Mital Helaiya

This blog is assigned by Dr. Dilip Barad Sir as part of the Cyber Awareness & Digital Citizenship Hackathon. As part of this assignment, we are required to create one video, one infographic, and one blog post to promote social awareness. Introduction When most of us first heard the term "digital citizenship," it was likely framed as a simple set of internet safety rules for kids: don't talk to strangers online, don't share your password. This was the digital equivalent of looking both ways before you cross the street a basic, protective measure for navigating a new and slightly scary environment. Here is infographic which can help to understand it in better way  But in our hyper-connected world, that concept has evolved into something far more complex and profound. This is more than a technological shift; it's a fundamental rewiring of our social structures, economic relationships, and even our understanding of the self. Some of the most foundational aspects o...

This blog is written as part of a thinking activity assigned by Dr. Dilip Barad, Head of the Department of English. It explores two significant poems by W. B. Yeats The Second Coming and On Being Asked for a War Poem. Through video lectures, a Hindi podcast, analytical discussion, creative writing, and comparison with other war poets, the blog examines Yeats’s modernist vision of historical crisis, moral disintegration, and the ethical responsibility of poetry during times of global conflict. Click here 1) Video 1 Analysis The Second Coming – W. B. Yeats Introduction According to the video lecture, The Second Coming is one of the most influential modernist poems written in the aftermath of the World War I. The poem reflects Yeats’s profound anxiety about the spiritual and political condition of the modern world. In the wake of war, revolution, and cultural upheaval, Yeats perceived that the traditional structures of civilization religion, morality, and social order were collapsing. The...

 This blog is written as part of the Bridge Course activity guided by Prof. Dr. Dilip Barad Sir, Department of English, M.K. Bhavnagar University. The task focuses on T. S. Eliot’s critical essay “Tradition and the Individual Talent”, exploring its central ideas through the prescribed study materials and video lectures. Click here 1.How does T. S. Eliot’s introductory argument in “Tradition and the Individual Talent” establish the need for redefining literary criticism in the modern age? Introduction T. S. Eliot’s seminal essay “Tradition and the Individual Talent” (1919) marks a turning point in the history of literary criticism. Written in the early twentieth century, a period characterized by cultural fragmentation, scientific advancement, and the collapse of traditional belief systems, the essay reflects Eliot’s attempt to formulate a new critical framework suited to the modern age. In the introductory section, Eliot challenges the prevailing Romantic and Victorian assumptions ...

This blog is a part of a Thinking Activity assigned by Dr. and Prof. Dilip Barad sir regarding I.A. Richards’ Figurative Language   Practical Criticism, where I have been given the poem titled “Naya Hukamnama” by Javed Akhtar for close reading and for examining my interpretative responses and biases while watching and understanding the poem through its video performance. Here is the lyrics of "Naya hukmnama" किसी का हुक्म है सारी हवाएँ हमेशा चलने से पहले बताएँ कि उन की सम्त क्या है किधर जा रही हैं हवाओं को बताना ये भी होगा चलेंगी अब तो क्या रफ़्तार होगी हवाओं को ये इजाज़त नहीं है कि आँधी की इजाज़त अब नहीं है हमारी रेत की सब ये फ़सीलें ये काग़ज़ के महल जो बन रहे हैं हिफ़ाज़त उन की करना है ज़रूरी और आँधी है पुरानी इन की दुश्मन ये सभी जनते हैं किसी का हुक्म है दरिया की लहरें ज़रा ये सर-कशी कम कर लें अपनी हद में ठहरें उभरना फिर बिखरना और बिखर कर फिर उभरना ग़लत है ये उन का हंगामा करना ये सब है सिर्फ़ वहशत की अलामत बग़ावत की अलामत बग़ावत तो नहीं बर्दाश्त होगी ये वहशत तो नहीं बर्दा...