In-Depth Analysis Of 'Railway Raju'

The novel revolves around two women, Mariam and Laila. The novel takes place during a terrible time to live in Afghanistan, but things were especially hard for women. Their lives brought together and are forced to live through unimaginable situations. At first, they didn’t get along, but then a beautiful friendship began. Their friendship would eventually be their salvation. They both experienced incredible character development. Mariam and Laila’s childhoods were very different, which is explains their characteristics in the novel. Laila’s modern upbringing gave her courage, which inspired Mariam to take action in both of their lives.

The story continues with Raju following his potential target in a Green Blazer, keeping a safe distance to not be spotted. He compares his work to that of a hunter, saying, “The hunter in the forest could count his day a success if he laid his quarry flat; but here one had to extract the heart out of the quarry without injuring it.” (Narayan 221) He knows he cannot get caught, but must take the most valuable possession of the victim, their wealth and their possessions. There is comedic irony in the way he

The novel is divided into twelve chapters and imparts the story of a printer Nataraj who lives in Malgudi and squanders his time in the company of his two friends Sen, a poet and Sastri, a journalist. To give the sense of geographical legitimacy, Narayan setting the novel by portrayed realistically of mentioning some place like Kabir Street, New Extension and so on which leads the reader to picture the setting with precision and empowers of the place. The whole novel is pictured with an extremely beautiful and delicate landscape which is painted with a quality of exact which makes the panoramas come bustling. Narayan designed the Malgudi as the symbol of mythic space which actively participates in and determines the action of the novel. It has psychological dimension and physical locale. It brings a ritualistic dimension into the novel. Narayan has a very idiosyncratic style which has been considered as objective, unpretentious, untheoretical and volubly professional. He uses an each of several possible ways to be ordered or arranged of fantasy and realism. The Man Eater of Malgudi jumbles the ingredients of comedy to excellent purpose and provides ample entertainment, but the undercurrent of serious intension cannot be missed. (Iyenger:380)

Summing it up, Chetan Bhagat once again has followed his typical love story line in this novel but the plot has been excellently designed to interest everybody. The book is full of drama, love and mystery. Though the usual wit and humour is absent yet Chetan Bhagat has definitely managed to impress the

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A Bengali girl named Ashima partakes in a marriage arranged to Ashoke Ganguli. After the ceremony the new couple left India to move to the United States where Ashoke has started to build a new life. They were going to face the cultural differences together, as one. For Ashima, this was difficult. Her new husband had to earn a living to support the two of them so she often found herself home alone. Not knowing the English language or culture at that became very depressing for her she felt lonely and lost. After a while the couple gave birth to a baby boy. Ashoke makes the decision to call his newborn, Gogol, after a Russian author. Later his American name becomes Nicky. The happy parents later give

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Through the fictional works, Anand has given a voice to the voiceless marginalized lot in the society. He writes about the oppressed, suppressed, exploited and humiliated people who face social, political, economic and cultural exclusion. In Coolie (1936), Mulk Raj Anand dramatizes the tragic life of the marginalized class i.e. the poor in the society. It is a suffering saga of Munoo who performs variegated jobs as a domestic servant, coolie, and rickshaw puller for sustenance. He struggles in the life for food, shelter, identity and sympathy and finally dies of consumption. The poor are often looked down upon by the rich as worthless, having no existence and significance as human beings. The marginalized often suffer at the hands

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The first railway opened was the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad. was opened in 1836 outside of Montreal. Champlain and St. Lawrence was financed by Montreal brewery owner John Molson. It was made as a portage road to connect the St. Lawrence River with Lake Champlain. cutting time from the trip between Montreal and New York. Construction began in January 1835. Rail ways where still new. The world’s first way had opened just six years before in England, connecting Liverpool and Manchester. The early rails were made of wood with thin strips of iron. The locomotive for Canada’s first train was a Dorchester, built in Newcastle, England. Nicknamed “Iron Kitten” for its behavior, the Dorchester’s first test runs were held at night to avoid frightening

Undeterred by oddities and abhorrence generated from within and outside, the railways has steamed ahead ceremoniously since its inception in 1853. It has completed a glorious 162 years, enjoyed the best and worst times during its long history starting with the British Colonoial Raj to the present. Through history, the railways have been deemed a ‘calamity’ and a ‘boon’. Romesh Chandra Dutta, critic of the British Raj in Indian, described the railways as ‘wasteful expenditure’ and a ‘hazardous and dangerous venture’. Karl Marx wrote: “I known that the English sultocracy intends to endow India with the railways with the exclusive view of extracting at diminished expense the cotton and other raw materials for their manufacturers.” However, the railways were also regarded as a preventive measure against famines and the only affordable means of transport available for the masses. Lord Dalhousie fully supported the railway project and suggested that any loss incurred would be cheerfully borne by the British government.

The story has a remarkable way to portray a different image of friendship, love and commitment. It shows how uniquely different people juggle with the struggles of daily life silently like a ghost. As it is said, the true essence of friendship is tested during adversity and not prosperity which is rightly

The beauty of Tamhane’s film lies in the fact that it is so real. The film is a piercing commentary on society, a fly on the wall take on the farcical way in which our judicial system and antiquated laws decide the fate of ordinary people. The hardest part and also one of the most moving scenes of the film comes towards the end when the sewerage worker’s widowed wife comes to the court to testify and in a few minutes director Chaitanya Tamhane captures the brutality of

“Action without a name, A who is attached to it, Is meaningless” -Hannah Arendt. The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga, is a novel about a self-made entrepreneur who wants to make a change for his life, named Balram. Throughout this story, the author gives various names to our protagonist that expresses many things about him. Such names include: Munna, Balram, country mouse, and Ashok Sharma. These names represent the different parts of his personality, how he is embracing each name, how others see him vs. how he sees himself, and his identity. Not only are these names important, but they give a certain meaning to his life. The numerous names Adiga gives Balram throughout the novel reveal the different purposes and meanings of those names.