Indo Anglian Literature Indo Anglian Literature refers to the body of work 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 who are of Indian descent. It is frequently referred to as Indo-Anglian literature. (Indo-Anglian is a specific term in the sole context of writing that should
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It’s clear that Gandhi’s campaigns of non-cooperation and attending political meetings with high ranked British officials during the early 1930s‚ were hugely significant as they mounted pressure on the Raj‚ leaving the British with no other alternative than to make concessions towards the nationalists. However‚ Purna Swaraj wasn’t achieved by Gandhi’s campaigns in the 1930s‚ due to the limitations of his methods as he was unable to cooperate and negotiate with the British. Conversely‚ demands for
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Sakulkiatpotchana 1 “James” Theerapatr Sakulkiatpotchana Mr. Jeffrey Steers Current Events 16 May 2013 The Caste System The Caste system is “Social hierarchy distinguishing India’s social structure from any other nation”(mtholyoke.edu‚ epandit). The caste system was used to control people and separate them from each other. Date back to 1200 BCE‚ caste is used to identify a group of people having a specific social rank. Most of the history seemed
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the Indians still felt like they were disrespected in a sense that they were treated unfairly. The British began to increase their unreasonable laws that contradicted Indian culture. This spiked many uprisings and rebellions. As a result‚ the British Raj ended up having a negative impact on the Indians because they had begun to lose political‚ economic‚ and social control. The British had extremely unlawful policies that made the Indians despise them. For example‚ any Indian prince who died without
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Chetan Bhagat has taken the creative appropriateness of novels writing in English like his ancestors such as Mulk Raj Anand‚ R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao‚ but this liking of Chetan Bhagat to portray Indian reality can be considered even an extension and partially extermination of his immediate predecessors like Vikram Seth‚ Salman Rushdie‚ Arundhti Roy who changed
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Was the 1947 Partition of India inevitable? In August of 2012‚ the nations of India and Pakistan celebrated their 65th year of independence from the British Raj. Although its significance was overshadowed by the Independence Day celebrations‚ August 2012 also marked 65 years since the tragic and violent partition of India and Pakistan. The newfound independence in 1947 was met with mixed feelings. Although the people of India‚ through nationalism and self-determination‚ had finally rid themselves
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The Indian caste system describes the system of social stratification and social restrictions in India in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups‚ often termed jātis or castes. Within a jāti‚ there exist exogamous groups known as gotras‚ the lineage or clan of an individual. In a handful of sub-castes such as Shakadvipi‚ endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (e.g. banning endogamy within a surname). The
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Post colonialism should be referred to as the legacies of colonialism and not the end of colonialism. British interests in Indian languages arose from the necessity to cultivate the medium of intercourse between the government and its subjects. Lord Macaulay minute on Education 1835 very clearly signifies his agenda that is the Dissemination of the English language and English culture. The Englishmen wanted a class of persons who can act as interpreters between them and their subjects. People
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The British Raj and the India’s Caste System The Indian caste system‚ known as Varnas‚ is a centuries old system of social stratification. It is a strict hierarchal system that determines a person’s occupation for them. It also determines what they can wear‚ who they can talk to‚ who they can marry. Those on the top of the pyramid have all the wealth‚ power‚ and prestige‚ while those on the bottom are treated no better than the trash that is thrown away. It consists of four Varna’s: Brahmins‚
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we realize their importance and value in our lives. This is the essence of the story THE LOST CHILD by Mulk Raj Anand. Let’s read the story first and then we will discuss it. This story is freely available on the internet and as usual I have given the link below and also pasted the story for your convenience. http://smohanraj.blogspot.com/2005/12/lost-child.html The Lost Child By Mulk Raj Anand 3 It was the festival of spring. From the wintry shades of narrow lanes and alleys emerged a
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