Thinking Activity: cultural studies - workshop by Dr. Kalyani vallath ( optional)

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  Here my blog.  Thos task given by Dr. Dilip Barad.  Dilip Barad sir  head of the  department    English ,  Maharaja Krishna kumarshihaji bhavnagar University.  So this blog  related  to  cultural studies.   Here i'm thaking about D.r  kalyani vallath  ma'am.   Dr.Kalyani  ma'am  belongs to  kerela. She talked about cultural studies. Her personality  is  Good.  Her speech  is Good.  And her pronunciation  of spelling  is correct. So  i have learned  many spleeing.

 Question:《1》 what   is your understanding about the  concept  of cultural studies? 
         

 Answer:

About my  understanding on cultural studies.  So cultural studies  is different.   All people  come in different  culture. Culture  is  pure. Culture  always  accepts  new things and always  like traditional.    Sohuman culture  is very different.  And behavior, religion,  knowledge  etc. Factors  important  in cultural.   We can see the one image.

 So culture  is same like this image.

 Question: 《2》 How would you  explain  a Layman about cultural studies?


Answer:  

   Kalyani   Ma'am gives   example of  Assam' poverty  and slavery and they  cut animals and eat with the blood. I have mentioned  one factor.  Even  today there are many cast that still sacrifice  goats. 

 Question:《3》 If you  are  asked in interview to teach cultural  studies- How would you introduce  it. 

Answer:

  First  of all , I'm asked about   what  is cultural study ?  And why cultural studies  us important in  literature?  And  why cultural  and socity connected ?

  Question:《4》 How many example from the  sessions  were so catchy tgar you  will never forget it? Write this it.

Answer: 
Dr.  kalyani  ma'am    gives so many example of  cultural . For example like,  high -class people  and middle- class  people.   I  have compared  with  Marx' s concept.  I   have compared  with one book  like  "  The Hairy Ape" by  Eugene O'Neil.   This book suggests  classism.

Question:《5》 Anything  else...

Answer:  From starting to  finish ,it was good . And madam spoke very well. Thanks for Dr. Dilip Barad sir. Because  this full and good session organized  sir.  Sir sent  one link of feedback and than give feedback  sir so i have got one certificate.

Thank  you....

Thinking Activity:Sahitya Akademi Award 2019: shashi Tharoor's An Era of Darkness

Thinking Activity:  Sahitya  Akademi Award:2019 Shashi Throor's An Era of Darkness :

 Hello readers !

    Here on my blog. This task given by Dr. Dilip  Barad  sir. We can see his  blog link:Click here  .  This blog related  shashi Tharoor:   An Era of Darkness. So let us  few information  about Shahi Tharoor .
☆  Thinking  Activity   related this  four questions:

  

《1》  Argument   you  liked the most.

《2》 Try  to justify  the reason for your  likes.

《3》 you can  search of reviews of this book and write more one it.

《4》 Try to make critique  of this work.( s.p.  on this blog you  will  find film  trailers and  a speech by Dr. Shithanshu Trivedi , you are  not  supposed  to  write anything  on either films or the speech.)

 

☆ FEW INFORMATION ABOUT SHASHI THAROOR :

 Shashi Tharoor is an indian politician,  writer and a former career international  diplomat ,who is currently  serving as member of parliament  lok sabha fron Thiruvanthapuram, kerala,since 2009.

  "An Era of Darkness "

  his  very famous  novel.  Shashi Tharoor  described  British rule on india.  And many of ideas  described  in this novel. Like colonialism.  So,What is colonialism? We can see this one video  about colonialism  in  India.

 Colonial India was  the part  of the Indian subcontinent that was under the jurisdiction  of Eropean colonial powers. During the age of Discovery. Some images of colonialism  in India. An Era of Darkness "  his  very famous  novel.  Shashi Tharoor  described  British rule on india.  And many of ideas  described  in this novel. Like colonialism.some images of colonialism in India. 

In this novel i have compared with  Thomas Hardy's book "  Heart of Darkness ", and other example  like   Raja Rao's novel  " Kanthapura." 

☆ Another example  like:

 

 So  about  my opinions on this  colonialism.  So i am not like this because  we can see the many problem  come in India  andonly reason for this. When 'The East India Company '   is English but afer came in India.  So Indian  people   many of struggling in life this time. So many of problem  come in india.  But some development  in India.



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Thinking Activity onJohn Keats

◇ Thinking Activity on John Keats

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This  task given by  Dr. Heenaba Zala  madam.This blog  related to the John Keats's view on death. His   many work related  to the  death. John Keats  describes  his personal  life in work. I love death more.  Because more secrets are hidden in death.  Have we ever wondered what happens to us after death?  I  like  John Keats' s view.  Why always  to fear for death? Why people  not understand ? Death is truth. Losts of question  but sometime   we can not understand. John Keats   give  many example.   

 ☆ About  my  opinion on  death:

 Death and nature is same.  Becaus  when some issue  come in nature so some mystery  of  death and natural  elements.  We can see the  sentences  of old people.  Said    , " something  become wrong."   So  this mentality   not change.  If you like, you will have a chance to get one.   so we can  understand  why  death is different? And about  my opinion on  death so death is very important  in lofe. Death give the  many change . We can see the   some experience  of the death. Many type of death. But some reason  involved  inthis problem.  So death is imagination. Same like nature.  Because  we can see the  when you  come in nature. But  are see the nature? Are you  feel that nature?  So  death is same like nature.   Why death is only illusion.  About  my view  on death so  death  is dream.  कब, क्यु,  और  केसे  यही  तीन सवाल   लोगो को   मृत्यु के बारे मे भयभीत  कर देता है ।

 Death  give  many  factors.  Like solutions  of many thing.  This  poem is very short but give the full  meaning.  Poet compaed with memory  and death. 

  

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Thinking Activity:Indian poetics: prof. Vinod Joshi's exprt Lecters

 ☆ Thinking Activity: Indian  poetics prof.Vinod Joshi's exprt lecters:

 Hello reader!

This task  given by  Dr. Dilip Barad sir.  He was organized  prof.vinod Joshi's Lecters in Department of english.   So   Dr.vinod Joshi sir  came in Department  of English.  And aslo  came gujarati  students  in this lecture. I have use of gujarati language in this blog. 

     

 □   ડૉ.વિનોદ જોશીનો પરિચય:

વિનોદ જોશી સરનો  જન્મ  ભોરગડા   ગામમાં થયો હતો.જે અમરેલી જિલ્લામાં આવેલું છે. વિનોદ જોશી   
 સારા લેખક  અને વિવેચક  છે. અને  સારા એવા કવિ પણ છે. " શિખંડી",  "કૂંચી આપો બાઇજી" જેવા તેમના  સારા કાવ્યો છે. યુનિવર્સિટીના ઇગ્લીશ ડિપાર્ટમેન્ટમાં ડૉ.  વિનોદ જોશી  સરને  આવકારવામાં  આવ્યા હતા. અને    તેેેેમનુસ્વાગત પણ કરવામાં આવ્યુંહતું.

● ડૉ. વિનોદ જોશી સમજાવેલુ   ભારતનુ  કાવ્યશાસ્ત્ર:

    વિનોદ જોશી સરે   ભારતીય   કાવ્યશાસ્ત્રની ખૂબ જ સારી  વાત  કરી.    ભારતનુ કાવ્યશાસ્ત્ર  વિદેશી   કાવ્યશાસ્ત્ર  સાવ અલગ જ છે.  કાલિદાસ, વ્યાસ, એ  ભારતના  વિવેચકો  છે.  જયારે  શેક્સપિયર  , અને  મિલ્ટન  એ વિદેશી  વિવેચકો છે.  દરેક  દેશનું  કાવ્યશાસ્ત્ર   અલગ-અલગ પ્રકારનું  છે.  ભરતમૂનિ ,અન્નવર્ધન, કુંતક, વામન, ભામ, દંડી, ગુપ્ત  એ ભારતના વિવેચકો છે. 

 

 ☆  First  day   to 7  day information about Indian  poetics:

   Ravina's  blog:  Click here .


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પરોઢિયુ

   પરોઢિયુ  તો આળા મરડીને ,
  જગાડીને   ટાઢ  ઉડાડીને ,
 ફૂલડાને જગાડતૂ  ગયુ.
 
 ઝાકળીયુ બાઘા  જેવી આખો કરી,
 સૂરજ   સામે  નજરુ  નાખી,
   ઝાટકો  નાખી સંતાઈ  ગયુ.


આભલૂય ચાદંલા  ઉખેડી,
ધોળા- ધોળા  વાદળામા,
 પંખીડૂ  માળો  બનાવી ઊડી ગયુ.


આખરી  જંગ તો   ઘણી,
છેવટે   હણાઈ ને ,
સમાવાનુ  ઠાઠડીમા. 

Thinking Activity : know Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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This task given by Dr. Dilip Barad sir.  This blog related to  well-known  Author  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  we can see these Dilip Barad  sir's blog Click here . 

 ☆ Listen  talks by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on:

  《1》  The Danger of  single  story :

  《2》 we shall  all be feminist :

  

《3》 Importance of  Truth in post- truth Era:

  So  this  three video  is Good . Click here  . In first  video . Her  ideas about culture.  Culture  always  different.  Many problem  come in life and only reason  for culture.    Let's see the some questions.


◇ Question:1 whether  you  liked or disliked the view?

  Answer: About  my opinion on  this  view .so first   I have think  about  this view  so something  is wrong  become in socity.No thus cultural is good.  We can see this video.  She said that one story .  This story  about  one boy . And she was described  boy's condition.  Click here.   No I am not like this . Because  I saw the many  many movies  and read the some books for example  myth of Mahabharata  and Ramayana .


 ◇ Question: 2  why you  liked or disliked?

 Answer: 
 About  my opinion on this  topic . So sometimes   I like this feminist,   truth in post- truth Era,  etc.  Feminist  is  important  because  some some problem sole in society.  We can see this video.  So feminist  is most important  in women's life. We can see the life of women.  Women  always  struggling in  life . For exam  Mahabharata ' character  like Droupadi.

She always  struggling in life. Five hasband but five hasbands not protected  her life. And another  example  like  Ramayana's character  like sita. So Rama is ideal person .but what sita's  life ?    And currently  event of priyanka Reddy' s  case and also before case like nirbhaya . So why always  women  struggling  in life we can see one image:

  

  Another  example example  like  movie  like ,Article  15 's  Image :

  we can see this image first two girl's rape in this movie  and than two girl's  death.  So we can understood  why feminist  is important  in society?

women's  dream always  different.  See this image:  

 So  dream   is dream  for women  because   not sports  to society.  So never get the  successful  in Women's  dream.    Question: 3 which  views  you  like disliked?
     Answer: Both view   I have liked. Because  this both view  is very important.  Truth is important  in post- truth Era.  And also feminist  is  important  . See this one image:

Human beings not listening  to the  truth. So truth  same like this image. But truth is important.  Human beings  not like truth.  


  Question: 4  Has these views  helped  in better  understanding of  literature and  life.

Answer:   we can see this video.About  my opinion on this both topic.    So yes   truth  important  in post truth  era and this both view  is helping  in life and literature.  I have give one example  book like?  "The Bluest Eyes"   this book  written  by  Toni Morission . Toni Morrison  described  character  of picola.  She always  struggling  in life so picola is symbolic of  need for feminist. So I have understood  in literature  when I saw this video.  And than I  have give my opinion  on this book.  If  feminist  developed and many problem  solved in women's life.  And for me feminist  is important in life.  Truth   always  Good  but people  not like this. Only human beings  like goody goody  thinks.  For example  news news is fack  but people  like this. See this  video:

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Thanking Activity : I . A .Richards : verbal analysis

Thinking  Activity: I.A. Richard's  : verbal  analysis

Hello reader!
 

This task given by Dr. Dilip Barad sir.  This blog  related to the I.A.Rechard's view use in poetry.  This  blog  related  to the  Thinking  activity. Do verbal analysis of the  poem/ song/ films  song/ lyrics/ hymns/ devotional  songs or any poetic expression in any language. 

☆  Introduction:   

  I . A  Richard   was  critic  , poet   and  teacher   who  was   highly   influential  in  developing. A new  way  of reading   poetry.  "Principal  of  literary   criticism " ,and " practical  critics." We can see  this video. I.A  Richard  give  view of practical  criticism in this  video.  

      ☆    one poem  in gujarati language:

              પાદઙુ  કેવી રીતે  પીળું થયું કોને ખબર?
              એટલે કે  ઝાઙમાથી શુ ગયુ કોને ખબર?
          
         શહેર પર ખાગી   થઈ વરસી પડી આખી વસંત 
       એક જણ નાખશિખ  ઉજજઙ રહી ગયુ કને ગયુ કોને ખબર?
  
       શાહીમાથી આમ કા ઢોળાય  છે  તારા  સ્મરણ 
      એને મારું  એક મન  ઓછું   પડયું  કોને ખબર? 

     સ્વપ્નમાં વહેતી 'તી  નહેરો  તારા ચહેરાની સતત, 
      ને   આંખમાંથી  શુ  વહયુ કોને ખબર?
  
     માછલીએ  એકદા જળને  પૂછ્યું:તુ કોણ છે?
    એના ઉત્તર શોધવા જળ કયાં ગયુ કોને ખબર?

      મે અરીસાને અમસ્તો ઉપલક જોવો 'રમેશ ',
  કોણ એમાંથી  મને જોતું  રહ્યું કોને ખબર?  

          
                  - રમેશ પારેખ 


I  have understood  this  poem.   About my   understanding on this poem.  So I give you  my ideas  on this poem. If you are related to an enjoyment that is related to your life. . There is also a related one to rejoice about the life that has been neglected, and that is the only way to get the most out of your life.  સ્વપ્નમાં વહેતી 'તી  નહેરો  તારા ચહેરાની સતત, 
      ને   આંખમાંથી  શુ  વહયુ કોને ખબર?  This stanza  suggests  like, As dreams come and the canals flow, even as the morning falls, they do not know what flows from their eyes in the morning.

            " માછલીએ  એકદા જળને  પૂછ્યું:તુ કોણ છે?

              એના ઉત્તર શોધવા જળ કયાં ગયુ કોને ખબર?"

     

This metaphor is so well consumed that man spends his entire life in search of a second life.

           " મે અરીસાને અમસ્તો ઉપલક જોવો 'રમેશ ',

              કોણ એમાંથી  મને જોતું  રહ્યું કોને ખબર?  "

      

  In this stanza  is Good because  understand  of  human nature and other  ideas  like  relationship. This line wants to say that when we are in love with someone we look in the mirror too.  And we are immersed in it.  Many of metaphor use in this poetry.  

   

☆  Anothe example  of poetry  : This poem in gujarati  language) see this poem.

                 કોઈની બુધ્ધિના  પાંજરામાં  
              ટહુકીયા કરવાનું મને મંજૂર નથી;

   

                 કોઈ  પ્રેમને નામે ડંખયા કરે ,

             અને ઇચ્છા મુજબ મને ઝંખયા કરે;

     જે બોલે  તે બોલવાનું  ને નાગ જેમ  ડોલવાનું

                        મને  મંજૂર નથી 
          પોતાની આખ  હોય  પોતાની પાંખ હોય,

                            પોતાનુ આભ હોય, પોતાનુ ગીત હોય, 
              મનની  માલિક હું  મારે તે બીક શી? 

                             હું  તો મૌલિક છું. 

           

                              હા માં  હા કહીને  ઠીક ઠીક રહીને ,

                                  મને  ઠીક ઠીક રહેવાનું મંજૂર નથી 

             

                             માપસર બોલવાનું માપસર ચાલવાનું ,

          માપસર પહેરવાનું  માપસર  પોઢવાનુ માપસર ઓઢવાનું

                  માપસર  હળવાનુ, માપસર  ઓગળવાનુ
                                   
                       મને આવુ પીગળવાનુ મંજુર નથી. 

        

                       બુદ્ધિના  પાંજરામાં  લાગણીનું પંખી થઈ 

                      ટહુકયા  કરવાનું મને મંજૂર નથી. 

  

  

                                 -   કૄષણ  દવે 

  

        I have understood . The poem spoke of the killing of a bird and the murder of a bird.      

There is nothing wrong with a bird or a dwarf man's life, but it is not a matter of respect for a man or a bird to respect it.  Human beings  same like bird's life. Because  human being always struggling  in the life. Many of metaphor  use in this poem .Life of people is like a bird.  Because people also follow a lot in compulsion What do you mean by doing what the people of the society say and do? So this poem suggests  idea. So  we can understand  of the criticism.  And  we can understand  of I.A.Rechards view  on  poetry. 



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