MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD/STORY II

                    WE TOO ARE HUMAN BEINGS “Bama” is the poem name of Tamil Dalit woman from a Roman Catholic family. She has published three main works: an autobiography, ‘Karukku, ’Sangati,’ 1994; and a collection of short stories, ‘ Kissumbukkaaran’ 1996. The following extract...

MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD/ STORY I

MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD Zitkala-Sa'& Bama The Cutting of My Long Hair Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, whose pen name is ‘Zitkala Sa’ (Which means’Red Bird’) as an extraordinary talented and educated Native American woman who struggled and triumphed in a time when severe prejudice prevailed towards Native American culture and women. American Policy towards Native American...

Evans Tries an O-Level by Colin Dexter

EVANS TRIES ON 0-LEVEL Colin Dexter The story is an escape mystery, a thriller that takes the readers to a crescendo to unearth the escapist's route out of a well-guarded prison where all efforts have been made to thwart attempts of Evans, the jail bird, from breaking away...

On the Face of It Summary Derry was a teenager, highly pessimistic and withdrawn from the mainstream society. He developed this attitude after one side of his face was disfigured by acid .He avoided company of others and remained lonely lest he be noticed by other people. He believed that no one loved him and his mother loved him because she was supposed to. Derry cannot...