Postcolonial movie review :~

Movie screening- 1] Midnight's children and 2] The Reluctant Fundamentalist. So, this blog is a review of two movies from the post-colonial perspective, as a part of academic activity.

(1) Midnight's children :~

~ I would opinion of this movie ‘The midnight’s children’ with the help of postcolonial view. This movie is based on Salman Rushdie’s Midnight children.
~1) Nurse changes child because her lover Joseph said so. Joseph said that by changing the fortune of these two children it will be a revolutionary step. Again religion plays vital role to prove my arguments. A Christian is changing fortune and considers it as a revolutionary step. Nurse try show the human psychology that she changed the childrens, she think and show the thing of equality which all human faces problems and happiness in living life.
~2) Ahmed gives a new name Amina to Mumtaz after their Marriage. This situation show patriarchy and different identity of human life. It sounds very colonial that after marriage you have control over your wife. It is consciously or unconsciously gets reflected by female director. In this movie Mumtaz accepts the new name happily because you are so much colonized and it is so deep inside you that you don’t even realize that you are being colonized.
~3) When Saleem came to India we saw slum area and poorty, Parvati doing black magic shows backwardness of India. At the same time they show nuclear experiment, which shows progress of India.

These are some of my post colonial interpretations on this movie.

(2) The reluctant fundamentalist :~

~ 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ movie directed by Mira nair. It is not less than any Hollywood movie, the script is written by Salman Rushdie and mohsin Hamid.
~ In this movie based on Changaz Khan's life. The story is recounted in flashback by Changez.
~ This movie all about political controversy and 9/11 attack, the idea of East and West, American dream of Changez. Changez Khan leading main role in this movie. This movie reflects relationship between Pakistan and America. We realize that America is a capable country contrasting Pakistan.
~ In Postcolonial view that one country tries to control another country. So as we realize that America control Pakistan.
~ In America he is capable and intelligent individual as opposed to other individual in his office, yet he confronts great troubles in America. We can see Power of East and West in this movie.


Thank you.... 

Thinking activity of Waiting for Godot...

Thinking activity of Waiting for Godot.. 

1. What connection do you see in the setting (“A country road. A tree. Evening.”) of the play and these paintings?

~This  painting by Casper David Friedrich, suggest  the hope with the symbols of country road and tree evening.  Restlessness and Longing can be connected with waiting.
~The road and tree present the idea of barrenness. And the symbol of the country road indicates the absurdity, nothingness  there is all absurdity. This situation show hope to someone came and help us.

2. The tree is the only important ‘thing’ in the setting. What is the importance of tree in both acts? Why does Beckett grow a few leaves in Act II on the barren tree - The tree has four or five leaves - ?

~ Act 1 barren tree suggest absurdity in life.  It also shows the impact of world war ll. Hear writer try to locate the hope of Godot will come. Also show nature is not effect by human happiness and sorrow.

3. In both Acts, evening falls into night and moon rises. How would you like to interpret this ‘coming of night and moon’ when actually they are waiting for Godot?

~ Night can be signifies as death and moon signifies as hope. In both act same sequence and repetition of  scene . Moon suggests night which is symbol of darkness and death. Night symbolize that day is gone and Godot not come so its means that nothing happens, they are keep waiting for Godot.

4. The director feels the setting with some debris. Can you read any meaning in the contours of debris in the setting of the play?

~This play is written around first world war so we see the effect of world war ll. here debris used show destruction how war destroy human life, emotions, happiness.

5. The play begins with the dialogue “Nothing to be done”. How does the theme of ‘nothingness’ recurs in the play?

~ In this play we find two character Vladimir and Estragon they both are waiting for godot but during waiting for godot they have nothing to be done so by this two character we find very deep massage about life.

6. Do you agree: “The play (Waiting for Godot), we agreed, was a positive play, not negative, not pessimistic. As I saw it, with my blood and skin and eyes, the philosophy is: 'No matter what— atom bombs, hydrogen bombs, anything—life goes on. You can kill yourself, but you can't kill life." (E.G. Marshal who played Vladimir in original Broadway production 1950s)?

~ In this play we find both said positive and negative one side by this play is about the reality of human life. we see ourself in character of Vladimir and Estragon. Both represent to ordinary human life. It make us free from idea of God. The situation creat our own importance in our life more than God. Human can do anything without fear of God.
~ This play is also somehow effect on people's mind negative way. If person finds his life meaning less it leads his life towards depression.

7. How are the props like hat and boots used in the play? What is the symbolical significance of these?

~ Here boots represent as materialistic things. Estragon wears boots it represents materialistic things. It represents artificiality of life, Estragon not satisfied with his boots it hurts him. It shows unsatisfied nature of human.
~ Vladimir focuses on his hat. It shows his intellectual power in the play waiting for godot we find that he constantly think about godot.

9. Who according to you is Godot? God? An object of desire? Death? Goal? Success? or...

~ Hear Godot is a symbol of death. After doing all the things, we waiting for death. After all success and happiness , all desires in life nothing left. Then we waits for end, that is Godot that is death.
~ The act of waiting as essential and characteristics aspect of human life. Vladimir and Estragon not meet Godot but waits and do nothing. That shown by Beckett that Godot will never come and still we are waiting .

14. Vladimir and Estragon talks about ‘hanging’ themselves and commit suicide, but they do not do so. How do you read this idea of suicide in Existentialism?

~ In existentialism suicide is best art ever done. After happens everything, there is a need of national thinking, that is suicide. It is a favourite solution when feeling of absurdity came in life. Vladimir and Estragon ' s Waiting is significant of their steadfast hope and faith. They thought about suicide but not commit , because of hope of salvation that Godot will come.

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Thinking activity of The Birthday Party :

1) Why are two scenes of Lulu omitted from the movie?

~ In this movie i found two scenes of Lulu if omitted. To give the particular shape to the work also writer maybe prefer to include extra things and reduce something that burden the content part of the work.
~Another point, I think of Lulu's personality that has no such significance to carry out the flow further with some special effect.

2)  Is movie successful in giving us the effect of menace? Where you able to feel it while reading the text?

~ In this movie we can see the effect of menace in the movie, because while reading the play felt that Stanley's character shows a mysterious past which we are not informed about. I felt this while reading the long conversation between McCann, Stanley and Goldberg.

3)  Do you feel the effect of lurking danger while viewing the movie? Where you able to feel the same while reading the text.

~ Yes, I feel the suspense and lurking danger while viewing the movie. While reading the text when the party was going that scene particularly during that I feel lurking danger. I feel that now something will happen. At a time I also feel that this party is never going to end.

4) What do you read in 'newspaper' in the movie? Petey is reading newspaper to Meg, it torn into pieces by McCain, pieces are hidden by Petey in last scene.

~ In this movie we find various symbols like newspaper, the party, viewing angel of camera and many things. This symbols show various thing like: newspaper is symbol of connectivity between an individual and outer world. But here in this play it also gives the remembrance to Petey for his impotency by Meg’s insistence to him for repeatedly reading the incident regarding the fragility of a woman. And in last scene his affords has been hidden by Petey. He tries to hide the whole incident.

5) Camera is positioned over the head of McCain when he is playing Blind Man's Buff and is positioned at the top with a view of room like a cage (trap) when Stanley is playing it. What interpretations can you give to these positioning of camera?

~While seeing the film camera talks everything because the camera settings and it's position to creat the reality which we feel the concept of movie. When camera is positioned over the head of McCann when he is playing blind buff which demonstrates that McCann is at power position and is situated at the top with perspective of room like trap which symbolize that Stanley is trapped by stranger who were touching him.

8)    With which of the following observations you agree:
  “It probably wasn't possible to make a satisfactory film of "The Birthday Party."
  “It's impossible to imagine a better film of Pinter's play than this sensitive, disturbing version directed by William Friedkin”

~I agree that the movie shows very well: “Pinter restored theater to its basic elements: an enclosed space and unpredictable dialogue, where people are at the mercy of one another and pretense crumbles.” The whole film based on a single setting.

10)  Who would be your choice of actors to play the role of characters?

~ I like the character of Stanley, to show his character very well in movie.

Thinking Activity : To The Lighthouse

Thinking Activity : To The Lighthouse

2) Do you agree: "The novel is both the tribute and critique of Mrs. Ramsay"? (Key: Take some clues from the painting of Mrs Ramsay drawn by Lily Briscoe and the article by Andre Viola and Glenn Pedersen. Can we read Mrs. R in context of the idea of Ideal Indian Woman - Karyeshu dasi, Karaneshu manthri; Bhojeshu mata, Shayaneshu rambha; Kshamayeshu dharithri, Roopeshu lakshmi; Satkarma yukta, Kuladharma pathni. )

Ans :-  Yes I agree that the novel is both the tribute and critique of Mrs. Ramsay. Mrs. Ramsay is caring mother like any ordinary housewife. She always want to be perfect in her work. She likes to cook and she likes to feed to other. So we can say that Mrs. Ramsay is the perfect Ideal Woman.

4) In the article by Joseph Blotner, two myths are patterned together. Name the myths? How they are zeroed down to the symbols of 'Window' and 'Lighthouse'? How does the male phallic symbol represent feminine Mrs. Ramsay?

Ans :- We can find Oedipus myth and Pagan myth in To the Lighthouse ...

5) What do you understand by the German term 'Künstlerroman'? How can you justify that 'To The Lighthouse' is 'Künstlerroman' novel?

Ans :- Kunstlerroman is German term. Kunstlerroman menas Struggle of artist. in this novel Lilly Briscoe shown as a struggle artist because the character of Lilly show against patriarchy and follow her passion. So we can say that To The Light House is Kunstlerroman novel.

10) Why did Virginia give such prominence to the tale of the “Fisherman’s Wife”? In particular, why did she weave such a misogynist tale into the fabric of a book which so eloquently challenges received patriarchal notions about the roles and capabilities of women?

Ans :- Novelist has used the tale of "Fisherman and his wife" which is told by Mrs.Ramsay to james. In which wife is too much demanding. But hear Mrs. Ramsay is followed patriarchy that he always care his husband's wealth and accept his all orders. In this way writer makes a satire on Mrs.Ramsay that how she grown up her child with such ideas.

Thank you... 

Modern Poems :

Modernist Poems

Modernism is a philosophical movement that, along with cultural trends and changes, arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernism is not term to which a single meaning can be ascribed. It may be applied both to the content and to the form of a work, or to either in isolation. The term modernism encompasses the activities and output of those who felt the 'traditional' form of art, architecture, literature, religious faith, social organization and daily life were becoming outdated in the new economic, social and political condition.

10 very short Modernist Poem :~

1) The Embankment by T.E Humble :

This poem deals with the theme of nostalgia and loneliness. The poet presented with contrast between past and present. Writer try to use some metaphors like :~ Old star-eaten blanket, a flash of gold heels. This metaphor shows the imagination of writer.

2) Darkness by Joseph Campbell :

These poem shows disintereste and nothingness of life. It gives image of meaninglessness life of modern man. People are doing things for sake of doing not for any meaning.
Writer use some words like :~ Darkness, boghole, silver ribbon. This words show mamy meaning which make the different views by different people.

3) Edward Storer's 'Image' :

In this poem described the spiritual drought of human life. Hear writer used some words chaste white moon, loneliness and drought symbol of modern times. This symbols shows spirituality and it's aspect.

4) Ezra Pound's In a station of the metro :

This poem also based on imagism. Hear writer used some word to create reality morality of people's life. This word like, apparition, Petal and wet, black bough...

5) The Pool by Hilda Doolittle :

In this poem each line contains a different type of imagery. Writer used to allow the engaged reader to create a mental image to make the human emotions, feelings, psychology and philosophy of their text appealing to the five senses of the reader. Here the poem appeals to touch, hearing and seeing.

6) Richard Aldington's Insouciance :

In this poem has many different images 'Dreary trenches' use as metaphor for the up and downs of life.

7) Morning at the Window by T.S Eliot :

In this poem writer tries to bring everyday life of people, experience and struggle in living in city life. Writer used some words like Basement, Trampled edges, Damp soul, Twisted faces.

8) William Carlos Williams The Red Wheelbarrow :

In this poem writer show various things like wheelbarrow means a smallcart in single wheel here poet present meaning barrow alone means an ancient burial.
Writer used some words to show his imagination.Red wheelbarrow, white chicken.

9) Anecdote of the Jar by Wallace Stevens :

This poem focuses on the Jar, some kind of object. Tennessee  is the state of America, poet tells us that the Jar was upon the hill but, then jar was round upon the ground. So he suggested that how one owned the place, It took dominion everywhere this line tells us that jar was dominion over there.

10) E.E Cumming's I :

It is very short poem, the first line
suggests the loneliness and solitude, it is
a separation from the world as the poet
uses the correctly metaphor of leaf
which is falls from its branch.

Thank you.... 

Online discussion of Shashi Tharoor's views on postcolonialism

Postcolonial view of Shashi Tharoor :~

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician, writer. Shashi Tharoor is member of parliament, he given postcolonial argument. He written a book on that 'An Era of Darkness'. He asserts that Britishers are not developers of any colonies. According to him real Thugs Of Hindustan are Britishers, in the name of free trade they are looting the Indians.
Many Indian words they take dictionary, in this way the word loot is a Hindi word and they taking the word in their dictionary. In this way he try so make a satire on British Empire.

Shashi Tharoor make claims that, when the Britishers were left in 1947 from India, 90% of the population living below the poverty line. Britishers imposed taxes on the import of Indian textile. In the real sense that they make fool of Indian. In the case of education they claim that we raised the education level but, the truth India developed Institute of Technology, colleges for engineering were established after independence.

Economic situation of the colonies were worst by the experience of british colonialism. They started exporting raw materials from India and shipping back manufactured cloth and the result was, the weavers in India become beggars.
Shashi Tharoor make a satire by giving this sentence, "The sun never sets of the British Empire because, even God couldn't trust the English in the dark".
African and Caribbean people's, psychological damage happen that has been done by British colonisers. Even today many of problems in these countries, like racial and religious tension were the effect of colonialism.

Thank you...

ORIENTALISM BY EDWARD SAID :

Edward Said is writre and talk about  the Orientalism. The term 'Orient' is derives from the latin word 'Orients' means 'East'. Study of orient it means study of orients. 

Balaji sir explained the unit Orientalism very well and provide some good information about India 's condition before independence and after independence. He said that orient helps to define yourself. He said that this is specific era of study in which people like to learn not material but want to be academic. He explained  A Tempest very shortly and provide basic information about it. He suggested to read original A Tempest.

He identify difference between The Tempest and A Tempest very interestingly.

Orientalism raise the question against our mentality that how we think about those who belong different culture, specially west consider middle - east as "Other" but treat them as enemies is not good. For example :- Muslim Community. In the context of demonization of Islam, Television represents Jihad in America, for militants Jihad is a holy war, and their main purpose is to establish an Islamic empire. Media reveling only worst side of Islam, at that time those people who are believers of Islam or who have influence of that, they can see only problems of that society. And as a result the human side of Islamic and Arabic world are rarely found.

Orientalism traise to explain that how we understand people,strangers, who look different to us by virtue of the color of their skin.

Said argued that orient and occident worked as oppositional terms, so that the orient was constructed as negative inversion of western culture.

The structure of orient is nothing more than a structure of lies or the myths which, were the truth about them to be told, would simply blow away.

Orientalism as a system of knowledge about orient an accepted grid for filtering thorough the orient into western consciousness, just as that same investment multiplied indeed made truly productive the statements profiling out from orientalism into the general culture. 

Thank you.... 

Sunday Reading : Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche

Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche is a Nigerian Novelist, short stories and writer of non fiction.

Her novels are :~
1]Purple Hibiscus  (2003),
2]Half of a yellow sun (2006), 3]Americanah  (2013)

Shorts stories :
1]The Thing around your neck
2]Book length essay
3]We should all be feminist (2014)

She is also a good speaker. Her three most popular talks.
1)  The Danger of a single story
2) We should all be feminist
3) Talk on importance of truth in post truth Era.

In his topic she talked about danger of a single story. She talk about her family, her childhood writing, her view about the literature.

She read and write only about British story and white characters.
First she simple immitate the things and reading about the thing actually she found around herself. As we found that she simply speak that the thinks she never found around her, to write about herself. This thing shows the denger of single reading that she wrote the things she never feel. It also shows the power of colonialism.

She wrote a novel about man who among all the things who beats his wife. One journalist advised her then she called herself a happy feminist. One academic Nigerian lady called her that feminist was not her culture or religion, it was an African culture.

She talk and write about patriarchy culture that people strongly believe woman always give respect man, it is our culture. Human beings make culture neither culture make human beings. So she concluded fact is not our culture but culture mean dancing and singing and etc.

Thank you ............

Movie screening of Mourning becomes Electra :~

'Mourning becomes Electra', theis play written by Eugene O'Neill.

The film was directed by Dudley Nicholas. 

The film was helped in many ways to better understanding of the play. 

The play and the film has trilogy,
The Homecoming,
The Hunted, and
The Haunted

When film begins Seth Beckwith, the gardener and trustworthy of Mennon family, he converses with the visitors, about Brigadier General Ezra Mennon's journey from judge to brigadier. Beckwith called him 'gossip monger', and we can find these kind of people in our surroundings also. After that Lavinia who was the daughter of Ezra Mennon and Christian Mennon, showed her mother with the cousin of her, Edam Brant. Her mother has extra marital affair with Captain Edam Brant. 

Lavinia has excessive emotions for his father, that's why she hated his mother. Here, we can include the myth of Electra. After the death of her father she needs the concerned of her brother, Orin. But, he has fixation on his mother and also an alternate between mother and sister. Lavinia does the manipulation of his brother. Orin killed Adam Brant, it the cause of the death of Christian.

Somehow Lavinia becomes a responsible for the death of all of the family members. Her jealousy destroyed everything. Even Orin killed himself out of guiltness. Here I'm discussed the same elements of play and film.

#Death as a theme:-
Firstly the death taken the life of Ezra Mennon. Then the death of Christian, because she couldn't bare the death of Adam Brant, Orin killed him and he also feels guilty and attempts a suicide. So, The death is a main theme, because all the main character died in the play and in film also, only Lavinia remains at the end.

#Perception of tragedy:-
The title suggests the sadness, 'mourning' means, sorrow, someone's death. It has the theme of revenge. 

Everyone's death made the tragic end, Lavinia's sorrow, loneliness applies the tragedy.


#Fragmentation of family:-
It breaks the form of 'ideal family, everyone has their own thinking, absence of love, fake relationship. It can be the effect of war and the complexity of the Lavinia and Orin. 

We can apply the psycho-analytic elements, Electra complex, Oedipus complex. Christin's treatment towards her son, and Orin says to his mother,

ORIN-- And I'll never leave you again now. I don't want Hazel or anyone. (with a tender grin) You're my only girl!

Thus, the film helps me to understand the play and the characters as well. The film has power of visuals and sounds, that's why we can easily get the idea and better understand the play or a novel.

THANK YOU.....

Youth festival : Aishvariyam 2018

Youth Festival: Aishvaryam 2018
26-27-28 October
My Experience of Youth Festival

It was very challenging task for all the colleges to perform well in youth festival. Our department's students also participate in many event like Rangoli, Drawing, Drama, Mimicry, poster making, western group and solo song. We won the 3 events 3rd rank for Rangoli and 2nd rank for Western group and solo song.

In youth festival, students get chance to show their various talent in various field. From poster making to One act play everywhere, student came with full enthusiasm and show their unique skill.


I have not attend all the evant, but I try to give my experience in youth festival.

Drama :

I attend drama of my department students who represent our department. The act name is "સિક્કાની ત્રીજી બાજુ". This act shows the indian rituals, patriarchy, resist against patriarchy, woman rights, third gender and his emotion. This thing makes the great act and also acted well. The protogonist of the drama is Kiran, who born in third gender that's why his grandma and father was not accept this child.
Also I like the character of Rekha(third gender) this character is show the situation emotion and people think about that type of people and give to the massage of equality.

Mimicry

I have seen several Mimicries by students from various colleges. There were total 13 Mimicries. Some of them are mindblowing. A true Mimicry must  includes multiple voices. How much a person was capable of copying multiple voices with different tones and moods.  The students are successful in copying the voice of animals. Some are very much repeating:-
~cartoons
~automobile
~small baby
~animals
~celebrity, etc..

Western group and solo song :

I have listened many team and solo songs. Most of are sing greatly. 2 or 3 Team disqualified because thay chose movie and album song.

Learning Experience :Jay Mehta on E. A.Poe's short stories :~

Recently we had guest lecture of Dr. Jay Mehta Sir. He talk about Edger Allen Poe’s short stories.

Here, I want to share my experience of learning short stories. Dr. Jay Maheta teach us Poe with use of various examples of poems, movies and dialogues. He try to catch the attention of everyone in class.

This four days, He has talked about Poe’s  short stories like…
1) The Tell Tale Heart
2) The Black Cat
3) The Fall of the House of Usher
4) The Cask of Amontillado
5) The Purloined Letter
6) The Gold Bug

Poe is a famous for his horror, terror, fear, bloodshed, burying lie, macabre and various psychological abnormalities. His works created the new experience and new concept of viewing world. His works based on suspense and create the atmosphere of wonder and reality, Poe is master of ‘Tales of  mystery and imagination’. Two types of short story he writes :
1.Tales of horror and terror.
2.Tales of ratiocination.

 Characteristics of Poe's Short stories:

-Writer of Diction language
-Autobiographical elements in his writing
- Great creator of suspense
- Inner conflict in characterization
- Balance in head and heart
- He brings the poetic in short stories
- Death and darkness of human mind
- Tone of melancholy and sadness
- Singularity of effect
- A skillful artist

Last Session on Poems and Poets of Gujarati/Hindi  Literature.
Normally his session start with reciting poetic lines and writing a quote on board.
first day he wrote on board that, "The theories we believe, we call them facts and the facts we disbelieve, we call them theories." And then he entered in talk about Father of detective stories ( Edger Allen Poe).

            So This session was very helpful for us. I thankful to our HOD Dr. Dilip Barad Sir for inviting Guest lecturer like Dr. Jay Mehta sir.

.....THANK YOU.....

Review on the guest lectures on postcolonial studies

                         This Blog is the feedback on Guest lecturer Balaji Ranganathan sir who came from Central University of Gujarat and he taught us about postcolonial studies. We had three days sessions from 14th to 16th September 2018, on the  postcolonial paper.

 

                         Postcolonial studies is very hard to understand but Balaji sir taught each and every unit very wonderful and simple way. His level was very high than us because he is teaching to the P.HD scholars in CUG but he knew our level and try to teach as per our level so, he gave very simple examples so that students understand easily the concept of postcolonial studies. I liked the teaching method of Balaji sir and what were the unique ideas/style/concept I learn from the three days.

ORIENTALISM BY EDWARD SAID: ~Balaji sir explained the unit Orientalism very well and provide some good information about India's condition before independence and after independence. He said that orient helps to define yourself. He said that this is specific era of study in which people like to learn not material but want to be academic. He explained  A Tempest very shortly and provide basic information about it. He suggested to read original A Tempest. He identify difference between The Tempest and A Tempest very interestingly.

~Edward Said is writre and talk about  the Orientalism. The term 'Orient' is derives from the latin word 'Orients' means 'East'. Study of orient it means study of orients. 

~Orientalism raise the question against our mentality that how we think about those who belong different culture, specially west consider middle - east as "Other" but treat them as enemies is not good. For example :- Muslim Community. In the context of demonization of Islam, Television represents Jihad in America, for militants Jihad is a holy war, and their main purpose is to establish an Islamic empire. Media reveling only worst side of Islam, at that time those people who are believers of Islam or who have influence of that, they can see only problems of that society. And as a result the human side of Islamic and Arabic world are rarely found.

Orientalism traise to explain that how we understand people,strangers, who look different to us by virtue of the color of their skin.

Said argued that orient and occident worked as oppositional terms, so that the orient was constructed as negative inversion of western culture.

The structure of orient is nothing more than a structure of lies or the myths which, were the truth about them to be told, would simply blow away.

Orientalism as a system of knowledge about orient an accepted grid for filtering thorough the orient into western consciousness, just as that same investment multiplied indeed made truly productive the statements profiling out from orientalism into the general culture.

• Fluent English: I liked his fluency in English language, pronunciation, vocabulary, tone, voice everything was superb. He also said that it is good that you all are from Gujarati medium and though you selected English in bachelor and also told that if you want to become a master of English language than keep it twenty four hours with you. make your surrounding English. Balaji sir also talk to us that daily conversation and communication use English language and set your mind to think about English thoughts.

• Method: Method is very important aspect in teaching learning process if method is not  interesting than students get bore. So, I liked Balaji sir's method, he made an interaction rather than a lecture, because first he ask students that what you think about the topic and what it is and keep on asking such a questions before the beginning of the topic so students can curious about the topic. So, Balaji sir used various approaches and tools like chalk an talk, videos, pictures etc and his style to begin topic was wonderful, he talked through various history to make interesting topic.

• Knowledge: Balaji sir has very good knowledge about the postcolonial studies. Postcolonial studies very hard, because to teach such a paper one must has the knowledge of the History, Orientalism, religions and geography of regions. Thus, Balaji sir has enough knowledge about different religions, regions, various books, philosophers, theorists etc. . So, we can say that Balaji sir's reading is very vast and he gave various examples from various books and theories to convey the ideas very easily. He has knowledge about the holy books like Ramayana, Mahabharata, Quran, Bible, Geeta, etc and also gave various examples from these books for extra knowledge.

• Unique idea/concept:  I liked the idea about the Net/Set preparation pattern in which Balaji sir gave a unique pattern that solved 8000 MCQ with proper way. We can not read world's literature thoroughly we have to prepare in this way and it takes long time too. Another, is about the idea of "nation" and "State" in which sir explained that state means the territory of authority like king, queen, government have geographic state, but nation means an imagination. I liked this idea because sir explained it very well that people have their own definition about the nation, person by person it can be change because it is all about the imagination of people which make nation whatever they want, like now a days many countries like America, India imagining nation as Christian nation and Hindu nation. So, nation is an imagination was superb example and concept which I have learnt from Balaji Sir. 
• Sir also talk about the preparation that sir tell us to don't buy expansive books of literature this all material available on internet and read original text because in interview people ask about original points, concept and theory. Sir told us that don't think that you are the students of literature so you can not do any other kind of job, he said that learn any other foreign language like Chinese, Japani, etc to make good business and earn money to one lakh. So, it was also a new ideas to be succeeded in life.

• Use of Examples: Sir used various interesting examples throughout the sessions but I liked most was the example of desire<>Conflict in 'Imaginary Homeland' in which sir drew a formula about the conflict of desire and said that every human have desire, without desire one can not live. So, here is the formula of desire:

1.  Approach approach conflict (++)
2.  Approach avoidance conflict (+-)
3.  Avoidance avoidance conflict (--)

Understand this formula let me give an example that, one girl is looking for marriage and thinking about the handsome and wealth boy and feel good but she do not like the look of boy so, here we can say that this desire is approach avoidance conflict. And also sir tell about the skin color is not important in live life, skin color based on biological system of body.

Thank you......

Interpretation of "Breath" by "Samuel Beckett".

Interpretation of "Breath" by "Samuel Beckett".

First of all I talk about videos, we find that all videos are shown many kind of garbage, friuts and toys this all images are shown different thought. The idea is good to show somthing born, recycle and die. It is beyond understanding of common people it's present multiple meaning and metaphysical idea.

I want to show something hidden massage in this 5 videos :~

1) Light effect on stage :

     We see in the video light is it sign that something is good happen. It is also shows human life and it's problems to live life.
     The video satrts that frist seen we see that dark background this seen indicates somthing bad happens and when light on that we think somthing good happens. But when light that we see the garbage on bed, hear the image created the death. The light effect shows the condition of human life and it's difficulties.

2) Five Sound :

     It's means something good or bad both the happning together. The sounds are so horrible and deep meaningful. Sound indicates that someone is born and someone is die. Both are shown together because one side human is die and one side human is born.

3) symbolism in videos :

      We find that all videos are shown many different things like garbage, friuts, toys and bed.
Garbage as a symbol of something is die.
Toys as a symbol of childhood.
Fruit as a symbol of food or survive life.
Bed as a symbol of born and die.
Curtain as a symbol of end of life.

Conclusion :

It is all about journey of born, survive and die. This 5 video shows the human life of born process, childhood, food, earning money, and last death.  This all things are show by deeply in this videos.

Thank you... 

Interaction with Dr. Javed Khan for ELT

   Department Of English, MKBU has organized guest lectures for students. I have attain three days session of Dr. Javed Khan sir who come from S.P.UNIVERSITY  (VALLABHVIDYANAGAR ) . The whole session organized by Department of English MKBU.In this session we have at most two faculties for the sessions. From the interaction what I achieved here I'm sharing with u reader. That two faculties are Dr. Javed Khan sir and R.K. Mandaliya Sir both are genius persons for his subject.

   Dr. Javed khan deal with ELT {English Language Teaching} but that I shared my experience. He excellent in his subject came to intereaction with us. 

   Javed Khan sir's nature and his technique for teaching is simple and effective for learners, who try to communicate with students and used to share his own experience. The very first thing which he clear that he is not here, for delivering a lectures "Interaction in Class".

   First interaction on the ELT, he talk about the difference between of teaching of English as native land and English as foreign language both should have different needs and ways to learned. After that the classified their is two part in it. ELT For primary and higher education and how students level differs in each level of study and methods. 

Javed sir's Teaching style and our experience.

   Fist day he gave work about "SEEK". He says one should seek knowledge, and have to work by the skin of their teeth, then and then they can achieve what they want.

   Lastly he gave advice or Ivan say that a wonderful gift in the form of words ."If You choose your teacher who excel in your subject that he make your good future other wise teacher is not good in your subject that he is going to spoil the future of students.

Here is some points which sir teaches us and interact with in the session of ELT.

What is Initiation ?  Why do we need initiation.

What is ELT.

Function of ELT in higher and school level education, ELT and it's concerns.

*Various purpose of ELT.

1) Key concept on ELT Discussed in class :

• TENL - Teaching English an native language 
• EFL - english as foreign language 
• ESP - English for specific purpose
• ESL -english for second language 
• EAP -English for academic purpose 
• Linguistic semiotics grammar 
• Phonetics graphology etymology 

From this points he gave concept about function of ELT in every field.

2) Core knowledge discussed in class :

• English for academic purpose Liz hampir Lyon assessment and evaluation system. 
• English for literary purpose 
• Language of drama , novel and poet . 

   From this topic sir talked about the examination system of India, Which emphasis on only on the reading skill and writing skills and also be says that EAP is focus on teaching English long like other factors like grammar etc.

   At last how it is to be useful for us as students and in exam and life as teacher  ir ay profession or human being .... 

   This 3 days session is very helpful to us and how to write answers and how you should teach your students in a better way .....!

Thank you.

Movie review of Lagaan.

Movie review of 'LAGAAN'

15 August 2018,
In this day at Department of English MKBU, we have a film screening of Lagaan. This movie based on nationalism but now we try to look and understand deeply the structure, metaphor and different way to interpret and connect with human aspects.

Lagaan movie shows the different points and aspects :

Indianness.
Post colonialism.
Patriarchy.
Religion.
Nationalism.
Cricket as a metaphor.
Subaltern.
Rural India.
Feminism.
Team work and leadership.
Goodness of Britishers.
Love triangle.
Language.
Dance style.

Plot :~
   The film based on religion context. Ex: Lord Krishna's story. Bhuvan's character based on Krishna, Gauri character like Radha and Elizabeth's character shows Mira, Elizabeth fall in love with Bhuvan but  he can't love her.
  And also story based on independents and reduce the tex(Lagaan).

Rural India :~
   This movie shows the village life and and rural people's problems to survive life. The farmers and other people who facing many problems like due to less rain(Lagaan). There are manipulate by the Britishers and king of Chapaner. The people are badly treated by Britishers. No one cares about the villages condition and problems.

Indianness :~
   Indianess is the energy which gives to the people strength. In the movie we see many things happens with Indianness.
   *Yoga : Yoga is the symbol of Indianness. Movie shows Bhuvan and other players doing yoga for fitness of their health.
   *Temple Ball : When Bhuvan hits the ball that ball hit the temple bell. This significant shoemws the God  to play the game and also this incident shows hope.
    *Castism : The character Kachara who consider as lover cast and untouchability. The other players not want to play with him but Bhuvan try to confess them to play the game because Kachara was fantastic spinner (firki player). And also try to show and connection with religion conflict like Ramayana, the relationship between Rama and Shabri.

Religion :~
   Religion point is main force who leads the plot forward.
   *Food : British soldier tell to king to eat meat than people not pay double tex. But king denied to eat meat.
   *Religion based on fear : Movie shows focused on temple. Whenever the villager feel hopeless and afraid by Britisher than they pray to God.
   *Oneness of religion : Movie shows oneness of religion. In the village there are many religion people like Muslim, Shikh and Hindu. They all live happy with each other.

Teamwork and leadership :~

   Leadership is the difficult task. The leader face many problems and difficulties. In the movie Bhuvan accept the challenge of cricket, but the other people not understand his ambition and condition. Than he try to prove him and play the game which unknown by villagers. After playing game than people understand his motive and people play with him.

Post colonial :~
   In the film Britisher ruled over Chapaner. The king of Chapaner can't speak anything of Britishers. Normally king is the symbol of strength and power, but hear is under the Britishers.
   Village people are focused to play cricket by Britisher. So they haven't other options. Britisher focused to play cricket because they have master in this game and they think that villager can't win this match.
   The character of Elizabeth who is Britisher. She helps villagers to play this game it shows post colonialism.

Cricket as a metaphor :~
   Cricket is the metaphor of post colonialism. This movie shows fear and freedom. Villages don't know how to play cricket. If they loose in the match they have to pay 3 time more tex(Lagaan). But it's also symbol of hope and freedom. If they win the match they should not pay tex to 3 year. So Bhuvan have think about villagers future that's why he accept this challenge of cricket match.

Patriarchy :~
   Cricket game only for playing by male players. Female not get any importance in the game. Female only do this thing like make food and home cleaning.
   In other side British people give the equal power and freedom, that Elizabeth helps villagers to learn cricket game.
   The female characters Gauri and Elizabeth are totally different. Gauri shows patriarchy things always do what his father tell to her and other side Elizabeth do everything what she thinks.

Love triangle :~
   In this movie does love triangles. We can show that 2 love triangle in this movie.

1. Bhuvan, Gauri and Elizabeth.
2. Bhuvan, Gauri and Lakha.
 
   Elizabeth fall in love with Bhuvan but Bhuvan beloved wife Gauri. That's why Elizabeth can't express his love. When she looks both are happy with each other than she sacrifice har love.
   Similar like Elizabeth, Lakha fall in love with Gauri but she loves Bhuvan.

Language :~
   In the movie language is important thing.
   English consider as high class language because it's only used by Britishers.
    Villagers can't know English language that's why Elizabeth confess his love proposal but Bhuvan can't understand his feelings.

What do you feel how your teacher must be and how your student must be?

Teacher :~

The quality of teacher which I like : 

•        I like that teacher who are familiar with students and to communicate with student's ability, his query for subject and try to solve all student difficulties. 
•        Teacher will create familiar atmosphere than students are not afraid and clearly understand what teacher is teach.
•       Teacher try to communicate with all students because some students are fast learner and some students are slow, that teacher try to understand all students and solve students difficulties.

Student :~ 

The quality of student which I like :

•        I like discipline, enthusiastic student who always hungry for knowledge and subject. 
•       I also like that student who always ask questions based on subject. 
•       Students are communicate with teacher and other student. Student is familiar with other students and help him for learning and other activities, this all sign is good student.

Thank you....

"हा में नर्वस हु।"

हा में नर्वस हु।
क्योंकि पहेली बार में कुछ बोलने आया हूँ।
अपने दिलमे छुपे कई राज खोलने आया हूँ।
क्योंकि बड़े दिनों के बाद आज हिम्मत आयी है।
इस लिए अपनी दिल की बात ज़ाहिर करने आया हूँ।

हा में नर्वस हु।
क्योंकि चाहता हूं कि अपनी बात पूरी दुनिया को बतानी है।
पर क्या करूँ ऐ दोस्त मेरी ज़ुबान बहुत लड़खडाती है।
क्योंकि इस बीमारी के कारण बचपनसे ही सबसे अलग रहता हूँ।
आखरी बेन्च पे बैठ कर मनहि मन रोलिया करता हूँ।

हा में नर्वस हु।
क्योंकि खडे होकर बोलने की हिम्मत मेरेमे नही है।
इस लिए कई परभी गीत गुनगुना लिया करता हूँ।
क्योंकि मेरे सारे दोस्त मुझे चिड़ाते है कि तुम एकदम फट्टू हो।
पर आज उन सबको इट का जवाब पत्थर से देने आया हु।

अब में नर्वस नही हूँ।
क्योंकि अब फ़र्क नही पड़ता कि सब लोग क्या सोचेंते है।
अब फर्क नही पड़ता कि लोग पीठ पीछे क्या बोलते है।
बहोत ज़िली ज़िंदगी डर डर के ।
आज मेरे जेसे को inspire करने आया हूँ।

।।।।।।।।।।।विजय।।।।।।।।।।।

Thinking activity on Robert Frost's design :~

~:Thinking activity on Robert Frost's design:~

 *Comparison and Interpretation of two different picture on the basic of the poem design by Robert Frost.*

When teacher or someone asks to draw picture of nature, the image come to our mind. We are only drawing good things like nature's beauty, his atmosphere and other things. We have try to give perfect shape to nature, that is round for sun, triangle for mountain and wave shape for river. But reality is different, everything depend in viewers mind and it's amateur quality. We can not judge people's views because different people's thinking  ability is different. Every people have it's own views and imagination.


Design by Robert Frost :~

This poem speaks about the harsh reality of nature. He was not shawn the only good aspects of nature, but has draws out attention towards the problem and bitter truth and post truth about the nature. After readind the poem ones. the following image came in my mind which is totallly different from the above image.

In the above image the situation is totally different, the spider is eating up the moth. this image came in my mind after reading these lines-
"I found a dimpled spider, fat and white,
on a white heal-all holding up a moth...."

The poet by using these kind of metaphors assorted the characters of  death and blight. Writer was trying to make moth as a 'tragic hero' and spider as a 'villain'. The intesity of pain was there. All wants to survive, the spider eats moth just to live long.The poet through this poem speaks about the harsh reality of nature. He is not highlighting the only good aspects of nature, but has draws out attention towards the problem and bitter truth about the nature. After readind the poem ones. the following image came in my mind which is totallly different from the above image.

The very first line about the white color of spider breaks the archetypal symbol of white which stands for peace and innocence. Here the white spider is totally contrasting. Everytime white is not look beautiful someimes white is more uglier than black. Thererfore the poem Design is not something about beautiful design, but a design of darkness, death. The designed web of spider attract insects and they get caught in the web of death.

Oneness of literature :~

Online discussion : Oneness of Literature :~

We find oneness in whole literature. All literature connected with each other.

T.S. Eliot's view ~

His work Tradition and individual talent, it's reflected to maximum influence of writer's past and experiences.
He said that no poets, artist of any art and has complete meaning alone, his appreciation is the application of his relationship with dead poets.

Northrop Fray view ~

His theory of Archetypal criticism that shows whole literature has oneness of it's existence and all share commonly.

'The West Land' by T.S.Eliot and Anton Chekhov's short story 'A Joke' we also find oneness of literature.

In The West Land we find this lines are connected with Chekhov's short story.

'And when we were children
 Staying at the archduke's
                            My cousin's he
 Took me out on a sled and
 I was frightened. He said Marie
 Marie hold on tight and
 Down we went.
           In the mountains there
           You feel free.'

This stanza shows the girl Marie's feeling like nostalgic and her experience for going to the mountain over the sled. She felt afraid but she got courage from his cousin. He gives her strength and she feels free.

Similarly we find in the short story 'A Joke' the same situation and incident in a girl Nadia.

She also feel like same situation in The West Land, she afraid like girl Marie. But she interest for sled and she doing it again and again.  During that time she felt that someone said her "I Love You Nadia". She confused that she thinks that it is reality or illusion. But after she realize that it's her illusion. No one speak that type of words.
So hear we can find the oneness between the poem and short story.

Sexual perversion ~

In the poem we find that sexual perversion as theme. This theme shows lustful desire and attraction. But Chekhov's short story have not found any kind of lust desire and attrection of man. At the end of story she married with other man still love her. This situation describe the reality of human relationship and selfless love.

So this type of comparison we find in both literary genre and shows oneness in it.

 ...... THANK YOU ......

Movie review of 'MATILDA'

Movie review of 'MATILDA'

This movie is based on journey of little girl Matilda. The Movie shows the politically and humanitic satire.

First of all the movie started that shows the born of Matilda in hospital, but his parents were dislike that girl child. This seen shows gender difference.

Lonelyness ~
Every day Matilda's parents go to his work, and Matilda was lonely in his home but she likes that because she can do anything what she thinks. She makes food like pancakes and read books.

Reading books ~

She was like reading and she read everything like story, novels, poems, drama, fairytales and other things. But his father didn't like that reading. Everyday Matilda go to library for reading. The librarian tell her to borrow books and read at home.

Watching T.V ~
Parents of Matilda forced to watch t.v by her because she like reading. Parents thinks that why she read book, T.V Shows everything like book.

Introduction of school ~
Matilda thinks that she grown-up that she went to school, she create the school image of his mind like beautyfull garden, large play ground and good teachers. But her dream was break that she saw the school. But she like that place.

Comedy of school ~
First day of school, she enters the play ground that the principal miss Trenchbull (look like horrible and cruel) she gives to punishment of little girl to throwing her and this girl like flying and catch flowers that seen great comedy.

And another comedy is the prayer hall principal called the children Bruce, his eat principal's cake that principal gives the punishment of eat continually full cake(cake was very large).

Cheating with customers~
 Matilda's father runs the second handcar selling. But he cheat people, he used to fake part. He shows the business tricks of his son to how he earn to more Money. He cheats like car's part stick with superglu.

Negative character ~

Matilda's parents and his principal. The principal was very cruel woman, she always gives punishment of all student. Student create any Mistakes and problem that she give him hard punishment.

Positive character ~

Miss honey teacher of Matilda. She is good person, always take care of childrens. She knows that Matilda was very talented girl that she try to learn about her and his excellence show to his parents and principal but they ignore her.

Psychic power of Matilda ~

One day Matilda's father forcedly show the T.V that she can't look this and also she didn't like. Then she focus on mind his cruel family that his power works and break T.V. first of all she don't believe herself but some time past that she realize that do everything what she do. That's why she try to learn how to focus and control his power.

Happy ending ~

Matilda try to give miss Honey home returned by miss Trenchbull. Matilda makes plan and give his home back. And also miss Honey adopted Matilda to his family. And live happy life.

.....Thank you.....

I read some books like Sanjay Raval
"મને ગમે છે, તમને પણ ગેમશે", "હવે મને પહેલા કરતા સારૂ લાગે છે"
And also read book of મહ્મમદ માંકડ
"અંજામ"

Online discussion on Llosa's ideas :~

Online Discussion on LIosa's idea :~

Mario Vargas Llosa, the novelist, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010. His most recent novel is "The Neighborhood." He was interviewed for The World Post by Michael Skafidas, a journalist and professor of comparative literature at the City University of New York.


This three points l like the most,.

I like literature that is still very close to living experiences. I don’t like very much the idea of the writer completely isolated, secluded in a library.

For the first time, in a culture that is totally global, without differences between East and West, we are all part of this new culture in which images are the great protagonists.

It is right to denounce abuses against women. These abuses are everywhere, so I have total sympathy for this movement as far as it is for more justice, more democracy, more equality of opportunities for women and men.

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Movie review of "Modern times by Charlie Chaplin" :~

Movie review of "Modern times by Charlie Chaplin"

This movie based on futuristic things and that quality shows in comic flow. The main character is Charlie Chaplain, he himself directed, produced and acted in this film.

About Modern Age :~

       The film shows vast development of machines and human life. The concept of film reflects advantages and disadvantages of human life and the use of machines and tools.

        This movie also shows the futuristic technologies like C.C.T.V Camera and other things. This technology is very effective to watch workers and it's working. The boss use camera system to watch every worker and it's work.

         The worker are supposed to work with the speed of machines. Factory master increase the speed of machines then it becomes difficult for workers to keeping piece with machines.

Workless people :~

        This movie also shows the workless people and poort to survive life. When the factory closed all the workers become jobless. They all become jobless and rise their voice for job, but no one can help them.

Red flag as a simbol :~

         Red flag is the sign to against the praesent Government. In the movie insidently Charlie becomes leader of unemployed group.

Story of Poor Girl :~

          The similar story like Charlie the poor girl and his family survive in face of poort and joblessness. She always search food and she also theft food for live life and survive. She is so kind that she also helps to another poor childrens to give them food and other things. She also face same difficulties like Charlie.

Personal life :~

        Charlie was happy in jail life. This place was given by him to enough food and good treatment that he was happy.
          Charlie helps the poor girl, then she realise he is good person.
          In other side he was happy because he returns to jail. We see in the movie Charlie tell to police officer : 'I am happy hear'.....

Surreal image :~

         This movie also shows sir real image.
*First in the factory when Charlie was engaged in work and lost his mind go inside of machines, this seen is unbelievable......
*Second time Charlie gets job at another factory, mistakenly he made his boss to go inside the big machine.

         The irony is that time is lunch time then all worker stop his work. They will not get one minute more of the lunch break that time machine also stop working.

The feeding machine :~

         The marketing officer came to show his new invention feeding machine. Factory owner like this machine, he thinks that save lunch break and worker do more work.
           Factory owner said to officer to show live demo of machine and this experiment done by Charlie. First of all machine works good but second round of experiment that machine made faluted and this seen genrated comedy.

White(Drug) powder :

          White powder means 'drug'. In the jail one peraon was drug habituated and this white powder just looking like Salt.
         Police officer came to check this man that he put all drug in salt bar.


Conclusion :~

         The movie shows the various things which indicates modern time like futuristic tools, machines, technology, unemployment and this all things shown by comic way.
          In the last part of movie is happy ending. At last the characters going towards nature.

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