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
Czech novelist Milan Kundera in his seminal work The Unbearable Lightness of Being posed an ever-recurring question: what can life be worth when the first rehearsal for life is life itself?
The chilly weather had a dramatic effect on Mary Shelley, transporting her and her Frankenstein to the depths of winter.
It has often been asserted that in today's complex geopolitical scenario, Gandhiji's ideology has little relevance. Political, social and cultural changes have been taking place in human society for centuries, but still people read Plato, Shakespeare, and Rabindranath because they are relevant; many are still keen to know the ideas and thoughts of Rammohan, Vidyasagar and Vivekananda.
The David Michôd's directorial is an adaptation of several plays from Shakespeare's Henriad, that will premiere at this year's Venice Film Festival on Spetember 2, 2019.
Of the numerous mind-boggling ifs in English literature, a truly notable one is what Charles Lamb might have been like as man and writer if in a fit of madness his sister had not slain their mother when he was only 21.
