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VMOU MAEG-08 Solved Assignment 2025-26

Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), Kota

Post Graduate Degree Programme
M.A..(Previous) English
Session : 2025-2026
July 2025/ January 2026

Indian Writings in English & in Translation
Paper MAEG-08
Max Marks: 20

Note: The Internal Assignment has been divided into three sections A, B, and C.Write Answer as per the given instruction.

Section A
(Very Short Answer Type Questions)
Note: Answer all questions. As per the nature of the question you delimit your answer in one word, one sentence or maximum up to 30 words. Each question carries 1mark. 4×1=04
Q.1.
i. Who wrote Our Casurina Tree?
ii. When was Sarojini Naidu born?
iii. Who is the narrator of the story in the novel Kanthapura?
iv. When did Mulk Raj Anand win Sahitya Academy Award?

Section-B (Short Answer Questions)
Note: Answer any 2 questions. Each answer should not exceed 100 words. Each question carries 4 marks. 2×4=08
Q2. Discuss The Unfinished Autobiography as factual picture of Indian culture.
Q3. Critically analyse the novel of Anita Desai: Voices of the city.
Q4. Discuss the major theme in Kamala Das’s poetry.
Q5. Discuss Maha Shweta Devi’s The Mother of 1084 as a literary piece.

Section ‘C’ (Long Answer Questions)
Note: Answer any one question. You have to delimit your each answer maximum up to 500 words. Each question carries 08 marks
Q6. Critically examine the lyrical qualities of Naidu’s poems- Palanquin bears and the Feathers of Dawn.
Q7. Discuss the novel of Rama Mehta: Inside the Haveli explores twin themes of silence and adjustment .
Q8. Critically draw the evils of caste system and colonial experience form the novel ‘Untouchable’.