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Volume 14, Issue 1

Published: January 1, 2025
Articles: 34
ISSN: 2319-4804

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Revisiting Partition through Anirudh Kala's The Unsafe Asylum: Stories of Partition and Madness

Susanta Kumar Bardhan *

The 1947 Partition of India resulting in the emergence of two independent countries: India and Pakistan caused a huge hellish situation in terms of the murder, rape of innocent women, displacement and...

Metaphysical Echoes in the Poetry of Gopaldas Neeraj

Syed Afroz Ashrafi *

The present paper proposes to explore the metaphysical echoes in the poetry of Gopaldas Neeraj. Neeraj's poetic compositions exhibit a very unique aesthetic and philosophical perception of life. He se...

Role of Magical Realism in Indian English Literature : Blending Myth, History and Modernity

Rakesh Kumar Mahato *

Magical realism in Indian English literature is a powerful storytelling technique that blends reality with elements of fantasy, myth, and folklore. It allows authors to portray the complexities of Ind...

Remapping 'Dream Deferred' in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun

Md. Abrar *

Racial identities, cultural legacy and the experience of slavery had an indelible effect on the dreams of black African-Americans. They strive for a better future but their dreams and aspirations are...

Celebration of Hybridity in Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss and Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger

Lipi Mukherjee *

Post-colonialism studies various facts of relationship between the colonized and the colonizer. Hybridity is an important feature of colonialism. It is the creation of transcultural forms within the c...

Role of Social Class and Mobility in Charles Dickens's Great Expectations

Sanjay Kumar *

This research article explores the themes of social class and mobility in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, focusing on how the novel critiques the rigid class structure of Victorian England. Dic...

Portrayal of Characters in Charles Dickens's Great Expectations

Santosh Suman *

Charles Dickens' Great Expectations is a novel that critically examines the intricate relationship between money and morality in Victorian society. The novel follows the journey of its protagonist, Pi...

Impact of Moral Values, Gender Role and Cultural Practices on Children Literature

Lakshmi Kumari *

We are aware of the profound connections between children's literature and our society. Developing the child from an early age to various stages is crucial. Developing good manners, behavior, and mora...

English Communication: Essential for Professional Life

S. Hasan Imam Arshi *

Obviously, language is the one and only means of communication which carries message from one person to another, from one society to another, from one country to another, from one part of the world to...

Philosophical Consciousness and Ethical Self-transformation through Food in Sudha Murthy's The Magic of Lost Temple

Divya Tiwari * , Shubhankar Roy

As both cultural and philosophical entity, Food vindicates a transformation that reflects broader ideological and societal shifts. This study analyses the literary representation of the transition of...

Anita Nair's Lessons in Forgetting : A Voice of Pain and Protest

Arpna Choudhary *

Anita Nair is a celebrated contemporary writer known for her fearless and honest portrayal of women's struggles and resilience. She challenges societal stereotypes, depicting women as strong and indep...

Dissenting Voice of a Muslim Feminist : A Critical Study of Shirin Ebadi's Iran Awakening

Sharshina Swastyaneek *

When a theocratic state represses women in the name of following religious dictates, the agency of the women comes in conflict with the state. If they assert their agency by defying the oppressive nor...

Shifting Focalisation in Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen

Sneha Kulkarni *

The character-driven narratives have expanded the realm of traditional narratives found in ancient epics. Karna's wife, as depicted in Kavita Kan 's Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen, is an example of...

Mountains, Mindfulness and the Beat Quest : Reading Zen and Nature in Kerouac's The Dharma Bums

Disha Mondal * , Shubhankar Roy

Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums (1958) is a lyrical exploration of the Beat Generation's search for spiritual transcendence amid postwar materialism. This paper applies ecocriticism, drawing on Lawrenc...

Examining Gender Dynamism in Srimanta Shankardeva's Ankiya Naat Performances : Contemporary Perspectives and Interpretations

Himangshu Raj Borah * , Nikita Buragohain

Ankiya Naat, a form of spiritual dance drama or play, holds significant cultural and religious importance within the Assamese community. Authored by the revered saint Srimanta Shankardeva in the 15th...

Narration of Womanhood in Amrita Pritam's Major Writings

Shweta Maurya * , Alka Rani Agrawal

'By God! If women hadde written stories'' (The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale) The word 'Womanhood', first of all in Europe, appears in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales which defines a woman...

Shobha Rao's Girls Burn Brighter : A Saga of Woman's Suffering

Urwashi Kumari *

Patriarchy is social system wherein males dominate not only in the family or society but in the whole world. In this system, males are considered to be superior to women. Besides, men have more contro...

Philosophical and Psychological Effects of Major Absurdist Writings on 20th century English Literature

Tarique Anwar *

This article delves into the philosophical and psychological reverberations of absurdist literature'particularly as articulated by Albert Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus, Eugene Ionesco in The Bald Sopr...

Quest for Identity in Shashi Deshpande's That Long Silence

Richa Rani *

Rapid developments in different fields, together with cultural confrontations are creating a paradigmatic shift in people's understanding of selfhood and Identity. Identity is a multidimensional word....

An Evaluation of Mikhail Bakhtin: Epic and Novel

Prity Kumari Choudhary *

This paper explores Mikhail Bakhtin's Epic and Novel, focusing on how the novel breaks away from the rigidity of older literary forms like the epic. While the epic speaks from a fixed past with a sing...

Female Nudity as a Plea of Antipathy in Mahasweta Devi's 'Draupadi'

Firoz Alam *

Mahasweta Devi's famous short story 'Draupadi' (1978) is a Bengali composition that has grown incredibly popular in recent years. The story mainly focuses on the life of a tribal Naxalite woman who fi...

Exploring the Symbolic Role of Friendship in R.K. Narayan's Swami and Friends

Raj Shree *

Friendships symbolize a multitude of human values, including trust, support, and companionship. They are a vital source of social connection, contributing to well-being, mental health, and even longev...

Memory, Trauma and the Elusive Self in Tabish Khair's Fiction

Tamanna Khatoon * , Uday Shankar Ojha

This paper examines the interwoven themes of memory, trauma, and identity in the novels of Tabish Khair, an acclaimed voice in contemporary postcolonial and diasporic literature. Khair's characters, o...

Echoes of Alienation and Politics of Communal Segregation as Reflected in Geetanjali Shree's Imagination

Aamil Hasnain * , Syed Afrooz Ashrafi

The paper titled 'Echoes of Alienation and Politics of Communal Segregation as Reflected in Geetanjali Shree's Imagination', seeks to explore the thought process of Geetanjali Shree in the context of...

Motherhood as a Double-Edged Sword : The Dilemmas and Disappointments of Nnu Ego in Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood

Saba Parween * , Shaweta Singh

Buchi Emecheta's fictions explore the diverse experiences of motherhood in various socio-cultural contexts, ranging from the pre-colonial Ibuza to the post-colonial Lagos and London. Her female charac...

Journey of Self : A Study of Jaishree Misra's Ancient Promises through Women Perspective

Sarita Kumari Yadav *

Though woman empowerment has been flourished worldwide and educating girl child is made mandatory by many governments to bring change in the image of woman in the society; still, literacy cannot immac...

Politics of Food and Spaces in Omprakash Valmiki's Joothan

Deepali Singh *

Omprakash Valmiki's Joothan is a powerful Dalit autobiography that exposes the systemic oppression faced by Dalit communities in India. This paper examines the underexplored theme of food and contamin...

Post Colonialism and Identity : An Exploration of Kiran Desai's Writings in the Context of Indian Literature

Rinki Kumari *

Using a comparative analysis of the selected works of Kiran Desai, this paper discusses how the characters face the complexities of their identity and of discovering themselves. Kiran Desai is a well-...

Exploration of Diasporic Elements in Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss

Rahul Kumar *

Kiran Desai's novel, The Inheritance of Loss is a powerful and thought provoking exploration of the diasporic experience, digging deep into the complexities of quest for identity, culture, and belongi...

Multicultural Essence in Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss

Prem Pratap *

This paper will deal with Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss from multicultural perspectives as reflected in the novel. Multiculturalism is the by-product of globalization and colonialism. multicul...

Diaspora in Fiction : A Study of Jhumpa Lahiri's Novels

Shazia Najib *

In this era of globalization, many people are migrating to foreign land for one reason or the other. In a bid to connect and come closer to that place they face many problems. With the passage of time...

Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in Amitav Ghosh's The Shadow Lines

Smita Raj *

This paper examines Amitav Ghosh's 'The Shadow Lines' as a paradigmatic postmodern and postcolonial text that deconstructs traditional narratives of history, identity, and belonging. Through its explo...

Colonial Encounter and the Limits of Liberal Humanism in E. M. Forster's A Passage to India

Md. Riyazuddin *

E. M. Forster's A Passage to India stands as a complex engagement with British colonialism in India, interrogating the moral and cultural contradictions of the imperial project through the lens of lib...

Creative Writing

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Viraj was the heartbeat of his family, holding their trust like a fragile treasure. His gentle wisdom guided them through every big decision, and they leaned on him with love. But beneath his steady...

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