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Interrogating Historical Reality through the Dystopian Lens of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments
Full text linkThroughout history, oppressive regimes, theocratic governments, and extreme patriarchal control have shaped societies like those usually depicted in dystopian fiction. The Puritan theocracy in early America, the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and the persecution of women worldwide serve as real-life parallels to the imagined horrors reflected in The Handmaid’s Tale. The novel explores the future scenario of prevailing societal trends if they are extended to their ultimate consequences. Margaret Atwood examines the historical precedents through satire and parody to critique the selective and constructed nature of history, revealing how narratives are shaped, manipulated, and preserved to serve dominant ideologies. This paper seeks to analyse incidents rooted in history that have shaped the narratives of the novels, The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments, examining how they are depicted, what techniques are employed to record and reinterpret history, and how they reinforce the notion that dystopias are extensions of historical realities rather than being merely speculative fiction
Deciphering the Code
Full text linkThe poem challenges the idea of binary and promotes self love by illustrating the duality of human nature through rhetorical and imagery. The point the discrepancy between the ideals of compassion and mindfulness and the current state of affairs, which is rife with uncertainty and disillusionment. The poem addresses the critical necessity for transformation as well as the need of emotional perspective. Finally, highlighting the fact that humility and respect are the hallmark of authentic humanity
“Not of An Age but for All Times”: Panchatantra Re-visited
Full text linkPanchatantra is a widely acclaimed icon of ancient Indian literature and culture, believed to have been composed in the 3rd Century BCE by a Kashmiri scholar par excellence, Vishnu Sharma, who produced this timeless masterpiece to make five significant treatises encapsuled in simple language and narratives, to enable the sons of his King to face Life with confidence, and be winners. Written centuries ago, though misrepresented and oftentimes branded as ‘children’s literature’, this book has been read by countless generations across time, space and cultures. In contemporary society, the treatises of Vishnu Sharma are more relevant than ever, as is recognised by international agencies such as BBC and UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register. It is common now to find people flaunting life mantras and life coaching for survival in a new world that is witnessing changes more rapid than humans are able to process, whereas this ancient scholar had already encoded all the fundamental wisdom that is essential for survival in any civilization. This paper is an attempt to examine how the life mantras wrapped in the simplicity of language and narratives stand the test of time, and are still relevant, nearly 100 generations later
Neelam Saxena Chandra: A Literary Luminary Bridging Languages and Genres
Full text linkNeelam Saxena Chandra, a prolific bilingual author, discusses her journey in poetry, literary influences, and creative process. She reflects on poetry as a medium for emotional expression and social change, sharing insights into her works, inspirations, and thoughts on gender sensitization and evolving poetic forms in contemporary literature
Designing ESP Tasks with Web series for Medical English in TBLT Classrooms
Full text linkThe study aims to focus on the pedagogical deployment of medical-themed web series through Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) framework, to aid the formation of medical English competence. Grounded in different theoretical frameworks and learning perspectives, this article proposes a systematic yet practical approach to designing TBLT tasks with complementary authentic audio-visual input to enhance linguistic competences for specific medical purposes in professional contexts. The proposed framework emphasizes the importance of developing higher-order language skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing and critical thinking and professional expressions. The research suggests how web series can serve as a pedagogical method for enabling language acquisition and learning in the context of medical education, in an immersive and contextualized manner. The paper provides sample tasks aligned with key medical communication skills, including patient interactions, diagnostic discussions, and emergency protocols. The increasing demand for specialized language skills in the realm of medicine and its subsequent advantages have led to a need for incorporating web series in ESP curricula, which will enhance engagement, encouraging interactive and effective learning experience
The Use of Folkloric Craft in Indigenizing the English Language: A Study of Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
Full text linkAfter many decades of the emergence of Things Fall Apart, the novel continues to generate a lot of scholarly conversation both literary and linguistic wise. Basically, because of Achebe’s craftsmanship skills which he deploys in creating the story of Things Fall Apart. The major appeal in this story, is how Achebe judiciously uses the English language to enact the folklore of the Igbo-Nigerian culture. Through this skill, Achebe creates a unique type of English that is domesticated and indigenized, with which he ferries his Igbo-Nigerian folk culture into the world stage. And because of the anthropological nature of the novel, the study is anchored on the Structural-Functionalism theory. The theory is anchored on the belief that social structures had to be drawn out of observations; and organizing principles that had to be identified. Consequently, it was discovered that Achebe’s English is indigenized and domesticated. It is this indigenized English which Achebe uses in Things Fall Apart that is investigated in this study. The study was able to reveal that Achebe used the following linguistic devices; glossing, reversal or transliteration, lexical words, compounding, discourse markers or rhetorical devices, interpretations of some Igbo-Nigerian expressions and nominals and prepositional linguistic tools
Society Benchmark
Full text linkThis poem’s all about being true to yourself and not letting society’s rules box you in. It talks about owning your choices, standing strong even when alone, and not needing anyone\u27s approval. It’s a bold reminder to live free, be real, and shine even when things get dark