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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The moral lesson of the story The Fence by Jose Garcia Villa is the importance of forgetting the past and forgiving others. Forgiveness is a way to the reconciliation of differences. On the other hand, hatred keeps the fire of revenge and angriness live. The lesson of the story is that our decisionsRead more

    The moral lesson of the story The Fence by Jose Garcia Villa is the importance of forgetting the past and forgiving others. Forgiveness is a way to the reconciliation of differences. On the other hand, hatred keeps the fire of revenge and angriness live.

    The lesson of the story is that our decisions and actions have profound and long-lasting impacts & it is not good to carry ill will when those consequences and impacts are disastrous.

    Committing mistakes is an integral part of Human’s life and to forgive these mistakes and errors makes a person a good human and also gives one opportunity to repent his mistake. If we learn to forgive one another it will make our relations strong and also build trust.

    Read the summary of The Fence by Jose Garcia Villa here.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    1. Celebrating Indigenous Judicial System “God Lives In The Panch” was during the rule of Britishers in India. In this story, author is criticising the judicial system of the Britishers saying that Indians already had a rural judicial system (Panchayat) where impartial enquiry and judgments are alreRead more

    1. Celebrating Indigenous Judicial System
    “God Lives In The Panch” was during the rule of Britishers in India. In this story, author is criticising the judicial system of the Britishers saying that Indians already had a rural judicial system (Panchayat) where impartial enquiry and judgments are already prevalent. When one is appointed as a Panch or as the head of the Panch, he forgets his earthly ties and gives judgement in accordance with the norms of morality, legality and ethics.

    2. Friendship & Property Disputes
    The short-story also deals with themes of friendship between Jumman Sheikh and Alagu Chowdhari and property disputes between them. Through these multiple themes, author is trying to present different facets of India but what he intends to champion primarily in this short story is the role of the Head-Panch in a Panchayati system and his responsibilities.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The poem "Loss of India" by Zulfikar Ghose is about the dark side of the Independence of India. The poet was born in Mumbai, India but migrated to Pakistan during the partition. Immediately after the independence, the country was divided into India and Pakistan followed by bloody communal riots betwRead more

    The poem “Loss of India” by Zulfikar Ghose is about the dark side of the Independence of India. The poet was born in Mumbai, India but migrated to Pakistan during the partition. Immediately after the independence, the country was divided into India and Pakistan followed by bloody communal riots between Hindus and Muslims.

    The main theme of the poem is that we are still slaves though we celebrate independence day. As soon as the British left, the greedy leaders left no stone unturned to grab the power. Mahatma Gandhi – the symbol of peace, was killed by Godse – a Hindu terrorist.

    Read the summary of the poem here.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The poem Autumn Song written by Sarojini Naidu is a short verse of 10 lines. In the poem, the poet talks about the autumn of her heart and her wish to move on. Autumn is the season of loss. In this season, the trees lose their leaves which make them jolly. Autumn makes the leaves golden and weak whiRead more

    The poem Autumn Song written by Sarojini Naidu is a short verse of 10 lines. In the poem, the poet talks about the autumn of her heart and her wish to move on. Autumn is the season of loss. In this season, the trees lose their leaves which make them jolly. Autumn makes the leaves golden and weak which ultimately fall off the trees.

    Similarly the heart of the poet has just lost its dream or beloved which has made it sorrowful. It is weeping and the poet desires to listen to it. Finally she realises that it is useless to remorse on the loss of something which cannot be regained back. Like the trees move on and hope for the next spring, the poet also decides to move on and give up the mourning and remorseful feelings.

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    Tech India

    The Professor by Nissim Ezekiel is a satirical poem which throws light on the nature typical Indian Professor. The professor in the the poem is very talkative. He keeps praising himself and also reveals his orthodoxy. The message of the poem The Professor probably to Indians is that we should educatRead more

    The Professor by Nissim Ezekiel is a satirical poem which throws light on the nature typical Indian Professor. The professor in the the poem is very talkative. He keeps praising himself and also reveals his orthodoxy.

    The message of the poem The Professor probably to Indians is that we should educate ourselves, talk less and give up the traditional thoughts particularly relating the gender bias.

    Read the summary of this poem here.

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    Tech India

    The phrase "Myths of Light" is used for woman in the poem. The poet says that the women are full of mysteries which an impatient person cannot find. However, the lover who is patient and waits for the woman to respond is only the one who can explore her physical as well as spiritual beauty. The spirRead more

    The phrase “Myths of Light” is used for woman in the poem. The poet says that the women are full of mysteries which an impatient person cannot find. However, the lover who is patient and waits for the woman to respond is only the one who can explore her physical as well as spiritual beauty.

    The spiritual beauty of the woman lies in her mysteries which cannot be solved but can be enjoyed by the lover who tries to explore them.

    Read summary of Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher by Nissim Ezekiel.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The poet does not consider stammer as a defect. For his stammering is the very basis of language. It is the characteristic feature of human expression. Every person is unique and so is his way of speaking, understanding and interpreting words. All this helps in enriching the language. Whenever we stRead more

    The poet does not consider stammer as a defect. For his stammering is the very basis of language. It is the characteristic feature of human expression. Every person is unique and so is his way of speaking, understanding and interpreting words. All this helps in enriching the language.

    Whenever we stammer, we add to the God of Meanings. It is not a mistake but a sacrifice to the language. The poet is of the views that God must have stammered while creating humans. This is why we are imperfect. Hence God is also imperfect. So being imperfect is a virtue for us.

    Read the summary of Stammer by K. Satchidanandan.

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