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
- The reason why I keep writing is still the same. For me it is the music of survival.
- I looked at her and said: / we have poetry / so we do not die of history.
- And you are reduced/ to so much small change/ in her hand.
- She stands outside herself,/ Sometimes in all four corners of a room.
- We were not made for love alone, my Love
- And, chewing the holy cud, flock slowly home.
- Only being what I am/ Hurts, and hurts the world although it does not know.
- I listened to you and obeyed you. I tolerated your prejudices because you are my mother.
- Maybe we should all run away from home like Javed. For five minutes everyday.
- 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
- How did Meena Alexander initially respond to poetry?
- Examine the significance of Imitiaz Dharkar ‘s title Blessing to her poem.
- What is the role assigned to the Chorus by Mahesh Dattani in his Final Solutions?
- Describe Arun Kolatkar’s views on his trip to the temple of Khandoba in Jejuri .
- What , according to you, is the special significance of Mulk Raj Anand’s The Untouchable
in today’s world ?
- Attempt an appreciation of R.K.Narayan’s deft depiction of the villagers in The Guide.
- Discuss the main theme of The Family dinner.
- Examine Girish Karnad’s potrayal of Tughlaq.
- Attempt an appreciation of Tagore’s poetic genius.
- 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
- “Nizzim Ezekiel in Double horror takes his readers to a very different world.” Examine the
validity of this statement.
- Elaborate on the metaphysical aspects of love as reflected in And God revealed.
- Choose any TWO writers prescribed for your study and evaluate their works in terms of their choice
of themes .
- What does Mahesh Dattani finally offer as solutions in his play Final Solutions ?