ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Garden of Eden is the biblical earthly paradise created by God to be inhabited by his first human creation-Adam and Eve. Some claim that the name “Eden” derives from the Akkadian term edinu, which means ‘plain’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term paradise is often used as a synonym for the Garden of Eden before the expulsion of Adam and Eve. An earthly paradise is often conceived of as existing in a time when heaven and earth were very close together or actually touching, and when humans and gods had free and happy association.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the poem, the Garden of Eden is both human and divine: while it is located on earth at the top of Mt. Purgatory, it also serves as the gateway to the heavens. Much of Milton’s Paradise Lost occurs in the Garden of Eden.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Eden Gardens is the largest cricket stadium in India and third-largest in the world in terms of seating capacity. It is widely acknowledged to be one of the most iconic cricket stadiums in the world. It has been called “cricket’s answer to the Coliseum.

Detailed explanation-5: -Origin: The name Eden is of Hebrew origin meaning “place of pleasure.” In the bible, Eden is God’s garden of paradise for Adam and Eve.