Whatever happens in life, it is always political. Somehow and someway, even the most mundane thing connects back to bigger issues in the world. Even personal things can easily turn political without much effort. While the relation between how...

In writing Clear Light of Day’, Anita Desai has brought to out a new and distinct aspect to fiction. She examines deeply the human character and brings them out in a sharper way. The protagonists in her story are not still figures but instead go...

Sacrifice in women’s writing often revolves around two different definitions of the word. The first definition is to voluntarily give something up of value, while the second definition is to offer or kill, often in a ceremonial fashion. Women’s...

Both The Inheritance of Loss and Clear Light of Day feature characters who either identify with cultures other than their own, or attempt to cope with cultural differences while living abroad. Using themes such as education and migration, Kiran...

INTRODUCTION

“Living in Delhi I was always surrounded by the sound of Urdu poetry, which is mostlyrecited. But although there is such a reverence for Urdu poetry, the fact that most Muslimsleft India to go to Pakistan meant that most schools and...