Talk with an author Dr. Vishal Bhadani

19, March 2019





Talk with an author Dr. Vishal Bhadani


On January 1, 2019, we talked about Dr. Vishal Bhadani's guest speech was given. I have talked about the short stories 'Fictional' and its importance in the lives of its ordinary people. Vishal Sir read his two stories and also gave tips for writing short stories or any work.

I had read three short stories of 'Fictional' which are 'Mara Hath Ki Vath Nathi', 'Sansni and Ranjana' and 'Museum of Innocence'. All these stories are related to middle class people.





(1) Mara Hath ni wat nathi: -

The writer covers all the basics in this story, but the title itself is challenging. The writer connects the problems of society with different parts of the hand. Plate, Finger, Thumb etc. It connects various parts of the hand with various items, Buddha, Lord Vishnu, Devi Lakshmi, Vasco da Gama etc. In this way the author uses a lot of symbols in his work.

 (2) Innosense Museum: -

The title represents the modern world. But reality is different .This story is completely paradoxical to the title. This story is about the villagers. There is a letter from Istanbul to the village. In this letter, Istanbul wants the innocent thing to be a new 'music of innocence'. All villagers have become curious that they will send innocent things to Istanbul. After a lot of talk, when he did not find any answer like old slogan doshi.She used to speak only the language of satirical, hence its name is used as a symbol. After a lot of thinking he gets the solution and sends the fruit of the banayan tree.

             According to Kadvi Doshi, for many years people used to sit under the banayan tree and still stand there without complaining and shade. All these reasons that make you feel stupid but have a deeper meaning. In this way, two short stories can be interpreted in as many ways as possible. We also remember that the author believes in the nature. And that's why their stories are on the side of the village.

Translation: -

After a short story session, there is a translation session in which Vishal Sir spoke about job opportunities in the translation sector. Translation is very hard and great work as well. We have done one of the translations of the phrase.

In this way, we get knowledge about writing short stories and getting translations.

Thank you !

Professor Vedant Padya lecture on Net exam

19,March 2019,
NET class by Vedant pandya sir


                                               


As we know that nowadays we are living in compititive was if we wish to join government services we must be ready for hard work.
       
Professor Vedant Pandya informed us about NET paper-1. After that said that which type system follow Government University, Self fiance university, Granted university. Further information about different types of University. As like Auro University, Plastic university, Patrol university etc. Then I talked about Net paper-1, these paper arrenge in ten topics so Here I mention these topics:


1) Teaching Aptitude
2) Research Aptitude
3) Reading Comprehensive
4) Communication
5) Reasoning
6) Logical
7) Data interpretation
8) Information and Communication
9) People development and Environment
10) Higher Education system

Then he explained about education system and the structure of institute. Higher education system follow this type of institution structure.
1} Self finance college
2} Grant in at college
3} Government college
4} Constituents
5} State and public University.

It was amazing session for us because in comparison with my research of this paper ... 1 and, with this session it improves my understanding and after that I also felt updated, after that we also played kahoot online game. Which was also related to which was discussed by vedant padya sir. overall, it was an amazing mind- freshing session.


Thank you !

Jay Mehta's Session

Talk on Journalism by Dr Jay Mehta

                          

On January 15, 2019, Dr. Mass on Media and Communication Jai Mehta gave us amazing speech. Basic knowledge about the media and its development since ancient times was a very good session.




This session was for introductory information. We are very thankful to him as he was ready to come on very short notice. I always make sure his students that will not be going to be bored in his lecture and he always proves it. One technique which I have used to keep his students cheered up all the time, I teach with the example of movies and also with some Sher - o - Shayri.

I gave us introductory information of all Mass Media. Starting from the Print Media, Radio, Television, Advertisements, Cinema, to the E - Media. I have taught how they all started and how they have brought major change in society and people. At the beginning of every Mass Media Platform there was a negative response to it. But as time passes it has become habit of the people.



With every advanced version of Mass Media and Communication platform, the world has started becoming smaller and faster. We can see the change and also can give example, like in the time of letters it takes so many days to reach the person but in today's time, the message takes a few seconds to reach the other person. Technology and Mass Media makes things easier.

But it also has its side effects. As the speed of reaching the people has increased, with the same speed and with facts, some fake news also reach to the people. Almost everyone knows how to use these Mass Media platforms, so people should also be aware of the fake news which spreads like virus. People should cultivate the habit of cross checking. With smart technology people should learn to work smartly.

With all these light, short and sweet talking, we have built our base of Mass Media and Communication. To attend Jay Sir's lecture will always be fun. With the knowledge of particular subject, we also enjoy the Shayri. We are very thankful to Dr. Jay Mehta to spare time for you in very short notice and share his knowledge with us.


Thank you!

THINKING ACTIVITY : THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

Ans (1)        It is very difficult to know director's intention behind omitting Lulu's scene.About Lulu's scene, in the last scene she is complaining about Nat's behaviour in the birthday party. Two scenes of lulu omitted from the movie because two woman characters in the play. Lulu character is always inspiration of men. That are omitted according to me the possible reason as that Stanley is protagonist of the play and central character not lulu so more focus on Stanley 'S action and reaction not unnecessary and time consuming so it's omitted and not so effect on play by omission of these scenes.


Ans  (2)          We find the effect of menace in the movie. So here we can find that each and every character of the play passes through unknown fear. Although there are comic scenes also, like talk between Petey and meg about newspaper news, Stanley playing drum which in beginning seems funny but suddenly it becomes frustrating and  noisy. So effect of menace can be felt.


Ans.  (3)         I feel the lurking danger when the scene of two strangers come I'm Meg and Petey's house. And also Stanley ask same question of Meg. Stanley plays drum very aggressively, knocking on door and in birthday party when blind man's buff is going on.


Ans.   (4)       Generally it is daily things but in this play it is signifying something. In side the somebody is coming afraid of people most of the place or writer tries to do that in the movie releasing in the play. He knew about what happened in the society.


Ans.  (5)         Camera show us many things but if we observed minutely. Artists are not free in our society. They can't developed their are freely .So indirectly it is cage. It also can be interpreted that he wants so escape from the situation and angle camera shows that he is helpless.


Ans  (6)      Yes, it does happened in the movie, we can see unclear dialogues,ans enclosed space, etc....


Ans  (7)       Movie helps us in better understanding of the play ,the pauses and silence, the effect of menacing And lurking danger cannot be felt well while reading. The film creates that awful experience and makes us feel uneasy throughout the film.


Ans.  (8)       I agree with the second point .It's impossible to imagine a better film of Pinter's play than this sensitive, disturbing version director by William fried kin.


Ans  (9)        It I were director or screenplay writer so I make it more unclear and using camera tozmake different angles. But after all it is difficult to make movie on obsurd play.


Ans  (10)       I choose character like.....



Stanley  :-   Randeep Hooda

Meg.       :-   Juhi chawla

Petey.     :-   Naseeruddin Shah

Lulu.      :-    Isha Gupta

Goldberg :-  Akshay Kumar

McCann :-    John Abraham




Thank you.............

Movie screening of Waiting for Godot.

On 27th september in our Department of English MKBU we have movie screening of Waiting for Godot. This movie is based on Samuel Beckett' s play Waiting for Godot.


                   



The place:-



In movie there are two tramps , Vladimir and Estragon. Both are waiting for Godot . The place where they are ,it is a barren place. Rarely you can see other people at that place.

 Around the place, we  can find debris  which shows effect of world war that what was the situation after world war.






Two tramps:-



There are 2 tramps Vladimir and Estragon who are waiting for Godot there. Vladimir called Estragon as gogo and Estragon called Vladimir ,Didi. Vladimir as an intellectual personeel here while Estragon as a fool man. He can not remember that ,why he is there,what he was done yesterday etc. He passed  the time in sleeping. When he wake up he forgot that why they are there and what they are doing.



Both of them are waiting for Godot ,who never come still the end of movie. In their life they have not any work, no family . They have no aim in life. From where they are coming,what is their family background, all this thing are not mentioned here.

In this play Beckett presents reality of human life that we are waiting for something ,for someone and life goes on but no one will come.





Theme of waiting:-



In this movie,  main theme is waiting. Vladimir and Estragon are two tramps who  are waiting for Godot and time passes but no one come. for time passes they make fun , they talked  ,danced, etc but no one come. Same in human beings life is that we are living life and waiting for death, our life and our work is just a time passes for meeting to death. Our desire are increased more and more  and day by day we are waiting for something what we want.



Symbol of Hat and Shoes:-



The symbol of hat  represented by Vladimir. Hat symbolize intellectual power . He is always thinking . The burden of thoughts, which make Vladimir to think always and not free from it.



Symbol of shoes represented by Estragon . Shoes symbolize foolishness, no thoughts.

He is always forgot all the things and waiting for sleeping. In his team also someone bear him,but who  he doesn't know.




Symbol of  tree:-



In 1st part there is one tree . The tree is barren. There is no leaves on tree. Which represent barrenness of life.Without thinking and intellectual power human beings life is like barren tree. They both watch the tree so many times.



In 2nd part there are few leaves on tree. In whole movie there is no hope for life than why on this tree ,new leaves come?

 So here practical message of nature is that you have to change. If you are fail in life and got barrenness in life that means not that you lost your strength. If you work hard with hope then definitely one day you will get success. So you have to bring change by your own.






Pozzo and Lucky:-



Pozzo and Lucky are another person who  are looking like tramps. They have no any  kind of ambition in life. Pozzo is master and Lucky is servant here. They have not their thoughts.

Pozzo ordered Lucky , everytime  and he follows it. When in second part Pozzo is blind , Lucky has no idea to leave the slavery and live freely. This presents that we are habituated of our work so we never think about freedom . We love our chain of working.

Burden of something is always with us,never put down.





A boy:-



At the end of each act ,there is one boy come and give the massage of Godot that he is not coming tonight,hr will come tomorrow. The boy has not his personal thinking. He also doesn't know about Godot.



So in the movie we can find uncertainty and nothingness of life. We are Waiting for our Godot that he will come and  take us with him and we will get salvation.


Thank you.....

BALAJI RANGNATHAN'S CLASS REFLECTION

                               
Our Learnig experience with central university's proffesor. Balaji Ranganathan sir. He had dealt with ELT-1.On 14-15-16 september in Department of English MKBU we have guest lecture by Professor Balaji Ranganathan. He comes from Central University Gandhinagar.
He had  deal  with post colonial study in our department.
 In three days session he deals with :





1) Black skin and white mask



2) orientalism



3) A Tempest



4) Imaginary Homeland



Prof. Ranganathan has deep understanding and knowledge about this theory, first of all he told us the background of the theory, because it is necessary to understand the context. In the very first chapter 'The Black skin White mask', he gives the information about the writer also. One significant sentence was, "our visualisation of nation is not fixed, it changes time by time." We have understood very well the concept of language, the difference between Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' and Aime Cesaire's 'A Tempest', the concept of Orientalism, and many other different concepts. In a way he has a mastery in this field.







 We have another session on NET/SLET. In that lecture he taught us different formula to remember the history, criticism etc.. he also told that read original don't  depend on only summary. He also gave information about how to face interview so its very helpful in future.

Chimanda Ngozi.- Sunday reading

This Blog is a part of Sunday Reading activity task; it's given by Dr. Dilip Barad Sir,  to know about the Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and we have to discuss three videos given below.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Born on 15 September 1977,she is a Nizerian Novelist, writer of short stories.

She has written the below novels:-

'Purple Hibiscus',
'Half of a Yellow Sun',
'Americanah'


Short Stories:-

'The thing Around your Neck',
'We should all be Feminist'


Here, is Chimamanda’s speech topic :

- “We should all be Feminist”

‘The higher you go, the fewer women there are.’

The definition of Feminist is advocating social, political, legal, andeconomic rights for women equal to those of men.
In her speech she shares her Experience with Waiter in Hotel. Waiter greet only Man with her and ignore her every time. Waiter is product of society, who taught them that male are more important than female.  She add that Gender matters everywhere in the world. On gender she further says that Gender is not an easy conversation to have. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes even irritable. Both men and women are resistant to talk about gender, or are quick to dismiss the problems of gender. Because thinking of changing the status quo is always uncomfortable.


How parenting  differentiate  gender: We say to girls: You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful but not too successful, otherwise you will threaten the man. If you are the breadwinner in your relationship with a man, pretend that you are not, especially in public, otherwise you will emasculate him.
Idea And Language of marriage is also discussed by her that,  language of marriage is language of ownership rather than language of partnership. We used the world respect something which women should show to Men but, not Men shows to Women.Compromise in relationship, we grows the girl with competence of rather girl’s intention is for the attention of Men. We praised girl for virginity not boy!  We teach girl shame, no desire, silence themselves. Apart from all we should focus on ability rather than gender. The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are. Imagine how much happier we would be, how much freer to be our true individual selves, if we didn’t have the weight of gender expectations After all, Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture.


-Talk on Importance of story in literature.


In this TED talk Chimamanda tells the story of she found her authentic cultural voice… and turns on Danger of having a single story. If we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
In the beginning, She talk about her mental shift on literature. How her early writings character with Fair skin and blue eyes, eat apple and drink ginger bear, when in reality having a chocolate color skin, kinky hair and normally eat mangoes and never taste ginger bear! Writers like Chinua Achebe and other African writer opens new door of her imagination. She says that What’s the discovery African writers did for her is…It save from having a single story.



-Talk on importance of Truth in Post - Truth Era


           In the third video about truth in post-truth era, she beautifully said about the courage of speaking truth. He thought is to be loyal with ourselves to tell the truth. Post truth is very dangerous weapon in this 21st century, especially political parties make use of this kind of weapon to provocate riots and also media used for profit and to raise their TRP. So, she tries to say that do not driven as sheeple with the political language, try to understand the truth with authentication and always doubt in such a things.