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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

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 This blog is part of a lab activity assigned by Dr. Prof. Dilip Barad on The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. Arundhati Roy’s non-linear narrative reflects trauma through fragmented stories, linking the Khwabgah, Jannat graveyard, and Kashmir, showing how shattered lives can only be told through a shattered form. Part 1: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness –  Khwabgah This video lecture offers a detailed analysis of Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, focusing on its complex narrative structure, interwoven characters, and major thematic concerns. The speaker explains that the novel’s five-part structure and shifting settings across India create a dense web of stories in which characters move between major and minor roles, often requiring multiple readings to fully understand their significance. The novel’s opening in a graveyard named Jannat establishes a liminal space where life and death coexist, blending realism with elements of magic realism. This setting int...
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ThAct: Lab Activity: Gun Island

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 This lab activity was assigned by Dr. Prof. Dilip Barad Sir to enhance our understanding of Gun Island through the use of NotebookLM and to deepen our research-oriented learning skills. Lab Activity: Gun Island 1. Give all video resources from 'ResearchGate Flipped Learning Activity' to NotebookLM as source. 2. Select specific videos as source and generate infographic & Slide Deck on it. Post it on your blog. Also check, if these infographics or slides help you understand the novel or not. Infographic  Slide Deck myth_history_climate_constellation-1-pdf from Nirali Vaghela 3. Generate one short video on the video resource which you found difficult to understand. See, if the AI generated video helps you understand the topic or not Generated video Prompt 1: Create a table showing each source with its publication dates,author credentials,and whether its primary source, secondary analysis or opinion piece. Source Title Publication Date Author Credentials Source Type A new wa...
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