Literature – Fill in the Blank – GK Questions

Harivansh Rai Bachchan published 'Madhushala' in 1935. It is a metaphorical poem comparing life to a tavern, using wine and the tavern as central motifs.

Raja Rao published 'Kanthapura' in 1938. It is celebrated for its unique narrative style that attempts to capture the rhythm of Indian speech in English.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar wrote 'Annihilation of Caste' in 1936 as an undelivered speech for the Jat-Pat Todak Mandal. It is a foundational text against the caste system.

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote 'Vande Mataram' and included it in his 1882 Bengali novel 'Anandamath'. It became a major rallying cry for the Indian independence movement.

Firdausi composed the Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran. It is the longest epic poem ever written by a single poet.

The Tripitaka (Three Baskets) is the traditional term for the Buddhist scriptures. The version most commonly known is the Pali Canon of the Theravada school.

Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for 'Beloved' in 1988. She later won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Shashi Tharoor wrote 'The Great Indian Novel' in 1989, reimagining the Mahabharata in the context of the Indian independence movement.

Ruskin Bond wrote 'The Blue Umbrella', a popular novella about a young girl in a Himalayan village.

Shashi Tharoor wrote 'Why I Am a Hindu' in 2018, exploring the pluralistic nature of Hinduism.

Victor Hugo published 'Les Misérables' in 1862. It is a French historical novel about justice and redemption.

Kiran Desai won the Man Booker Prize in 2006 for 'The Inheritance of Loss'.

Amitav Ghosh wrote 'Sea of Poppies', the first book in the Ibis Trilogy, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam wrote 'Ignited Minds', focusing on how India can become a developed nation through the power of its youth.

Fyodor Dostoevsky published 'Crime and Punishment' in 1866. It explores the mental anguish of Rodion Raskolnikov.

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen wrote 'The Argumentative Indian', discussing India's history of public debate and intellectual pluralism.

R.K. Narayan wrote 'The Guide' in 1958. It tells the story of Raju, a tour guide who becomes a holy man.

Mahatma Gandhi wrote 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth', detailing his early life and development of Satyagraha.

Harper Lee published 'To Kill a Mockingbird' in 1960. It addresses racial injustice in the American South.

Salman Rushdie wrote 'Midnight's Children' in 1981. It won the Booker Prize and the Booker of Bookers.