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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

 

1. Comment on the significance of the following lines: (10×3=30)
2. That would thy beauty fain, oh, fain rehearse,
   May Love defend thee from Oblivion’s curse.
3. Sometimes I think that nothing

that ever comes into this houses

goes out.

 

3. Of one dying poet I was not afraid,

in conversation like an avalanche….

 

4. 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.

 

5. But someone told me
   he got two lines
   in an inside column
   of a Madras newspaper.

 

6. More candles, more lanterns, more neighbours,
   more insects, and the endless rain.

 

7. I am always

appreciating the good spirit.

 

8. 8. we are meeting today
   to wish her bon voyage.

 

9. Religious experience is of a self -certifying character. It carries its own credentials.

 

10. i would rather roam with kalidasa or kabir

or go on a spiritual journey with dante.

 

PART  B

1. II. Answer any EIGHT of the following in about 150 words each: (8×5=40)

 

11. 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.

13. Compare and contrast Toru Dutt’s sense of nostalgia and childhood memories with

that of Dom Moraes.

14. Explain how So Many Hungers embodies Bhavani Bhattacharya’s vision of India in

one of her tragic and historic moments.

15. 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?

16. Write on the significance of the title The God of Small Things.
17. How effective is the flashback technique in The Guide?
18. What picture of youth does Mulk Raj Anand present in Bakha?
19. Comment on the aspects of humour in Tughlaq.
20. 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)

 

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. “The visual representation of the poem The Bus is the poet’s achievement.”

Do you agree with this view? Give reasons.

24. Discuss the theme of reality in The Guide.
25. Attempt an appreciation of Girish Karnad’s Tughlaq’s attempt to bring out the conflict

between theology and monarchy.

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2011

EL 1803 – INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH – 20TH C

 

 

Date : 20-04-2011             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

                                                                 

                                                          SECTION A    

 

1. Comment on the significance of the following lines: (10×3=30marks)

 

1. O sweet companions, loved with love intense

For your sakes, shall the tree be ever dear.

 

2. Our accounts of God are likely stories, but all the same legendary.

 

3. And oft at nights the garden overflows

     With one sweet song that seems to have no close…….

 

4. That is showing good spirit

   I am always appreciating the good spirit.

 

5. Lose themselves among other things lost long ago among other things lost long ago

.

6. I watched the flame feeding on my mother.

 

7. And you are reduced
   to so much small change

    in her hand.

 

8. Cauvery flows in my veins

    Chamundi hills rise in my

    mind with stars afloat.

 

9. There is a first question, whether at all there is really a Renaissance in India.

That depends a good deal on what we mean by the word.

 

10. No two religious systems seem to agree in their answers to the question of experience.

 

 

 

 

                                                           

                                                                        SECTION B

 

1. II. Answer any EIGHT of the following in about 150 words each:- 8×5=40

 

11.’When politics turns dirty and futile, an Individual’s role in shaping history becomes    important.” How does Juggat Singh prove this in Train to Pakistan?

 

12. Analyse the conflict between theology and monarchy as depicted in Tughlaq.

 

13. How successful is Mulk Raj Anand in his depiction of the abuse of an exploited class in The Untouchables ?

 

14. Attempt an appreciation of Dom Moraes’ expression of his traumatic childhood in A Letter .

 

15. Attempt an appreciation of the display of compassionate humanism and energy of ordinary life in The Guide.

 

16.“ Creativity comes out of sustained attention to one’s own experience, one’s own locality, landscape “- How does this statement form the basis of A.K. Ramanujan’s poem   Small– Scale Reflections on a Great House?

 

17. Analyse the conflicts and human concerns discussed by Tagore in Mukta-Dhara.

 

18. How does Raja Rao’s Kanthapura become a microcosm of the traditional Indian society with its entrenched caste hierarchy?

 

19. Elaborate on the Central theme of self-discovery in English, August.

 

20. What are the major conflicts dealt with by Babhani Bhattacharya in So Many Hungers?

                                                       

SECTION C

 

III. Attempt any TWO of the following in about 500 words each: –                        (2×15=30marks)

 

21. A Critical study of the beginnings of Indian writing in English in terms of the Anglo-Indian,

Indo-anglian and Indian literature, and its growth and development .

 

22. Do you believe that India can embody the best of its unique cultural heritage and also

simultaneously become a ‘modern nation’? Elucidate Sri Aurobindo’s assertion that the

true gift of the renaissance was the modern Indian Nation.

 

23. In what ways have Ezekiel, Ramanujan and Kolatkar carved out a distinct identity of

their  own in terms of  style and techniques? Discuss.

 

24. Bring out the essence of the unquestioning theory of Hindu Dharma as reflected in SriRadhakrishnan’s

essay.

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 1803 – INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH – 20TH C

 

 

Date : 25-04-2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

SECTION A

 

I  Comment on the significance of the following lines:-                                                 10×3=30         

 

1. The reason why I keep writing is still the same. For me it is the music of survival.

 

2. I looked at her and said: / we have poetry / so we do not die of history.

 

3. And you are reduced/ to so much small change/ in her hand.

 

4. She stands outside herself,/ Sometimes in all four corners of a room.

 

5. We were not made for love alone, my Love

 

6. And, chewing the holy cud, flock slowly home.

 

7. Only being what I am/ Hurts, and hurts the world although it does not know.

 

8. I listened to you and obeyed you. I tolerated your prejudices because you are my mother.

 

9. Maybe we should all run away from home like Javed. For five minutes everyday.

 

10. The municipal pipe bursts, silver crashes to the ground.

 

SECTION B

 

            II  Answer any EIGHT of the following in about 150 words each:-                          8×5=40

  

                           

11. How did Meena Alexander initially respond to poetry?

 

12. Examine the significance of Imitiaz Dharkar ‘s title Blessing to her poem.

 

13. What is the role assigned to the Chorus by Mahesh Dattani in his Final Solutions?

 

14. Describe Arun Kolatkar’s views on his trip to the temple of Khandoba in Jejuri .

 

15. What , according to you, is the special significance of Mulk Raj Anand’s The Untouchable

            in today’s world ?

16. Attempt an appreciation of R.K.Narayan’s deft depiction of the villagers in The Guide.
17. Discuss the main theme of The Family dinner.
18. Examine Girish Karnad’s potrayal of Tughlaq.
19. Attempt an appreciation of Tagore’s poetic genius.
20. What would you state as some of the endearing aspects of Dom Moraes as a poet?

 

SECTION C

            III Attempt any TWO of the following in about 500 words each:-                                      2×15=30

 

21. “Nizzim Ezekiel in Double horror takes his readers to a very different world.”          Examine the

validity of this statement.

22. Elaborate on the metaphysical aspects of love as reflected in And God revealed. 
23. Choose any TWO writers prescribed for your study and evaluate their works in terms of their choice

of themes .

24. What does Mahesh Dattani finally offer as solutions in his play Final Solutions ?

 

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