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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION HISTORY
THIRDSEMESTER APRIL 2018
EL 3102- INDIAN NATIONALIST LITERATURE
Date: 05-05-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
PART A
I. Answer the following in 100 words each: 4x5=20)
1. Write an essay on partition with reference to the literature prescribed in your syllabus.
2. Explain how SubramaniyaBharathiarignited patriotism among Indians through his poetry.
3. Comment on the autobiogtaphyMyExperiments with truth by Mahathma Gandhi.
4. How does Jawaharlal Nehru strike a positive note in the essay A Discovery of India'?
II. Answer the following in 150 words: 3x10=30)
5. Elaborate on any incident from Mahathma Gandhi's autobiography and analyse the same and give opinion.
6. Write an essay on the poetry of Sarojini Naidu.
7. How did partition affect India? Discuss the poem 'The Post card from Kashmir' in
this regard.
PART B
I. Answer the following in about 200 words each: (3x10-30)
8. Attempt a character sketch of Muhammed-bin -Tughlaq in the play Tughlaq.
9. Comment on the political situation in Tamil Nadu in comparison with the play Tughlaq.
10. Write a note on the similarities between the present Cauvery dispute and the events in the play Mukthadhara.
II. Answer the following in about 500 words: 1x20=20)
11. Write an elaborate essay on industrialisation and its harmful effects on mankind based on the current scenario in comparison with that presented in the play Mukthadhara.
12. Explain how Tughlaq fails to be an effective administrator in the play Tughlaq written by GirishKarnad.