‘Where Shall We Go This Summer’ is the fourth novel by Sahitya Academy Award winner Anita Desai dealing with prenatal neurosis…
Literature
‘Evam Indrajit’ is a three-act play by the Padmasri Award winning writer Badal Sircar. One of the best examples for the genre of ‘Absurd Drama’ by an Indian playwright
‘Our Casuarina Tree’ is an ode by the famous Indian poet Toru Dutt. Published in 1881, the poem is autobiographical and nostalgic.
‘The Teaching of English in India’ is an essay on how English is taught and should be taught in India in various levels of education, its difficulties and so on.
‘Nectar in a Sieve’ is one of the most acclaimed novel by the famous Indian novelist Kamala Markandaya. Published in 1954, the novel is about Rukmani, a…
‘A Handful of Rice’ is a Kamala Markandaya’s haunting novel about the plight of poor and wretched life – a novel about the struggle for survival. It was published in 1966.
‘Bali : The Sacrifice’ is a play written by Girish Karnad in Kannada as ‘Hittina Hunja’ in 1966. The story is taken from Jain mythology.
Yayati is an excerpt from Mahabharata, the great Indian epic. Yayati is a topsy-turvy tale of King Yayati that dwells on his obsession with lust and sex and how he is cursed to premature old age for his infidelity.
Australia by AD Hope is a popular poem in which the author presents a critical view of his country. Hope is a poet, essayist, critic and teacher. American…
‘The Elevation of the Depressed Classes’ is an invigorating speech delivered by Gopal Krishna Gokhale at the Dharwar Social Conference on 27th April, 1903.