Summary of literary texts and key concepts of literature

  About the poet: Eunice de Souza  (1940 – 2017) was an Indian poet, literary and  feminist  critic and novelist . She was one of the leading literary critics of   late 20 th century, who was born in 1940 and raised in Pune, in a Catholic family in Goa. Her mentionable books of poetry are  Women in Dutch painting  (1988),  Ways of Belonging  (1990),  Nine Indian Women Poets  (1997),  These My Words  (2012), and  Learn From The Almond Leaf  (2016). She also wrote two novels,  Dangerlok  (2001), and  Dev & SImran  (2003). She was the editor of a number of anthologies on poetry, folktales, and literary criticism.  Eunice de Souza is widely acknowledged as one of the best Indian feminist poets in Indian English writing. Eunice De Souza believes that women, they are liable for their own maltreatment and she has been very specific about how woman should behave to avoid it.   Eunice de Souza’s “Advice to Women”  guides women to learn the art of being stoic in relationships . De Souza’

  Dharma, is not a specific religion, or creed, as it generally means from a layman’s perspective. It is, according to the tenets of   Hinduism and Buddhist doctrines, the order of the universe. Dharma (/ˈdɑːrmə/; Sanskrit: धर्म , (Pali: dhamma)) is a key concept with multiple meanings in many religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and others. There is no single-word translation for dharma in Western languages. The term svadharma has been used in the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, as equivalent to something socially beneficial that propitiates the way of personal harmony. It is loosely synonymous with the term duty. A sense is embedded in the term which denoted that one should treat a person as he treats himself. Dhamma, in Pali language, and Buddhism attaches a sort of distinct sophistication to the notion of Dharma. Failing to perform one’s dharma may incur misery, suffering (dukkha).Following one’s own dharma leads to bodhi or enlightenment. It is referred to as the path t

  In Sanskrit language, Karma means deeds. It is pronounced as Kamma in Pali language. It represents intentional action directed towards the fulfillment of a particular motive or result, which is known as Karmaphal. The intention of doing any Karma springs from desire. Inspired by that desire, a man performs his karma. But, every man is entitled to the result of their karma, whether good or bad. So, basically a person’s karma determines his fate.   According to Oliver Leaman, in both Buddhism and Hinduism, one can diminish the effects of evil karma by performing good karma. Jain philosophy detours from this line of thought propounding that karma is similar to a material essence, that is a part of each soul. A person’s karma attaches with his soul clouding the aura of a soul that differentiates it from other souls. Non violence and non harmful karma preserves the integrity of the soul, provides opportunity for spiritual growth to its full potential. In the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, Lor