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 (e-content developed by Dr N A Jarandikar) “Light, oh, where is the light?” is a poem written by Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore is a well-known Indian poet, dramatist, and novelist. He wrote in Bengali and English. “Gitanjali” is his famous poetry collection, for which Rabindranath Tagore was honored with the Nobel Prize. The poem “Light, oh, where is the Light?” is taken from “Gitanjali.” It deals with the poet’s feelings of doubt and faith towards God. The speaker in the poem says that there is no light. The lamp is there, but without a flame. The speaker goes on explaining the darkness in his life, mentioning that the sky is full of clouds. Rain is pouring continuously, and the clouds thunder and the wind howls. Time is passing, but the deep night does not pass. Like the dense night, the speaker’s life is filled with darkness. The speaker argues that “Death would be preferable.” For a moment, the speaker observes lightning in the sky, but that light, the speaker says,...

(e-content developed by Dr N A Jarandikar)   “When my play was with Thee” is a poem written by Rabindranath Tagore, a well-known poet, novelist, and dramatist. “Geetanjali” is his famous poetry collection that earned him the Nobel Prize. The poem “When my play was with thee” is taken from “Geetanjali.” In the poem, the speaker talks about his childhood experiences, recalling that his childhood life was “riotous.” The reason for his happiness was a strange person, whom the speaker did not know at that time. The speaker affectionately calls this companion “My playmate.” The speaker admits that, while playing with the playmate, “he had no fear, no shame.” Many times, the playmate would sing for him. The speaker could not understand the meaning of these songs, but he would be happy because the songs were meant for him only. Thus, the speaker’s childhood life was full of joy due to the playmate. Now, the speaker is grown up, and his childhood games are over. He understands the true natu...

          (e-content  created by Dr N A Jarandikar)   “I Say unto Waris Shah” is a poem written by Amrita Pritam, a well-known Punjabi writer honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, and the Bharatiya Dnyanpeeth. In the poem, she appeals to Waris Shah to wake up from his grave and turn over a page of the Book of Love. According to the poet, when one daughter of the fabled Punjab wept, Waris Shah gave voice to her silent grief. Today, a million daughters of Punjab are weeping, but there is no one to speak about their condition. The poet then describes the miserable state of the daughters and paints a somber picture of Punjab. The pastures are full of corpses, the river Chenab has turned crimson, and someone has poured poison into the five rivers of Punjab, making the once fertile land toxic. Not only the water and land but also the wind in Punjab has become poisonous, causing the people to behave madly. As a result, the songs...

  B.A. Part I (Discipline Specific Core) (Paper –II) (Semester – II) Modern Indian Writing in English Translation (CBCS along with NEP) Detailed Syllabus Poems – Unit 1.              Rabindra Nath Tagore:   i) Light, Oh Where is the Light?   ii) When My Play Was With Thee Amrita Pritam: i) I Say Unto Waris Shah Unit 2. G. M. Muktibodh:   i) The Void ii) So Very Far Play - Unit 3.   Satish Alekar – Mahanirvan Unit 4. Satish Alekar – Mahanirvan     Pattern of Question Paper Semester II   (Paper –II)                                            Total Marks – 40             Q. 1. Multiple ch...

  B. A. Part III Special English INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY CRITICISM (CBCS) Semester VI (Paper XII) (DSE- E136) Module V: Romantic Criticism: William Wordsworth’s Theory of Poetic Diction (From William Wordsworth’s Preface to Lyrical Ballads) Module VI: Victorian Criticism: Matthew Arnold’s Touchstone Method ( From Matthew Arnold’s The Study of Poetry) Module VII: Modern Criticism: T S Eliot’s Tradition and Individual Talent (1919) Module VIII: Practical Criticism: Poetry   Question Paper Pattern Total Marks: 40 Q1. Objective type Question Marks A) Multiple choice questions with four alternatives. 4 B) Answer the following questions in one word/phrase/sentence each.   4 (Q1. A and B to be set on topics covering Module V to VII) (At least one item to be set on e...