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The document outlines the structure of the Term-End Examination for the B.A. (General) course in December 2022, specifically for the paper BEGC-132: Selections from Indian Writing: Cultural Diversity. It includes instructions for answering questions, a compulsory question, and a list of topics for discussion, such as the Bhakti Movement, the role of English in India, and the concept of 'the mad lover.' The examination consists of eight questions, each carrying equal marks, with an emphasis on understanding cultural diversity in Indian literature.

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Begc 132

The document outlines the structure of the Term-End Examination for the B.A. (General) course in December 2022, specifically for the paper BEGC-132: Selections from Indian Writing: Cultural Diversity. It includes instructions for answering questions, a compulsory question, and a list of topics for discussion, such as the Bhakti Movement, the role of English in India, and the concept of 'the mad lover.' The examination consists of eight questions, each carrying equal marks, with an emphasis on understanding cultural diversity in Indian literature.

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No.

of Printed Pages : 4 BEGC-132

B. A. (GENERAL) (BAG)
Term-End Examination
December, 2022
BEGC-132 : SELECTIONS FROM INDIAN WRITING :
CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt five questions in all. Question No. 1


is compulsory. All questions carry equal
marks.

1. Answer with reference to the context any four


of the following : 5×4=20

(a) I am the boat, you are the sea, and also the
boatman.
Though you never make the shore, though
you let me sink, why should I be foolish
and afraid ?
Is reaching the shore a greater prize than
losing myself with you ?
If you are only the haven, as they say, then
what is the sea ?

P. T. O.
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(b) I have lost dignity in the eyes of the people


by being in the company of saints, the wise
men who sit in bliss lost to all worldly
ways.

I have torn my colourful sari into pieces


and have draped myself with the ochre
coloured one.

Having flung away the pearls and corals, I


wear a garland of wild flowers.

(c) Or were we, in fact, the agents of our


oppressorsµ

Sympathetic, well-meaning, well-schooled


agents ?

Those the masters are slaves.

Their slaves are those who are not


masters.

(d) Once you are used to it

even the sorrow

that visits you

sometimes, in dreams,

melts away, embarrassed.


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(e) Even as you wash rice, fish, vegetables

even as you peel, cut, bake, stir and cook

the thieving letters on the wall will take

wings.

They fly down to the palm leaf

you once stole from your son.

(f) As always you once again came, standing

at the door speechless. Only if I had been

in possession of a few words would I

decorate them on your lips and hear those

fiery words you wish.

2. What do you understand by ‘unity of heritage’

in the context of Indian Literature ? 20

3. Write a note on the Bhakti Movement and its

links with Sufism. 20

4. ‘English has a significant social role to play in

India.’ Do you agree ? Give reasons for your

answer. 20

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5. What does the idea of ‘the mad lover’ convey ?


Explain with examples. 20

6. What argument does Amrit Rai present in ‘A


House Divided’ ? What is the significance of the
title ? 20

7. What does writing from North-East India tell


us about the people there ? Illustrate. 20

8. Explain the term ‘Silenced Text’ with reference


to any text that you have read. 20

BEGC–132

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