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Technology as a Muse: How Digital Tools Inspire Indian Writers

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Which Indian author's novel, 'The Great Indian Novel', is a satirical take on the history of India through the lens of a fictional family?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Shashi Tharoor

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. Amitav Ghosh


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Shashi Tharoor's 'The Great Indian Novel' is a satirical novel that uses the history of India as a backdrop to tell the story of a fictional family, the Guptas.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The God of Small Things', explores the themes of love, loss, and family through the eyes of two fraternal twins?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Nayantara Sahgal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arundhati Roy's 'The God of Small Things' is a novel that tells the story of fraternal twins, Rahel and Estha, and their experiences growing up in Kerala, India.

Which Indian author's novel, 'Midnight's Children', is a magical realism novel that tells the story of India's independence and its aftermath through the eyes of a group of children born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947?

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Arundhati Roy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children' is a magical realism novel that tells the story of India's independence and its aftermath through the eyes of a group of children born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The Inheritance of Loss', explores the themes of identity, loss, and the search for belonging through the eyes of a young woman who discovers that her family has a dark secret?

  1. Kiran Desai

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Nayantara Sahgal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kiran Desai's 'The Inheritance of Loss' is a novel that tells the story of a young woman, Sai, who discovers that her family has a dark secret.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The White Tiger', is a satirical novel that tells the story of a young man from a poor village who rises to become a successful entrepreneur in Delhi?

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aravind Adiga's 'The White Tiger' is a satirical novel that tells the story of a young man, Balram Halwai, from a poor village who rises to become a successful entrepreneur in Delhi.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The Hungry Tide', explores the themes of love, loss, and the search for identity through the eyes of a young woman who travels to the Sundarbans to study the endangered Ganges river dolphin?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh's 'The Hungry Tide' is a novel that tells the story of a young woman, Piya, who travels to the Sundarbans to study the endangered Ganges river dolphin.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The Palace of Illusions', is a retelling of the Hindu epic, 'The Mahabharata', from the perspective of Draupadi, the wife of the five Pandava brothers?

  1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Nayantara Sahgal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's 'The Palace of Illusions' is a retelling of the Hindu epic, 'The Mahabharata', from the perspective of Draupadi, the wife of the five Pandava brothers.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The Lowland', explores the themes of love, loss, and the search for justice through the eyes of two brothers who are separated during the Naxalite movement in West Bengal?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Lowland' is a novel that tells the story of two brothers, Udayan and Subhash, who are separated during the Naxalite movement in West Bengal.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The Shadow Lines', explores the themes of identity, loss, and the search for belonging through the eyes of two cousins who are separated by the partition of India?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh's 'The Shadow Lines' is a novel that tells the story of two cousins, Tridib and Maya, who are separated by the partition of India.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The Glass Palace', is a historical novel that tells the story of a Burmese family who is forced to flee their home during World War II?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh's 'The Glass Palace' is a historical novel that tells the story of a Burmese family who is forced to flee their home during World War II.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The Hungry Tide', explores the themes of love, loss, and the search for identity through the eyes of a young woman who travels to the Sundarbans to study the endangered Ganges river dolphin?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh's 'The Hungry Tide' is a novel that tells the story of a young woman, Piya, who travels to the Sundarbans to study the endangered Ganges river dolphin.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The Palace of Illusions', is a retelling of the Hindu epic, 'The Mahabharata', from the perspective of Draupadi, the wife of the five Pandava brothers?

  1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Anita Desai

  4. Nayantara Sahgal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's 'The Palace of Illusions' is a retelling of the Hindu epic, 'The Mahabharata', from the perspective of Draupadi, the wife of the five Pandava brothers.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The Lowland', explores the themes of love, loss, and the search for justice through the eyes of two brothers who are separated during the Naxalite movement in West Bengal?

  1. Jhumpa Lahiri

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Amitav Ghosh

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Lowland' is a novel that tells the story of two brothers, Udayan and Subhash, who are separated during the Naxalite movement in West Bengal.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The Shadow Lines', explores the themes of identity, loss, and the search for belonging through the eyes of two cousins who are separated by the partition of India?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh's 'The Shadow Lines' is a novel that tells the story of two cousins, Tridib and Maya, who are separated by the partition of India.

Which Indian author's novel, 'The Glass Palace', is a historical novel that tells the story of a Burmese family who is forced to flee their home during World War II?

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amitav Ghosh's 'The Glass Palace' is a historical novel that tells the story of a Burmese family who is forced to flee their home during World War II.

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