GPSC Workshop

24th Sept 2018,
Bhavnagar.

Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar university had organized, oneday GPSC Workshop in the occasion of Atal Auditorium's inaugurate. Generally MKBU is often organize this type of workshop for the student, like ICT Workshop, Net- Slet Remedial workshop etc. 

About Atal Auditorium

•  It has 702 seating capacity
•  large stage for full fledged drama
•  Dance performance
•  Under process Wi-Fi, CCTV Camera
•  The hall is covered by Air Condition
•  Large Parking Facility 
•  Drinking RO Water
•  Rest room
•  Change room
•  Security
•  Silence zone
•  Natural atmosphere
•  The Hall is near the Main Road.
•  It has New sound System

MKBU had brought the 20 students of all Colleges and Departments. Thus English Department me and other 28 students from our Department attend it with our teachers. We reached there 11 o'clock. we were exclaimed to see there arrangement, Security. In the first session, there were many chief Guest like Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama. Dr. Girish Vaghani Vice chancellor of University MKBU, Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasma and former Vice Chancellor Dr. Zala Sir and K. P. Swami, they all gave introductory speech and exposed their gratitude for opening of new Atal Auditorium in our University.

The Second session had started at 2 o'clock, which was about the How to prepare for GPSC, What is syllabus, how they pass etc etc. there were 4 Speakers, who is deputy collector and passed the Exam. there names are,

1. Charansinh Gohil
2. Veerabhai Sambhal
3. Vivek Tank
4. Pravinsinh

Each of them are scholar, who came for inspire us, the speech had opened with Charansinh Gohil, who talk about his struggle, and how he prepared and got a success. They also increase us to started preparation of any competitive exam. He displayed his knowledge about Civil Exams and inspire us through his motivational and true story of his life and also by story of Ira Singhal. Moreover he introduce GPSC as a great opportunity for best career.

The second speech had given by Veerabhai Sambhal, who also inspired us to Give the exam, and motive us. He also talk about our current situation, like he also came from the middle class family, and he got the success and our rude concept about government and his employer that they bring the money in interview (Corruption). he said nowaday it is not happen. Really his speech was very fruitful for us, because how middle class people prepare and got success and became a model roll for many students.

The third speech had given by Vivek sir, who also belong to middle class family. He talk about GPSC exam syllabus, structure and pattern. His poetic heart really made his speech very effective. He started with the little share about success,

मंजिल तो मिल ही जाएगी भटके तो सही,

गुमराह तो वो है जो घर से निकलते है नही।

The last Speech was delivered by Pravinsinh. Excellent speech and his real life experience is highly motivational. Pravin Sir talk about some major points like, Try and try will be success, Failure gives you a best opportunity and self motivation, Multi dimension knowledge and be healthy not only physically but mentally and socially too. Keep revision of your reading and concise it in written answer. Devlop your personality, Burning Desire for goal and run till the end of success etc.

Really I heartly thank Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University to organize this type of fruitful session for students and increase, not only in syllabus but also in Compitative exam. Thank you so much.

Modernist Poetry

The Modernist Poem

Modernist Poetry in English literature has started in the 20th literature with the appearance of the Imagists. Still some of the modern poet also wrote in reaction to the perceived excesses excesses of Victorian poetry, with its emphasis on traditional Formalism and ornate diction. 

Modern Poetry's Characteristic

- Individual perspective came in the existence. 

- Development in Science and politics .

- Stream of consciousness seemed. 

- Experiments became necessary. 

- More question seemed open ending. 

- Loss of faith. 

- Chaos also takes place. 

- Passion for humanity. 

- Marxist influence. 

- Art for life's sake. 

1. T.E. Hulme 's The Embankment : 

The Embankment is the modern poem by T.E. Hulme. In this poem, Hulme is talk about falling of man. How man's thought work, how lust (Negative thought) leads man towards the decayed, because of this kind of addiction his life is now became totally dull and now the question arises of existenve. so the hopeless man prays to the God to gice the shelter of sky. or we can interpret that may be he wants t die or tries to hide himself.

2. Joseph Campbell 's Darkness :

One can find a beautiful use of modern image in this poem such as 'Boghole' and also the modern metaphor like 'Silver ribbon'. In darkness everything is invisible. this poem was written during 20th century. there was great impact of two world wars. and perhaps darkness indicates the horror and terror of wars. in this condition poet wants the light. but there is no ultimate solution of darkness(War). it is just an illusion and that is 'Silver ribbon' so poet look at it and made a poem.

3. Image- by Edward Storer

In this poem, poet used the symbol of "white moon" as it connects the heart of two lover, but poet here used it in opposite side that it burns lovers and they can't chaste with each other. Their loneliness is there though they are together. So, here we can interpret that modernist think that we all are alone in crowd.

4."In a station of the Metro" - Ezra Pound

The word of title, “Metro” is clearly suggests the hasty lifestyle of modern civilization." Apparition" is modern metaphor which is given to the human faces.In second line it connects the man with nature..This poem evokes the mortality of human life.. “These faces in the Crowd” suggests,that they are together but isolated."Petals on a wet"is a modern image.The metaphor of “wet, black bough” suggests that they are from same tree which are constantly moving,growing and changing...

5. Hlida Doolittle , H.D : " The Pool "

This poem is one of the most famous and widely discussed imagist poems. It about face to face with her reflection in the water of a rock pool. The speaker spots something in the pool , wonders it is alive , touches it . It like a sea - fish , then covers with a net . She wondering what this thing is,

Are you alive ? : self - discover , reflection which is banded one .

6. “Insouciance”- Richard Aldington

This poem has many contrasting images. There has shown the ups and downs of human life. In our life we do unwillingly some work without any purpose so we get failure. Here these two words "trudging" and "cheerity" gives the image of life.

7. Morning at the Window by T. S. Eliot

The whole poem has negative words. The word "Ratting" means vibrating shaking plates. Damp means in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.


8. the red wheelbarrow by William carols Williams


this poem 's title is established to the word of wheelbarrow , its ' small cart , then the small cart is using to ground and this cart was related nature so in this poem see to type of emotion negative and positive .

9. Anecdote of the jar by Wallace Stevens.

Anecdote of the Jar is an imagist poem in which Stevens explores the question of the superiority between art and nature: Is nature superior to human creations, or does human creativity surpasses nature in some way? This is an age-old and puzzling question. This poem solves the riddle by recognizing the unique differences between art and nature: art may sometimes be more beautiful than nature but it cannot be as creative as the nature.

10. “I, by E.E Cummings

Cummings was an American poet, painter, essayist, author and play wright. Structure of poem also suggest fall by loneliness as many characters are separated from each other and for make a word they have to be together. Here poet talks about leaf which is lonely means all other lives are already left the tree. Tree is barren and the only leaf is remain which also falls because of loneliness. This poem also shows that how a lonely human can not survive. It also reminds me the short story by O’ Henry, “The Last Leaf” that how the last leaf is symbol of hope and it falls the hope also dies. May be here poet also wants to talk about dead hope.

Thinking activity Poe's Short stories.

01. Recollect a moment of your life when you were at the height of ferocity (anger) on someone with/without some specific reason. What did you feel like speaking to or doing with that person?

During My B.A journey, I reached the height of Ferocity, because I like someone and she rejected me and I could not tell her so I started to write and express my feeling through poem and short-story. Today I published in Matrubharti and became a Author of Matrubharti. I became anger because I rejected my Engagement for her and I had to face family problems. I could not forget this situation in my life, After these yet I do not reach at that height of ferocity. 

02. Have you ever felt tremendous drive to hit or murder someone? When? Why? How? Elucidate.

No, I never feel that but When I feel sad I started writing and do something with my pen. I do not drive to hit or murder but blame myself. But I never wish to Hit and Murder someone.

03. Have you ever felt like committing suicide? Was it just a passing thought or you were serious? What propelled you to think so? Describe your experience (although momentary) of suicidal tendency.

Sometime I felt that but I don't practice. It is just my thought, tension. As I say I write so I put this situation in poem and short story. For examples,

એ કોણ હતું ? (Soliloquy)

મૃત્યુદ્રાર દેખાઈ છે. (Poem)

04. Write about the scariest of your dreams. Have you ever cried or screamed by a bizarre and horrible nightmare? Elaborate.

Yes, once upon a time, I am in B.A programme. I saw (dream) that My mother is died, and I became a orphan, I sit beside her died body and cried. no one come at mother's last rites. That time I woke up from demembration, and cried a lot.



05. Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever undergone any experience of supernatural elements? Explain.

I do not believe in Ghost and supernatural elements.

oneness of literature

Literature is like sea, we can not define it in some of paragraph, it has many form but some however it is connected with eachother like water, sea get many river's water but when it meet sea, all the form of water changed and became saltful water, as well as each form has connected with old and new forms. Thus, in early age Aristotle gave a theory of Imitation . When new work comes it is modified by write but for the previous work it the readjustment. It call consonancy between the old and the new literature. Northrop Frye developed theory of Archetypal criticism based on idea that whole of the literature has oneness of its existence.

And when we were children, staying at the archduke's,  

My cousin's, he took me out on a sled,  

And I was frightened. He said, Marie,  

Marie, hold on tight. And down we went.  

In the mountains, there you feel free.

Chekhov Nadia stood at the top of the hill, but Nadia was sly and frightened to plunged into the abyss but but the speaker forces her for coasting. the sled flew like a shot out of a gun. Speaker whispered into her ears ," I love you Nadia !" It was question on her face of pride, of humour ,of happiness , of life itself , a very important question in the world may be for her at the time. Again and again they slide down the hill . Same position of both every time. They coasting and process of whispering happened. But Nadia was uncertain about it . Whether it words spoken by him or by wind ? Then she determined to discover the truth but failed . It was the happiest , the most touching and beautiful time of her life. But speaker not understand why he said those words and why he jested with Nadia ? Because they both moved on their own way, she got married and had children also.

Lagaan Movie Reviews

15th August 2018, Department of English has organised the Movie screening. We seen Movie Lagaan. Generally we watch the movie for entertainment, As a English literature students. we have to watch movie with the help of various literary theories, approaches and different perspectives.

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India is the one of the best Indian Epic sports-drama film, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, produced by Aamir Khan and Mansoor Khan, and written by Ashutosh Gowariker and Abbas Tyrewala. The film is set in the Victorian period of India's colonial British Raj. the film was shot in an ancient village near Bhuj, India. 

The movie deals with Superstition, Cast-ism, patriarchy, patriotism, love etc themes. The movie is opened with the temple which is indicated that there will be going on Hinduism and Caste system. Characters like Guran, Kachara etc are an example of the class conflicts. We can also find the feudalism in this movie.

• Hinduism

    The movie has opened with the Temple which is indicate that the movie will have deal with some of orthodox, Hinduism, Superstition, Myth, accountability etc. we can find that every event will deal with the God. Character like Guran has indicated hypocrites (Astrologer) which we find today also. we can say that it is a part of the superstition. Why the Britisher increase the taxation ? because of Temple, like the king wants to open the Siddheswar temple, and Britisher offered to eat meat, but the King is the Hindu. so he did not, and Britisher taxation do double. when song has come there we also find some elements like peacock's feather, song's words etc.

• Leadership

    There is a “natural leader,” born with a combination of talents and traits that enable a person to lead others, has been a subject of debate across time. In a modern context, we have come to recognize that leadership comes in many form and representations. Once it was thought that someone with presence of mind, innate intelligence, and an engaging personality was destined for leadership, but modern research and experience shows us otherwise. Just as a successful heart surgeon has a series of skill sets, so does a dynamic leader. A television producer must both direct and provide space for talent to create, balancing control with confidence and trust. This awareness of various leadership styles serves our discussion as groups and teams often have leaders, and they may not always be the person who holds the title, status, or role. Leader should be motivate and inspirable person, like in this movie we find the Bhuvan is the best leader, his team work, unity etc is notable. 

• Post-Colonialism

I can't apply Post colonial theory in this movie because movie's setting is in Pre-colonial India. So, there is points from the perspective of director we can say post colonialism is that the game of cricket in today's India. The game of cricket is belong to Britisher but today we India much powerful in cricket than Britisher. Hence, we can say that India follow the and use British game as our own and mindset as well.

• Nationalism : 

What political ideology tells about nation that becomes Nationalism. They have a strong belief for the nation. When Raja Puran Singh denies to eat non-vegetarian food that shows the nationalism. The another scene comes in our mind is that when we see Captain Russell doing deer hunting that time Bhuvan tries to rescue deer. Which again portrays the national ideology because in reality the situation seems vice versa.

• Caste-ism 

"The provision of constitutional safeguards to backward sections has made caste consciousness very strong and the members have developed a blind loyalty towards their own caste or subcaste at the cost of other caste groups. This is what we call as casteism."(Artical)

We can openly finds the caste system in the village. Which prevails even today in the rural India. In a movie we finds in the character of Kachra, He considered as a untouchable by the other villagers. Most of them denies to play with him. He lives on the periphery of the village. Where as Ishwar lives in the center of the village.