True/False – GK Questions

Bharatendu Harishchandra was a pioneering Hindi writer and playwright whose works initiated the modern literary era in Hindi, known as the 'Bharatendu Yug'.

The Tevaram is a collection of hymns composed by the three prominent Nayanars (Shaivite saints: Appar, Sambandar, and Sundarar). The Alvars composed the Divya Prabandham.

Written in Sanskrit by Kalhana in the 12th century, Rajatarangini (River of Kings) is a metrical historical chronicle of the north-western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir.

Until 2014, the Man Booker Prize was restricted to Commonwealth, Irish, and Zimbabwean writers. It is now open to all English-language novels.

Jayadeva, a 12th-century poet, wrote the 'Gita Govinda', a song about the love of Krishna and Radha.

Franz Kafka published 'The Metamorphosis' in 1915. It tells the story of Gregor Samsa, who turns into a giant insect.

Surdas, a blind poet and devotee of Krishna, composed the 'Sur Sagar', a vast collection of hymns.

The Jnanpith Award is generally considered the highest literary honor in India, though the Sahitya Akademi Award is highly prestigious.

Mirabai, a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet, was a devoted follower of Lord Krishna and composed many bhajans in his praise.

Mark Twain published 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' in 1884. It is often called the Great American Novel.

Kabir, the 15th-century mystic poet, was a disciple of the Hindu bhakti leader Ramananda.

Donna Tartt won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel 'The Goldfinch'.

Amir Khusrau, a Sufi musician and poet in the Delhi Sultanate, is traditionally credited with creating the Sitar and Tabla by modifying existing instruments.

Agatha Christie, author of 'Murder on the Orient Express' and creations like Hercule Poirot, is widely known as the Queen of Crime.

Goswami Tulsidas rewrote the Ramayana in Awadhi as 'Ramcharitmanas' in the 16th century, making it accessible to the common people.

Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel 'The God of Small Things', not 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'.

Vatsyayana authored the Kamasutra, an ancient Indian Hindu text on sexuality, eroticism, and emotional fulfillment in life.

Charles Dickens published 'Oliver Twist' in 1838. It highlights the plight of orphaned children in London.

Ernest Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 for his mastery of the art of narrative, demonstrated in 'The Old Man and the Sea'.

Kalidasa, a Classical Sanskrit writer, is widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language, hence the comparison.