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Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is one of the greatest luminaries in the literary firmament of India and Bengal. He was a novelist, poet, Essayist and journalist. He was the author of Vande (or Bande) Mataram, which inspired the freedom fighters of India, and was later declared the National Song of India.Continue Reading

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Robert Browning (1812–1889) was a renowned English poet and playwright, best known for his mastery of dramatic monologue and his deep psychological insight. He was one of the most significant poets of the Victorian era, celebrated for his intellectual rigor, character exploration, and innovative verse forms. Browning was born inContinue Reading

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Although Jane Eyre contains a number of sharp criticisms of the treatment of women and the social roles assigned to them, it also demonstrates that women can live their lives on equal terms with – or independent of – men. Jane herself is the idealized version of Charlotte Bronte’s visionContinue Reading

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Baburao Ramji Bagul (1930–2008) was a writer from Maharashtra, India; a pioneer of modern literature in Marathi and an important figure in the Indian short story during the late 20th century, when it experienced a radical departure from the past, with the advent of Dalit writers such as him. HeContinue Reading

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Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. Romanticism is a phenomenon characterized by reliance on the imagination and subjectivity of approach, freedom of thought and expression, and an idealization of nature. Blake’sContinue Reading