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Match List I with List II

List I
List II
A) The Feast of Youth
I Meena Kandaswami
B) Hunger
II P. Lal
C) Writers’ Workshop
III Harindranath Chatttopadhyaya
D) Touch
IV Jayanta Mahapatra

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

A

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

B

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

C

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

D

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

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Correct Answer :

Option C

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Solution :

The correct option is (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I).

Let us verify and understand the matching of authors with their respective works/organizations:

1. A - III (The Feast of Youth - Harindranath Chattopadhyaya):
The Feast of Youth (published in 1918) is a landmark anthology of poems by the renowned Indian poet, dramatist, actor, and politician Harindranath Chattopadhyaya. This collection was highly praised by figures like Rabindranath Tagore.

2. B - IV (Hunger - Jayanta Mahapatra):
"Hunger" is one of the most famous and critically acclaimed poems by Jayanta Mahapatra, a pioneer of modern Indian English poetry. The poem vividly deals with the themes of poverty, hunger, and sexual exploitation in a coastal setting.

3. C - II (Writers’ Workshop - P. Lal):
Writers Workshop is a prestigious literary publishing house founded in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1958 by the poet, translator, and educator Purushottama Lal (commonly known as P. Lal). It played a key role in publishing and promoting Indian creative writing in English.

4. D - I (Touch - Meena Kandasamy):
Touch (published in 2006) is the debut poetry collection of Meena Kandasamy, a contemporary Indian poet, fiction writer, translator, and activist. Her poetry in this volume deals intensely with themes of caste, gender, identity, and oppression.

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