Indian Shakespeare~I
We call him Shakespeare of India. We regard him as the greatest poet and playwright of ancient India. The world recognises him as one of the greatest poets of all time.
We call him Shakespeare of India. We regard him as the greatest poet and playwright of ancient India. The world recognises him as one of the greatest poets of all time.
Though the post office is considered to be the organization that was Indianised first amongst all colonial-era institutions, its inertia in continuing with old names is quite intriguing.
There is a tide in the affairs of men/ Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.” So said Shakespeare, little knowing that in Pakistani English his words might be twisted to squeeze a fortune out of a flood.
Though unveiled in the aftermath of the supposedly receding pandemic, there is an element of the decidedly disingenuous in the bifurcation of the English literature syllabus for ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12).
If we feel depressed or discouraged during this pandemic, we can certainly remember the examples set by great minds who not only endured devastating plagues, but also came out triumphant. We may want to draw inspiration from these brave men who made the best out of their excruciatingly difficult situations
English as a language may not be native to India but there are certainly more English speakers in India than in Britain. Knowledge of English in our country symbolises better education and greater sophistication. In our multilingual country English is popular in almost all the regions.
Polymath Rabindranath Tagore's wisdom teaches us about how we need to consider the larger picture for India's progress.
In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter a whole lot how old age is portrayed in either literature or philosophy because the deterioration of the human body due to old age is something inevitable and irreversible. This doesn't necessarily imply that we lose our wisdom or drive to engage in activities that we are passionate about.
There can be various points of disagreement with Rabindranath Tagores critical juxtaposition of Kalidasas Abhijyan Sakuntalam and William Shakespeares Tempest.
It was Shakespeare’s Lear who cried out in exasperation, “Oh, argue not the need.” His daughters, Goneril and Regan, embodiments…
