Author: Sudhir Kumar Arora
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN: 9788126906482
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In India, After Independence, A Change Felt By Women Was That Many Of The Established Norms Of The Society Were Intended To Check Or Clip Their Growth As Person And Not As Possession . Many Literary Writers Raised Their Voices Against This Old Tradition.In Indian English Literature, Kamala Markandaya An Outstanding Novelist On The Contemporary Commonwealth Literary Scene And Ranks With Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan And Raja Rao Has Initiated The Lead Of Women S Transformation From Possession To Person Through Her Writings. She Has Shown The New Face Of Her Women Who Seek Self-Fulfillment Through Self-Expression In A Milieu Where There Is A Mutuality, Understanding And Tenderness. Although Her Women Do Not Rebel, They Make The Society Realize Of Their Presence As Persons And Not Mere Possession . The New Woman, Clinging To Her Basic Values And Changing Herself According To The Changing Circumstances, Goes Ahead On The Way Seeking For Her Own Identity With New Depth And Getting Recognition. Kamala Markandaya Has Realistically Presented Emotional, Moral And Spiritual Problems Of New Woman. The New Woman In Her Novels Is Not In Proper But In Making . Acquainting The Readers With Kamala Markandaya, The Present Book Seeks To Explore The Unexplored Aspects Of Her Women, To Present The Change In Their Identity, To Highlight The New Image Through A Probe Into Her Novels, And Finally To Show Her Feminist Moral Concern Through An In Depth Investigation Into Sexual And Familial Relationship. It Is Hoped That The Book Will Prove Useful To The Students And Teachers Of Indian English Literature. Since It Focuses On Images Of Women, Even The General Readers Will Find It Interesting And Feel Encouraged To Read The Masterpiece Works Of Kamala Markandaya.
A Study of Kamala Markandaya's Women
Author: Sudhir Kumar Arora
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN: 9788126906482
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In India, After Independence, A Change Felt By Women Was That Many Of The Established Norms Of The Society Were Intended To Check Or Clip Their Growth As Person And Not As Possession . Many Literary Writers Raised Their Voices Against This Old Tradition.In Indian English Literature, Kamala Markandaya An Outstanding Novelist On The Contemporary Commonwealth Literary Scene And Ranks With Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan And Raja Rao Has Initiated The Lead Of Women S Transformation From Possession To Person Through Her Writings. She Has Shown The New Face Of Her Women Who Seek Self-Fulfillment Through Self-Expression In A Milieu Where There Is A Mutuality, Understanding And Tenderness. Although Her Women Do Not Rebel, They Make The Society Realize Of Their Presence As Persons And Not Mere Possession . The New Woman, Clinging To Her Basic Values And Changing Herself According To The Changing Circumstances, Goes Ahead On The Way Seeking For Her Own Identity With New Depth And Getting Recognition. Kamala Markandaya Has Realistically Presented Emotional, Moral And Spiritual Problems Of New Woman. The New Woman In Her Novels Is Not In Proper But In Making . Acquainting The Readers With Kamala Markandaya, The Present Book Seeks To Explore The Unexplored Aspects Of Her Women, To Present The Change In Their Identity, To Highlight The New Image Through A Probe Into Her Novels, And Finally To Show Her Feminist Moral Concern Through An In Depth Investigation Into Sexual And Familial Relationship. It Is Hoped That The Book Will Prove Useful To The Students And Teachers Of Indian English Literature. Since It Focuses On Images Of Women, Even The General Readers Will Find It Interesting And Feel Encouraged To Read The Masterpiece Works Of Kamala Markandaya.
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN: 9788126906482
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In India, After Independence, A Change Felt By Women Was That Many Of The Established Norms Of The Society Were Intended To Check Or Clip Their Growth As Person And Not As Possession . Many Literary Writers Raised Their Voices Against This Old Tradition.In Indian English Literature, Kamala Markandaya An Outstanding Novelist On The Contemporary Commonwealth Literary Scene And Ranks With Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan And Raja Rao Has Initiated The Lead Of Women S Transformation From Possession To Person Through Her Writings. She Has Shown The New Face Of Her Women Who Seek Self-Fulfillment Through Self-Expression In A Milieu Where There Is A Mutuality, Understanding And Tenderness. Although Her Women Do Not Rebel, They Make The Society Realize Of Their Presence As Persons And Not Mere Possession . The New Woman, Clinging To Her Basic Values And Changing Herself According To The Changing Circumstances, Goes Ahead On The Way Seeking For Her Own Identity With New Depth And Getting Recognition. Kamala Markandaya Has Realistically Presented Emotional, Moral And Spiritual Problems Of New Woman. The New Woman In Her Novels Is Not In Proper But In Making . Acquainting The Readers With Kamala Markandaya, The Present Book Seeks To Explore The Unexplored Aspects Of Her Women, To Present The Change In Their Identity, To Highlight The New Image Through A Probe Into Her Novels, And Finally To Show Her Feminist Moral Concern Through An In Depth Investigation Into Sexual And Familial Relationship. It Is Hoped That The Book Will Prove Useful To The Students And Teachers Of Indian English Literature. Since It Focuses On Images Of Women, Even The General Readers Will Find It Interesting And Feel Encouraged To Read The Masterpiece Works Of Kamala Markandaya.
Dark Holds No Terrors
Author: Shashi Deshpande
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351181618
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Why are you still alive-why didn't you die?' Years on, Sarita still remembers her mother's bitter words uttered when as a little girl she was unable to save her younger brother from drowning. Now, her mother is dead and Sarita returns to the family home, ostensibly to take care of her father, but in reality to escape the nightmarish brutality her husband inflicts on her every night. In the quiet of her old father's company Sarita reflects on the events of her life: her stultifying small town childhood, her domineering mother, her marriage to the charismatic young poet Mahohar.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351181618
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Why are you still alive-why didn't you die?' Years on, Sarita still remembers her mother's bitter words uttered when as a little girl she was unable to save her younger brother from drowning. Now, her mother is dead and Sarita returns to the family home, ostensibly to take care of her father, but in reality to escape the nightmarish brutality her husband inflicts on her every night. In the quiet of her old father's company Sarita reflects on the events of her life: her stultifying small town childhood, her domineering mother, her marriage to the charismatic young poet Mahohar.
Nectar in a Sieve
Author: Kamala Markandaya
Publisher: Ravenio Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
“This Is a Novel to Retain in Your Heart and Library” —Milwaukee Journal In the sun-baked fields of rural India, Rukmani and Nathan toil side by side, their love woven into the very fabric of the land. Their days are marked by the rhythm of seasons—the planting of rice saplings, the monsoon rains that breathe life into parched soil, and the harvest that sustains their family. But life is not idyllic. Famine stalks the village, and hunger gnaws at their bellies. Rukmani clings to hope, her spirit unyielding even as the world shifts around her. She witnesses the encroachment of modernity—the distant hum of factories, the allure of city lights—and wonders if progress will bring salvation or destruction. As Rukmani’s children grow, so do their dreams. Selvam, the eldest, seeks education beyond the village; Irawaddy, the daughter, yearns for love and security. Through it all, Rukmani remains the heart of their home, her hands stained with the colors of life—earth, blood, and sweat. Nectar in a Sieve is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Kamala Markandaya’s prose weaves a tapestry of love, loss, and endurance. Amidst the harsh realities of poverty and change, Rukmani’s unwavering love for Nathan becomes a beacon—a nectar that sustains them through hardship. “An elemental book. It has something better than power, the truth of distilled experience.” —New York Herald Tribune “Unique in poetic beauty, in classically restrained and controlled tragedy.”—Dorothy Canfield Fisher, noted author and critic “Will wring your hearts.”—Associated Press “A superb job in telling her story.”—Christian Science Monitor
Publisher: Ravenio Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
“This Is a Novel to Retain in Your Heart and Library” —Milwaukee Journal In the sun-baked fields of rural India, Rukmani and Nathan toil side by side, their love woven into the very fabric of the land. Their days are marked by the rhythm of seasons—the planting of rice saplings, the monsoon rains that breathe life into parched soil, and the harvest that sustains their family. But life is not idyllic. Famine stalks the village, and hunger gnaws at their bellies. Rukmani clings to hope, her spirit unyielding even as the world shifts around her. She witnesses the encroachment of modernity—the distant hum of factories, the allure of city lights—and wonders if progress will bring salvation or destruction. As Rukmani’s children grow, so do their dreams. Selvam, the eldest, seeks education beyond the village; Irawaddy, the daughter, yearns for love and security. Through it all, Rukmani remains the heart of their home, her hands stained with the colors of life—earth, blood, and sweat. Nectar in a Sieve is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Kamala Markandaya’s prose weaves a tapestry of love, loss, and endurance. Amidst the harsh realities of poverty and change, Rukmani’s unwavering love for Nathan becomes a beacon—a nectar that sustains them through hardship. “An elemental book. It has something better than power, the truth of distilled experience.” —New York Herald Tribune “Unique in poetic beauty, in classically restrained and controlled tragedy.”—Dorothy Canfield Fisher, noted author and critic “Will wring your hearts.”—Associated Press “A superb job in telling her story.”—Christian Science Monitor
A Handful of Rice
Author: Kamala Markandaya
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
"Kamala Markandaya, whose Nectar in a Sieve (1955) was a miniature epic about India's poor, returns to the earlier concerns of that book in A Handful of Rice. Ravi is a village son who has left his desolate, destitute home for the promise of the city. There he falls into the company of similarly rootless young men, presided over by the wily city boy, Damodar, who appears fitfully through the book as a seducer to criminal and get-rich-quick schemes which Damodar is clever enough to survive and thrive by. By a chance misdeed, Ravi becomes acquainted with the tailor Apu and his family; Apu's daughter Nalini wins his heart and brings him from the streets into the already crowded household, first as Apu's apprentice, then his son-in-law. The author recreates the life of the respectable poor with moving fidelity as they face the problems of food, illness, unemployment. When Apu dies, the still rebellious but worn Ravi, now a father of three and head of the household, cannot keep his customers. After the death of his son, he reverts to the street, but Damodar now discards him as unfit for dangerous enterprises, and he ends storming the rice supplies with the mob. A portrait in poverty, which is part of the history of our times. It is less compelling than the earlier book as a novel while managing the same concerned compassion."--Kirkus
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
"Kamala Markandaya, whose Nectar in a Sieve (1955) was a miniature epic about India's poor, returns to the earlier concerns of that book in A Handful of Rice. Ravi is a village son who has left his desolate, destitute home for the promise of the city. There he falls into the company of similarly rootless young men, presided over by the wily city boy, Damodar, who appears fitfully through the book as a seducer to criminal and get-rich-quick schemes which Damodar is clever enough to survive and thrive by. By a chance misdeed, Ravi becomes acquainted with the tailor Apu and his family; Apu's daughter Nalini wins his heart and brings him from the streets into the already crowded household, first as Apu's apprentice, then his son-in-law. The author recreates the life of the respectable poor with moving fidelity as they face the problems of food, illness, unemployment. When Apu dies, the still rebellious but worn Ravi, now a father of three and head of the household, cannot keep his customers. After the death of his son, he reverts to the street, but Damodar now discards him as unfit for dangerous enterprises, and he ends storming the rice supplies with the mob. A portrait in poverty, which is part of the history of our times. It is less compelling than the earlier book as a novel while managing the same concerned compassion."--Kirkus
The New Woman in Indian English Fiction
Author: Sharad Srivastava
Publisher: Creative Book Company (New Delhi)
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Publisher: Creative Book Company (New Delhi)
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Kamala Markandaya
Author: Manmohan Krishna Bhatnagar
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN: 9788126901401
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Indian English Literature Has Established Its Credentials All Over The World. Still Litterateurs In This Stream Have To Be Continuously Appraised And Evaluated And Key Issues Like The Impact Of Multiculturality And The Role Assigned To Women Have To Be Confronted And Analysed Threadbare Not Merely In Theory But Also Through The Elucidation Of Key Texts From This Perspective. The Present Volume Scrutinizes Kamala Markandaya S Corpus As Part Of This General Critical Endeavour.The Volume Comprises Scholarly Studies Of Nectar In A Sieve, Possession, A Handful Of Rice, A Silence Of Desire And Pleasure City, Besides Examining In Depth Kamala Markandaya S Rural Sensibility, The Silent Saga Of Suffering Chronicled In Her Novels, Her Philosophic Vision Of Life, Her Portrayal Of Social Tensions And Her Feminist Poetics, Taking A Holistic View Of Her Writings.An Indispensable Source Of Fresh And Innovative Insight Into The Making Of Markandaya S Craft Of Fiction. A Useful Supplement To The Existing Studies Of Her Novels. An Original Perspective On Life, Society, Values, Gender-Issues And Related Areas For Students, Teachers, Researchers Working In The Fields Of Literary Theory, Fiction Studies, Aesthetics, Culture, Philosophy And The Sociology Of Literature.
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN: 9788126901401
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Indian English Literature Has Established Its Credentials All Over The World. Still Litterateurs In This Stream Have To Be Continuously Appraised And Evaluated And Key Issues Like The Impact Of Multiculturality And The Role Assigned To Women Have To Be Confronted And Analysed Threadbare Not Merely In Theory But Also Through The Elucidation Of Key Texts From This Perspective. The Present Volume Scrutinizes Kamala Markandaya S Corpus As Part Of This General Critical Endeavour.The Volume Comprises Scholarly Studies Of Nectar In A Sieve, Possession, A Handful Of Rice, A Silence Of Desire And Pleasure City, Besides Examining In Depth Kamala Markandaya S Rural Sensibility, The Silent Saga Of Suffering Chronicled In Her Novels, Her Philosophic Vision Of Life, Her Portrayal Of Social Tensions And Her Feminist Poetics, Taking A Holistic View Of Her Writings.An Indispensable Source Of Fresh And Innovative Insight Into The Making Of Markandaya S Craft Of Fiction. A Useful Supplement To The Existing Studies Of Her Novels. An Original Perspective On Life, Society, Values, Gender-Issues And Related Areas For Students, Teachers, Researchers Working In The Fields Of Literary Theory, Fiction Studies, Aesthetics, Culture, Philosophy And The Sociology Of Literature.
Small Remedies
Author: Shashi Deshpande
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780140294873
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Shashi Deshpande's latest novel explores the lives of two women, one obsessed with music and the other a passionate believer in Communism, who break away from their families to seek fulfilment in public life. Savitribai Indorekar, born into an orthodox Hindu family, elopes with her Muslim lover and accompanist, Ghulaam Saab, to pursue a career in music. Gentle, strong-willed Leela, on the other hand, gives her life to the Party, and to working with the factory workers of Bombay. Fifty years after these events have been set in motion, Madhu, Leela's niece, travels to Bhavanipur, Savitribai's home in her last years, to write a biography of Bai. Caught in her own despair over the loss of her only son. Madhu tries to make sense of the lives of Bai and those around her, and in doing so, seeks to find a way out of her own grief.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780140294873
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Shashi Deshpande's latest novel explores the lives of two women, one obsessed with music and the other a passionate believer in Communism, who break away from their families to seek fulfilment in public life. Savitribai Indorekar, born into an orthodox Hindu family, elopes with her Muslim lover and accompanist, Ghulaam Saab, to pursue a career in music. Gentle, strong-willed Leela, on the other hand, gives her life to the Party, and to working with the factory workers of Bombay. Fifty years after these events have been set in motion, Madhu, Leela's niece, travels to Bhavanipur, Savitribai's home in her last years, to write a biography of Bai. Caught in her own despair over the loss of her only son. Madhu tries to make sense of the lives of Bai and those around her, and in doing so, seeks to find a way out of her own grief.
Class Consciousness in the Novels of Kamala Markandaya
Author: Pravati Misra
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN: 9788126900015
Category : Class consciousness in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Book Aims At An Evaluation Of The Novels Of Kamala Markandaya In The Perspective Of Class-Consciousness Embedded In Her Fictional Narrative. The Study Attempts To Explore The Impact Of Class-Consciousness On The Attitudes, Manners And Conditions Of Living In The Context Of Modern India As It Moves From A Conservative And Traditional Social Order To A Liberal And Urbanised Socio-Economic And Cultural Ethos. It Seeks To Explore Markandaya S Concern With The Predicament Of The Individual In A Class-Ridden Society Subjected To A Process Of Radical Change. An Attempt Has Been Made To Substantiate The Hypothesis That In The Process Of This Change, The Self Confronts Tensions, Uncertainties And Conflicts That Lead To Deep Psychological And Spiritual Wounds. The Self, With Its Desires, Instincts And Dreams, Encounters A World Of Reality Governed By Social, Economic And Cultural Forces. This Encounter Leads To A Crisis Of Identity. The Self Tries To Surmount This Crisis Through Resistance Or Reconciliation, Through Protest Or Surrender. In This Process Of Self S Grappling With Reality, There Is Anguish And Suffering. This Study, In Short, Is An Attempt To Exploring The Paradox Of Human Condition In Terms Of Conflict Between Self And Society, Between Free Will And Necessity.
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN: 9788126900015
Category : Class consciousness in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Book Aims At An Evaluation Of The Novels Of Kamala Markandaya In The Perspective Of Class-Consciousness Embedded In Her Fictional Narrative. The Study Attempts To Explore The Impact Of Class-Consciousness On The Attitudes, Manners And Conditions Of Living In The Context Of Modern India As It Moves From A Conservative And Traditional Social Order To A Liberal And Urbanised Socio-Economic And Cultural Ethos. It Seeks To Explore Markandaya S Concern With The Predicament Of The Individual In A Class-Ridden Society Subjected To A Process Of Radical Change. An Attempt Has Been Made To Substantiate The Hypothesis That In The Process Of This Change, The Self Confronts Tensions, Uncertainties And Conflicts That Lead To Deep Psychological And Spiritual Wounds. The Self, With Its Desires, Instincts And Dreams, Encounters A World Of Reality Governed By Social, Economic And Cultural Forces. This Encounter Leads To A Crisis Of Identity. The Self Tries To Surmount This Crisis Through Resistance Or Reconciliation, Through Protest Or Surrender. In This Process Of Self S Grappling With Reality, There Is Anguish And Suffering. This Study, In Short, Is An Attempt To Exploring The Paradox Of Human Condition In Terms Of Conflict Between Self And Society, Between Free Will And Necessity.
CONTEXTUALISING THE ‘FEMALE IMAGINATION’: A STUDY OF SHASHI DESHPANDE’S SHORT FICTION
Author: GEETA JANET DKHAR
Publisher: Archers & Elevators Publishing House
ISBN: 9390996953
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher: Archers & Elevators Publishing House
ISBN: 9390996953
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Kamala Markandaya : A Literary Exploration
Author: Dr. Arjun R. Masal
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359134475
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The ethos and essence of every culture is seen, marked and reflected in all the forms of literature practicsed during the period in the society. The issues and elements related to human life which affect and shape human life are of a great importance. They include society, social issues like faith, superstition, religion, intra-personal, interpersonal and man-woman relationships, war, peace, love, hatred, cruelty, design, cultural conflict, hunger, survival, assertion of suppressed classes, etc. have been focused and interpreted in the creative literary works.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359134475
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The ethos and essence of every culture is seen, marked and reflected in all the forms of literature practicsed during the period in the society. The issues and elements related to human life which affect and shape human life are of a great importance. They include society, social issues like faith, superstition, religion, intra-personal, interpersonal and man-woman relationships, war, peace, love, hatred, cruelty, design, cultural conflict, hunger, survival, assertion of suppressed classes, etc. have been focused and interpreted in the creative literary works.