the readers across the globe and have given signal loud and clear that they are here to stay. The list includes the likes of Pankaj Misra‚ William Dalrymple‚ Chetan Bhagat‚ Anurag Mathur‚ Kiran Desai‚ Kamla Das‚ Hari Kunzuru‚ Jhumpa Lahiri and Arundhati Roy among others. Amitav Ghosh Amitav Ghosh‚ a pioneer of English literature in India‚ was born in Calcutta (Now Kolkata) in the year 1956. Amitav Ghosh has been raised and educated at the same time in as different locations as Bangladesh‚ Sri
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1.Physical description of the character. How relevant is this for the novel? First impression: “…how hugely pregnant Ammu was…” * "Ammu had an elaborate Calcutta wedding. Later‚ looking back on the day‚ Ammu realized that the slightest feverish glitter in her bridegroom’s eyes had not been love‚ or even excitement at the prospect of carnal bliss‚ but approximately eight large pegs of whiskey. Straight. Neat." * Beautiful and sardonic woman * Judged by society * “Beautiful
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INTRODUCTION Indian English novels refer to the various novels by writers in India who write in the English language and whose native or co-native language could be one of the numerous languages of India. It is also associated with the works of members of the Indian Diaspora‚ such as V. S. Naipaul‚ Kiran Desai‚ Jhumpa Lahiri and Salman Rushdie‚ who are of Indian descent. It is frequently referred to as Indo-Anglian literature. As a category‚ this production comes under the broader realm of postcolonial
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throughout the country. Children and adults lost their home and the struggles and troublesome difficulties they had in their homeland. The development of the colonizer’s land‚ made them to become confused with where their loyalties should lie. In Arundhati Roy’s novel ‘The God of Small Things’‚ the Kochamma family is a family of tragic people. It is their own cultural traditions that lead them to the tragedy. However‚ the theme within the novel is of the people oppressed by the colonisation of India
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Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a person has to make in their life. It is important because rest of our life will depend on our decision of what we choose as our career. One should choose his career with a lot of interest and research. He should not only consider what career will bring him money but also that what career he will love to work for. It is a real unfortunate for a man to advance on the track of life without any definite aim in view. If one wants to change his
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‘Prose; words in their best order; - poetry: the best words in the best order’ (Coleridge). A reflection on Coleridge’s definition‚ Nobody can claim that prose is a somewhat less commendable form of literature than poetry. Prose must still contain a certain amount of veraciousness and technique in order to be created. However poetry requires these things in order to be successful and whilst it is some people’s view that prose is layered with different meanings and is read to be analysed‚ poetry
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History of English language and literature in India starts with the advent of East India Company in India. It all started in the summers of 1608 when Emperor Jahangir‚ in the courts of Moguls‚ welcomed Captain William Hawkins‚ Commander of British Naval Expedition Hector. It was India’s first tryst with an Englishman and English. Jahangir later allowed Britain to open a permanent port and factory on the special request of King James IV that was conveyed by his ambassador Sir Thomas Roe. English were
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Hybridity in Arudhati Roy’s The God of Small Things Postcolonialism deals with the effects of colonization on cultures and societies. As originally used by historians after the Second World War in terms such as the post-colonial state‚ ‘post-colonial’ had a clearly chronological meaning‚ designating the post-independence period. However‚ from the late 1970s the term has been used by literary critics to discuss the various cultural effects of colonization. The term has been widely used to signfy
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The Algebra of Infinite Justice by Arundhati Roy The Progressive magazine‚ December 2001 It must be hard for ordinary Americans‚ so recently bereaved‚ to look up at the world with their eyes full of tears and encounter what might appear to them to be indifference. It isn’t indifference. It’s just augury. An absence of surprise. The tired wisdom of knowing that what goes around eventually comes around. The American people ought to know that it is not them‚ but their government’s policies‚
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Clockwork Orange Cormac McCarthy‚ The Road George Orwell‚ 1984 Margaret Atwood‚ Oryx and Crake Margaret Atwood‚ A Handmaid’s Tale Ray Bradbury‚ Fahrenheit 451 Journey Motif Rain Man Motorcycle Diaries A. Manette Ansay‚ Vingear Hill Arundhati Roy‚ The God of Small Things Betty Smith‚ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Cormac McCarthy‚ The Road John Steinbeck‚ The Pearl Khaled Hosseini A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini‚ The Kite Runner Kim Edwards‚ The
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