Amrita Pritam (born 31 August 1919) is a household name in the Punjab, being the first most prominent woman Punjabi poet and fiction writer. After partition she made Delhi her second home. She was the first woman recipient of th Sahitya Akademi Award, the first Punjabi woman to receive the Padma Shree from the President of India in 1969. Though critical of the socialist camp, her works were translated in all the east European languages including French, Japanese and Danish. Mehfil, a quarterly from
Myers, A. (2011). Forging freedom Black women and the pursuit of liberty in antebellum Charleston. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. Amrita Chakrabarti Myers examines the lives of freed black women in Charleston, South Carolina during the period of 1790-1861 in her book, Forging Freedom. Myers presents her extensive research on the trials that plagued free black women’s liberty in Charleston in three parts containing six chapters. The first part of the book, Glimpsing Freedom, opens
The present is the result of the choices we have made and the future will be of those we make. After my graduation in Computer Science Engineering from Amrita University, in a quest for gaining industrial exposure, I took up the role of ‘Associate Software Engineer’ at IP Infusion- a leading provider of intelligent network software for enhanced Ethernet and IP services. There I was fortunate enough to work with cutting-edge technologies. Right at the onset of my career, I was asked to manage a research
Amrita Pritam 2. The Revenue Stamp (Raseedi Ticket): An Autobiography by Amrita Pritam; Translated by Krishna Gorowara; Published by Wide Canvas, an imprint of Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Amrita Pritam (1919-2005) was the first prominent woman writer who was loved on both sides of the India-Pakistan border. With a career spanning over six decades, she produced over 100 books of poetry, fiction, biography, essays, a collection of Punjabi folk songs, and an autobiography that were translated
The Views of Indian Culture Portrayed in A Stench of Kerosene by Amrita Pritam 'A Stench of Kerosene' written by Amrita Pritam, portrays the consequences of the strong influence of Indian culture in a village, which destroys a couple's marriage. Manak and Guleri have been happily married for eight years. The story opens to give the reader an insight into Guleri's homesickness. "Whenever Guleri was home-sick she would take her husband, Manak and they would go up to the top of the hill.
Indian Culture Portrayed in Amrita Pritam's A Stench of Kerosene 'A Stench Of Kerosene' is the damning and poignant indictment of an archetypal marriage that commonly thrived in Indian villages, and alas, still exist in the civilized world of today. Manak and Guleri, the spouses' joint by marriage resided together in the formers native village, where he was born and cultivated. Though as soon as the marriage commenced, Manak's intrusive mother caused problems in their hapless relationship
mother arranges him to marry another woman whilst Gulleri is at the yearly harvest fair in her home town of Chamba. When Gulleri hears of manak’s new wife she soaks her clothes in kerosene and sets herself on fire. Author of, a stench of kerosene, Amrita Pritam who was a citizen of India in 1947, was famously known to write about personal experiences and events that occurred in India, therefore it is quite possible she would have been an eyewitness to horrific scenes like the story of Gulleri, So
Effective Teams Large companies such as Auto Industries use teams to help build their company. Teams have several individuals working together to come up with innovated ideas to help benefit the company as a whole. The managers that are watching the challenges and progression of the team are crucial. The teams are individuals that have different experiences in the work field that come together to build creative proposals to help grow the company. There are four different types of teams. These teams
of the tale. The story in brief goes like this. Once Indra approached Lord Vishnu to regain his lost kingdom of heaven. Lord Vishnu advised them to seek the help of Asuras and Devas to churn the ocean of milk, and obtain Amrita (ambrosia or the nectar of immortality). The Amrita would make them immortal and help Indra regain the kingdom of heaven. In early Vedic literature, Asura is used as an adjective meaning "powerful" or "mighty" both with good, as well as, bad intention. However, in later texts
Comment on what view of Indian culture is portrayed in A Stench of Kerosene giving your own personal response. ' A Stench of Kerosene' , authored by the pen of Amrita Pritam, is a tale of suffering and injustice in the rural areas of India. The author tries to relate the life of a young Indian wife to the reader in such a way that it leaves them feeling pity and remorse for her. Within it there are elements of superstition, superiority, sexism and ancient traditions. Evidently the portrayal
Vaishnavism is one of the major branches of Hinduism. The followers of Vaishnavism worship Vishnu and his incarnations or Avatars and are known as Vaishnavites, Rama and Krishna being the most popular amongst the incarnations. It is monotheism in which worship of a personal god is the focus. Vaishnavites believe that Vishnu is the Supreme god and he is the one who simultaneously permeates all creation and exists beyond it. Vishnu’s consort is believed to be Lakshmi, the auspicious one. The Vaikuntha
most women. Marrying for love was rarely heard of. This is strongly illustrated by Jane Austen in two of her novels, 'The Three Sisters' and 'Pride and Prejudice'. I will compare these with a third novel called 'A Stench of Kerosene' written by Amrita Pritam. I will look closely at how both writers set across corresponding messages but with very diverse methods. The portrayal of marriage is very different in 'A Stench of Kerosene' then that of 'The Three Sisters'. It concerns a Sikh couple,
the distillation flask and condenser.Glass beads, which give a surface for vapors to cool and condense are packed in a tube called the simple fractionating column.The liquid with a lower boiling point first passes through the fractionating column(Amrita University & CDAC Mumbai
Indian Culture Portraye in A Stench of Kerosene There are many goals the author attempts to achieve but the most probable one is to alert the reader, as Amrita Pritam believes, of the backwardness of the rural society in Indiafrom a feminist perspective. She does this using a special approach in which she does not adopt the critical method nor does she comment either with or against, in fact, she takes the stance of an observer to try and repel the possible accusations from the reader of
Kuwait. It depicted the task of organising and co-ordinating of the heroic effort of India’s largest, record-setting The genre of the film is drama. Cast Directed by: Raja Krishna Menon Produced by : Bhushan Kumar Roles Ranjeet Katyal: Akshay Kumar Amrita Katyal: Nimrat Kaur Global events highlighted in the movie On August
I have developed keen interest in mechanical sciences especially in the areas of finite element methods, aerodynamics and CAD during my under graduation in Mechanical Engineering (B.Tech) at Amrita University which evolved further when I joined Infosys as a Design Engineer. My undergraduate studies at Amrita University helped me gain overview about various areas of study in mechanical sciences and further paved way for finding my research interests. It was in my 3rd year of engineering, I visited
During my childhood, I grew up in an environment where my father and mother got lot of respect because they were well educated. They were among the very few who had studied in one of the highly reputed colleges in our country. This inspired me a lot and from then I came to know how much education was important in one’s life. My parents taught me that education is the only wealth which cannot be stolen and it is the one which builds up the life. These words had a great impact on my mind. Right from
The Conception of Time in William Buck's Mahabharata In Hindu philosophy, there is no absolute beginning to the universe and no absolute ending. Therefore, time is not conceived of in a linear fashion as is common in western philosophy. Instead, time is seen as a wheel turning within a larger wheel, and moksha, or the release from this wheel is one of the goals of of the Hindu devotee. In William Buck's Mahabharata, time is viewed by the characters as an enemy of sorts, a personified entity
1. Intersectionality means how gender, race, class, sexuality, religion, or any identifiers interline to affect how a person is viewed by views society as well as how they interact. In the reading of Women’s Movements in Global Era author explains about gender inequality in Introduction chapter under the section of “Women’s Movements and the State”. She gives an example of the women’s movement which she said that “break their promises to adopt policies around gender inequality, recognize and then
in the novel, Fogg wagers twenty thousand pounds, his entire fortune, that he can make it around the world in under eighty days. Ultimately, Fogg wins the wager, despite the almost impossible odds. Critics Michel Tournier, Virginia A. Salamone and Amrita Varshini discuss the central themes and characters of the novel. Tournier writes that the story is about man against time. Salamone argues that Fogg represents technology, and that Detective Fix represents the dangers of technology. Varshini explains