A conversation with Anita Desai‚ and some notes on her work [Statutory warning: long‚ bifurcated post – some thoughts on Anita Desai’s writing followed by a Q&A. Apologies in case there’s some overlapping between the two elements. I wrote it as a flowing piece - a profile-cum-interview - for Business Standard Weekend but since there isn’t a word-constraint here I prefer to spread it out and play with the format.] Long before the publication of Midnight’s Children brought alive new possibilities
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In chapter 15‚ The Cauliflower Robbery‚ Yogananda has harvested 6 cauliflowers that he is proud to share with Sri Yukteswar. As the disciples are called out to go march‚ Sri Yukteswar questions Yogananda about whether he locked the door to the Ashram or not. Yogananda carelessly replies that he "thinks so." In teaching a lesson‚ Sri Yukteswar relates thoughts with a peasant and has him steal one of Yogananda’s cauliflowers. Much like the way a radio operates‚ Sri Yukteswar’s thoughts vibrate in radio
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Sisters and Brothers of America‚ It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name the most ancient order of the monks in the world. I thank you in the name of the mother of religions; and I thank you in the name of the millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects. My thanks‚ also to some of speakers on this platform who‚ referring to the delegates from the Orient‚ have told you that these
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Iam a die hard fan of Rajnikanth since childhood.. Even today i never miss to watch his films on the first day of release. If you turn the pages of this person’s life... you will get to know that his superstardom is no cake walk.. He struggled his way to succeed in his life. He suffered humiliation‚ defamation‚ ill -treatment in the beginning....But‚ used all the stones thrown at him to build his own empire. The Carpenter-turned-Coolie-turned-conductor-turned Super Star says: "I couldn’t
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A Horse and Two Goats is one of the gems from R.K. Narayan`s kitty. The author has contributed immensely to the development of literature by the dint of his irony and humour. `A Horse and Two Goats` reflects the conversation between Muni and a red-faced American depicting the differences in their thoughts‚ owing to the problematized situation as both have their different languages hardly understood by the other. The title signifies the feeling of Muni when he was selling his two goats to the American
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----------- Headache Introduction: R.K. Narayan (1906-2001) is one of the most famous and distinguished Indian writer in English. He had a fine insight into various aspects on the lives of the poor and the middle class people‚ particularly in South India. He makes the dull and common place events more interesting and this essay is one such essay. In a writing career that spanned over sixty years‚ Narayan received many awards and honours. His writings are full of humour. In this essay
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Section 13 :- (1) Any marriage solemnised‚ whether before or after the commencement of this Act‚ may‚ on a petition presented by either the husband or the wife‚ be dissolved by a decree of divorce on the ground that the other party— (ii) has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion; Conversion: Meaning When a person adopts another religion by formally converting to it (in accordance with the formalities prescribed by the religion to which the conversion is sought)‚ he ceases to
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The Hindu Religion hold the belief that through yoga‚ forms of meditation people can live spiritually enlightened. Yoga is thought to help people build a bond with the Divine. The Hindu people believe that meditating through yoga‚ the union between the person and the Divine can actually be perfected! There are several different types of yoga‚ each type having their own specialties. Those specialties may consist of; healing‚ balance‚ breathing‚ strength‚ endurance‚ and mental and physical enlightment
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About the author RK Narayan brought Indian writing in English to western nations. He was helped in the venture by Graham Greene. Narayan’s stories mostly have the fictional town of Malgudi as their geographical reference point. Malgudi could be anywhere in India. It is a microcosm of the huge country. Even today there are readers who believe that Malgudi exists; so realistically did Narayan describe the place. Narayan’s stories were brief‚ some barely ten pages long‚ but within this he was able
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