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  The Waste Land  This Flipped Class Activity: The Waste Land  given by Dr. Dilipsir Barad  (Click here) The Waste Land is a poem by T. S. Eliot , widely regarded as one of the most important English-language poems of the 20th century and a central work of modernist poetry. Published in 1922, the 434-line poem first appeared in the United Kingdom in the October issue of Eliot's magazine The Criterion and in the United States in the November issue of The Dial. Among its famous phrases are "April is the cruellest month", "I will show you fear in a handful of dust", and "These fragments I have shored against my ruins".                            Reading 'The Waste Land' through Pandemic   Part 1 The waste land of influenza:                                                "Th...

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway  This blog is part of task given by Meghama'am  For Whom the Bell Tolls is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer attached to a Republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As a dynamiter, he is assigned to blow up a bridge during an attack on the city of Segovia. 1.Write your Views on the very brave character Pilar. Pilar, a central character in For Whom the Bell Tolls, is one of the most complex and compelling figures in the novel. As the leader of the guerilla group, she combines physical strength with emotional depth. Pilar’s bravery is evident not just in her role as a fighter but also in her fierce loyalty to her comrades and cause. She demonstrates great courage in facing the challenges of the war and in protecting those she loves. What sets Pilar apart is her emotional complexity. She is both nurturing and tough, showing affection toward Maria ...

W.B. Yeats - Poems Hello everyone, This blog is part of thinking activity assigned by Dr. Dilip Barad sir (Click Here) Introduction : William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and along with Lady Gregory founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years. He was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature, and later served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State. ( Click here ) War poems : The second coming The Second Coming, poem by William Butler Yeats, first printed in The Dial (November 1920) and published in his collection of verse entitled Michael Robartes and the Dancer (1921). Yeats believed that history is cyclical, and “The Second Coming”—a two-stanza poem in blank verse—with its imagery of swirling chaos and terror, prophesies the cataclysmic end o...

Zeitgeist of the Time: Modern Times and The Great Dictator Activity: Frame Study of Modern Times and The Great Dictator This blog is part of task given by Dilipsir Barad (Click Here )   As part of the background study for 20th Century Literature The Morden Times Modern Times is a 1936 American part-talkie comedy film produced, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. In Chaplin's last performance as the iconic Little Tramp, his character struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world. The film also stars Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford and Chester Conklin. Modern Times has won many awards and honors, and is widely considered one of the greatest films ever. It was one of the first 25 films selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Fram study : The scenes in this image montage appear to reflect themes of industrialization, mechanization, a...