William Wordsworth’s poetry is characterized by the poet’s visionary sympathy with the countryside of his birth, which was more powerful for him than any conventional religion. His association with Nature has given him his true education. His poetry provides an affirmation of the relationship between the natural world and the inner self of man. Nature…
Each of his novels is great in its own way. But if I had to choose one for the sheer impact and scale of the story I would say Brothers Karamazov. It makes me wonder as to how the human mind can think of such scale of writing. It is a masterpiece which which has…
Krishnamohan · Following MA in English (language), SV University (Graduated 1990)8y What are some of the good books or novels which can be read in the sociology genre, apart from books we read for sociology as an optional? “Sociology Themes and perspectives” by Haralombos, “ Sociology A guide to problems and Literature” by TB Bottomore are two eminently readable books. “ The Nagas in the nineteenth century” by Verrier Elwin, Haimendorf’s “The naked Nagas, The Raj Gonds of Adilabad “ are not just sociological texts, but deeply resonant works of art depicting with fascinating detail the empathetic study of a people from very close quarters.
How time passes; I went to Chennai on Friday to attend a meeting. We were put up at the State Guest house Chepauk. I could find some time to adjust some visits into the itinerary. We worshiped Lord Shiva at the Kabaleeswaran Koil Mylapore, the center of Brahmin power in Chennai. I had visited this temple some good 40 years ago.
Sociology is the study of society and what constitutes it; the individual, interpersonal relations and social behavior, patterns of social evolution, social institutions, culture, social stratification and problems of society. A considerable part of the scope of sociology devolves around the methodology and ways of studying society. It may be fair to say that sociologists and thinkers have worked towards giving sociology the status of a scientific discipline given the general and abstract nature of the subject. Thinkers like Karl Marx, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Levi Strauss, Talcott Parsons, C Wright Mills and others from their revolutionary and momentous contributions have rendered to
Wordsworth’s poetry is characterized by the poet’s visionary sympathy with the countryside of his birth, which was more powerful for him than conventional religion. His association with Nature had supplied him his true education.This is followed by his eager political enthusiasm for establishing a just society and his passion for liberty. When these hopes are…
Years ago I had gone for an inquiry to a far off place in my district. It was to identify some land and submit my report to the Collector. I asked my driver Khajavali to get ready for the journey. The next day he was ready with the files and maps .We started early in the morning to reach the place because it was a long journey.
Robert Graves’s fictional biography of the Roman Emperors from Augustus to Caligula is a fascinating work. It starts with the reign of Augustus and Livia. Augustus is succeeded as Caesar by Tiberius and Tiberius proclaims Caligula as his successor. After the assassination of Caligula and under the most fortuitous circumstances, Claudius is chosen as the…
Sociology is the study of society and India is the second largest populated country in the world with an immense variety in terms of class, caste, culture, language, religion, occupation, tradition and custom which are the chief interests of a sociological inquiry. From a predominantly agrarian society with a feudal outlook, with a population residing mostly in villages pursuing traditional occupations like weaving, pottery , brass smithy, black smithy, fishing, oil pressing, tanning, toddy tapping, butchery, stone cutting, carpentry, masonry, hunting, sheep and goat rearing and other such myriad occupations some of which are considered menial, India progressed into an industrial society with a vast
Completed reading Charlotte Bronte’s Villette. It is a magnificent work. I expected some flashes of brilliance or a craftily arranged plot. What amazed me is the denseness of her imagination and the maturity of her thought. Lucy Snowe the orphan heroine of the novel arrives in Villette searching for a vocation to establish herself and…