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Jacob Grimm, following up the suggestion of a Danish Scholar, Rask, formulated explanation which accounted for the correspondences between certain consonants in Germanic language and those found in Sanskrit, Greek, …

In the 9th century, a Persian doctor published one of the first written accounts of measles disease. In 1912, measles became notified disease. After that measles underwent a sea change …

The word Bacteria is derived from the Greek word bacterian which means a little stick. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch cloth merchant was the first person to see bacteria using …

Although R.K. Narayan is at his best in the delineation of the characters of rogues (rude) criminals and scoundrels the character of Natraj shows that Narayan is as deft in …

As the leader of the poets of thirties, W.H. Auden is one of the remarkable importance like Eliot he was deeply aware of the hollowness of post-war civilization. His earlier …

Grimm’s Law is a study of correspondences between certain consonants in the Germanic language and those found in Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit. A Danish scholar Rask discovered that these changes …

“Inquilab” is one of the most effective realistic play by Asif Currimbhoy regarding the social issue. Asif Currimbhoy (1928-1975) has his unique recognition to produce the crucial realistic play for …

The Man-eater of Malgudi is one of the most impressive novels of R.K. Narayan. In it, all the three important aspects of a novel namely plot, theme, and characterization have …

The paradox is a true statement of a proposition which is contrary to received opinion. In paradox is described in contradiction as an unseparated part of antithesis but in paradox, …

Critical Appreciation of Silent Steps :  Silent Steps is one of the famous poems taken from Rabindranath Tagore’s famous poetry collection, Gitanjali, a collection of 103 poems. The poem, silent …