‘The Photograph’ is a reflective short story penned by the prolific writer Ruskin Bond in the 1950s at Dehra in the early years of his literary career. At first, ‘The Photograph’ may seem like a reminiscent story of the past, especially Ruskin Bond’s past. However, if you read Bond's autobiography Lone Fox Dancing, you realize that Bond’s relationship with his grandmother was … [Read more...] about ‘The Photograph’ by Ruskin Bond: Short Story Analysis
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‘Emden’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘Emden’ refers literally to a German warship that shelled Madras in 1916. Since then, the term indicates anyone who is formidable and ruthless in personality. Jayaraj, the photo framer and the young children of Malgudi, used to call Rao the oldest man in Malgudi, Emden, when he was much younger and working in the Excise Department of the government. Rao had a formidable and … [Read more...] about ‘Emden’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘A Good Philosophy’ by Ruskin Bond: Essay Analysis
‘A Good Philosophy’ is a reflective essay penned by Indian author Ruskin Bond at Ivy Cottage sometime after the 1990s. It was written on the author’s 75th birthday, which was grandly celebrated because Ruskin Bond is the most loved writer of India. He is especially well known as ‘the writer on the hill’ as he has lived most of his life in the hills of India, especially in … [Read more...] about ‘A Good Philosophy’ by Ruskin Bond: Essay Analysis
‘The Thief’s Story’ by Ruskin Bond: Short Story Analysis
Author Ruskin Bond wrote ‘The Thief Story’ in the 1950s. Ruskin Bond is considered ‘the Writer on the Hill’ and is India’s most beloved writer. The story is one of Ruskin Bond’s earliest works in short fiction. It chronicles the story of an unnamed narrator who calls himself a very good thief. Ruskin Bond has a penchant for writing in the first person. He likes to do most of … [Read more...] about ‘The Thief’s Story’ by Ruskin Bond: Short Story Analysis
‘Profit and Loss’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis
‘Profit and Loss’ penned by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, is a story based on the evil of dowry debt. Ramsundar Mitra, who has one girl of marriageable age, gets her an educated, broad-minded husband. However, the boy’s in-laws are vicious and greedy for easy money, and what better way to procure such money than by forcing a huge dowry of ten thousand rupees along with other … [Read more...] about ‘Profit and Loss’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis