Mughees Anjum

Tryst with Destiny Theme In this speech, delivered at midnight, on August 14, 1947, Nehru speaks about India’s past and remembers the trials and tribulations the people faced to achieve independence. He especially mentions Mahatma Gandhi as the architect of Indian freedom. He emphasizes equality for all sections of society. The speech reveals Nehru’s internationalism, asserting that Indian dreams and those of the world are similar. For Nehru, no nation can exist in isolation. Highlights of speech “ At the stroke of midnight hour, ” Said Nehru, “ when world sleeps , India will awake to life and freedom.” In the first paragraph of speech Nehru is talking about the tryst made with destiny. Now it is time to redeem them very substantially. He said there is time for every suppressed soul to utter and after a long time, it’s ours. “ Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future? ” In this quotation Nehru is asking to the brave an...

Commonwealth Literature The entire arguments of postcolonial critics revolve around commonwealth literature. The term  ‘commonwealth literature’  is used to cover the literary works from territories that were once part of the British Empire, but it usually excludes books from the United Kingdom unless these are produced by resident writers who originate from a former colony. These writers include V.S. Naipaul (Trinidad), Salman Rushdie (India), Ben Okra (Nigeria), Timothy Mo (Hong Kong), and the late Jean Rhys (Dominica). ‘Commonwealth Literature’ is really an academic label which means public do not have to deal with it much. Main arguments of W.H. New W.H. New in,  ‘New Language, New World’ , discussed the argument, whether English is acceptable as commonwealth literature. There are commentators who believe English is not capable enough to be accepted as a commonwealth literature. While some writers believe, absorptive language like English must be accepted as com...