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Cultural studies - Workshop by Dr. Kalyani Vallath    Hello readers! Here is my blog on Cultural studies workshop by Dr. Kalyan Vallath. Kalyani madam came from Kerala for teaching at the department of English.  Dr. Dilip Barad sir had organised a wonderful session by kalyani madam. Her teaching style is very different than others. that's why we enjoyed the whole day session without any hesitations. We learn from her and we got many more knowledge from her. Here are some questions : 1 ) What is your understanding about the concepts of Cultural studies?                In my point of view Cultural studies means  Studies of our Culture. Our Culture is so different than other cultures. How relate Cultural studies with literature is very important in cultural studies. Cultural studies provide us with invaluable skills in writing, thinking and expression.     ...

Sahitya Akademi Award 2019: Shashi Tharoor's An Era of Darkness Hello readers! Here is my blog on Sahitya Akademi Award 2019: Shashi Tharoor's An Era of Darkness as Sunday reading blog. Shashi Tharoor :           Shashi Tharoor was born in London. Dr Tharoor was educated in India and the United States, completing a PhD in 1978 at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. In 1998 the World Economic Forum in Davos named him a ‘Global Leader of Tomorrow’.   Dr. Tharoor has served as Minister of State for Human Resource Development and Minister of State for External Affairs in the Government of India.            In a passionate argument lok sabha MP Shashi Tharoor demanded reparation payment from the UK to india for 200 years of its colonial rules.           The speech at Oxford by Shashi ...

Thinking Activity on John Keats: Finding out approaches to Death in Literature Hello readers! Here is my blog on Thinking Activity on John Keats: Finding out approaches to Death in Literature by Dr. Heenaba Zala, Department of English.   John Keats(1795-1821) Keats devotion to beauty and poetry is all the more remarkable in view of his lowly origin. John Keats was famous poet.               John Keats four odes, on a Grecian Urn, To a Nightingale, To Autumn and To Psyche. This poems are like an invitation to a feast. In Ode to a Nightingale may find four things a love of sensuous beauty , a  touch of pessimism, a purely pagan conception of nature and a strong individualism.  If I Should die              by Emily Dickinson  "If I should die, and you should live  And time should gurgle on,...

Mathew Arnold's View points on characteristics on good poetry and Criticism. Hello readers! Here I would like to write my blog as a task given by Dilip Barad sir, kidhu Head of English Department to write our understanding on  Mathew Arnold's view points on good poetry and Criticism. Mathew Arnold : Mattew was an English poet and cultural critics. Matthew Arnold one of the foremost critics of 19th century is often regarded as the father of modern English criticism . Arnold's work as literary critic started with "Preface to poems " in 1853 .It is a kind of manifesto of his critical creed . It reflects classicism as well his views on grand poetic style . Arnold was classicist who loved art , literature and Hellenic culture . Matthew Arnold's views on good poetry and Criticisms Matthew Arnold isa intellectual gaint of Victorian period. His views on characteristics of best poetry where man stay in future. Metthew Arnold co...

Indian poetics : Expert lecture on Indian poetics by Vinod Joshi Hello readers! Here is my blog on Expert lecture on Indian poetics by Vinod Joshi sir. Indian poetics is in our syllabus. Dilip Barad sir had organised a weakly session by Vinod Joshi sir ( Gujarati kavi and professor of Gujarat) we all enjoyed fruit full session and get many more knowledge by Vinod Joshi sir. Criticism -  વિવેચક        In the first lecture sir give some brief introduction about criticism and also discuss the difference between western criticism and Indian criticism. Western criticism - results Indian criticism.   - process         Indian criticism are unique because of its process. Bharat Muni created the language based on that language. Sect of interest: Bharat Muni spoke of his interest in six studies of nightmares In the context of the play, Natsirus spoke Concept  - વિભા...

Know the Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Hello readers!!! Here is my blog on A famous Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This task is given by Professor Dilip Barad sir as a Sunday reading or thinking activity. In the task sir give three videos to watch and give some questions answered regarding  those videos. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie:         Adichie is a young Nigerian author, she provides a powerful tool for facing history classroom. She is a very famous author in Nigeria.        She talks on three topics The Danger of single story We should all be feminist Importance of truth in post truth era.               In the first video " The Danger of single story" a 2009 TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a young Nigerian author.         She argues that  inherent in the...