Professor and Head in P.G. Dept. of English and Research Centre
Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya
This paper critically examines the trajectory of the post-Independence Indian English novel, arguing that while the genre has attained significant success in representing socio-political realities—such as gender, displacement, urban alienation, and p...
Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman and Banana Yoshimoto’s Kitchen are two prominent works of contemporary Japanese literature that have been acclaimed by readers globally. The paper explores the application of Edward Soja’s Thirdspace Theory in...
India is a multilingual and multicultural country where the sociolinguistic situation is so diverse and complex. At the same time the societal and socio-economic situation has become complicated due to the foreign rules from the twelfth century till...
Indira Goswami occupies an important place in literature. She is an eminent short story writer who has also written over twenty five novels. Her short stories have varied themes which range from nineteen thirties to the present time. Her stories have...
It is universally truth that learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) commonly encounter a range of challenges in developing speaking proficiency, which is a natural aspect of second language acquisition all over the world. This study investiga...
Both William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Macbeth reveal that supernatural intervention can be used as a great force that reveals hidden crimes, ignites dangerous desires, and leads their protagonists into psychological, moral and political woes. In Haml...
The research article explores several aspects of peace as depicted in Leo Tolstoy’s celebrated novel War and Peace. Itopens with an abstract that has an overview of its aims and findings. The introduction part sets the context for exploring peace, li...
English has always been accused for the deplorable state of Hindi in India. Many of the supporters of Hindi language cherish a very hostile attitude towards English and English speaking people. They consider English as the main culprit behind the dis...
This paper examines how Dalit autobiographies in India deploy language as a tool of resistance and self-assertion, challenging hegemonic narratives that have historically silenced subaltern voices. Drawing on select autobiographies by writers such as...
Fantasy literature is often seen as imaginative storytelling filled with magic and adventure. However, many fantasy writers use magical worlds to teach important moral lessons. This paper studies fantasy and moral values in the works of C. S. Lewis a...
Dr. Samiran Kumar Paul’s Samiranic (2025) offers a profound re-articulation of cultural and national identity through a narrative that privileges memory, locality, and ethical continuity over political spectacle. This article examines how the novel c...
William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was the greatest poet of the Romantic Age in England. He is called the ‘harbinger of Romanticism’, ‘the high priest of Nature’, ‘the worshipper of Nature’ and the poet of Nature and Man. He has been a poet, a moral teac...
Arun Joshi’s The Foreigner (1968) stands as a seminal narrative interrogating the fractured psychology of post-colonial subjectivity. The protagonist, Sindi Oberoi, embodies the condition of cultural in-betweenness that Homi K. Bhabha conceptualizes...
The dynamic interplay between first- and second-generation immigrants remains a central theme in contemporary diasporic literature. Jhumpa Lahiri, with her acclaimed works The Namesake (2003) and Interpreter of Maladies (1999), delves deeply into the...
Memory and nostalgia play a significant role in shaping cultural identity and preserving historical consciousness in indigenous narratives. The literary works of Easterine Kire, particularly Sky is my Father, reflect the deep interconnection between...
