Irony in Abhigyan Shakuntalam by Kalidasa Kalidasa being a phenomenal writer in Sanskrit literature extracts a simple story from the Mahabharata and gives it a new treatment by introducing the curse motif and the ring motif along with the structural device of irony . Irony has been employed as a powerful literary…

Narayan's The Guide Theme R. K. Narayan is mainly concerned with man's life in the universe. His concern is human destiny and he deals with man's predicament in the universe, his inter-personal relationships, and the life of man in connection with human relationships. The theme of The Guide studies compl…

Mulk Raj Anand Untouchable Summary Part I (Pages 11 to 17) The Outcastes' Colony The outcastes' colony was a group of mud walled houses situated outside the town and was inhabited by washermen, the leather workers and the scavengers of Bulandshahr. The houses are cluster together in two rows, under the s…

Rudali Summary Rudali is a famous story by Mahasweta Devi that has attracted the attention of readers and critics alike. The narrative revolves around a poor woman from lower strata of society. She is Sanichari , one born on Saturday. Her name itself suggests her present plight where there is no place for joy or ce…

The God of Small Things Themes Contents [ hide ] Introduction Arundhati Roy's novel The God of Small Things is a blending of several themes . The narration starts with the return of a brother and a sister twins (Estha and Rahel) who had parted at their seventh year and now they have come back to Ayemene…

Critical appreciation of Lakshman Toru Dutt had a thorough knowledge of India's traditional past and this had given her a strong foundation for a better superstructure to be constructed over the edifice. In the stories of the Ramayana , the Mahabharata , the Vishnu Purana and Srimadbhagavat , Toru Dutt found ric…

The Flute Player of Brindaban Poem Analysis ‘The Flute Player of Brindaban' is Lord Krishna who, according to Hindu mythology , was the incarnation (avataar) of Vishnu, one of the gods of Hindu trinity, the other two being Brahama and Maheshwar (Lord Shiva). Traditionally it is believed that Lord Vishnu comes…