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Mohit finished his jog and stood still for a few minutes, gasping for breath.  He then looked around for his friend Saurabh. Spotting him at a distance, he walked over. Mohit was about to collapse onto the warm sand when he was startled by Saurabh’s sharp cry. “Hi! Look out! Don't you dare destroy my treasure!"  “Treasure?”  Mohit looked down and saw some scattered seashells.  Saurabh began to pick the shells up and put them into his bag. Mohit chuckled.  “That's your treasure?”  “Of course it is,” retorted Saurabh as Mohit sat down on the sand beside him.  “They are pieces of Nature's Art. Look at this one.” Saurabh picked a shell from his collection and held it up. It was a beautiful shell with intricate grooves. "Just look at this beauty. Look at its shape and grooves. Do you know what these grooves represent? They stand for resilience!"  Mohit, who until then had a mocking expression, suddenly turned serious. "Shells… symbols of resilience…” ...

Indian Writings in English : Perspectives and Prospectives "Indian Writings in English" is a term which is pretty self-explanatory. It's writings written by Indian in English, which is a  foreign language. This category of writings can be said to be quite a recent phenomenon, as it originated barely around a couple of centuries ago. It is, therefore, the youngest among all the writings/literature of all Indian languages. While it did have a late start, it gained momentum and has grown drastically over the decades. There were varied (and often conflicting) perspectives through the short but supercharged history of Indian Writings in English. Also, now that it has grown to be a recognised category of literature worldwide, it has new challenges to address and fresh avenues to explore. Perspectives :  The history of any language is traceable through its literature. The history of Indian Writings in English is extremely abrupt and agitated. It's abrupt a...