Answer:
Srinivas Das's novel
published in 1882, was titled Pariksha Guru. It cautioned young men of
well-to-do families against the dangerous influences of bad company and
consequent loose morals. The world of colonial modernity seems to be both
frightening and irresistible to the characters.
(i) In the
novel, we see the characters attempting to bridge two different worlds through
the actions they take.
(ii)
They adopted new agricultural technology, modernized trading practices, changed
the use of Indian languages, making them capable of transmitting both western
sciences and Indian wisdom.
(iii)
The young were urged to cultivate the 'healthy habit' of reading the newspapers.
(iv) But
the novel emphasized that all this must be achieved without sacrificing the traditional
values of middle class household.
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