survival. My language profile I know 4 languages‚ they are‚ 1) Bengali. 2) English. 3) Hindi. and 4) Arabic. How did I learn them Bengali: Bengali is my mother tongue. I did not have to work much hard to learn Bengali. From the very beginning of my birth I used to listen this language from my family. They give me the very 1st lesson about how to write Bengali. Then after I get admitted to school‚ I learned more about writing Bengali. I also practised myself to have good hand
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In Bengali culture‚ people are given two names‚ a bhalonam‚ a given name‚ also known as a good name‚ and a dak nam‚ a nickname used for family and close friends (26). Although Gogol Nikhil Ganguli is a Bengali‚ he isn’t your average typical one; the whole pet name (Gogol) vs. his good name (Nikhil) sets forth a battle within his mind causing himself to alienate him from those who care about him the most. In The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the theme of identity crisis gets played a lot throughout the
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Riley Quinlan Professor Sapra ENGWR 301 13 May 2017 Namesake The Namesake‚ by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ tells the story of a Bengali-Indian family who tries their best to fit into the American culture. The mother and father‚ Ashima and Ashoke‚ are the parents of a newborn baby boy‚ who struggle to name their child after a failed telegram attempt to the Ashima’s grandmother who had the honor of naming him. The parents decide on the name of Gogol‚ based on Ashoke’s literary idol. Throughout Gogol’s life he betrays
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There is an old saying which states‚ "murder becomes easier the second time". What is meant by this is that taking another man’s life becomes easier the more often you do it. If it only becomes easier after already killing once‚ how does one manage to succeed in committing that initial murder? By studying events in history‚ most historians‚ psychologists‚ and criminologists believe it is through a process called dehumanization. 1Dehumanization is the psychological process of demonizing
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They should not only get used to the new environment‚ but also bear loneliness. This book reminds me another story that I have read before‚ "American Dreamer".As Bharati Mukherjee says in “American Dreamer‚” “I thought of myself as an expatriate Bengali permanently stranded in North America because of destiny or desire.” In the first ten year staying in Canada‚ Mukherjee‚ as an immigrant‚ had no sense of belonging. She felt like she was a stranger‚ and Canada‚ her husband’s country‚ was a temporary
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Gogol faces many collisions between the Bengali and American culture; the manner in which he reacts to each experience is a way of searching for his identity. In his earlier years‚ Gogol seemed satisfied with his life as he is influenced by the Bengali culture. However‚ as he matured‚ the protagonist began to feel uneasy towards the unfamiliarity of his life compared to those who surrounded him. By feeling alienated towards the American culture‚ he rebelled against the Bengali culture. Even after changing his name to Nikhil and
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Pakistan‚ national life was different‚ besides colour and habits. Leadership of West Pakistan was landlord while the Bengalis were led by middle-class-lawyers‚ professors‚ and retired officials. In the second constituent assembly (1956-58)‚ out of 40 members from West Pakistan 28 were landlords and Dukes‚ whereas East Pakistan was represented by 20 lawyers and 9 retired officials. None of Bengali MCA was landlord. With such socio-economic differences in background‚ it had become very difficult for the
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Whenever somebody asks about my favorite poet‚ his name will automatically flash into my mind. He is Michael Madhusudan Dutt‚ was a popular 19th century Bengali poet‚ dramatist and the first sonnet writer in Indian Subcontinent. Michael Madhusudan Dutt was born in Jessore District‚ East Bengal‚ India (now in Bangladesh). His early schooling was in Bengali and Persian. In 1837 he entered Hindu College where most of his education was in English. Early exposure to English education and European literature
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Rabindranadha Tagor‚ Gitanjali (Gitanjoli) is a collection of 103 English poems‚ largely translations‚ by the Bengali poet Rabindranadha Tagore This volume became very famous in the West‚ and was widely translated. Gitanjali (Gitanjoli) is also the title of an earlier Bengali volume (1910) of mostly devotional songs. The word gitanjoli is a composed from "git"‚ song‚ and "anjoli"‚ offering‚ and thus means - "An offering of songs"; but the word for offering‚ anjoli‚ has a strong devotional connotation
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deep hypocrisy in Bengali social life and in particular those that resulted from class and caste distinctions. His historical research revealed to him that the rigid Victorianesque morality of middle class Bengali women was a socially enforced construct‚ that had less to do with religion‚ choice and judgment‚ but more to do with upbringing‚ social acceptance and intergenerational transference of values. His prose was highly influenced by Sanskrit and the older version of the Bengali language‚ the Shadhubhasha
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