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P. V. Laxmiprasad’s Sarvepalli Radhakrishna’s The Hindu View of Life
Get PDFP. V. Laxmiprasad’s Sarvepalli Radhakrishna’s The Hindu View of Life, Mumbai: Impish Lass Publishing House, 2021, ISBN 978-81-950919-0-5-8 Price Rs 850/-, Pp. 12
Cultural Tapestry and Female Narratives: Unveiling Identity Crisis in Shashi Deshpande\u27s That Long Silence and Bharati Mukherjee\u27s Desirable Daughters
Get PDFThis paper delves into the intricate exploration of cultural tapestry and female narratives by analysing how identity crisis is portrayed in That Long Silence by Shashi Deshpande and Desirable Daughters by Bharati Mukherjee. Both novels provide deep insights into the challenges faced by the characters as they negotiate their gender roles and cultural heritage in the face of opposing cultural backgrounds. Deshpande and Mukherjee give a comprehensive representation of the problems encountered by women in contemporary Indian culture as well as in foreign lands by deftly combining themes of tradition, modernism, and female autonomy. This research aims to contribute to a better understanding of the changing dynamics of gender and cultural identity in modern literature by analysing these literary works in comparison
Camouflaging the Carnivalesque: An Enquiry into the Culturally Syncretistic Performative Tradition of the Bahurupis of West Bengal
Get PDFThe term ‘bahurupi’ refers to the wandering folk performers- who delineate diverse characters, mostly mythological in nature, such as Lord Shiva, Lord Krishna, Goddess Kali, and Hanuman. Bahurupi is a dying folk art form that was once the predominant agrarian entertainment even a few decades ago. The bahurupis belong to the ‘Bedia’ (byadh) community (a Scheduled Tribe (ST) community) who were mainly hunters and used to catch birds and sell them in the market. In course of time, these nomads have turned themselves into bahurupi performers who tend to amuse people by camouflaging themselves into different characters. Their art form is also called ‘chameleon art’ because of their ability to reverse the social hierarchy by camouflaging their real identities. Mask, costume and Make-Up enable them to camouflage their real identity and appear mostly as the characters of Ramayana, Mahabharata, and other epics. They are treated as untouchables, but during their performances, they metamorphose themselves into gods and goddesses and at that moment, the audience starts interacting with them. So, the disguise helps to reduce caste and class discrimination and overturn the social hierarchy. This carnival period is their second life where they can fully express themselves and forget their real identities. So, this paper will elucidate the bahurupi culture, their origin and transformation and how the camouflage enables these wandering performers to earn their livelihood. It will also explore the importance of Carnivalesque in the lives of the lower-class Bahurupis as they enjoy a certain amount of acceptability during their performances
Perseverance and Faith Play a Vital Role in One\u27s Struggle in Life as Depicted in The Old Man and The Sea
Get PDFPerseverance and Faith are the two important qualities of any individual that help him to face any adversities in his life. No matter how difficult the situations are there in one’s life if he has complete faith in his abilities. Perseverance is the secret booster behind the confidence one can have to face the adverse situations in his life as Santiago does in Earnest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea. Literature has always been the reflection of any society and it plays a very important role in the lives of people living in any society. Writers always try to discuss the realities of life through their works in order to impart a good message to the people of society. Earnest Hemingway also does the same in his novel The Old Man and The Sea by depicting the struggle in the life of the central character Santiago in his old age. The present article tries to analyse the role and importance of qualities like perseverance and faith that provides the courage to any individual to face the adversities in his life bravely
Imaginary Knots by Lalit Mohan Sharma
Get PDFBook Review "Imaginary Knots by Lalit Mohan Sharma, New Delhi: Authorspress, 2024. ISBN: 9789355299086, Pages:117
Incest and the Silences: Reading Nandini Sahu’s “that elusive orgasm”
Get PDFNandini Sahu’s collection of short stories Shedding the Metaphors engages with myriad complex human emotions. Sahu pours herself into the stories that she tells in retrospect. The autobiographical elements provide the stories a personal touch that compels the readers to delve deep into the characters and introspect on the intricacy of human nature. This paper attempts to critically analyse the story “That Elusive Orgasm” and understand the dynamics of incest and the related silences. The paper refers to Sgroi, Blick and Portar’s conceptual framework to understand how a child gets entrapped in the cycle of sexual abuse. The paper further explores the psychoanalytic perspective of Laurence Joseph to comprehend the psycho-social aspects of silences. The paper also refers to Ricahrd P. Kluft to examine the ramifications of incest on adult survivors
Literature and Society in Nigeria: Engaging Cultural Policy for Effective Management
Get PDFThis study is on literature and society in Nigeria and the need to engage cultural policy for its effective management. It examines the potency of the cultural policy of Nigeria in strengthening the social, economic, and cultural value of literature in the development of society. Cultural policy, being government instrument of cultural management, becomes important in deepening the social importance of literature within ethnic nationalities in Africa whose tradition birthed the author and his or her creative work. It emphasized cultural policy power to promote the use of African or Nigeria indigenous languages for literary benefits and development. The research method is an analytical approach towards engaging indigenous language in African or Nigerian literature. It concluded that literature will do best in Nigerian society if cultural policy is enabled to contribute to the management of its practice and advance the fortune of literary artists with intent promote indigenous language benefits in Nigerian
Toolika Rani\u27s A Wild Flower
No full textToolika Rani\u27s A Wild Flower, Sabre & Quill Publishers, New Delhi, 2024, Pages 101, price: 319/