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Novels, Society and History
Describe the contribution of women as writers of novels in India.
Women as writers of novels in India:
(i)In some languages, the early creations of women were poems, essays or autobiographical pieces.
(ii)In the early decades of the twentieth century, women in south India also began writing novels and short stories.
(iii)A reason for the popularity of novels among women was that it allowed for a new conception of womanhood.
(iv)Stories of love – which was a staple theme of many novels – showed women who could choose or refuse their partners and relationships. It showed women who could to some extent control their lives.
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Summarise the concern in both nineteenth-century Europe and India about women reading novels. What does this suggest about how women were viewed?
In what ways was the novel in colonial India useful for both the colonisers as well as the nationalists?
Describe how the issue of caste was included in novels in India. By referring to any two novels, discuss the ways in which they tried to make readers think about existing social issues.
Describe the ways in which the novel in India attempted to create a sense of pan-Indian belonging.
Imagine that you are a historian in 3035 A.D. You have just located two novels which were written in the twentieth century. What do they tell you about society and customs of the time?
Novel is a modern form of literature that first took firm root in:
Which of the following statements is not correct?
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
In 1836, a notable event took place when Charles Dicken’s __________was serialised.
Leo Tolstoy was a ___________ novelist.
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