The Village by The Sea by Anita Desai. Avin Gunewardene. 3270. American National College. About the Author. ------------------------------------------------- Anita Desai was born in 1935 in Delhi to a German mother and a Bengali father. She grew up speaking German at home and Bengali‚ Urdu‚ Hindi and English at school and in the city streets. She has said that she grew up surrounded by Western literature
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is a medium sized village near Chittagong city. It has a population of approximately 15‚000; large portion of which is constituted by the Muslim and the rest by the Hindu. However‚ religious or political views have never been a problem in the peaceful coexistence of the villagers. The village has two huts‚ Chowdhuri hut and Munshi hut‚ each of which sits at alternate two days per week. Many educated and well- qualified villagers have chosen to spend their lives in the village instead of moving to
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The Village by the Sea The Village By The Sea (1982) is a novel written by the popular Indian American writer Anita Desai. It is based on the poverty‚ hardships and sorrow faced by a small rural community in India. {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Plot The Village by the Sea is set in a small village called Thul‚ which is 14 km (8.7 mi) from Bombay. Lila‚ the eldest child among the four siblings‚ is thirteen years old. Her twelve-year-old brother Hari is the only person with whom
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A Village Doctor Introduction: A village doctor is an important person in the village. A village doctor is known to us. He is more expert in killing than in healing নিরাময়. He is not highly educated. He gets some knowledge in druggists shop. Then he becomes a quack হাতুড়ে. A town has many qualified doctors. Some of them are even specialists‚ বিশেষজ্ঞদের but it is a matter of regret দু:খ প্রকাশ that there is no qualified doctor in a village. His Dispensary: A village doctor has a dispensary
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Global Village Today the term global village is common the world becomes approximate day after day via technology which has been making our life style faster. The relationship with each other more consolidated. Also‚ an industry deems one of the important reasons to make the world become a small village. Although a existence of many agents to make the world as a small village‚ I believe there are three main reasons of that. The first and most important reason that helps the world to become
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Scattered throughout India are approximately 500‚000 villages. The Census of India regards most settlements of fewer than 5‚000 as a village. These settlements range from tiny hamlets of thatched huts to larger settlements of tile-roofed stone and brick houses. Most Indian villages are small; nearly 80 percent have fewer than 1‚000 inhabitants‚ according to the 1991 census. Most are nucleated settlements‚ while others are more dispersed. It is in villages that India’s most basic business--agriculture--takes
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Daiana E. Field 5º1º The village by the sea By Anita Desai Analysis of the novel This story takes place in a small fishing village‚ called Thul‚ which is ¨only fourteen kilometres away from Bombay¨ (Chapter 4)‚ one of the biggest cities on the western coast of India‚ on the Arabian Sea. Although the author does not specify the year in which the story is set‚ we can deduce it takes place in the early twentieth century. We reach to this conclusion through the description of Bombay‚ ¨[…]here
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A village fair A village fair is a gathering of men‚ women and children of villages at a central and convenient place either on the banks of the river or at the market place. Generally during Hindu festivals fair are held near the Hindu temples. Fairs are held on Eid days‚ on the 10th day of Muharram and also on the last and first day of the Bengal New Year. The children‚ the old and the young wait eagerly for such a day. This gives a sudden change in the monotonous life of the village. A hectic
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Small village vs. City You rather live in a city or small village? Most people see this as tricky question. There are different reasons to live in a city however than the village. Then again there are some people that would rather stay in a village however than a city. A small village and a city got three similar attractions to a better life in ones view: location‚ utilities‚ and climate. First‚ every state has a city. Every city has a specific location. Most cities are located near a suburb which
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while others like living in a small village. Discuss both choices and defend your preference. A Small Village or A Big City? Our society is observing a village decline and a fast development of large cities. Some people have the idea that the best place for living is in a big city. However‚ many others disagree with this point of view‚ considering a village to be a perfect place to live. Obviously‚ both have good reasons to claim which place‚ a village or a city‚ is the most suitable for a
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