Let us look at questions that deal with the novels by Indian women authors writing in English.
1) "Rich like us" by Nayantara Sahgal opens up the trauma of a) the 'Sepoy Mutiny' b) the Sikh massacre after Indira Gandhi's assassination c) the Jalianwalaa Bagh tragedy d) the Emergency. The correct option is (d).
2) Which novel by Anita Desai deals with issues of cultural decay, artistic compromise and the modernising of a newly independent India ? a) "Feasting, Fasting" b) "In Custody" c) "Clear light of the day" d) "Cry, the peacock". The correct option is (b).
3) Kiran Desai's "The Inheritance of Loss" has ---- as the backdrop. a) the Gorkhaland Movement b) the Dandi March c) the Suit India Movement d) the Ambedkarite movement. The right choice is (a).
Pratima Agnihotri Pune
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