Hindi criticism and Acharya Ramchandra Shukla

Abstract

We have an innate tendency to review any person, thing or activity from daily practical life. But there is often a difference in our reactions as a result of other personal characteristics like values, thinking-ability and social concept. Similarly, criticism of literature is also a product of reactions, but these reactions are not disorderly but are disciplined with a kind of scientific restraint.          The use of the word 'Alochna' in Hindi is a variation of the English word 'criticism' as synonyms for review, critique, deliberation etc. The word criticism in Sanskrit is derived from the root 'Luch'. 'Luch' means to see. Therefore, by adding the suffix 'Lu', the word 'lochan' is derived by adding the prefix 'Ang' to the word 'Alochna'. Which means - To test any substance, fact, thing correctly.