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Indian Writings in Literature

Notes particular spatial arrangement is reinforced by the suggestion of primitive tribal passions as
the Mob/Chorus comes to occupy the ramp.
• The alternating utterances emphasize the absolute change that Daksha has undergone. The
girl who suffered because she was denied contact with her Muslim friend Zarine and her
family has grown to be an old intolerant woman who cannot suffer the presence of two
Muslim boys who have sought refuge in her house from a bloodthirsty Hindu mob.

28.3 Key-Words

1. Rascism : The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities
specific to the race, prejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a
different race based on such a belief.
2. Horses hoe : It is a fabricated product, normally made of metal.

28.4 Review Questions

1. Briefly introduce the life and works of Mahesh Dattani.
2. Discuss Final Solution.
Answers: Self-Assessment
1. (i) Sahitya Akademi award (ii) Mango Souffle
(iii) 1993 (iv) Bobby

28.5 Further Readings

1. Ahmed, Aijaz. In Theory: Classes, Nation, Literature. New Delhi: OUP, 1992.
2. Viney Kirpal-The Post Modern Indian English Novel. Mumbai: Allied Publishers
1996. Chaudhary Asha Kuthar Mahesh Dattani. New Delhi: Foundation Books,
2005.
3. G.R. Taneja and R.K. Dhawan (ed) Recent Indian Fiction. New Delhi: Creative
Books, 1997.
4. Indian Fiction of the Nineties, New Delhi Creative Books, 1997. Jasbir Jain and
Avadhesh Kumar Singh. Ed. Indian Feminisms. New Delhi: Creative Books, 2001.
5. T.S. Anand. Ed. Humanism in Indian English Fiction. New Delhi: Creative Books,
2005.

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