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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME

(MEG)
Term-End Examination
December, 2021

MEG-13 : WRITINGS FROM THE MARGINS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt five questions in all. Question no. 1 is

compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Write notes on any two of the following in about

250 words each : 210=20

(a) Emergence of Shudras

(b) Importance of Dalit Autobiography
(c) Tribal Discourse

(d) Role of Myth in Tribal Belief-system

2. Write a note on the attitude of men towards

women both in the urban and rural spheres in
Changiya Rukh : Against the Night. 20

3. Discuss Sangati as a Dalit autobiographical

narrative. 20

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4. The poem ‘To be or Not to be Born’ is not about a
child but about the mother. Comment. 20

5. Compare and contrast the two stories ‘‘The

Poisoned Bread’’ and ‘‘The Storeyed House’’ from
the point of view of their themes. 20

6. Comment on the ending of the play Budhan. 20

7. Comment on the significance of the way

C.K. Janu concludes the narrative of Mother
Forest. 20

8. Examine the issues discussed in Narayan’s

Kocharethi : The Araya Woman. 20

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MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH) (MEG)
Term-End Examination
June, 2022
MEG-13 : WRITINGS FROM THE MARGINS
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions in all. Question

No. 1 is compulsory. All questions carry
equal marks.

1. Write notes on any two of the following (in

250 words each) : 2×10=20

(a) Dalit Discourse

(b) Canon Formation

(c) Features of tribal world view

(d) The tribal individual and nature

2. Discuss the discrimination against women as

reflected in the text Sangati. 20

3. How is the idea of self-respect defined in the

poem „For a Fistful of Self-Respect‟ ? Explain.20

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4. Examine Hema‟s struggle with the social

stereotypes in the play “Routes and Escape
Routes.” 20

5. Comment on the predicament of Gumba in

Lummer Dai‟s short story “The Price of a
Bride.” 20

6. Write a critical note on the poem “Mountain

Man”. 20

7. How is the novel “Kocharethi : The Arya

Woman” relevant to our time ? Explain. 20

8. Comment on the political struggle of the

Adivasis of Kerala as captured in „Mother
Forest‟. 20

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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME

(MEG)
Term-End Examination
December, 2022

MEG-13 : WRITINGS FROM THE MARGINS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt five questions in all. Question no. 1 is

compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Write notes on any two of the following in about

250 words each : 210=20

(a) Tribal Feminism

(b) Criminal Tribes Act

(c) The Santal Folk Tale

(d) Mizo Folk Tradition

2. Compare and contrast the predominance of Dalit

Women and Upper Caste Women in ‘Sangati’.
Explain with examples from the text to support
your answer. 20
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3. List the salient features of Basudev Sunani’s
poetry. 20

4. Analyse ‘‘Routes and Escape Routes’’ as an

example of Dalit Literature. 20

5. What is the attitude of a tribal towards nature ? 20

6. Critically analyse the representation of women

in ‘‘Liandova and Tuaisiala’’. 20

7. Comment on the significance of the way Janu

concludes the narrative of Mother Forest. 20

8. Write an essay on the thematic elements of the

play ‘Budhan’. 20

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