Gandhi Literature

“Indian Literature History Gandhi Literature

            M.K. Gandhi was a gigantic man. ‘He was an organization. For India he is an ‘avatar’

            “He was no doubt primarily a man of God, but he was also a practical man who was more keen on doing the right things under all conceivable circumstances than in making an exhibition of tight-rope dancing in the interest of theoretical consistency.”

            Whatever he did was experiments with truth which he thought as God. There are lots of things which stand as values of life. He was a humanist, a man of religion and a nationalist and patriot. In Africa or in India, he had struggles with the Whites or the English yet there was not enmity against them. He learnt English and studied law. He was a pure Indian. Simplicity was a marked quality which is found not only in his life but also in writing. He had faith in men that lead to hatred of machines. Inequality in class and trade were horrible and separated a man from the society. His aim was ‘Sarvodaya’. Gandhi remained a pioneer in social changes. He turned a leader and as the leader he immensely influenced Indians, Indians, African and the whole world. His life and deeds can’t be described in short span.

      

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Poetry: - Toru Dutt, Tagore, Aurobindo, Sarojini Naidu.

            India English poetry has its own achievement. It’s a phenomenon, covering colonial and post colonial period. It has legacy of English period as well as conflicts against it. Our great national leaders, thinkers have remained practitioners including Derozio, Aurobindo and Sarojini Naidu. Like British literature, Indian English poetry has not clear classification according to periods. Though Naik has periodized it :-

1. From the beginning to 1857
2. 1857-1920
3. 1920 – 1947
   
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Indian Renaissance

           In the very early nineteenth century renaissance came to India. New life and a new thought began to be noticed. Old spirit and national ideas were revived. This renaissance is not to English but to Irish one. English Renaissance is marked by Christianity, Teatonised and Greek influence. As Ireland awakened her national spirit, spiritual force. India did the same.

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“Indian Literature History “The beginnings; Rammohan Roy”

“Indian Literature History “The beginnings; Rammohan Roy”

            Indian literature existed since long. We shall see the beginning of India literature with a reasonable mind. If we have to inquire, we must see three factors: the race, the milieu, and the moment. ‘Our race’ is mixed Indian race because of invasions, conquests and occupation within a period of five thousand year. ‘Milieu’ is various because of vast subcontinents. Geographically and culturally there is a great variety. While moment’ covers the meeting of the west and India.

            During 17^th and 18^th century India was chaos. Many westerners came and began to rule while the Indians themselves were divided. It was the waste-land. Neither vitality of life nor intellectual activity was found so life was miserable. Economy and trade flourished, social system of cast and creed was maintained. Decadence was there but not.

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