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The Criterion: An International Journal in English
Volume 17, Issue 4 · August 2026
ISSN 0976-8165 · Open Access · Peer Reviewed · DOI 10.66376/criterion
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75 Articles  ·  23 Categories  ·  Pages 1–1229  ·  Published 31 August 2026
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Research Articles
01Digital Humanities

Decolonising the Digital Screen: Tri Loka as a Relational Framework for Analysing Paatal Lok
Ms. Namita Paul, Prof. Anil Aneja
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1–19

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02Indian Writing in English

Transgender Citizenship and Conditional Recognition: Reading Indian Trans Autobiographies through the Lens of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026
Ms. Monika
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20–40

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03Film & Media Studies

Decoding Masculinities: Reimagining Othello as Omkara
Dr. Kavita
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41–52

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04World Literature

“Tell You All”: A Glance into the Borderlands of Memory in James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922)
Ms. Fathima Nazarin
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53–74

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05Gender Studies & Feminist Literature

Incarcerated and Silent: Exploring Female Prison Space in Nadia Hashimi’s A House Without Windows
Dr. Manu Bharti
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75–87

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06Language & Linguistics

Unity in Diversity Among the Jaunsari Tribe of Uttarakhand: Elevating Bharatiya Bhasha Pariwar
Ms. Deepshikha Dhiman, Mr. Rinkudas, Dr. Hemant Kumar Shukla
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88–102

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07Film & Media Studies

The Metamorphosis of Indian Sports Films: From Boxer (1984) to Chandu Champion (2024)
Ms. Manisha
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103–130

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08Digital Humanities

The Author as Machine, the Ghost as Reader: Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller and the Prehistory of Large Language Models
Dr. Naila Anjum
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131–156

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09Ecocriticism & Environmental Humanities

Cobras in the Cold: An Anthropocene Reading of Deepa Mehta’s Videsh – Heaven on Earth
Dr Sunman Kaur
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157–170

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10Gender Studies & Feminist Literature

Linguistic Insecurity and the Body: A Sociolinguistic Reading of Maternal Statecraft in Indian Life Writing
Mr. Ashraful Haque
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171–185

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11Interdisciplinary / Other

Trans-Species Hauntology and Relational Being in Amitav Ghosh’s Ghost-Eye: From Ecological Memory to Rights of Nature
Dr. Sahabuddin Ahamed, Praveen Toppo
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186–206

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12World Literature

First, They Erased Our Name and the Politics of Witnessing the Rohingya Genocide
Diptiman Gautam
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207–234

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13Gender Studies & Feminist Literature

Unmasking the Lived Experiences of Mothers of Disabled Children and Critiquing the ‘Maternal Care Politics’: An Analysis of the Bengali Film Paromitar Ek Din (2000) by Aparna Sen
Mrs. Tahida Parveen
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235–260

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14Indian Writing in English

Art as a Mirror of Suppressive Emotion: A Traumatic Study of Anita Nair’s Mistress
Ms. Bavya V, Dr. R. Indumathy
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261–272

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15Interdisciplinary / Other

Bhakti Ethics in a Globalised World: A Reading of Lal Děd’s Vākhs
Dr. Deeksha Sharma
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273–289

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16Indian Literature

Inner Strength amid Social Barriers: Disability and Resilience in Mathangi Subramanian’s A People’s History of Heaven and Namita Gokhale’s The Blind Matriarch
Settu A, Dr. Sudha R
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290–307

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17South Asian Literature

The Transformation of Tilo: From Supernatural to Natural in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Mistress of Spices
Suruchi Sharma, Itty Sharma
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308–317

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18Postcolonial Literature & Studies

Interrogating Mistry’s Such A Long Journey from the Perspective of the Margin
Dr. Prabhat Kumar
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318–328

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19Gender Studies & Feminist Literature

The Feminine Mystique in D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers
Ms. Swati Joshi
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329–340

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20American Literature

The Armour of Wit: Superiority Theory and the Defensive Functions of Humour in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
S.Thaamarai, Dr. P. Kiruthika
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341–357

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21Indian Writing in English

Negotiating Ethics and Power in Sunil Gangopadhyay’s Arjun
Dr.Dinesh Panwar
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358–368

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22African Literature

The Double Burden: Sexual Violence and Racial Discrimination of Black African American Women
Navneet Kumar Sonkar, Prof. Susheel Kumar Sharma
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369–379

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23Gender Studies & Feminist Literature

Echoes of Sisterhood: A Reading of Sreekantan Nair’s Kanchana Sita
Dr. Shreyasee Datta
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380–390

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24ELT

From Margins to Mainstream: Investigating Inclusive Pedagogical Strategies to Enhance English Language Mastery in Senior Secondary Education
Mr. Atul, Dr. Vinod Kumar
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391–404

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25Postcolonial Literature & Studies

Representation of Postcolonial Ecological Paradigms in Select Short Stories of Satyajit Ray
Ms. Swayama Sengupta
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405–417

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26American Literature

Homeless at Yoknapatawpha: Exploring the Spatial Uncanny in William Faulkner’s Short Stories
Dr Upamanyu Sengupta
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418–439

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27Indian Writing in English

Maternal Postmemory and Land Resilience in the Poetry of Jacinta Kerketta and Aruni Kashyap
Ms. Jaspreet Kaur
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440–460

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28Indian Writing in English

Home and the World: Cultural Identity in Amitav Ghosh’s Novels
Dr. R. Amalan, Dr. P. Sakthivel, Dr. P. Premkumar
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461–476

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29ELT

Teacher-Designed ELT Materials for Enhancing English Language Proficiency among School Students: A Framework for Contextualised Language Learning
Mr. Atul, Dr Vinod Kumar
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477–493

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30Postcolonial Literature & Studies

“The Palimpsest of the Soul”: A Critical Study of Invisible Ink by Neelum Saran Gour- Rewrites the Grammar of Hindu-Muslim Friendship in India
Ms. Tannu
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494–512

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31Indian Writing in English

Decadence in ‘A Rain of Rites’ by Jayanta Mahapatra: A Bird’s Eye View
Ms. Malabika Mishra, Dr.Papri Mukhopadhyay
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513–529

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32Language & Linguistics

Banished the Realm: Obsolescence, Ill-Formedness, and Flat Grammaticality in Multilingual English Language Teaching
Mr. Sounak Das
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530–553

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33Film & Media Studies

Violating the Threshold: Home Invasion Cinema and Xenophobic Anxiety in the U. S.
Ms. Maria Joseph
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554–567

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34Ecocriticism & Environmental Humanities

Muffled Moaning of Environmental Agnotology in Paolo Bacigalupi’s “The Tamarisk Hunter”
Dr. S. J. Kala, Ms. Sajoe Monica U
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568–585

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35Cultural Studies

Reconfiguring Tradition: Baul Performance and the Politics of Folk Authenticity
Mr. Sukhiram Kumar, Amar Nath Kumar
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586–598

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36Literary Theory & Criticism

Reclaiming the Aesthetic: A Case for Reading Literature as Literature
Dr. Ghulam Mohammad Khan, Sadaf Shafi
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599–617

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37Diaspora Studies

“I am a stranger”: A Study of Racial Discrimination and Alienation in Kamala Markandaya’s Novel The Nowhere Man
Mrs. Moumita Bera
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618–628

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38World Literature

Exploring Saundaryalaharī by Ādi Śaṅkaracārya as a Reflection of Vedāntic and Śākta Tantric Inquiry
Mr. Abhik Ganguly, Dr. Prerna Malhotra
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629–644

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39Film & Media Studies

Aesthetic Witnessing and Its Limitation in Sebastião Salgado’s The Salt of the Earth
Dr Suraj Soni
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645–660

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40British Literature

Macbeth: Hero as Criminal
Dr. Sushant Chaturvedi
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661–680

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41Literary Theory & Criticism

Narrative Strategies of Subversion: Understanding Literary Revisionism through Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Forest of Enchantments
Ms. Meera Jacob Elamatha, Dr. Suguna Rajamanikkam
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681–697

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42Gender Studies & Feminist Literature

Heart Lamp: A Study on the Subjugation of (Muslim) Women
Dr. Begum Farida Alam
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698–709

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43Gender Studies & Feminist Literature

Female Assertion in Anita Nair’s Mistress: From Confinement to Choice
Ms. Nivedita Hembrom
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710–721

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44Dalit & Subaltern Studies

Akal in Rajasthani Folktales: The Social Life of Famine
Priya Mahala, Ashok Singh Rao
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722–735

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45British Literature

The Conflict Between Friendship and Romance in The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing
Mr. Viplaw
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736–750

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46Indian Writing in English

Metamorphosis and Memory in Salman Rushdie’s Shalimar the Clown
Dr. Kavitha S.
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751–761

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47Trauma & Partition Studies

Contours of Regionalism and Cultural Exclusion in Shillong Times: A Story of Friendship and Fear
Mr. Mongolsing Rongphar, Dr. Thejani-i Pohena
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762–784

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48Cultural Studies

Romantic-Realism and the Gustatory Shift: A Gastro-Psychological Reading of Joanne Harris’s Chocolat
Ms. Jefflyn S, Dr. F. Shophet Peter Benedsingh
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785–797

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49Interdisciplinary / Other

Articulating Survivorship: Illness, Meaning, and Identity in Srutimala Duara’s My Journey Through Cancer
Ms. Subohi Tabinda, Dr. Reema Chhabra
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798–812

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50Gender Studies & Feminist Literature

Herstories of Habba Khatoon, Chand Bibi, and Mirabai: Voice, Genre, and Resistance in Sixteenth-Century South Asian Women’s Writing
Ms. Ziniya Al Baha
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813–827

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51World Literature

Haunting Silences: Gothic Temporalities and Institutional Trauma in Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These
Ms.Ruchi Pandey
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828–845

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52Diaspora Studies

Exile, Memory, and The Scent of Belonging: The Politics of Home in Crescent
Ms. Bibi Sadiqua
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846–860

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53Translation Studies

Proto-postcolonial Translation: Vernacular Resistance in Neo-Vaishnavite Writings of Assam
Dr. Jahnabi Nath
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861–881

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54Cultural Studies

Reclaiming the Autobiographical Expression of the Great Revolt of 1857 in British India: A Study of Bidrohi Bangalee ba Amar Jivan Charit by Durgadas Bandyopadhyay
Dr. Manas Dutta
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882–904

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55Translation Studies

Translators as Cultural Mediators: Latin American Poetics and Its Representation in Modern Hindi Poetry
Ms. Mansi
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905–915

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56Indian Writing in English

Reconstructing the Past: A Study of History, Memory, and Trauma in Temsula Ao’s These Hills Called Home: Stories from a War Zone
Gobinda Rajbanshi, Deepak Kumar Singh
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916–928

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57Indian Writing in English

Role of Women in R. K. Narayan’s Novel The Guide
Mrs. Saroj Bala
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929–939

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58Film & Media Studies

Blood, Pride, and the Rooster: Deep Play and Masculine Honour in Aadukalam (2011)
Mr. Ashish Kumar
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940–955

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59American Literature

Suspending the Sovereign Self: A Posthumanist Reading of Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary
Mr. Larin John Reid, Dr. K. Shanthi
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956–970

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60American Literature

“A dream that failed. Like space”: Reframing Anthropocentric Space Frontiers in Gibson and Sterling’s Red Star, Winter Orbit
Ms. Puja. J, Dr. G. Parvathy
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971–985

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61Indian Writing in English

Memory and Trauma: Experiences of Three Women Anglophone Kashmiri Writers
Ms. Iman Ghosh
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986–1000

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62Indian Writing in English

Clan Identity and Social Organisation in Easterine Kire’s Selected Novels
Ms. Shweta Sharma, Dr. A.S. Rao
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1001–1027

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63Gender Studies & Feminist Literature

Judith Butler’s Theory of Performativity: A Comparative Study of Deepa and Yukiko
Ms. Saijasi Rawat, Dr. Reena Verma
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1028–1047

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64Interdisciplinary / Other

Kamala Markandaya’s The Coffer Dams: Critiquing the Perspectives of Development, Tourism and Economic Sustainability
Mr. Maharshi Vyas
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1048–1057

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65Cultural Studies

Tears That Sing: The Transmission of Affect in Haryanvi Vidaai Folk Songs
Ms. Anu
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1058–1078

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66Indian Writing in English

Exploring Postcolonial Elements in Mamang Dai’s Works: A Select Study
Dr Minakshi Talukdar
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1079–1094

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67Comparative Literature

Decolonising the Narrative: A Comparative Postcolonial Study of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and Rabindranath Tagore’s Gora
Dr. Namita Chouhan
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1095–1109

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68Film & Media Studies

Symbolism, Social Justice and Cinematic Technique in Thangalaan: A Theoretical Study
Dr Venkatesha P
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1110–1121

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69Gender Studies & Feminist Literature

Subverting Patriarchal Discourse: A Feminist Counter-Narrative Reading of Kavita Kane’s Sita’s Sister
Mr. Hiraman Pandurang Kamble, Dr. Jayashri Aher
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1122–1134

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70American Literature

Exploration of Physical and Mental Space: Unveiling Reality and Representation of Mental Disorder in A J Finn’s The Woman in the Window
Aswini B, Prof. Binod Mishra
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1135–1148

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71Humanities

The Unbearable Heaviness of Unbelonging: Exploring the Gorkha Identity in Prajwal Parajuly’s The Gurkha’s Daughter
Divya Pradhan
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1149–1169

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72World Literature

A Metabolic Rift Within the Tides: A Marxist Ecocritical Reading of “Rise: From One Island to Another”
Ananya Mukherjee
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1170–1184

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73Comparative Literature

Disaster as Cultural Memory: A Comparative Ecocritical Study of Indra Sinha’s Animal’s People and Haruki Murakami’s After the Quake
Maryam Fatimi
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1185–1197

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74ELT

Effectiveness of Using TBLT to Teach Grammar in the Indian Context: A Literature Review
Mizpah Rebekah S, Dr A Vasudevan
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1198–1210

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75Diaspora Studies

Two Journeys Home: Gender, Class and Repatriation in Gupta’s Memories of Rain and Mukherjee’s Desirable Daughters
Mr. Lokdeshwar G More, Dr. Satyawan Hanegave
Crossrefhttps://doi.org/10.66376/criterion.v17.n4.75
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1211–1229

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