Broken Images (Girish Karnad)
CBSE · Class 12 · English
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Practice Problems
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Revise & Test
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What to Focus On
- Girish Karnad is a bilingual writer in Kannada and English.
- He is a recipient of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Jnanpith Award.
- The play is a monodrama with a live actor and a television projection.
- Manjula Nayak and Mrs Manjula Murty are the same person.
- The Image is not a technical fault; it is an autonomous speaking presence.
- Malini never appears physically; she is remembered through Manjula’s speech.
- The play begins as a TV event and then becomes a psychological duel.
- Language politics is discussed through Manjula’s speech.
- Malini’s life and death are central to the emotional conflict.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
The Image is just a technical glitch in the television broadcast.
Manjula Nayak and Mrs Manjula Murty are two different women.
The play is mainly about a TV speech, so the Image has little thematic importance.
Memory Tips
Girish Karnad as a bilingual playwright and major award-winning writer
Manjula Nayak has an official married name and a creative name
The central idea of broken self and split identity
The telecast is a ten-minute speech
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- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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