1. Consider the following statements: a. Pusuant to the report of H.N. Sanyal Committee, the contempt of Courts Act, 1971 was passed. b. The Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court and the High Courts to punish for contempt of themselves. c. The Constitution of India defines Civil Contempt and Criminal Contempt. d. In India, the Parliament is vested with powers to make laws on Contempt of Court. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1. a and b only 2. a, b and d 3. c and d only 4. 3 only Ans - 2 2. Consider the following statements: a. A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India. b. When a Constitution Amendment Bill is presented to the President of India, it is obligatory for the President of India to give his/her assent. c. A Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by a special majority and there is no provision for joint sitting. Which of the statement...
The Norwegian author Jon Olav Fosse has been named the recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel Academy cited Fosse's "innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable" in its announcement on Thursday, October 5.
Jon Fosse depicts commonplace events that are immediately relatable to our own life. His dramatic action and extreme language reduction portray the most potent human emotions—anxiety and helplessness—in the most straightforward manner. The Nobel Prize's official statement on X states that winner Jon Fosse's capacity to portray man's loss of orientation—and how this paradoxically might enable access to a deeper experience bordering on divinity—has led to his recognition as a great pioneer in contemporary theater.
Jon Olav Fosse, who is he?
The less popular of the two official Norwegian dialects, Nynorsk, is the language that Fosse uses while writing. According to Reuters, he claimed that he owed the Nobel Prize ultimately to the language since he saw it as an acknowledgment of the language and the movement promoting it.
Fosse, who was born in 1959, initially wrote books before transitioning to plays in his 30s. He went on to become one of Norway's most performed playwrights and is currently one of the most played playwrights in all of Europe. More than 40 languages have versions of his works.
Along with novels, short tales, children's books, poetry, and essays, Fosse has also created almost 40 plays.
His book "A New Name: Septology VI-VII," about two painters with the same name Asle but separate lives, devils, and obsessions, was a finalist for the International Booker Prize the previous year.
His writing is compared to Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter, both of whom have won the Nobel Prize in the past, and is known for its straightforward, spare, and biting dialogue.
Waiting for Godot and Nokon kjem til komme by Fosse (1996; 2002's "Someone Is Going to Come") have been specifically contrasted.
His themes investigate the absurdity, futility, and yet strength of the human situation, as well as common misunderstandings and impasses, and the challenge of making genuine connections despite — and often precisely because of — communication.
His plays have since been presented more than a thousand times throughout the world in 50 different languages, according to the Booker Prize website.
Fellow In his book My Struggle, former pupil and Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard describes how important Fosse's work was to him.
The Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize is worth $1,000,000 (or €948,000) in Swedish crowns. The Swedish Academy complimented Annie Ernaux, a French author who won last year, for her "courage and critical acuity."
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