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USABILITY OF LITERATURE

Alvin Kernan Alvin Kernan, Prof. of Humanities, Princeton University in his Death of Literature (1990) has called literature as a ‘piece of useless logwood.’ And he cited roughly three major reasons for the demise of literature. They are: people have no time and inclination to read, rise of extreme theorization in literature, rise of coca-cola culture. Now I attempt to elaborate this serious issues with my common sense and practical experiences. Development Game: Neocolonial world economic considerations direct our leaders and policymakers to chart the route of development. Basically development in the present Indian context means displacement of the poor,

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Subhash Chandra
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"A gifted writer"

A gifted versetile writer who writes excellent stories and poems on the invisibles, pariahs, margins, aged, weaklings of our society. A rising star on the literary firmament.
Santosh Bakaya
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Praise for my writing

“Your story Undersell left me with a lump in my throat, so did your poem, He also lights candles.”
Louis Kasatkin
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Praise for my poem "Elderly Men Two"

"A finely honed observational piece recording the minutiae of everyday life. Rendered with the author’s customary poetic aplomb suffused with a Borges like quality of the mythic."