Riya Bhatt

The Curse or Karna   Hello everyone,  This blogpost is part of thinking activity on   T.P. Kailasama’s The Curse or Karna  given by Megha Ma'am.  T.P. Kailasam Tyagraj Paramasiva Iyer Kailasam (Kannada: 29 July 1884 – 1946), was an Indian playwright and prominent writer in the Kannada literature. Literary criticism in Kannada literature is said to have started for the first time by Kailasam in his works. The curse or karna   The Curse or Karna is a play by T.P. Kailasam that summarizes the life of Karna from the Mahabharata in five acts. The play explores themes of caste conflict, marginalization, and subaltern identity. It portrays Karna as a tragic figure who was excluded from education and respect because of his low birth. The Curse or Karna was first published on September 10, 1946, and was republished in 1969. Karna - The Voice of the Subaltern   Karna’s portrayal in The Curse by T.P. Kailasam is a profound exploration of the subaltern voice, highlighting how marginalized ind

Lakshman & Deeno Daan    Hello Everyone..... This blog is based on the thinking activity assigned by Megha ma’am. In which I'm going to discuss two different questions from two poems. The poems are , 1) ‘Lakshman’ byToru Dutt and 2) ‘Deeno Daan’ by Rabindranath Tagore. 1. Can it be said that the dialogues between Sita and Lakshman in the poem Lakshman through light upon the perspective of gender? Explain.  Yes, of course one can see the dialogues between Sita and Lakshman in Toru Dutt's poem "Lakshman" can certainly be interpreted as shedding light on the perspective of gender, especially in terms of patriarchal values, the role of women in society, and their expression of agency. In the poem, Sita represents a woman who is deeply committed to her husband's welfare, reflecting the traditional, patriarchal view of women as caretakers of their husbands. Sita's insistence that Lakshman should go after Rama, despite Lakshman's repeated reassurances of safe