Author: Vishwanath Bite

  Telescoping the Past and the Present in Dattani’s Final Solutions: A Critical Discourse on the ‘Diary’ Raju Ta Ph.D Research Scholar, Visva-Bharati University.         Abstract: In this paper the pervading importance of ‘diary’ has been interpreted. Diary has significance in the textual, contextual, and sub textual level. It is material entity but attempt…

  Bharati Mukherjee’s The Tiger’s Daughter: The Woman Protagonist’s Strange Trepidation in the Homeland Dr. Rajib Bhaumik Asst Professor Dept of English Alipurduar College West Bengal   Bharati Mukherjee has emerged with a postmodern counter narrative of assimilative and celebratory American citizenship. This new perspective preserves essential Indianness to be exotic but merge gleefully into…

  Family Nexus as Means to Jagan’s Attainment of Samprajnata Samadhi Dr. Pratibha Kalani Govt. Girls College Neemuch M.P.            Narayan once said to Ved Mehta in an interview, “To be a good writer anywhere, you must have roots – both in religion and in family.” Narayan was rooted in both. His novels are imbued…

  Social Consciousness in Anita Nair’s Ladies Coupe Dr. Gunjan Agarwal Associate Professor Department of Mathematics and Humanities, MMU, Mullana (Ambala) & Pooja Kaushal Research Scholar, MMU, Mullana (Ambala)   Abstract: Social consciousness is a feeling that is experienced by all the persons within a society. It essentially means to be conscious of the rules…

  Quest for Identity in Amit Chaudhuri’s Freedom Song    Dr. Ganpatrao Baburao Patil.         Asso. Prof., Dep. of English,                                                                                             Shri Shiv-Shahu Mahavidyalaya,                                                                                             Sarud, Dist. Kolhapur.   Abstract: Amit Chaudhuri, like other contemporary South Asian novelists, explores the theme of quest for identity in his novels. However, he deliberately avoids magic…

  Shades of Caste and Class and the Woman in Samskara Dr. Manish Singh Habib Manzil, Marris Road Civil Lines, Aligarh (UP) 202002 Samskara by U R Anantha Murthy is a fine discussion on the caste and class structure of India. This paper will explore this class and caste structure through various women characters in…

  Isolation in Wilderness: A Protest against Social Norms in Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain Dr. Ab. Majeed Dar Assistant Professor in English Islamic University, Awantipora Kashmir (J&K) Abstract: Anita Desaiis the pioneer of the psychological novel in Indian Englishwherein she portrays the inner conflicts of her protagonists to highlights their individuality and hunger…

  Gandhian Values in Colonial and Post Colonial Indian English Literature Dr. Madhuri Sood  Head of Deptt (English) Jwalaji Degree College, Jwalamukhi. In the beginning of 20th century India was imbued with the spirit of patriotism. The people were coming out of their houses; even the women were also taking active part in struggle for…

  An Enduring Bond: The Mighty Himalayas in Ruskin Bond’s Writings Dr. Madhu D. Singh Associate Professor & Head Dept of English S.G.R.R. (P.G.)  College, Dehradun. & Dr. Sunita Bhola Assistant Professor, Graphic Era University, Dehradun. Ruskin Bond, an icon among Indian English writers,commands an outstanding position in the field of Indian English writing. Well…

  Arun Joshi’s The Apprentice: A Conflict of ‘Life’ and ‘Living’ Kavita University Research Scholar Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra    Arun Joshi is one of the most prominent writers among the younger Indian English novelists. His place in the field of Indian English literature during the post-independence era is undisputed. Joshi came into the limelight with…