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Hello Friends...  Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill getting our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think... and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn...  Let's learn to think first... Sonnet 73 (LXXIII), by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare Maybe, by now, you have already been introduced to William Shakespeare , the great. Most likely, you have watched some cinematic versions of his dramas. You might also have watched his dramas being enacted on stage. And probably you also got the chance to read one or two of his poems as well. What about this one? Sonnet 73 (LXXIII), by William Shakespeare That time of year thou mays...

Hello Friends...  Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill getting our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think... and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn...  Let's learn to think first... Here we meet not to study and discuss the original play ' Macbeth ' as written by William Shakespeare . Rather, this is going to be an attempt to help out the young beginners who are attempting to read and grasp the vast world of Shakespeare. They often, at the very beginning, find it very difficult to get a good grip over the entire organisation of the plot of Shakespearean dramas. We might find the strategy of identifying the episodes alo...

Hello Friends...   Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill getting our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think..., and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn...  Let's learn to think first... Here we meet to discuss a brief poem, The Bangle Sellers by Sarojini Naidu . Sarojini Naidu  Before we start looking for the poet, her background, and her inspiration to write poems, it might be a better idea to start our journey from the text itself so that we might understand what we actually need to look for in the context. The Bangle Sellers Bangle sellers are we who bear Our shining loads to the temple fair... Who will buy these deli...

Hello Friends... Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill getting our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think... and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn... Let's learn to think first... Understanding a Literary Text Here we meet again to continue discussing a very basic query, - how to appreciate a literary text, be it for some academic reason, or for some non-academic pursuit like leisure-reading and all. This is the third part of the series of discussion , and here we will be discussing how the structure of a text helps towards the process of dissemination of meaning. If you intend to look for a discussion only on the  structure  ...

Hello Friends... Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill getting our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think... and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn... Let's learn to think first... Understanding a Literary Text Here we meet again to continue discussing a very basic query, - how to appreciate a literary text, be it for some academic reason, or for some non-academic pursuit like leisure-reading and all. This is the second part of the series, and here we will be discussing how the setting of a text helps towards the process of dissemination of meaning. If you intend to look for a discussion only on setting, you are already in the r...