DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2016.
INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. Examine the significance of the title 'cocoon'.
2. Comment on the style of debi in 'Subarnalata'.
3. What are the differences between the American and the
Indian cultures brought out in the Novel
4. Sketch the character of Nandana in 'Malati and
Madhava'.
5. Write a note on the farcial elements in the play
'Sambasiva A farce'.
6. Analyse the theme of 'The Rights of the Earth'.
7. How does Nikileswarar portray Ambedkar?
8. How does Neela Padmanaban look at the patriarchal
system in "Generations".
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SECTION B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9. Sketch the character of Pandmang Sangrikar in 'Cocoon'.
10. How far is 'Generations' a critical and insightful record of
the migrant community?
11. Discuss the political criticism found in 'Sambasiva A
Farce'.
12. Write an essay on the poet as an observer of his reality
with special reference to 'The pleasure done' by Srikant
Varma.
13. Is translation necessary? Explain by giving special
reference to the translated texts of Indian literature in
English.
14. Write a critical appreciation of 'The Rights of the Earth'.
15. Write a critique on 'Subarnalata'.