ccuktAdvent of Mughals A. Answer the Following Questions: What were the reasons for Babur’s success in the First Battle of Panipat? Ans: Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the historic Battle of Panipat on April 21, 1526. Ibrahim Lodi was defeated and killed, and his army was routed. The key reasons for Babur’s victory were: What … Read more
Growth of British Power in India Fill in the Blanks Match the Following Column A Column B Abraham Darby Discovery of Coke George Stephenson Father of Railways James Hargreaves Spinning Jenny Thomas Roe Journal of the Mission to the Mughal Empire Richard Arkwright Spinning Frame Write whether the Statements are True or False Tick the … Read more
Theological Epigraph and the Idea of Inclusive Love “I will call them my people,which were not my people;and her beloved,which was not beloved.”— ROMANS 9:25 Toni Morrison, American novelist, quoted the above given epigraph of her novel Beloved (1987) from the New Testament; the King James translation of Romans 9:25. The apostle Paul is talking … Read more
M.K. Gandhi (Education / Childhood / Child Marriage / Learnings) Introduction: Gandhi’s Early Life and Education “I have already said that I was learning at the high school when I was married” comment on the given statement with reference to M.K Gandhi’s AutobiographyMahatma Gandhi, by name of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, (born October 2, 1869, Porbandar, … Read more
About the Author: Sharankumar Limbale is a Marathi novelist, poet, critic, and short story writer. He has penned more than 40 books but is best known for his autobiographical novel Akkarmashi published in 1984. It was translated into several Indian languages including Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi. He also wrote a critical work Towards an Aesthetics … Read more
Exorcism and Gothic Supernaturalism in Beloved “124 WAS SPITEFUL. Full of a baby’s venom. The women in the house knew it and so did the children” — Beloved (1987) is widely considered to be a modern take on the traditional Gothic literature. The novel, being a Gothic piece of work, is also a social document … Read more
Introduction I guess these men were more my female comrades than mere friends; my ‘thozis’ in fact. Doraisamy’s Early Life and Emotional Struggle Doraisamy, before becoming Revathi, was a perplexed transgender person who was in search of company for himself. As a human being, she was suffering from loneliness as he didn’t receive any comfort … Read more
Binodini Dasi life Binodini Dasi (1860–1941) actress and singer, was born in a suburb of Kolkata, inhabited mainly by sex-workers. Her family was poor and it is said to have been involved in prostitution. In her biography, she called herself a prostitute. She was married at the age of five, but later had no connection … Read more
Introduction: Salman Rushdie and the Novel Context Haroun and the sea of stories is a children book that is the fifth novel of Indian born-British American postcolonial author, Salman Rushdie. The novel, published in 1990, followed The Satanic Verses (1988). Fatwa and the Theme of Free Speech The significance of free speech is the crucial … Read more
Postmodern Fusion of Culture, Language, and Storytelling In Haroun and the sea of Stories, Rushdie fuses a mixture of pop-culture, literary references, Indo-Pakistani culturalisms, and imaginary people and places with a purpose of not only expressing profound social, political and religious ideas but also of emphasizing the importance of stories and storytelling in people’s lives. … Read more
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