LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIRST SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2010
EL 1803 – INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH – 20TH C
Date : 30-10-10 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
PART A
- Comment on the significance of the following lines: (10×3=30)
- That would thy beauty fain, oh, fain rehearse,
May Love defend thee from Oblivion’s curse. - Sometimes I think that nothing
that ever comes into this houses
goes out.
- Of one dying poet I was not afraid,
in conversation like an avalanche….
- There is a first question, whether at all there is really a renaissance in India.
That depends a great deal on what we mean by the word.
- But someone told me
he got two lines
in an inside column
of a Madras newspaper.
- More candles, more lanterns, more neighbours,
more insects, and the endless rain.
- I am always
appreciating the good spirit.
- 8. we are meeting today
to wish her bon voyage.
- Religious experience is of a self -certifying character. It carries its own credentials.
- i would rather roam with kalidasa or kabir
or go on a spiritual journey with dante.
PART B
- II. Answer any EIGHT of the following in about 150 words each: (8×5=40)
- 11. Discuss the process of self- discovery as reflected in English, August.
12 Attempt an analysis of the conflicts as discussed by Tagore in MuktaDhara.
- Compare and contrast Toru Dutt’s sense of nostalgia and childhood memories with
that of Dom Moraes.
- Explain how So Many Hungers embodies Bhavani Bhattacharya’s vision of India in
one of her tragic and historic moments.
- How effective is Khushwant Singh in showing the transformation of Mano –Majra
from a sleepy peaceful village to an epicenter of violence and blood shed in
Train to Pakistan?
- Write on the significance of the title The God of Small Things.
- How effective is the flashback technique in The Guide?
- What picture of youth does Mulk Raj Anand present in Bakha?
- Comment on the aspects of humour in Tughlaq.
- Why is Syed Amanuddin so sensitive about his nationality?
PART C
III Attempt any Two of the following in about 500 words each: (2×15=30)
- What goes into the making of an essentially Indian experience? Have Indian
writers succeeded in evolving a living tradition that takes into consideration
the diverse dimensions of experience? Analyze with examples from the prescribed texts.
- Discuss Sri Aurobindo’s contention that the Renaissance in India was not so much
a renaissance as discovery of western knowledge and a rediscovery of the values
of ancient Indian literature and culture.
- “The visual representation of the poem The Bus is the poet’s achievement.”
Do you agree with this view? Give reasons.
- Discuss the theme of reality in The Guide.
- Attempt an appreciation of Girish Karnad’s Tughlaq’s attempt to bring out the conflict
between theology and monarchy.
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