ಸದಸ್ಯ:ಯೋಗೇಶ್ ಡಿ ಹೆಚ್/ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಯೋಗಪುಟ
ನಾನು ಯೋಗೇಶ್ ಡಿ.ಹೆಚ್, ಆಂಗ್ಲಭಾಷಾ ಸಹಾಯಕ ಪ್ರಾದ್ಯಾಪಕ, ಆಂಗ್ಲಭಾಷಾ ವಿಭಾಗ, ಡಾ.ಜಿ.ಶಂಕರ್ ಸರಕಾರಿ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಪ್ರಥಮ ದರ್ಜೆ ಕಾಲೇಜು, ಅಜ್ಜರಕಾಡು ಉಡುಪಿ.
Saguna[ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ]
A Story of a Native Christian Life(1893)[ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ]
Saguna :The First Autobiographical Novel in English by an Indian Woman writtern by [[Krupabai Satthianadhan]]. Saguna was posthumously brought out as a novel in 1895. Its original title was Saguna: A Story of Native Christian Life. The first paragraph of the novel speaks of it as being the life story of a ‘simple Indian Girl'.
Plot Summary[ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ]
What was perceived by Saguna, the protagonist of this novel, as ‘the new order of things’ could refer to the fact that her parents had converted to Christianity. Her father and mother were Brahmin converts to Christianity, This declaration gains significance in light of the fact that most converts to Christianity during the nineteenth century came from the lower rungs of the caste hierarchy. It is a narrative that asserts the coming into consciousness of a young Indian woman who was a second generation Protestant Christian. Harichandra was ordained a pastor and, preached to Mahars and stood up for the rights of the Christian villagers. He advocates equal rights for Christians and Hindus. As it is, Christians are denied access to water since they are considered polluted. He manages to provide water for his people from certain wells. Infuriated Brahmins threaten to kill him, but he always manages to get home to his wife Radha and the children. He dies when Saguna is still a child. But she is told that on his death bed her father pointed to the heavenly home up high saying to Radha: “You shall follow me; I will go and wait for you there. All this of course influenced young Saguna, the second last of his 14 children, and molded her character.
She was particularly close to her older brother Bhasker, who encouraged her to read beyond her years and inspired her with his unshakeable faith in Christianity. Bhasker’s death plunged Saguna into misery and sorrow, 'the world seemed dreary and dark with no one to lead and guide' and brought on recurrent fits of depression. Saguna’s childhood includes stories of her growth into a young, faithful Christian. Her quiet and resilient faith is quick to sense injustice, whether it is an unjust act towards herself, or towards another human being. While studying in a boarding school, she was accused of not being in the habit of praying, reading the Bible, or attending the Scripture classes, she firmly refutes it. Her faith enables her to relate to her own community of fellow Christians and see the humanity of the other person.