Mr. Sanket N Kurane

 Is “Halfway House” primarily about a search for meaning and identity? Answer: “The crisis of identity and breakdown of communication in human relations and resultant tragic effect of boredom and despair constitute the theme of Rakesh’s play, Aadhe Adhure, which is by far is best play, devastatingly exposing the fragmented personalities and broken images in a disintegrated society.” — N.Choudhuri,  Mohan Rakesh’s “Halfway House” can be viewed as an exploration of meaning and identity in the turmoil of changing social and familial structures. Although the play seeks to construct the search for identity within the unfulfilling, incomplete nature of bourgeois existence as a universal non-gendered experience along Existential lines as its primary concern, it eventually deals with many questions on a broader socio-economic context on Realist lines. In the Prologue itself, the theme of exploration of identity is introduced, when ‘the Man in a Black Suit’ exclaims, “Who am I?” Immedi...

 "The Lawley Road" is a short story written by the renowned Indian author R.K. Narayan. It is part of his collection of short stories titled "Malgudi Days," which is set in the fictional town of Malgudi. "The Lawley Road" tells the story of an elderly man named Shanta who reminisces about his life and the changes he has witnessed on Lawley Road in Malgudi over the years. It explores themes of nostalgia and the passage of time, common themes in Narayan's works. Certainly, here's a brief critical analysis of R.K. Narayan's short story "The Lawley Road": 1. **Setting as a Microcosm**: "The Lawley Road" can be seen as a microcosm of Indian society at the time. The road undergoes changes that reflect the broader societal changes happening in India during the period in which Narayan wrote. It serves as a backdrop against which the characters and their stories unfold. 2. **Nostalgia and Change**: The story is imbued with a sense of...