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    Question

    What is the main objective of Prof PP Raveendran's book

    "UNDER THE BHASHA GAZE C: Modernity and Indian Literature"?
    A The experiences of a lesbian and dyslexic woman growing up in India Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B An attempt to understand the Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the Party he is leading Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C To explore the trajectory of modernity after Indian literature encountered colonialism Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D A study of literature in India in the context of recent discussions on modernity Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The book is a study of literature in India in the context of recent discussions on modernity and its theoretical extensions such as the everyday and the social imaginary. It is a critique of the aesthetics and politics of modernity as they are embodied in Indian bhasha literature of the past two centuries. The primary objective of the book is to explore the trajectory of modernity after Indian literature encountered colonialism in the early 19th century.

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