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Recently , the Department of English (MKBU) watched film "Kya kehna " in the context of the novel "Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. And the task which given us in this below link... Click here.. 1. What are the names of protagonists in both the works? ◆ In movie there are 3 main characters:- 1. Priya 2. Rahul 3. Ajay ◆ In the Novel also there are 3 main characters:- 1. Hester 2.  Roger Chillingworth 3. Arthur Dimmesdale 2. Write their story in brief.  ◆ Priya:- Priya Bakshi  is the bubbly, free-spirited daughter of Gulshan  and Rohini Bakshi. She is the central figure of this film. ◆ Rahul:- He is a wealthy playboy who attracted with Priya and afterwards Priya also attracted him and they both are having in a relationship. ◆ Ajay:- Ajay  love and support Priya. Ajay is secretly in love with Priya and wishes to marry her in the future, hopefully after she finishes her studies. 3. What is the role played by society in Heste...

Our Head of the Department and professor Dr. Dilip Barad has invited Dr. Balaji Rangnathan from the Central University of Gujarat. Gandhinagar  to our Department of English,  MKBU. He came in our department for 3 days ... On 19,20,21th August, 2019. Balaji sir came here to deal with Postcolonial studies. ◆ The various topics which discussed by him are :- 1.  Black Skin, White Mask by Frantz Fanon 2.  Orientalism by Edward Said 3.  A Tempest by Aime Cesaire 4.  Imaginary Homlands by Salman Rushdie 5. How to prepare for competitive exam [ G-Set, NET] When he first started talking we are amazed by his ascents. It takes us 5 minutes to adjust with his ascents because he has very different ascents then us. But we enjoyed a lot his three days lectures. Then he started talking about post colonialism and ask us why we are studying post colonialism? We all are giving him reasons and he said that the era of post colonialism has gone. Now we a...

Fundamentalist, an extremist. Doesn't matter in which way extremist but it will be always harmful. This one word fundamentalist, makes Changez Khan to think about his decision to help Terrorist. The novel  " The Reluctant Fundamentalist " is written by Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid  which is published in 2007. Director  Mira Nair's  Movie  "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" which is released in 2012 is also based on this novel. The novel and movie both follows frame narrative. The story is of young Pakistani boy with American dream, Changez Khan. He is enjoying his life in America and he used to say that he loves America but suddenly one thing happened and it changes his whole life. The movie starts with the kidnapping of American professor, who is teaching at Lahore university. Then Bobby comes to take interview of Changez, who is also teaching at same university. Bobby is CIA agent. The interview is happening at Lahore cafe and all together th...

This blog is a part of my academic activity which given in this below link... Click here.. " Midnight's Children " a novel  by British-Indian author  Salman Rushdie   and  "Midnight's Children" film  was made and released in 2012 directed by Canadian-Indian director  Deepa Mehta . The story is about two boys who born at 12 at midnight when India got its independence. Saleem and Shiva. Story involves four generation from grand father of Saleem to the son of Saleem. Both Saleem and Shiva has telepathy power to call other children who born at that same night in that one hour. They called themselves midnight's children. It also talks about emergency by Indira Gandhi. This movie has postcolonial aspects. Here we are trying to see some postcolonial aspects which movie has. The birth of Saleem and Shiva at same time, it also shows the birth of two nations India and Pakistan. And with growth of both these boys the growth of two nations are also sh...

Here is my thinking activity on the basis upon this below video :- ● What is an Orientalism? In simple words, The representation of Asia, its people and culture, by western world is called Orientalism. The exaggerated view of East as a backward and uncivilized then the West. This stereotyped image of East, which is created by West is called Orientalism. The way West typically interpret East is noted by some of scholars and they are studying this branch of Orientalism. “Orientalism” is title of the book by Edward Said. ● What is Occidentalism :- Occidentalism is a counter term of Orientalism. In this term it represents how East is defying West. Some scholars have researched about how East is looking towards West, its people and its culture. It shows the stereotypes which East have for West.  ● “ Orientalism"  by Edward Said :- Edward Said has said in his interview with MIF that why he has ponder upon the Orientalism. First reason he has give...

Here is my thinking activity upon Colonialism, Postcolonialism and Imperialism ... according to Ania Loomba.... ●  Ania Loomba:-   Ania Loomba is a Indian Literary scholar. She is an author of Colonialism & Postcolonialism and works as a Literature Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Her Works are ... Here... Ania Loomba’s is clearly the best exposition on [postcolonialism] so far. … Loomba’s book becomes the first worthwhile contribution to the dime-a-dozen summaries of the subject. Her Book - Colonialism/ Postcolonialism (2nd Edition). In this Book she contains 4 huge Chapters and individual sub - chapter each one. 1. Situating Colonial & Postcolonial studies. 2. Colonial & Postcolonial identities. 3. Challenging Colonialism. 4. Conclusion : Globalization and Future of Post Colonial Studies. ◆ In Pitterbarry's Book:-  ● What is ... ADOPT, ADAPT & ADEPT. ADOPT:   Write upon Western Writers. ADAPT:...

Here is my answer according to this below thinking activity.... Click here.. Shashi Tharoor (born 9 March 1956) is an Indian politician, writer and a former career international diplomat  who is currently serving as Member of Parliament, Loksabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. He also serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs and All India Professionals Congress. He talks about various aspects and give his interpretations in his speech. ● His speeches videos are :-  1. Speech at Oxford Union. 2. Looking back at the British Raj in India: The University of  Edinburgh. 3. Exclusive interview by Karan Thapar On His book  " An Era of Darkness." 4. About British Colonialism in India in His New Book ' An Era of Darkness'. 1. Write on key arguments in Shashi Tharoor's book - " An Era of Darkness".    This book  " An Era of Darkness "  which is by Shashi Tharoor and it contains ...

Here is my task which given to us by our mam (MKBU).... Transcendentalism comes from the Latin word transcendere, which means to "climb over or beyond.” ◆ Definition of Transcendentalism:- Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that started in the 1830s with the belief that the most important reality is what is sensed or what is intuitive, rather than what is thought such as scientific knowledge. often Transcendentalism A literary and philosophical movement arising in 19th-century New England, associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Margaret Fuller and asserting the existence of an ideal spiritual reality that transcends empirical and scientific reality and is knowable through intuition. ◆ What is   Transcendentalism:- TRANSCENDENTALISM is a very formal word that describes a very simple idea. People, men and women equally, have knowledge about themselves and the world around them that "transcends" or goes beyond what they can see, hear, tas...

This blog is a part of my academic activity, the link of given task is here... Click here... According to modern literature and when we study "Virginia woolf" novel "To the Lighthouse" and majorly its focus on subconsciousness of human mind and how the human relation are developed and how it's breaking. To the Lighthouse is a 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf. The novel centres on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920. 1. How can you explain that 'what' Virginia Woolf wanted to say (for example, the complexity of human relationship, the everyday battles that people are at in their relationship with near and dear ones, the struggle of a female artist against the values of middle/upper class society etc) can only be said in the way she has said? The narrative technique which Virginia Woolf has chosen is the best way to say what she wanted to say. She don’t want anything which make people...