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Albert Einstein was born on 14 March 1879 in the German city of Ulm. Without any prediction or recognition of his future endeavors, his mother thought that Einstein was a freak. She found Albert’s head too large. Einstein still was not talking when he reached the age of two-and-a-half years. But when he finally learned… Continue reading Summary of“A Truly Beautiful Mind”: 2022

The author, Kenneth Anderson, begins the story by narrating how he got his wife her pet sloth bear by accident. Two years ago when they were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore, people were shooting and driving away the wild pigs from the fields. When they thought everything was over, a black sloth bear… Continue reading Summary of “The Bond of Love” by Kenneth Anderson: 2022

The narrator, Vikram Seth, shares his experience of visiting Kathmandu. Vikram Seth went to visit the two most famous temples in Kathmandu that are most sacred and pious to Hindus and Buddhists. Here we take a closer look at the summary of “Kathmandu” by Vikram Seth.  Only Hindus are allowed to enter Pashupatinath. The atmosphere… Continue reading Summary of “Kathmandu” by Vikram Seth: 2022

Here we take a closer look at the solved questions and answers of “A Truly Beautiful Mind”. We have divided the questions into a short and long format that will help you to study and prepare well for the exams. Solved Questions and Answers for “A Truly Beautiful Mind” Why did Einstein leave the school… Continue reading “A Truly Beautiful Mind” Solved Questions and Answers: 2022

Albert Einstein was born on 14 March 1879 in the German city of Ulm. Without any prediction or recognition of his future endeavours, his mother thought that Einstein was a freak. She found Albert’s head too large. Einstein still was not talking when he reached the age of two-and-a-half years. But when he finally learned… Continue reading Summary of “A Truly Beautiful Mind”: 2022

The story revolves around the Maharaja of Pratibandapuram, Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur, who is also known as the Tiger King. He is dead now but how he came to be known as the Tiger King is the story that the narrator tells. The manner of his death is quite interesting. Soon after he was born,… Continue reading Summary of “The Tiger King” by Kalki: 2022

1.  Why did the Maharaja kill tigers? The astrologers predicted that little Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur would grow up to become a valiant warrior but one day the Tiger King would actually have to die. The chief astrologer said that the Maharaja was born in the hour of the bull. The bull and the tiger… Continue reading The Tiger King Solved Question and Answers: Short, Long: 2022

A Photograph by Shirley Toulson is a tender yet jolting piece that revolves around the universal theme of loss and separation – an inevitable reality that is a common lot of mankind. Through the stock symbol of a photograph, evoked in many literary pieces to denote nostalgia and remembrance, the poet articulates the void she… Continue reading A Photograph: Summary and Analysis

Brief: This Seven Ages of Man summary is a poetic endeavor to understand the deep philosophical truth that deeply informs the central idea of this poem – the rather stoic stance that right from our entry to exit on this stage of life, a man’s mortal bearings have been pre-determined by the universal creator by… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Seven Ages of Man by William Shakespeare: 2022

Sahitya Akademi Award–winning litterateurs are the ones who always promise wonderful food for thought through their works. Born in Thrissur, Kerala, to a family of artists, Kamala Das is one such amazing 1985-recipient of the award. Her pool of meaningful evocative writing, comprising poetry, short stories, novels, and autobiographies, not only strengthened Indian Writing in… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of My Mother at Sixty Six by Kamala Das: 2022