Ajit Kaliya

This poem sings songs of heart and love. The message of the poem is that without love the world is no longer place to live. The poet uses day and night as metaphors. He says that night has thousands eyes means in night there are thousands of stars but it does not give light. But day has only one eye but it gives light. When sun sets the world of light ends. Same way mind has thousand eyes while heart has one where love lives. Like sun if love is gone then the whole life dies. So it is very short and simple poem.

The Soldier by poem by Rupert Brooke is a patriotic poem in which soldier from England who is fighting in foreign country, praises England. He says that if he will die in that foreign land, that part of the land will be forever England. Then he praises England. He says that England shaped him, England gave him flowers of love and it allowed him to roam. Even if they die they will go under English heaven.

1] The well presented video with humor and drawing talks about Ken Robinson's idea of changing paradigm. Today purpose of education is cultural and economical. Parents wants their children to be rich and want to give them cultural identity. The education system of today is outdated because it was designed for different age. Parents want to make the future of children by what they did in the past. In this system people are separated into two groups - academic and non academic. academic are consider as smarter and non academic non smarter, which is a false idea. It is not the generation where one can get knowledge only in schools, today information can come from anywhere. Social media, internet, games etc. In the end Ken Robinson puts weight on divergent thinking and collaborative learning. Divergent thinking brings creativity. So, in this video Robinson presents problems of education system and then gives some ideas o how it should be. 2] Thoughts of Sugata Mitra is very d...

The Little Red Riding Hood   A little girl lives in a village - Calls her Little Red Riding Hood - Visits grandmother - Promises her mother not to talk with any strangers - Dark shadow approaches of a wolf - Conversation between wolf and Little Red Riding Hood - Wolf reaches grandma's home first - Eats her grandma - Little Red Riding Hood reaches grandma's home - Little Red Riding Hood recognizes the wolf in grandma's attire - Cries for help - The woodsman knocks the wolf and carries it deep down in the forest. From the above given outlines, write a story between 150 to 200 words.         (Deadline - Tonight 12AM)

‘ Midnight’s Children' Midnight's children novel by Salman Rushdie has considered his best novel and is also very famous among literary persons. The film adaptation is made in 2012 by Deepa Mehta, about which I am going to review. The film is directed by Deepa Mehta. There are many well known characters like Shabana Aazami, Anupam Kher, Ronit Roy etc. The film moves around its protagonist Salim Sinai, who is narrator also. The whole story is told by him. It contains political background. Because he himself witnesses it. The novel and film portrays some significant incidents of history like first night of Indian freedom, separation of India-Pakistan, war of Pakistan and Bangladesh and their separation.   But the special thing is Rushdie includes magical and supernatural elements in this real incidents. This creates magic realism that makes Rushdie's work unique. The beginning part of the film shows Saleem's grandparents meeting and marriage. They had ...

1. Why are two scenes of Lulu omitted from the movie? The reason for cutting first scene might be that Pinter wanted spectators to feel more sympathy for Stanley. Second omitted scene when Lulu argues with Goldberg, he might have felt that there is no important of that scene. It may distract mind and decrease effect. These are two possible reasons why two scenes are omitted in the film. 2. Is movie successful in giving us the effect of menace? Where you able to feel it while reading the text? Throughout the film effect of enigma, fear and some kind of conspiracy remains. Although there are comic scenes also, like talk between Petey and Meg about newspaper news, Stanley playing drum which in beginning seems funny but suddenly it becomes frustrating and noisy. So effect of menace can be felt. 3. Do you feel the effect of lurking danger while viewing the movie? Where you able to feel the same while reading the text? From first scene effect of danger is there. Who is drivi...

In this short poem William Blake wants to give message that joy and grief, both are part of life and both are good. He says joy and woe are woven fine. Woven means things which are attached to each other. Both happiness and grief are fine. They are cloths of our soul. In every grief, there are also joy we need to find it. We are not here for only happiness or for only pain. But we are made for both. And when we know that joy and woe both are part of our life, we can live happily in grief also. So, in this poem poet wants to tell that accept both joy and pain. Do not become unhappy when sad moments come, there are always happy moments also. Know that both are part of everyone's life and live happily. That is all poet wants to say in the poem.

"The Character of a Happy Life by Edward Wotton describes the formula for creating a character that will help you to life a happy and fulfilled life.  In each stanza, Wotton mentions different ways in which a person can be strong and fulfilled, and achieve happiness. In the first stanza, he mentions that happiness is "honest thought...utmost skill," and a life where you are free and don't have to "serve another's will."  So, a person who is capable of thinking well, who has a skill and purpose, and doesn't have to live in servitude. In the second stanza, Wotton mentions that you must have control of your passions. Be prepared for death and not care about wealth or fame. The third stanza talks about how you should not envy, or give too much praise, or have bad habits. The fourth stanza describes a person who is "from rumours freed" and who is not subject to flattery or ruin by men, and has a clean conscience. The fifth stanza mentions ...

In this poem poet goes into philosophy of life and death from everyday incident. He mistakenly kills a fly and then he goes on thinking. On a sunny day, a little fly enjoying the warm weather unknowingly annoys the poet. The poet in rage shakes his hand and fly gets killed. After murdering the fly, the poet's heart repents and starts thinking in a different angle. He continues asking himself isn’t the fly a man like me. He feels the fly also had a life similar to him and he had ended its life. The poet compares this incident to man’s death. Death occurs to a man on an unknown date, but it happens so sudden. No one knows who is taking away man’s life. The poet says he enjoys his life singing, dancing and drinking. He enjoys his life till someone takes away his life, very similar to his thoughtless hand killing a fly. The poet clearly depicts the difference between a man and a fly i.e thoughts. Man can think that is his strength. If he cannot reason he would be just ordinary a...

In this poem Wordsworth recalls his experience of how one day he was wandering, he saw group of daffodils flowers and how he felt so much pleasure. We know that he was nature poet. So, this beauty of nature fills poet's heart with pleasure. The speaker says that he was wandering lonely like cloud. Suddenly, near a lake, he noticed a big group of yellow daffodils waving in the breeze. It was like milky way who never end. Poet says I saw ten thousand daffodils at once. And all these flowers were dancing. The speaker’s loneliness was replaced by joy, but he didn't even realise what a gift he has received until later. Now, poet is at home, sitting on couch. In free time he thinks of that scene and that sight of daffodils fills poet's heart with pleasure and begins to dance with daffodils.

This poem sings songs of friendship. Fame is the thing which every person sought for. People can do anything to be famous. But here poet says that friendship is far better than fame. In first stanza, poet talks about fame. He says that fame is a food that dead men eat. The meaning of this is that people value person after death. We see that great people are awarded after death and their statues are built. Poet says that he does not want this food. In tomb there is no light and there in narrow place they receive fame. Their fame no longer remains and people forget them. No one prays now for them. Now in second stanza, poet describes how friendship is better than fame. He says, “But friendship is a nobler thing”. In last part of life when death comes, man recalls memory of friend. It was better part of life and his friend makes funeral of his faults. Means in friendship faults are forgotten and only good part is to be remembered. So it is better than fame.

'Ozymandias' by P.B. Shelley gives message that whatever you are, you will be vanished with time. All will come to dust. The speaker of the poem says that he met one traveler who has traveled to a place where ancient civilisations once existed. The traveler tells the speaker a story about an old statue in the middle of the desert. The statue is broken apart and only two legs were remain and face in sand. but you can still make out the face of a person. The face looks stern and powerful, like a ruler. The sculptor did a good job at expressing the ruler’s personality. The ruler was a wicked guy, but he took care of his people. On the pedestal near the face, the traveler reads an inscription in which the ruler Ozymandias tells anyone who might happen to pass by, basically, “Look around and see how awesome I am!” But there is no other evidence of his awesomeness in the vicinity of his giant, broken statue. There is just a lot of sand, as far as the eye can see. The traveler e...

In this poem George Herbert explains importance of virtues. In 'Virtue' he tells us that the earth and all its beauty shall pass away but only a virtuous soul shall live forever. In beginning he starts with beautiful day. Though it is so cool, calm and bright day, it will end and see will weep for that. Then poet goes on describing beauty of nature and saying all must die. Roses, sweet spring, sweet days all will die. Then what does remain forever? Poet says that only a sweet and virtuous soul lives forever. Even if whole world turn into chal, a virtuous soul lives eternally.

This poem by Lord Byron deals with evergreen topic of poems, beauty of woman. In first stanza poet says that she walks in beauty, then he informs how?  Poet says that she walks like cloudless night with starry night. This picture of night gives feeling of calmness and peace. The girl is walking peacefully. Further poet says that her beauty is best mixture of dark and bright. It looks heavenly. In second stanza poet describes how light and shade are perfect on her face. He can not find an adjective to describe it. So he uses words, 'nameless grace' her face is dwelling of peaceful thoughts. In third stanza poet describes how her smile affected him. Her beautiful smile is so soft, calm and eloquent. In last poet says that her heart is very pure and her love is innocent. So, in whole poem poet has described a lady who is very beautiful and innocent.

This is a poem by William Shakespeare which gives message that do not fear of anything. Poet gives many examples of difficulties and says not to fear of anything. Poet starts with the example of heat of the sun. Poet says do not fear of heat of the sun, not by furious winter's rages. These are metaphors for different kinds of difficulties. Though home is lost, do not fear because all of us will be died Like chimney sweeper all will be turned into dust. Do not fear of anger of power. Do not worry about food and cloth. You are like oak tree. All on this earth follow one rule. All will come to dust. Do not fear by thunder strokes, do not fear of people who talk bad about us or blame us. All lovers also will die. Do not fear if witches and ghost also. Death is just renovation of life. So, in whole poem poet gives message that do not fear of anything.

Clear had the day been from the dawn, All chequer'd was the sky, Thin clouds like scarfs of cobweb lawn Veil'd heaven's most glorious eye. The wind had no more strength than this, That leisurely it blew, To make one leaf the next to kiss That closely by it grew.                                  - Michael Drayton This short poem 'A fine day' by Michael Drayton describes the beauty of a day. In first stanza poet says that the sky is clear from the morning. There are thin clouds who have covered the sun. It looks like sun has wear scarf. Though there are not used word sun, poet has used metaphor for sun. He used word, 'heaven's most glorious eye' for sun. This also suggests how important the sun is. In second stanza poet further describes beauty of day. He says that wind has no more strength. Wind with strength is not...

It was 8th August, 2017 when we watched this amazing play in our department of English. The screening of the play was conducted by department's film screening committee.           This amazing play is written by Priyam Jani and directed by Rishit Jhaveri.           The play started with a young film actor who had came to his guru, who is now old. When I came to know that the man is playing role of old digdarsak, I felt surprised. Because he was not looking old aged. I thought why they didn't do make up and made him looking old aged but soon I found my answer when it went in flashback. The same actors played roles of their past and this present and flashback technique goes till the end of the play. Only two actors we see from beginning to end who changes their roles and this makes the play more interesting. Sometimes we think that for a good play, lots of actors, music, costume an...

2. Do you agree: "The novel is both the tribute and critique of Mrs. Ramsay"? 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. ) Yes, the novel can be read as tribute and critique of Mrs. Ramsay. In novel Mr. Ramsay’s character is portrayed as caring figure who take care of everyone. Husband, children and guests. After her death also everyone remember her and summer house becomes desolate. Mr. Ramsay goes to other women for sympathy like Lily Briscoe. Lily Briscoe’s thoughts were different than Mrs. Ramsay, but she feels isolate after Mrs. Ramsay’s death and wants to finish her painting even after ten years. These things suggest that Mrs. Ramsay had special importance in everybody’s life. She is like ideal Indian women. She does not go against husband’s wishes. She takes care of everyone, she is very goo...