Samuel Beckett's masterpiece (a drama) 'Waiting for Godot' is valid today as ever, if not more now. The present post is an attempt to dig out the meaning from the host of absurd actions, events and dialogues presented to us in the form of this brilliant drama.
This drama is a part of the tradition of 'The Theatre of the

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Here is a prayer that you all will cherish. But have we ever asked ourselves the following questions:

Do I pray enough?
Do I have the required conviction in the power of my prayers?
Do I thank God for all little things I possess?

It is time to conduct a check on ourselves.
Tennyson remarked: "More things are wrought i

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T.S. Eliot's essay 'Religion and Literature' presents his views about the issue of viewing literature from the theological point of view. Eliot was of the opinion that literary criticism should be there from ethical and theological angles too and not only from literary perspective.
This post is a key to understanding T.S. E

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The shortlist of the much awaited awards - Man Booker Prize for this year (2008) has been announced. The following are the six shortlisted entries:
Aravind Adiga’s ‘The White Tiger’
Sebastian Barry’s ‘The Secret Scripture’
Amitav Ghosh’s ‘Sea of Poppies’
Linda Grant’s ‘The Clothes on their Backs’
Philip Hensher’s ‘The Nort

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'Honesty is the best policy' - we have all heard this statement very often. Take a look at how its implications has underwent a sea change. But it still remains the best policy even in times of widespread corruption and falsehood. Honesty does not entail only being honest with others but we also have to be honest with oursel

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Philosophers have been trying to define life according to their own views and experiences since times immemorial. Some might term life as a compromise. But using the term 'compromise' it seems is a bit of pessimistic. At the same time we know we have to make certain adjustments. We cherish our dreams that are fulfilled but we

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John Gray's book 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus' is as relevant today as it was when published in 1992. It is a must read for clearly understanding the difference between men and women - how they react to different situations, what their language means (although they might be using same words); and this understandi

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English literature is so vast, we have so many novelists, story writers etc. But the satirists, critics and essayists too hold a a very important place. Thomas Carlyle is such an essayist and critic who has been called 'The Grand Old Man of Victorian Literature'. David Gascoyne in his book 'Thomas Carlyle' called him so. Th

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The idea of linking the English alphabets to a quality we must adopt in our lives will help in improving our journey called life. Each of the letter stands for a milestone that we must aspire to achieve in our lives. Moreover this alphabet is a class apart from the traditional English alphabet. Hope you all enjoy reading that a

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This post is in continuation of the previous post on my blog. I have attempted to redefine the traditional English alphabet. The alphabet I have created provides guidelines for the journey called life. We should adopt these qualities for a successful, happy and a satisfied life. The alphabet I have created deviates from the tra

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An interesting idea!
Every letter of the English alphabet stands for a quality that we must adopt for ourselves in our life. We have learnt the alphabet from A to Z, the usual one. Let us now have a look at a new redefined alphabet where letter A does not stand for an apple or something like that. Suggestions for words on the

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Emily Dickinson's poem 'Success is Counted Sweetest' is a short but very meaningful poem. We often face varied situations in our life when we either experience the thrilling success or taste failure. The poem talks of value of success - it is of utmost value to that person who never succeeds.
"Success is counted sweetest

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The title of a novel is just like the signboard of a shop. The title reveals something about the subject matter of the novel, just as the signboard unveils the contents of a shop. In the present post on my blog I have discussed the title of the most famous novels of the celebrated Indian English novelists, R.K. Narayan's 'The

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Charles Dickens, the famous English novelist, who produced the unmatchable novels like 'Oliver Twist', 'David Copperfield', 'Hard Times'...just to name a few. All of his novels contain such words that very easily prove to be literary jewels. This post shares a few of the literary quotes of Charles Dickens from his variou

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Keats has been called one of the most romantic poet by Douglas Bush. Keats is especially known for his six great odes - To Autumn, To Psyche, To a Nightingale, On Indolence, On Melancholy and On a Grecian Urn. In his odes he is poignantly concerned with concerned with the fleeting nature of beauty, joy and love.
They are one o

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