Mohammed Suleman

  On Shakespeare by John Milton The poet honours the work of William Shakespeare through this poem. He established a fact that erecting tall buildings to commemorate the greatness of William Shakespeare is a futile effort; Shakespeare’s greatness is alive in the heart of his readers and admirers.                           On Shakespeare What needs my Shakespeare for his honour'd Bones, The labour of an age in pilèd Stones, Or that his hallow'd reliques should be hid Under a stary pointing Pyramid? Dear son of Memory, great heir of Fame, What need'st thou such weak witnes of thy name? Thou in our wonder and astonishment Hast built thy self a live-long Monument. For whilst to th' shame of slow-endeavouring art, Thy easie numbers flow, and that each heart Hath from the leaves of thy unvalu'd Book Those Delphick lines with deep impression took...

  On Time by John Milton   Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race, Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain. For when as each thing bad thou hast intombed, And last of all thy greedy self consumed, Then long Eternity shall greet our bliss With an individual kiss, And Joy shall overtake us as a flood; When every thing that is sincerely good And perfectly divine, With truth, and peace, and love, shall ever shine About the supreme throne Of Him, t' whose happy-making sight alone When once our heav'nly-guided soul shall climb, Then, all this earthly grossness quit, Attired with stars, we shall for ever sit, Triumphing over Death, and Chance, and thee, O Time.   (The poet seems to defy the supremacy of time. Due to his firm...

  Available on Flipkart & Amazon Lost Spring by Anees Jung W       The writer Anees Jung encounters Saheb - a rag picker whose parents have left behind the life of poverty in Dhaka to earn a living in Delhi. His family like many other families of rag pickers lives in Seemapuri. They do not have any identification other than a ration card. The children do not go to school and they are excited at the prospect of finding a coin or even a ten rupee note for scrounging in the garbage. It is the only way of earning a living. The writer is pained to see Saheb-e-alam losing the spark of childhood and roaming barefoot with his friends. Later on Saheb works in a tea stall and is paid Rs. 800 per month. He sadly realizes that he is no longer a free bird and master of his own will. He is more of a bonded labourer with surrendered freedom and identity and this loss weighs heavily on his tender shoulders. The author then tells about another victim of poverty, Mukesh who ...

  Broken Images by Girish Karnad What is Manjula accused of? Answer: Manjula is a Kannad writer. She has been writing in Kannad but suddenly she turns to write in a novel in English. It has made many people displeased and she is accused of writing for readers abroad. Which two questions are generally asked to an author? Answer: The first question is ‘after having written in Kannad all your life why did you suddenly choose to write in English’ and the second question is about the book itself. Who is the realistic character in Manjula’s novel? Answer: The realistic character in the story is the character of Malini whom Manjula nursed in her last days. The other character and the plot are entirely fictional. How did Manjula and Pramod meet? Answer: Manjula shifted to Banglore after completion of her study to do a job. There she met Pramod. What does Malini suffer from? Explain. Answer: She was physically challenged. Suffered from meningo my...