Bharti Dharaiya

  Edward Said on "Orientalism" Hello readers! Here is my blog on the interview with Edward Said on Orientalism. Featuring an interview with Edward Said professor, Columbia University and author of Orientalism. Introduced by Sut Jhally , University of Massachusetts Amherst. In particular Saif's 1978 book "Orientalism" will be regarded as profoundly significant. Orientalism revolutionized the study of the Middle East and helped to create and shape an entire new field of study such as post colonial theory, History, Anthropology, Political science and Cultural studies. The book is now being translated into twenty six languages and is required reading many times. The central argument of Orientalism is that the way that we acquire this knowledge is not innocent or objective but the end result of a process that reflects certain interests.  Edward Said talks about this book is that his interest in Orientalism began for two reasons, one it was an immediate thing that is...

Thinking Activity : To The Lighthouse Hello readers! Here is my blog on thinking Activity about To The Lighthouse in which we have to give an answer to the question which is mentioned by Dilip Barad sir in his blog.      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? (Key: The 'How' of the narrative technique is to be discussed along with features of the Stream of Consciousness technique which helps Woolf to put in an effective manner what she experienced in abstractions.) Yes, very appropriately Woolf used complexity in human relationships like Mr. Ramsay and Mrs. Ramsay. This kind of relationship we can find in everyone's relation in real life and also she said about the strug...

Thinking Activity : E.A. Poe's short story Hello readers! Here is my blog on thinking Activity reflected upon a short story by E.A. Poe's. About E.A. Poe : Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre. Credited to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, Poe has been regarded as one of the earliest American practitioners of the genre of short story. Poe has also significantly contributed to the then emerging genre of science fiction now known also as Sci-fi literature.The first well-known American writer who endeavored to earn bread and butter by writing alone, Poe had to live a financially difficult life and career. So, here is a short story by E.A Poe. 1. ‘The Tell-tale Heart’ :      " The Tell-Tale Heart" is about the guilt of a bad decision and how that guilt comes back to drive the said per...

Thinking activity : Role of teachers and learners. Hello readers! Here is my blog on thinking Activity : Role of teachers and learners. Which is given by Vaidehi ma'am. Role of English language in India :            According to R.K Singh, rather than going into discussion about English as a second language or foreign language, English should be accepted as a 'Neutral Language' in india. As it is a widely preferred medium of all transactions and communication, English should have a separate identity. So, what is the role of teachers and learners with English language? Role of teachers and learners :       Many of the changes students will see in our teaching approach can be explained by our desire to bring our teaching into harmony with the new discoveries about how the human brain learns. Role of teachers : The role of the teachers is the role of the leader who leads to students. Teachers start his presentation wit...

Thinking Activity on the scarlet letter  Hello readers!  Here is my blog on the scarlet letter novel which is written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This task is given by Heena ma'am from the department of English. In this task we have to do is that we felt pressure to conform to standards that others have set, but that we did not feel comfortable with.          We feel manier time to be like others at any place or anywhere . We are not in our comfort for many reasons. We feel insecure at places. Sometimes we feel that we are being for others. At that time we weren't comfortable with ourselves either. In this situation our dream and fortune is all like being for others. There is not our existence. For our existence we have to prove that we aren't others. We are in our comfort.          As we live in our life as ourselves that way we think that we are not with our comfort zone. We feel uncomforta...

  The role of English in india - # Unit one - #ELT Hello readers!  Here is my blog on the role of English in India which is in our syllabus in ELT paper. This task is given by Vaidehi ma'am. What is ELT ? "ELT is teaching of English to people whose first language is not English. ELT is an abbreviation for 'English language teaching' ".                  Introduction :              The concept of English is not a purely pedagogic construct and has to be understood in the large historical, social and educational context.              It is a socio political setup. So power is equal to knowledge. Elite class is equal to lower class ( lower class by authority, according to kapil Kapoor all people are equal).              ...

  Movie screening: To The Lighthouse Hello readers! Here is my Blogspot on movie screening : To The Lighthouse, based on the novel To the lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. Here I put some frames to study the movie. About Virginia Woolf :  Virginia Woolf was a pioneer of Stream of Consciousness as a narrative device, she was also considered one of the most important modernists of the 20th century. She wrote pioneering essays on artistic theory, literary history, women's writing and the politics of power. Her best known novels like Mrs. Dalloway, To The Lighthouse and many more.  To The Lighthouse : To The Lighthouse  is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published in 1927.Novel divided into three parts…   The Window  Time Passes The Lighthouse Very first frame :         The movie begins with two dolls and blowing candles. It is symbolised that there will be a woman character who suffers from the deep emotionally like candle bl...