The Bachelor of Arts by R K Narayan Summary The Bachelor of Arts by R K Narayan is one of his best novels. In this novel, he has used the character of Chandran to tell his own storey and put in the parts of his own life. It looks like Narayan’s heroes aren’t very heroic … Read more
The Concept of The Theatre of the Absurd The Theatre of the Absurd is a term that was originally used to refer to a breach of logic. It has taken on a broad and varied meaning in contemporary theology, philosophy, and the arts, where it expresses the inability of traditional values to meet man’s spiritual … Read more
The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus IntroductionThe New Colossus is a poem by Emma Lazarus, an American poet who lived from 1849 to 1987. She wrote it in 1883. During her brief lifetime, she witnessed the United States being transformed by an influx of immigrants. Even though her family had been in America since the … Read more
Success is Counted Sweetest by Emily Dickinson Introduction to the poemEmily Dickinson (1830-1886) is widely regarded as one of America’s greatest poets. She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, the daughter of a wealthy lawyer. She lived in seclusion, yet the depth of her emotions compelled her to express them in a metrical composition. Her one-of-a-kind … Read more
Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 Background: The poem was inspired by the vista from Westminster Bridge on July 31, 1802, when the majority of residents were still in bed and industries had not yet stoked their fires and contaminated the air with smoke. He and his sister, Dorothy, were crossing the bridge in … Read more
“If You Call Me” is the fifth poem in Sarojini Naidu’s Gates of Delight collection of eight poems. All eight poems are on the poet’s condition as a lover and the glory of the beloved. The poetess expresses complete surrender to the beloved’s devotion. She derives all of her life strength from her beloved’s delight and appears to seek to give her life away to him.
Karma by Khushwant Singh About Khushwant Singh Khushwant Singh (1915–2014), a brilliant and straightforward writer, was a man of letters, a lawyer, and a journalist by profession, a novelist, a playwright, and a short storey writer in the twentieth century. He served in the Indian Foreign Service in Toronto, Canada, England, UNESCO, and Paris, among … Read more
Prospects of Democracy in India by B. R. Ambedkar About The Author Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Ambavade, Maharashtra. His father was a British Army officer stationed at the Mhow Cantonment. His father pushed him to pursue an education. He graduated from Mumbai’s Elphinstone High School in 1907. He … Read more
The gift of Magi Summary Jim and Della, a poor couple who are in love with each other are focus characters in the interesting story “The Gift of Magi.” It’s a classic story about giving and receiving affection. The family’s squalid living conditions are described in detail in the storey. It is two possessions that … Read more
A TRYST WITH DESTINY About the Author Born in Allahabad, India, in 1889, Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister and a statesman of an independent India. He was also a freedom fighter, a social reformer, a lawyer by trade, and the author of many books. Because he went to Harrow, Cambridge, and London for … Read more
Our Urgent Need for Self Esteem by Nathaniel Branden About Nathaniel Branden Nathaniel Branden “the father of the self-esteem movement”, is a leading psychologist in America and a pioneer in self-esteem development. Following the publication of Ayn Rand’s magnum opus Atlas Shrugged, Nathaniel Branden established the Nathaniel Branden Institute and gave lectures on Rand’s philosophy … Read more
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Introduction Edgar Allan Poe’s poem The Raven is a narrative poem. The poem is remembered for its musicality, stylized language, and surreal atmosphere, and was first published in January 1845. It tells the story of a mysterious visit from a talking raven to a distraught lover, charting the man’s gradual descent into madness. The lover, who appears to be … Read more
