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ISMAT CHUGHTAI’S Lihaaf: A Story of Child Psyche.

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ISMAT CHUGHTAI’S Lihaaf: A Story of Child Psyche HARE KRISHNA KUIRY Central University of Jharkhand ABSTRACT Lihaaf is an Urdu word. It means “Quilt”. The story “Lihaaf” is written by Ismat Chughtai, published in 1942. When “Bharatbarsa” is ruled by British Governor and “Bharatbasi” are ruled by stereotypical notions, superstition and false ego of the society. As like freedom fighters some writers picked up their pen to reveal the truth of the society. Ismat Chughtai is one of them who is charged for using the obscene word in literature. The story “Lihaaf” is analyzed in various perspectives like homosexuality, Lesbianism, Upper-class morality, False Social Status, and Marriage. Here a new perspective “Child Psyche” would be analyzed so let’s move further. KEYWORDS: Child Psyche, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Domestic Abuse, Child Innocence. INTRODUCTION The story is narrated by a girl. She shares her past experiences that is terrifying. C
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Birthday, It’s your day...

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  It’s your day, your birthday let’s celebrate... Yaa, I am talking about “Birthday”. It’s a really special day that’s always remembered. Many surprises, long wishes, gifts waiting for us. Parents just ask, what do you want on your birthday...little sister keeps her excited to take a big part of cake, relatives just wishes, and friends have a lot of planning for full day, either to go out for movie, club or restaurant and Oo... forget to tell about hostellers’ birthday. Birthday -boy or girl is bitten bitterly by dears so-called -friends. Birthday celebration is really cheerful matter. Wishing on birthday gives an unknown happiness to both. Among many of us believes that birthday celebration is not a good idea. As we are stepping one step closer to death so the celebration is not fair...yaa it’s right but don’t you think it’s a negative approach. So let’s take it in a positive angle. “jatasya hi dhruvo mrtyur dhuruvam janma mrtaasya ca . tasmad   apa
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This New Year Blaze Your Decision...

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“...Ring out the old, Ring in the new...” (In Memoriam by Alfred Lord Tennyson) E very second slips from your hand, alas! ...ok ...it’s a negative approach. Let’s  take this on a positive way...Every new second is ready to hand over themselves to you. Our surrounding depends up on our reaction, so let’s take all in positive way or with full of hope. Everything changes with the course of time, we, our notion and even time itself in fact changing is liked and needed also.So this new year let’s change our failure in to a success.  When the first New Year calendar is come to our hand, first of all we see the holidays in January, later puja vacations of this New Year and start to plan from very first day, so why not stick new resolution with this New Year. There are many resolutions...1.Join gym. 2. Gain weight or losing weight. 3. Following healthy diet. 4. Travel new places and meet- with new people. 5. More actively take part in all activity.  6. Become more c
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Agamani (Arrival)

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Now August, 2017. But from now Agamani is heard up on green field and blue sky. Agamani is one kind of songs about the coming of Uma specially when she comes to her father’s house from Kailas . Do you people know where her father’s house; yes your guess is right, it’s our earth. After Mahaloya, Devi starts her long journey with her family. On the sixth day or sashthi she is invited to come up our temple and finally Maa Durga takes her glorious seat and takes our hospitality. In autumn season Durga Puja is celebrated. We are very much excited for those days. The count-down starts before three months of puja in fact when the puja ends. Nature is very close to us, therefore, it forecasts the coming of puja. Cool breeze creates a wave up on the green paddy plants. Sky spreads her azure blue scarf with floating white clouds. Cotton like Kassh flowers bow down to Uma and sing silently Agamani. Finally seeing all the beautiful landscape heart is waiting for the sound o
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GARAM HAVA

  Garam Hava , an Indo-Pak partition movie released in 1973.The movie is directed by Mysore  Shrinivas Sathyu . The story is bassed on a short story of Ismat Chugtai. Dilogue and lyrics were arranged by Kalif Azmi. The leads roles are cast by Balaraj   Sahni( Salim Mirza);Gita Shauhat Kaifi(Amina Mirza); Jalal Agha (Shamshad); Dinanath Zutski (Halim); Badar Begum(Salim’s mother); Abu Siwani(Baquar Mirza); Farooq Sheihk ( Shikandar Mirza) and Jamal Hashmi( Kazim). Garam Hava is a hindi title, means hot winds. The title itself depicts the serious situation at the moment of partition and after effects of partition. The film deals with muslims who do not want to move from their mother land after the partition. Those families struggles for identity and security up on their own land and   in movie Salim Mirza’s family is one of those families. The film starts with a qawwali lines;      The land is divided,  Lives are shattered.  Storms rage in every heart; It's
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Dispeller of Darkness

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness;   Only light can do that...” As we are not blind, we can see our surroundings through our two eyes. But without opening third eye, can we see properly? Yes third –eye, the eye of knowledge that is opened by Guru. Guru is Sanskrit word, “Gu” means darkness and “Ru:” means dispeller. Guru who may be a teacher, tutor, sage, counsellor, mentor, or spiritual leader remove darkness and enlighten us with the light of wisdom. The day 5 th September is celebrated as a teachers' day since 1962. That day is also a birthday of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan , the second president of India. Students celebrate that day through functional activities. “Guru Bramha Guru Vishnu Gurudevo Maheshwaro, Gurushakshat Param-Brahma Tashmoi shri Gurudevoi namahh:” Cloud is a great giver. It gives rain through the destroying itself. It too does partiality according to the geographical location but a teacher spreads his wealth of knowle
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