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    the crops have all died‚ and Rukmani’s family plant seeds immediately afterwards. In the narration‚ Rukmani says‚ “Hope‚ and fear. Twin forces that tugged at us first in one direction then in another‚ and which was the stronger no one could say.” (Markandaya 78) She uses the personification by describing hope and fear in doing things that a person would do‚ such as tugging at her family. She is saying that her family felt hope that perhaps nature and God would be merciful

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    Siddhartha spend the night in his hut and then gives him a change of clothes to wear into town. Siddhartha goes to the nearby town and there he meets Kamala‚ a local courtesan. He then proceeds to ask Kamala if she can teach him about love. AT first she laughs at him and said that for her to teach him he must get some money. Before Siddhartha leaves he asks Kamala if he could exchange a poem for a kiss. She agrees and after that was over she sent Siddhartha

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    spiritual enlightenment Siddhartha is reunited with Kamala with a child whom he soon finds out that the boy is his. Although‚ shortly after the reunion with Kamala‚ she dies and Siddhartha feels obliged to look after his child. Although Siddhartha cares for his impolite and overindulged son and countlessly tries to win him over. The son doesn’t share the same interests with his estranged father nor does he care about him at all‚ being more like Kamala in a sense whereby being more attracted to city environment

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    self-discovery. In Hermann Hesse’s renowned novel‚ Siddhartha‚ the author warns that seeking the path of others is a hindrance to finding true happiness and attaining self-discovery‚ as demonstrated by Siddhartha’s relationships with both the Samanas and Kamala‚ as well as in his personal evolution over

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    In the book‚ Siddhartha‚ by Hermann Hesse‚ Siddhartha is on a quest to self-discovery‚ which was influenced by characters like Gotama‚ Kamala‚ and Vasudeva. These characters have impacted Siddhartha’s life considerably‚ and contribute to his path to enlightenment. They have brought him teachings‚ love‚ money‚ and the art of listening. Siddhartha has the most substantial impact on himself throughout the novel by questioning teachings‚ experiencing new concepts‚ and learning from the river of life

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    My Mother at Sixty­Six / KAMALA DAS / Page 1 My Mother at Sixty­Six Kamala Das – as a poet of the first water Kamala Das is a tale weaver – weaving the rhythm of life into a tale of soul – a poet who loves to be loved in silence. She says‚ "I wanted to fill my life with as many experiences as I can manage to garner because I do not believe that one can get born again". This poem is an example of such experience with oozing agony and melancholy – beleaguered with modern economic system. Summary

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    revolt Rani of Ramgarh‚ Rani Jindan Kaur etc. daringly led their troops into the battlefield. Kamala Nehru Kamala Nehru  Kamala Nehru was the wife of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Brought up in a traditional Hindu Brahmin family‚ she felt alienated amongst the more Westernized Nehru`s. It was only with the involvement of the Nehru`s in the national movement‚ did she emerge into the forefront. Kamala Nehru gave full support to her husband in his desire to work actively for the freedom struggle. In

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    ------------------------------------------------- ndia women’s national football team From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia India | | Association | All India Football Federation | Confederation | Asian Football Confederation (Asia) | Head coach |  Mohammad Shahid Jabbar | Asst coach |  Surmala Chanu | Captain | Oinam Bembem Devi | Top scorer | Oinam Bembem Devi | FIFA code | IND | FIFA ranking | 52[1]  | Highest FIFA ranking | 50 (March 2009) | Lowest FIFA ranking | 100 (September

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    Siddhartha‚ by Herman Hesse‚ is the story of a young man searching for enlightenment. Through his journey‚ Siddhartha follows several Buddhist and Hindu paths to achieve his ultimate goal of enlightenment. Siddhartha follows the path of the Brahmin‚ the Samana‚ the materialistic gambler‚ and eventually the Buddhist middle path. Being the son of a Brahmin‚ Siddhartha leads a privileged life‚ but this isn’t enough for him. Siddhartha had an insatiable appetite for knowledge‚ and after a time‚ he leaves

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    Maa Kamala didn’t approve of them being friends so Tanu joined in to trick Maa Kamala to think they were going to the movies but they weren’t. When koly had arrived she was a bit uneasy because there were both men and women who were there and socializing together. When she had looked around she

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