Girish Karnad born 19 may 1938 and death 10 June 2019 was an India actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and a rhodes scholar, who predominantly worked in south India cinema and Bollywood. his rise as a playwright in the 1960s marked the coming of age of modern India play writing in Kannada.
When we talk about Girish Karnad we found that he has lived very controversial life. his statement sometimes become so controversial. Girish Karnad when he passed way on 10th June 2019. Girish Karnad we see that he was famous for his literary contribution but in part of his political career he was more critic. Grish Karnad's Hayarkadana is based on Thomas Mann's "Transposed Heads" story. This is based on the version of the story of vate panchavimshati. but Girish Karnad heavily dependent on Thomas Mann's story. Girish Karnad's successful career drama is Yayati. in 1960, Canadians planned to leave India to oxford, and for three years they were in violation of his parents hope as a scholar of Rhodes. Therefore play is related to the sacrifice of the old generation.
Girish Karnad played roll as a Karnataka films, as a actor and director, writer and play wright, critic also during his life. his death at the age of 81 and his funeral held in Kalapalli Electro Dahargah at bengulure without rituals. Girish Karnad was not only accomplished actor and celebrated playwright but also strong public voice. who decried fundamentalism mad defended the freedom and expression. Girish Karnad is a intelligent and Famous written.
Thinking Activity August Patriotism and Religious Fervour Shitla Saatam
Shitla Saatam is concept of Indian culture and tradition normally this festival celebrates in Shravan Mahina as an India religion calendar. it's a part of folk deity. Gujarati's villages also celebrate as a part of religious festival. Shitala Saatam is the day which we witness the conflict between religion and science.
Shitala like small pox. many years ago this small pox shown to people's faces and thinks that shitala goddess became angry so people do puja archana and build temples for shitala mata to make happy. but now a days shitala is under control.
The Tradition of not making goddess shitala an happy by making hot food in the homes continue. we celebrate saatam because behind this scientific reason. we eat cold food some jumes come in the cold food in saatam this food make vitamin. a part society still worshiping goddess and celebrate that day with cold food. normally one day ago people made some kind of food in Gujarat like thepla, raitu, puri, chanamath,...etc. as a part of celebration. why we don't eat fresh food and hot food ? if we eat hot food so what happen with us ? so behind this shitala saatam there is scientific reasons.
Existentialism is a tradition of philosophical enquiry which takes as its starting point the experience of the human subject not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual. it is associated mainly with certain 19th and 20th century European Philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences, share the belief in that beginning of philosophical thinking.
* Here is the Existenalist Philosophers :
1. Soren Kierkegaard
2. Martin Heideggar
3. Jean Paul Sartre
4. Albert Camus
5. Friedrich Nietzche
6. Simon de Beauvoir
* Video:- 1 What is Existentialism ?
In this we can see first that the 3 sides of Existentialism :
1. Individuality
2. Freedom
3. Passion
And second one is the idea of philosophical suicide. this camus the philosopher argued and said that believing in god is that you take an easy way out. believing in god is considered a philosophical suicide for him. the universe is less than 6000 years old. we are at the centre of the universe. Existentialism use in a suicide, Angst, Anguish, Passion, Society, Imosion, Freedom. Existentialism is mainly popular among young people mostly because it touches subjects which a person in his or her views might be struggle in with.
* Video:- 2 The myth of Sisyphus: The Absurd Reasoning (Feeling of the Absurd)
Second video about the myth of Sisyphus; the Absurd Reasoning. taking about an absurd reasoning comus starts this essay.
Absurd Reasoning there is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. he focus on the matter of suicide. he shot himself on the Brookyn bridge. he said it was the best art work of the 19th century. life is filled with despair and absurdity and life is meaningless. life is the most urgent of questions." the silence of the heart ad is a great work of art. this video comparison with the movie "stay".
* Video:- 3 The Myth of Sisyphus: The notion of Philosophical suicide
The notion of philosophical suicide. here three examples;
1. A total absence of hope ; DISPAIR.
2. A continual rejection ; RENUNCIATION.
3. Conscious dissatisfaction ; IMMATURE UNREST.
Camus believe in Existentialism, disapproval thus absurd becomes god and that ability to understand becomes the existence that illuminates everything.
Kierkegaard says, faith is the solution to the absurd.
ABSURD + FAITH = ESCAPISM.
* Video :- 4 Dadaism, Nihilism and Existentialism
This video these are Dadaism, Nihilism and Existentialism movement value and it deals behind the movement. Dadaism is quest of change new value an new path. Dadaism contents and value itself but it is against the value of Existentialism hence it essence with Nihilism. it was in 1916 that the Dada movement, and it is associated with Nihilism. Absurdity of life connected with Dadaism.
Dada + Art Movement = Nihilism
Dadaism as way of becoming free of everything.
* Video :- 5 Existentialism- a gloomy philosophy.
Existentialism is a gloomy philosophy truth of a picture.
LIFE + ANXIETY = TRUTH.
Existentialism is mirror mirror on the wall who's the pretties philosophical movement of them all.
EXISTENTIALISM # NIHILISM.
Existentialism was a response to this emptiness. Existentialism is differ from nihilism. after world war-2 people life became miserable and full of despair. everyone tried to find the meaning of life.
* Video :- 6 Existentialism and Nihilism : is it one and the same?
Existentialism is not say like nihilism say there is no meaning or purpose to life, but existentialism dealing with finding exist behind anything.
NIHILISM = THE LOSS OF INDIVIDUALITY (LEVELING)
That the highest values devaluate them selves. nihilism is not a necessary characteristics of Existentialism. Existentialism dealing with one can create their own personal subjective meaning. nihilism dealing with this idea no personal subjective meaning.
* Video :- 7 Let us introduce Existentialism again ?
Existentialism is a fyu century some of the cavy century. the history of existentialism. Examine what for existentialism is the key concern of philosophy. Ather examine sartre's famous statement "existence precedes essence" with various example. most notable thing is cleverly define different between existentialism and nihilism.
Origins of Existentialism :-
Movement arose in 19th century Europe
1. Soren kierkegaard (1813-1855)
2. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
3. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881)
20th century Existentialism
1. Franz Kafka
2. Martin Heidegger
3. Albert Camus
4. Jean- Paul Sartre
* Video :- 8 Explain like I'M five : Existentialism and Nietzche:
Friedrich Nietzsche, who gave idea of "Ubermensche". it is the philosophy for freedom. freedom of doing whatever human wants. as it says that no universal morality can make us individual or give us the meaning to life.
* Video :- 9 Why I like Existentialism ? Eric Dodson :
Existentialism is a way of life and understand life deeply. Existentialism says about what i am Eric Dodson said that it is honest and shows reality of life and accept your fault and your abilities.
* Video :- 10 Let us sum up : from Essentialism to Existentialism :
Crash Course philosophy is brought to you by square space. they give so many purpose or meaning of life. god important or existence. as a human being only after the birth we can decide our essence by our choice.
Thinking Activity Interpretation Challenge Breath * About Samuel Beckett :-
Samuel Barclay Beckett born 13 April 1906 and death 22 December 1989 was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, theatre director, poet and literary translator. A resident of paris for most of his adult life, he wrote in both English and French. he is considered one of the last modernist writers and one of the key figures in what martin Esslin called the "Theatre of the Absurd." He was awarded the 1969 Nobel prize in literature for his writing which in new forms for the novel and drama in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation.
1) Breath by Damien Hirst :-
The play has many concepts.
Nothingness
Meaninglessness
Absurdity
Existentialism
In the starting we hear the sound of breath is connected with life and death. this video see this overlaid medicine rubbish. we find in the video that it start with dusk and than movies on with down and ends with dusk so as per my point of view writer wants to say that our life start with dusk and also end with dusk. one of the symbols at the end of the video was the swastika.
2) Breath by Liana de Jordan :-
This video in so many types of fruits and vegetable. fruit connected with richness, over indulgence and temptation and earthly pleasure. something fruit ride us to luxurious life style which get during our life from nature but human being still never satisfied.
3) National Theatre school first year teachnical production class project production of Samuel Beckett's play Breath
The video with darkness then through the light we can see rubbish and listen to some of the weird crying voice, maybe it means that living things exist and end. Another interpretation is that human being born on the planet as a curse so that may be born as a human being on planet is rubbish thing. may be this video suggests that how life is nothing but waiting for death. may be it's sound of happening rape and paining.
Thinking Activity Methods of English Teaching 1. The Grammar Translation Method 2. The Direct Method 3. The Audio Lingual Method 4. Total Physical Response and Suggestopedia 5. The Silent Way 1) The Grammar Translation Method :-
This oldest and traditional method of teaching. particularly in India, this method is used as English is taught as a second language. the Structure of a foreign language is best learn when compared and contrasted with the mother tongue.
2) The Direct Method :-
Direct Method is the Method Through which students learn to communicate in the target language and not involving L1 in the language learning process. this method is also known as natural method. learning the second language without the help of other language.
3) The Audio Lingual Method :-
This Method used to improve communicative competence in learner. This method based on linguistic theory and behavioral psychology. the Audio lingual method is used to improve communicative competence in learners.
4) Total Physical Response :-
This method is based on learning through this method is based on learning through physical activities.
5) The Silent Way :-
The silent way is a language teaching method created by caleb Gattegno in 1963. An extensive use of silence is as teaching technique.
Q-1) Which Method appealed you the most from the above given methods ? Give Reasons.
Ans :- "The Audio Lingual Method i most appealed because this method through teacher can teach easily study topic. there are many online courses are available. the most important thing is that we can learn in the absence of teacher.
Q-2) Tell something about your favorite method used by your teachers from school till PG. how is their method unique ?
Ans :- I was studying in primary to high school during most of teachers focused on grammar translation method and also involved these all method which i refer as above. i can tell our teaching methods depended on exam so our exam system is like a game of memorization and it is not just memories but equabal memories everything so it like bookish knowledge when we used in college level most students feel confused. i like grammar translation method.
Q-3) Tell something going about the method you didn't like from school till PG. Give reasons.
Ans :- I not like the silent way method. because in this method there is no interaction between teacher and students. silent way method is not good for teaching if students silently listen everything and not allowed students response so this method is not appropriate for teaching.
We have guest lectures for postcolonial studies by Balaji Ranganathan. Dr. Dilip Barad sir organized this wonderful session guest lecture on 19,20 and 21 Aug 2019. The Central for comparative literature and translation studies. Central university of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. he has deep knowledge about the postcolonial studies. this session is Fruitful for us. this three days was very important for me. i would like to special thanks to our professor Dilip Barad sir who introduced most of the units before the guest lectures. in these three days he dealt with the paper of post colonialism.
we have post-colonial studies paper. in this paper such interesting units,
(1) Black Skin white mask by Frantz Fanon
(2) Imaginary Homelands by Salman Rushdie
(3) Orientalism by Edward Said
(4) A Tempest by Aime Cesaire
In the First lecture Balaji sir introduced post-colonial studies then sir said first unit Black skin white mask by frantz fanon.
1) Black skin white mask
Black skin white mask in seven chapters divided,
1. The negro and language
2. The woman of Colour and white man
3. The man of colour and white woman
4. The so-called dependency complex of the colonized
5. The lived experience of the black man
6. The Black man and psychology
7. The Black man and recognition
Frantz fanon black skins and white masks into some important points;
"Toward a new humanism
understanding among men
our colored brother
making, i believe in you
race prejudice
To understand and to love...."
sir explain to all very well and he says, "actually what does a man want? what does in his blackness? the white man is sealed in his whiteness and the black man in his blackness, this two sentences talk a lot about this topic larger civilization and colonial modernity. after that he give chapter wise details,
The negro and language.
The woman of colour and the white man.
The man of colour and the white woman.
The negro and Psychology.
The negro and Recognition.
* Second day
2) Orientalism
Orientalism by Edward said is a post colonial text of cultural studies he has challenged the concept of Orientalism or the difference between east and west.
* This units divided in three chapters:
1. The scope of Orientalism
2. Orientalism structure and Resructures
3. Orientalism now
Third religions during this era like,
Jewdeism
Christianism
islamism
in 1977 origin by Edward said and bibles influence and 18th century imagination. Orientalism within the imperialism is not pure but political knowledge. geopolitical awareness, it's connected with imperialism.
* Second session:
3) The Tempest by Aime Cesaire :
The A Tempest by Aime Cesaire. and difference between Shakespeare's. Shakespeare basis on certain like,
Terms
Identity
Colonial Resiontion
Language
* Third day :
4) Imaginary Homelands by Salman Rushdie:
In the third day lectures Balajisir dealing with last unit imaginary Homeland by Salman Rushidie.
Three Conflicts :-
1. Approach Approach Conflict,
2. Approach Avoidance,
3. Avoidance Avoidance.
Sir give deep information about this three conflicts and diasporic world, social condition, way of writing, malayala in oil industries. Diaspora traditional understanding force to get of your nation. salman rushdie including as Diaspora writer. the Diaspora literature globalisation completely change. nostalgia and memory most of problem for Diaspora literature's writers.
Thank you Balaji Ranganathan sir who come for teaching this paper and Thank you Dilip Barad sir for organized this session.
Dr. Dilip Barad sir organized this wonderful session/guest lecture on 16,17 and 18 Aug 2019. prof. Jay Mehta sir chairperson. he has deep knowledge about the Poe's short story. this days three days was very important for me. he has good style to teaching.
Edgar Allan Poe born 19 January 1809 and death 7 October 1849 was an American writer, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. he is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. he was the first well-known american writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
1) The Tell-Tale Heart :-
In this story narrator was unnamed who tell the story and at the end he accepts his crime. this horrific story of an old man who has vulture eye and his servant has problem with that vulture eye. the servant has planned to kill old man because of his eyes. he killed old man without mercy and cut his body and burry it. he got suspected and policeman came for investigation and he also has make policeman believed in his words but he is constantly hearing the beating of an old man which makes him uncomfortable and he vehemently admits his crime. it's interesting story.
2) The Black Cat:-
The title also indicate about story because black color connected with fear, death and something happening bed things and animal of cat also symbolize to wrong happen. mostly people take care & love cat but here the black cat hated by narrator. unfluently he kills his wife and behind that murder for reason is the black cat. narrator that how he hides her wife into wall. the end of the story prove him as a murderer by death body of black cat.
3) The Fall of House :-
The story is of narrator who was called to his friend house because his friend was suffering from some mental disease. Generally story working around his sister who suffer through the catalepsy. narrator arrives at the house of usher he feel negative there. usher is living there with his sister and he also believed in superstitions and he feels that they have buried her alive and she is coming towards them. Roderick and narrator both are remain in illusion that she is died and they buries her body in his house but really she is not dead. the end of terrible story Medline stands her brother then both are felling down and Rodrick also dies but his house also remain splits.
4) The Cask of Amontillado :-
"The cask of Amontillado" you might be thinking great. his friend and now he wants to avenged. Fortunato is professionally a wine taster and Montresor, who wants to kill fortunato and he intrigued fortunato to come to taste rare brand Amontillado. him drunk all the way and chained him and walled him alive. a cask is a barrel.
5) The Purloined Letter :-
It's story creates the mysterious condition and detective story because here create suspense through letter. A letter has been stolen from the boudoir of an unnamed woman by the unscrupulous minister . it is said to contain compromising information. in the room, saw the letter, and switched it for a letter of no importance. he has been black Mailling his victim. Duplin with a Puzzle: a cabinet minister has stolen a letter from a woman of royalty he is now black mailling. despite a harsh search of the minister's rooms, the police find nothing. Duplin casually produces the document. duplin later explains to his assistant, the behaviour of the minister, the letter would be hidden in plain sight.
6) The Gold Bug :-
"The Gold Bug" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in 1843. the plot follows William Legrand, who was bitten by a gold-colored bug. his servant, Jupiter, doubts that legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator. he consents to come to his old friend's home. legrand pulls the other two into a thrilling enterprise after decoding a secret message that will lead to a buried treasure. the theme of cryptography, the story is a forerunner of the genre which is now known as detective fiction.
We Three days session at department of English by Dr.Jay Mehta sir. if i talk about teaching learning method of expert, scholar and lecturer of Dr.Jay Mehta sir. he also explain with examples of personal experiences, current issues, movies and theory etc... At the end of the last session we get more knowledge about how to write poem ? it was an amazing experience to study. Thanks to prof. Dilip Barad sir for organizing expert lecture and Thanks to Dr.Jay Mehta sir for involved to interact with us and spending valuable time there.
