Class 12 English — Chapter 21: Broken Images
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- ▸Character Analysis: Manjula Nayak's Public Persona
- ▸The Controversy of Language in Indian Writing
- ▸The Role of Commerce in Literature
- ▸Inspiration and Empathy: The Story of Malini
- ▸The Confrontation with the Self: The Speaking Image
- ▸Girish Karnad's Thematic Concerns
- ▸Symbolism of 'Broken Images'
- ▸The Role of the TV Studio Setting
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- 12076CH21 2 Broken Images Girish Karnad Born 1938 Girish Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, actor and movie director. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri (1974), Padma Bhushan (1992) and the Jnanpith Award (1998). He writes in both Kannada and English. His plays generally use history and mythology to focus on contemporary issues. He is also active in the world of Indian cinema. This play, too, can be looked at from multiple levels—the focus on values, both personal and academic, and the issue of bilingualism in today's world. ...for you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree gives no shelter,... T. S. ELIOT …
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- 💡 India has 22 official languages, making it one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations.
- 💡 Learning a second language can actually improve your brain's ability to multitask.
- 💡 The world's earliest known printed book was created in China in 868 AD.
- 💡 Some authors use fake names, called pseudonyms, to hide their true identity.
- 💡 There are currently over 7,000 living languages spoken across the globe.
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