"By Any Other Name" by Santha Rama Rau

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Here are suggestions for teaching this work:

• Historical background on India (late 19th century-early 20th century): Discuss British colonization in India, class system, education.
• Biographical information about Rama Rau: Explore writing career, travels to India. Read New York Times obituary.
• Genre study: Discuss characteristics of autobiography, purpose, point of view, reliability of narrator.
• Vocabulary: Basic study of select words.
• Literary analysis: Address characterization, descriptive language, tone.