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M.A. (PART- I) ENGLISH
Indian Literature in English (1820s onwards)
(Paper – I) April 2016
M.A. (Part-I) ENGLISH
Indian Literature in English (1820s onwards)
(Paper – I) (OCT-16)
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Q.P.Code: 28829
(3 Hours)
[Total Marks: 100
N. B. (1) All questions are compulsory
(2) All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) The introduction of English studies in India during the first half of the nineteenth
century proved to be a boon in disguise. Elucidate this statement.
OR
(b) Comment on the contributions of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru for the
development of prose in Indian English Literature.
OR
(c) Discuss the functions of myth and history in the contemporary Indian English
literature.
2. (a) Rajmohan’s Wife is a story of trials and tribulations of Matangini, a beautiful and
heroic women character representing the 19th century India. Sketch the character in the
light of this statement.
OR
(b) Indian English poets during the pre independence period followed suit in terms of
themes, forms and prosody of the Romantic and Victorian poets. Elucidate.
OR
(c) Comment on the use of humour, irony and satire in R. K. Narayan’s Swami and
Friends.
3. (a) “Although Shashi Deshpande does not have an overt feminist agenda, women are
at the centre of her writing”. Illustrate this statement with appropriate examples from the
novel, A Matter of Time.
OR
(b) Amitav Ghosh’s Calcutta Chromosome is a science fiction with post-colonial
undertones. Justify your answer with appropriate examples from the novel.
OR
(c) The post independence Indian English poetry is very Indian and experimental.
Discuss.
4. (a) “A woman in man’s world is considered progressive, but a man is a woman’s world is considered pathetic.” Substantiate this statement from Mahesh Dattani’s Dance
Like a Man.
OR
(b) Illustrate the statement that “Pratap Sharma’s Touch of Brightness deals with the
matter that is highly undesirable to show on the stage.”
OR
(c) Compare and contrast the women’s issues in both the plays, Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man and Pratap Sharma’s Touch of Brightness.
***
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Q.P.Code: 37310
(3 Hours) [Total Marks: 100]
N. B. (1) All questions are compulsory
(2) All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) Do you agree with the view that the introduction of English in Indian 25
education system proved to be a boon in disguise?
OR
(b) Consider the impact of Gandhi and Nehru’s vision of India and how they are reflected in Indian English Literature.
OR
(c) Discuss the trends and tendencies of the contemporary Indian English
literature.
2. (a) Sketch the character of Matangini from Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s 25
Rajmohan’s Wife.
OR
(b) Comment on the experimentation with language, theme and form in the
colonial Indian poetry in English.
OR
(c) Consider R. K. Narayan’s Swami and Friends as an early Indian English
Novel.
3. (a) Discuss themes of silence, gender difference, passive suffering and familial 25
relationship as reflected in Shashi Deshpande’s A Matter of Time.
OR
(b) Consider Amitav Ghosh’s Calcutta Chromosome as a science fiction.
OR
(c) The post independence Indian English poetry is very Indian and experimental.
Discuss.
4. (a) “A woman in man’s world is considered progressive, but a man in a woman’s 25
world is considered pathetic.” Illustrate the statement from Dattani’s Dance
Like a Man.
OR
(b) Comment on the man-woman relationship in Pratap Sharma’s A Touch of
Brightness.
OR
(c) To what extent do Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man and Pratap Sharma’s Touch of Brightness contribute to the growth and development of Indian
English Drama?
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Q.P.Code: 28828
(3 Hours)
[Total Marks: 100
N. B. (1) All questions are compulsory
(2) All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) Critically evaluate Macaulay’s statement in his famous minute “we must at present do our best to form a class of persons Indian in blood and colour and English in
taste, opinions in morals and in intellect.”
OR
(b) The partition literature is marked by emotional outburst and the prime concern of
this literature is a range of issues like massacre, rape, destruction, displacement and
migration of population. Elaborate.
OR
(c) Discuss the trends and tendencies in the post independence Indian English
literature.
2. (a) Discuss Bankim Chandra Chaterjee’s portrayal of Matangini as a ‘New Woman Power’ in the nineteenth century India in general and Bengal in particular.
OR
(b) “Indian poets writing in English have succeeded to nativize or indianize English in order to reveal typical Indian situations.” Substantiate the statement.
OR
(c) Critically examine the theme of friendship being fraught with quarrel, disputes,
and rivalry in R. K. Narayan’s Swami and Friends.
3. (a) Explain how Shashi Deshpande has explored a complex human nature in her
novel, A Matter of Time.
OR
(b) Do you think that Amitav Ghosh’s Calcutta Chromosome is a perfect blend of
fact and fiction? Justify your answer with appropriate examples from the novel.
OR
(c) “The rise of female poetic-voice is the most significant event in the post
independence Indian English poetry which depicts the changing position of a woman in
the modern Indian society.” Elaborate. 4. (a) “The gender notions of Amritlal in Dance Like a Man foil his son’s desire of
becoming a Bharatnatyam dancer.” Discuss Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man in the
light of this statement.
OR
(b) Comment on the main thematic concerns of Pratap Sharma’s play, A Touch of
Brightness.
OR
(c) Compare and contrast the dramatic techniques employed in Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man and Pratap Sharma’s Touch of Brightness.
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Paper / Subject Code: 93906 / English - Paper I - Indian Literature in English (1820s onwards)
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