A Hot Noon in Malabar

A Hot Noon in Malabar

A Hot Noon in Malabar Summary Kamala Das’s “A Hot Noon in Malabar” is a reminiscence of a hot summer day in her home in Malabar. Here the poet Kamala Das tells about village life in Malabar. Different people, such as beggars, fortune tellers, palm readers, and bangle-sellers pass and visit the house for various…

Parijata Harana by Shankaradeva

Parijata Harana by Shankaradeva

Shankaradeva  We can summarize Shankaradeva’s contribution to Assamese culture in two points. First, Shankaradeva propagated Vaisnavism in Assam in the 15th and 16th centuries. Second, he promoted the creed of Vaisnavism through Boorgeet and Ankiya Nats. Both Borgeet and one-act plays are his creations. He borrowed the plot for his one-act plays from other religious…

Mrichchhakatika-The Little Clay Cart- Sudraka

Mrichchhakatika-The Little Clay Cart- Sudraka

In this blog post, I will cover the following points: Sudraka’s Mrichchhakatika Summary The play Mrichchhakatika by Sudraka follows the love story between a merchant Charudatta and a courtesan Vasantasena. Both are passionate about each other, but Sakara, the king’s brother-in-law, also desires Vasantasena. Therefore, he stands as a threat to the lovers. He first tries to…

Where the mind is Without Fear

Where the mind is Without Fear

Rabindranath Tagore’s “Chitto jetha bhoyshunyo” or “Where The Mind is Without Fear” is a Bengali poem that was first published in the poetry volume ‘Naibedya’ (1901). Later, Tagore translated it into English and it appeared as poem 35 in his poetry collection Gitanjali  or Song Offerings in 1912. Background During the time of the composition of the poem,…

Kalidasa’s Shakuntala

Kalidasa’s Shakuntala

Shakuntala Summary Shakuntala by Kalidasa is primarily about the love story of Shakuntala and King Dushyanta and their reunion.  One day, King Dushyanta goes to the forest to hunt. He is in pursuit of a blackbuck, and after a long chase, he enters the vicinity of the hermitage of Kanva. An ascetic stops him from hunting…