Movie review: Midnight's children, The Black Prince, The Reluctant fundamentalist

   * Midnight's children

   Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by British Indian author Salman Rushdie. It deals with India's transition from British colonialism to independence and the partition of British India. It is considered an example of postcolonial, postmodern, and magical realist literature.
 " Midnight's Children " a novel by  Salman Rushdie  and "Midnight's Children" film  was  directed by  Deepa Mehta.

  The story is about two boys and they are Saleem and Shiva. Saleem and Shiva has telepathy power to call other children who born at that same night in that one hour. They called themselves midnight's children. It also talks about emergency by Indira Gandhi. 

  The birth of Saleem and Shiva at same time, it also shows the birth of two nations India and Pakistan. And with growth of both these boys the growth of two nations are also shown. There is strong voice of Marxism. Poor become rich, rich become poor.

* The black prince

 The Black Prince is a 2017 international historical drama film directed by Kavi Raz and featuring the acting debut of Satinder Sartaaj. It tells the story of Duleep Singh, the last Maharajah of the Sikh Empire and the Punjab area, and his relationship with Queen Victoria.

 * The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a post-9/11 story about the impact of the Al Qaeda attacks on one Pakistani man and his treatment by Americans in reaction to them. In 2007, Nair read the manuscript of Hamid's unpublished novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

 The novel and movie both follows frame narrative. The story is of young Pakistani boy with American dream, Changez Khan. He was enjoying his life in America and he used to say that he loves America but suddenly a one thing is happened and it changes his whole life. The movie begins with the kidnapping of American professor, who is teaching at Lahore university. Then Bobby comes to take interview of Changez, who is also teaching at same university. Bobby is CIA agent. The interview is happening at Lahore cafe and all together there is flashback in which Changez is telling his life in America. Here we can find some post colonial elements also, and I am here trying to see those elements. After the attack his life in America has become terrible. All are looking towards him with doubt, and asking him if he knows anything about the attack. His American girlfriend, Erica also used his identity as Pakistani and not same as any other individual. These things hurt him most.

 1)A method appealed you the most from the above given methods? Give Reasons

 Here I learn various methods,

 • The grammar translation Method, 

 • The Direct Method,

 • Audio lingual method, 

 • Total Physical  response,

 • Suggestopedia and The Silent way method.

 I  appealed no more from above given methods.

2)Tell something about your favorite method used by your teachers from School till PG. How is their method unique?

When I was in school and collage time during I learnt the direct method and grammar translation method which used by my teachers When I studied in course of B.a. where I  learnt about those method's theory with practical way. I think this methods sre very useful for students and teachers also. This methods improve a lot us.

3) Tell something about the method you didn’t like from School till PG. Give Reasons.

No I like all because methods impove use very much when I was in the school, I like the most Grammar translation Method which used by my English teacher. It is useful for improving the language and also for better understanding . So therefore like mostly  The Grammar translation Method.

ELT - 1 thinking activity

1.)  What is English Language for you?

  Ans : I would like to say that English language is second language for me. When I  studied in school that time my English was very poor. Even do not have basic grammar or vocabulary knowledge. But now a days I feel better to speak with anyone... So I want to learn something more in English language.

2.)  What kind of challenges you are facing and have faced while learning this language?

   Ans :   First challenge is learn English language.
And mostly I have faced problem with vocabulary...So I need more words for best Fluency in English.

3.)  Write in brief your understanding about any one essay.

 Ans : The Indian reality is manifested at many level  organized from borrowing, Idoms, Metaphor, Symbols etc.
English is mad for the fulfill the function of a second language.
English used as an alternative way of expressing a culture.
English use for easy to convey.

4.)  According to you which Position English Language should be given?

  Ans :   According to my view English language should be second language because in India we have so many language .For as easy to use I preferred mother tongue. But we should get basic knowledge about English language.

5.)  How you see your future with English Language?

  Ans : My future with English is very bright because I have so much hunger for learn English language.
I want to become English Teacher.

Thinking activity on Girish Karnad.

Thinking activity on Girish Karnad.

September 08, 2019

GirishGirishad (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019)was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and a Rhodes Scholar, who predominantly worked in South Indian cinema and Bollywood. His rise as a playwright in the 1960s, marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada, just as Badal Sarkar did in Bengali, Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi, and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi. He was a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India.
  •  His Notable Books :- Tughlaq,Hayvadan, Wedding Album.
  •  His Notable awards:- Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Gyanpith Award.
    •    However, the man wasn’t just a Hindu hater due to his beliefs, he was an opportunistic Hindu hater. During the Datta Peeta movement, he had called upon an anti-communal campaign, which he later abandoned when the cause stopped suiting him. Moreover, ahead of the 2014 elections, he had referred Narendra Modi as a “dangerous man”, but in July 2014, he decided to certify that Modi has “provided good governance”. Similarly, being against the “fascist” government did not make him return his award during the Award Wapsi charade in 2015.As expected, Karnad was publicly opposed to the BJP and the Sangh Parivar and yet, he was not against accepting the directorship of the Nehru Centre and the post of minister of culture in the Indian high commission in London under Vajpayee’s government. here One of the controversy is Karnad was hindu hatred man according to his play Tughalaq because in this play he portrait muslim is protagonist and this character killed so many hindus.
     • When he died everyone and media started praising and talked alot about him.I find in many cases,many writer got fame or value after his death .same Girisk Karnad got fame after his death.He was in discussion of people after his death.society and media said him hero .He also known for contribution in Bollywood and films.Media has a habit to show only good side of person or sometimes bad side of any particular person.Girish Karnad played a good role hindi movies.He translated many plays in English also.Any writer famous not with who is he but what he has write ? What he has given to people? What is his idea ? With this all any writer got fame.

Movie review :- The Midnight's children, The Black Prince and the reluctant fundamentalist

Movie review 

  1) The Black Prince :- 

          The  Black Prince is a 2017 international historical drama film directed by Kavi Raz and featuring the acting debut of Satinder Sartaaj. It tells the story of Duleep Singh, the last Maharajah of the Sikh Empire and the Punjab area, and his relationship with Queen Victoria.The story revolves around the young prince as he attempts both to regain his throne and reconcile himself with the two cultures of his Indian birth and British education.
At the age of 15, Duleep Singh is sent to England where he meets Queen Victoria. A relationship between the two develops.
Here in movie we find issues like ; Skin colour, Difference or classism among Black people and white people,post colonialism, political power,About queen Victoria and his power.
Duleep Singh is eventually able to reestablish contact with his mother and as a result begins to reconnect with the culture of his birth. Duleep attempts to return to India to reclaim his kingdom, but is continually thwarted by British colonial politics.Edward never became king - he died before his father, Edward III - he is remembered as a great medieval military hero, with notable victories against the French in the Hundred Years War.In the movie prince Duleepsingh play roll as a protagonist. Movie reflected good side of British government though providing so many things for prince but Prince always prefers conman life. Mother of the princes also hate British government and people.



2) . Midnight's children :- 
Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by British Indian author Salman Rushdie. It deals with India's transition from British colonialism to independence and the partition of British India. It is considered an example of postcolonial, postmodern, and magical realist literature. The story is told by its chief protagonist, Saleem Sivay.Here Salman build a strong background of movie. He reffered many city,state and County and also war between country. We can see three region like Hindu ,Muslim and Christian in movie.He also deal with the political situation as well as economic situation of Nation.We find crisis in nation. Here in movie the class issue is also described on big level. Behaviour of upper class and lower class and also the relation of the Master and servant we find.Here is a minor character named Marry who played a very vital role in this.she changed destiny or full life of not only two boys,but also their families.This is a story about those children who born in midnight and  Indira Gandhi was PM of india and ruling over india.The protagonist and narrator of the story is Saleem Sinai, born at the exact moment when India became an independent country. He was born with telepathic powers, as well as an enormous and constantly dripping nose with an extremely sensitive sense of smell.
• On the day at midnight when the children are born,Mary write a destiny of rich and poor.she changes Shivay (Who is son of Saleem and Jamila ,belong to upper class family) with Saleem ( who is a son of Methods and Vanita,belong to poor and lower class ).Mary has done this all because Joe told him.Joe is also Christian and lover of Mary.Here Joe also played a vital role .In movie he represents the community,Marxism.He want to do revolution.
   • Here Salman Rushdie satirise on community through the character of Joe.
Meanwhile ,Rushdie captures the cold war between America and Russia (Russia send sputnik in space).Then poster of mother India ,it represents post-modernism.One question raises was the question of Identity- blood group is coming.Rushdie also doing satire on democrary.Here a crisis when Indira Gandhi declared EMERGENCY in India.So,Salman Rushdie collected all thread and tie a strong and hard knot.
•   As unfortunately Saleem gets all facilities and benefits and good life and Shivay who have to be in place of Saleem ,he faces alot of problems and struggles alot.The children who born at the same time at midnight,all came with some different magical power.Saleem can call and talk with all midnight children with his nose.
One more issue or big thing of that time is that ,one side there was growing of science (Nuclear) and other side Black magic.peole believed in black or magical power . Science has grown on its hight still there are people who bind with religion and Magic kind of things.In movie it shows that all people are in search of this magical children,and killing them because they are bad because they are intellectual and not good for nation or Indira Gandhi maybe.So.at the end of movie there was a last frame Adam ,Saleem ,Mary and pictureji make one family,New india.It deliberately shows the concept of New India.
3) . Reluctant Fundamentalist :- 

  •  TheReluctant Fundamentalist is a 2012 political thriller drama film based on the 2007 novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, directed by Mira Nair, starring Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson in lead. ... The film had a limited release in the United States, India, and in Europe and North America.
  •  Normally the story was about a young man named Changez and his whole life,he has a dream to live or work in America and he loves America and also goes there and lives there and then suddenly happened something and he hate America and lives America. So,the story start with Kidnapping of an American proffesor,who teaching in Lahore University and Bobby taking interview of Changez who also teaching in same University.This interview is taking in one cafe and then there was a flashback and Changez is telling his story of America .
Here we find some points like ; Racism,Attack , Nationality, story of love with westerner,business ,Fundamentalism ,etc.In this movie another character kate who is Girlfriend of Changez but behind she is cheater or she doing wrong behind the Changez. That is the suspense of this movie.One exceptional scene dramatises a crucial encounter between Changez and the head of a doomed publishing house, played, brilliantly, by Turkish theatre legend Haluk Bilginer.Here we find discussion or quarrel between chnagez and his Father who is a poet he was always arguing with Changez about his job and living in America .They are not set with eachother.we can see conflict between both also can see corrupted world through the movie.Changez who lived in America and get a good job and get promotion and got higher stage.still at one point he realised that this all people are using me ,they have no value of us, whatever we have done but we are like beggar or  we have to be followers of them.If we denied of them about any thing,they will behaved like we have done any sin,they forces us to do what they want.So.In Lahore University Changez is teaching this fact of our life and aware all students with it.

Transcendentalism vs anti transcendentalism in th ed scarlett letter

What is anti-transcendentalism?

-19th century

- focused and believe on darkness of humanity

- individual truths

- man's uncertainty and limitations universe

-Potential destructiveness or the human spirit.

Transcendentalism and Anti - transendetranscen in scarlett letter :

Nature is very beautifully portrait in novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It’s symbol of acceptance Hester by Nature. She live with Nature. Nature give a space for her and her child. Individualism present in novel by Hester's character. She is very strong character in this novel .she is able to raise her voice against society and religion. She is facing lots of problems but she doesn’t give up.

  Religion and society play a vital role in this novel.

Dr. Balaji Rangnathan's lecture on post colonial studies

Here I want  Share  my experience  on the  lectures of Dr. Balaji  rangnathan sir.


post-colonial studies paper's units:-

• Black skin white mask
• Imaginary Homelands
• Orientalism
• A Tempest

In the first day lecture he teach us about first unit Black skin white mask by Frantz Fanon.  He explain post-colonial studies and it's various points.

Chapters of the first unit

• The Negro and language
• The woman of colour and white man
•  The man of colour and white woman
• The So-called dependency complex of the colonized
• The lived experience of the black man
• The Black man and psychology
• The Black man and Recognition

He explains important points like...

• 
  

• Towards a new humanism....
• understanding among men...
• our coloured brothers...
• mankind, I believe in you...
• Race prejudice...
• To understand and To love...

He taught us new idea of thinking desire  word connect with lack. And also told us binary is a kind of problem to understand postcoloniality.Race as, It is discourse of studies – The white man is sealed in his whiteness. And the Black man is his blackness.
He explain different between...
•  castism
•  Racism
Criticism and racism are different discourse in postcolonial studies.

The first three chapters talk about the Modern Negro. 5th chapters something about the Blackness.The 2nd chapter - relation between the colour of woman and the European. Sir Balaji explain that the The Negro and psychopathology, like mostly people have prejudice Then he explain the last chapter in very interesting way and then he conclude first unit. I enjoyed that lecture very much and I learnt various things very clearly.

In next day lectures Balaji sir explain Orientalism by Edward Said and  A Tempest by Amie Cesaire. First he explain what is Orientalism? And what is meaning of
Orient? Orientalism by Edward Said is divided into chapters..

1)  The Scope of Orientalism
2)  Orientalist structure and Restructures
3)  Orientalism Now

Next he talked about “ A Tempest” by Amie Cesaire and Explain Identity, bhuColonial resiontion ,Appropriation of Language, Term of Rebellion. In the last lecture sir talked on last unit Imaginary Homeland by Salman Rushidie. He explains this unit with interesting example and also talked about writer Salman Rushdie.