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The Portrait of a Lady by Khuswant Singh Explanation of the text ………. 1st part .. The author was lovingly reared by his frail, ageing grandmother. Her long-departed husband’s imposing photo hung on the wall. The author was not born when the grandfather was alive. … Read more

The Voice of the Rain by Walt Whitman About the poet .. Walt Whitman (1819-’92) was an American poet, whose non-conventional views on religion, friendship, and social mores created an endless chain of criticism. Controversy triggered by his book ‘Leaves of Grass’ plagued him all … Read more

The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role by Nani Palkhivala About Nani Palkhivala .. Nani Palkhivala (1920-2002) was a celebrated jurist and an economist of repute. He was from Mumbai (Bombay, then), and endeared himself to the people through his articulate analysis of the Annual … Read more

The Browning Version by Terence Rattigan Let’s know the characters .. Taplow .. He is a sixteen-year-old boy waiting for his promotion from Class V Junior to Class V senior. Mr. Crocker-Harris .. He is a senior teacher in the school where Taplow studies. He … Read more

Childhood by Markus Natten .. What the poem is about ….. Markus Natten reminisces about his childhood days when he was so simple, ignorant, naive, and immature. As he grew up, the simplistic ideas of the world vanished and he began to see the world … Read more

Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth A word about the poet .. William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was an ardent lover of Nature. All his life, he remained an avid admirer of the myriad ways Nature unfolds her beauty. He used to go on long … Read more

A Letter to God by G. L. Fuentes Some food for thought… We communicate with our friends, teachers, relations, and superiors verbally or through letters, emails, etc. We can’t communicate with any mortal using our mind. On the contrary, we convey our thoughts with God … Read more

A Triumph of Surgery Tricki was a pet dog belonging to Mrs. Pumphrey. Mr. Herriot is possibly a family friend of hers. She was a very rich lady. She doted upon Tricki, pampering him to the extreme. For his comfort, he was given a collection … Read more

Dust of Snow About the author .. It would be imprudent to read this short and thoughtful poem without learning something about  Robert Frost, the passionate lover of Nature. Frost spent most part of his active literary life wandering around the lands, forests, rivers, valleys … Read more