – 8 July 2006) art is enhanced by a contextualization of his novels. Although Rao admitted to several Western influences, his work is best understood as a part of the Indian tradition…. Read More ›
Indian Writing in English
Analysis of Bharati Mukherjee’s Stories
Bharati Mukherjee (July 27, 1940 – January 28, 2017) has herself become one of the literary voices whose skillful depictions of the contemporary non-European immigrant experience in the United States she credits with “subverting the very notion of what the… Read More ›
Analysis of Anita Desai’s Novels
Anita Desai’s (born 24 June 1937) novels reveal certain recurring patterns in plots, settings, and characterizations. The plots of her novels fuse two opposing propensities—one toward the gothic mystery and the other toward the philosophical novel. The gothic orientation, which Desai… Read More ›
University of Lucknow M.A. English Indian Literature in English Poetry Notes Paper X(B)
University of Lucknow M.A. (English) Indian Literature in English Paper X(B) Poetry Notes To Download in PDF Click Lucknow Poetry PDF To Download in DOCClick Lucknow Poetry DOC The Harp of India This is one of the most iconic poems of… Read More ›
Historical Representations in Indian English Novels
When white light hits glass one of two things can happen. Either you have an image, which is faithful if somewhat unexciting, or you have a glorious spectrum which though beautiful is rather a distortion. Light from the past passes… Read More ›
Rupturing the Episteme: A Sartrean Interpretation of Protagonists in Mahasweta Devi’s Draupadi, The Hunt and Behind the Bodice
Mahasweta Devi’s works can be categorised under the “literature of resistance” the purpose of which, according to Sartre, “was not the enjoyment of the reader but his torment. What it presented was not a world to be contemplated, but to… Read More ›
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