Lit.Guruji

Taxi Driver              - K.S. Duggal Taxi Driver is a short story written by an Indian author K.S. Duggal. This story depict the life of a taxi driver named Dittu. He is a Pakistani and his real name is Hardit Singh. After partition he came to India and became a taxi-driver.  One day Dittu finds a wallet in his car seat. He understands that a passenger has left the wallet. He feels shocked and suprised as he is unable to restore the wallet. He claims  that rich people are so careless with their belongings. He reaches home with his wallet.  Dittu narrates his past experience in Pakistan. Once when he was travelling in a bicycle he found a parcel lying in the street. He picks up the bundle and was curious to know about the content.  He tries to open the parcel and finds layers of packing papers. He realises that it has been done by shop keepers to test the honesty of citizens. He feels ashamed about this act.  Dittu and his wif...

The Chinese Cinderella                             -  Adeline Yen Mah Adeline Yen Mah's The Chinese Cinderella is an autobiography. It narrates the life of Adeline Yen Mah. She was born in Hongkong. She grew up in a wealthy family. She suffered rejection and abuse from her family. At the age of 14, she left Hongkong for England.  The extract begins with Adeline playing Monopoly at the boarding school. Her father's chauffer arrives to take her home. This makes Yen feel dread. She feels fearful for going home to her family. She had a complex relationship with her family.  Adeline was taken to her parents new home for the first time. She arrived to her new home and discovered the absence of her step-mother and her children were gone out. Adeline saw her father who was sitting at his desk reading newspaper.  Yen mah calls his fathers room "the Holy of Holies". She is wary of her father. She sits ...

William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is a play. In this play Portia makes a famous speech "The Quality of Mercy". Portia disguised as a lawyer makes this speech. She makes an appeal to Skylock the Jew, who has demanded a pound of flesh from Antonio, on his failure to repay debt.  Portia begs Skylock for showing mercy on Antonio. She tells that mercy is not forced on anyone. It should flow naturally like a rain. The person showing mercy is blessed and the person receiving mercy is also blessed. Therefore mercy is twice blessed.  " It blesseth him that gives and him that takes" A King is mighty because of his earthly power. But when mercy is enthroned in his heart he becomes more mightier.  Mercy is a divine quality. The heart of a king is the seat of mercy. Mercy is far higher than earthly power. A man gets the status of a God when he softens justice with mercy. Portia begs Skylock ...