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View article: (En)Queering ‘Prakriti’: Decolonial Ecofeminism and Lesbian Subjectivity in <i>Out! Stories from the New Queer India</i>
(En)Queering ‘Prakriti’: Decolonial Ecofeminism and Lesbian Subjectivity in <i>Out! Stories from the New Queer India</i> Open
The present article aims to explore the decolonial possibilities of queer ecofeminism entailing lesbian subjectivity and solidarity in Indian geography through the textual analysis of select post-colonial stories from Out! Stories from the…
View article: ‘Continuity in Discontinuity’: Interpreting the Practice of ‘Narrative Care’ for Alzheimer’s in Select Indian Literary Texts
‘Continuity in Discontinuity’: Interpreting the Practice of ‘Narrative Care’ for Alzheimer’s in Select Indian Literary Texts Open
Arthur Kleinman’s distinction between illness and disease in The Illness Narratives (1980) redefined the understanding of illness by shifting focus from biomedical definitions to the lived experiences of affected individuals. His emphasis …
View article: Silence as a Sensory Agency: A Counternarrative Analysis of Silence in Sundar Sarukkai’s Following a Prayer
Silence as a Sensory Agency: A Counternarrative Analysis of Silence in Sundar Sarukkai’s Following a Prayer Open
Purpose of the Study: This research paper aims to explore Sundar Sarukkai’s novel Following a Prayer (2023) as a counter narrative to the conventional understanding of voice, agency, and silence. It examines how silence functions as a sens…
View article: ‘Breaking’ the Silence and ‘Fighting’ Back: Changing Representations of Female Response to Gender-Based Violence in Select Malayalam Films
‘Breaking’ the Silence and ‘Fighting’ Back: Changing Representations of Female Response to Gender-Based Violence in Select Malayalam Films Open
Representation, particularly mediated forms such as cinema, has always been a powerful tool to enable social change. On the one hand, cinema functions as an instrument that reinstates hegemonic patriarchy, but on the other, it also becomes…
View article: Queerness and Mental Health in India: An Intersectional Approach to Sensitive Social Media Disclosures
Queerness and Mental Health in India: An Intersectional Approach to Sensitive Social Media Disclosures Open
Despite the growing body of research on people disclosing sensitive details about their identities or experiences online, few studies have focused on how individuals with intersecting stigmas manage these disclosures. Those facing multiple…
View article: Aging, Alzheimer’s, and Precarity: Comprehending Vulnerabilities and Care Approach
Aging, Alzheimer’s, and Precarity: Comprehending Vulnerabilities and Care Approach Open
Aging and late-life realities are significantly determined by the experience of impairments, which introduces vulnerabilities, potentially resulting in a sense of devaluation due to dependence and an increased likelihood of facing disadvan…
View article: EXTRACTING THE PREVALENCE OF FRAILTY AMONG THE GERIATRIC POPULATION RESIDING IN AURANGABAD DISTRICT – A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
EXTRACTING THE PREVALENCE OF FRAILTY AMONG THE GERIATRIC POPULATION RESIDING IN AURANGABAD DISTRICT – A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Open
BACHGROUND: In India, there are roughly 10.4 crore senior people, with rural areas housing 65% of them. Rural locations have limited access to healthcare. Frailty is characterised by a gradual loss of reserve and capacity for adaptation al…
View article: Female Fandom and the Anxieties of Agency: A Feminist Reading of the Indian Female Fan in <i>Guddi</i> (1971)
Female Fandom and the Anxieties of Agency: A Feminist Reading of the Indian Female Fan in <i>Guddi</i> (1971) Open
Academic research on fandom has sometimes stereotyped female fans, potentially influenced by the gendered dichotomy in fan studies. In the context of Indian fan discourses, there has been insufficient academic engagement with gender which …
View article: ROUTES OF MANAGERIAL APPROACH IN SANSKRIT LITERATURE – WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BHAGAVAD GITA
ROUTES OF MANAGERIAL APPROACH IN SANSKRIT LITERATURE – WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BHAGAVAD GITA Open
Indian knowledge system has a prominence place in the modern management. Whatever we are acquiring in today’s corporate world, all are grounded on Indian Ethos. This article is erected on the study of Sanskrit literature “Shri Bhagavad Git…
View article: “With a Home Nowhere, I Belong Everywhere”: Travel as a Heterotopic Space of Feminist Resistance in Shivya Nath’s <i>The Shooting Star</i> (2018)
“With a Home Nowhere, I Belong Everywhere”: Travel as a Heterotopic Space of Feminist Resistance in Shivya Nath’s <i>The Shooting Star</i> (2018) Open
In India, male dominance historically prevailed in the realms of travel and travel writing due to their alignment with ideals of masculine courage and sexuality. However, in the post-millennial era, Indian women began to emerge as solo tra…
View article: From Orthodoxy to the Universal Logic of Human Rights: A Case Study of Film <i>Thappad</i> (<i>The Slap</i>)
From Orthodoxy to the Universal Logic of Human Rights: A Case Study of Film <i>Thappad</i> (<i>The Slap</i>) Open
This article analyses the film Thappad (The Slap) (2020) directed by Anubhav Sinha, which portrays slapping as a form of domestic abuse and a violation of women’s right to self-respect. This study investigates the incorporation of Universa…
View article: Beyond Reproduction: An Epistemological Search for a “Woman” in Manjula Padmanabhan’s <i>Escape</i> and <i>The Island of Lost Girls</i>
Beyond Reproduction: An Epistemological Search for a “Woman” in Manjula Padmanabhan’s <i>Escape</i> and <i>The Island of Lost Girls</i> Open
Who is a woman? In a gender-fluid typical world, the answer to this question invites a serious exposition of non-linear and non-binary possibilities. As the biological definition becomes more inclusive of fragmented identities, it becomes …
View article: Human Rights and Literature: A Study of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Human Rights and Literature: A Study of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Open
This article examines the use of symbolic representations in The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (2022) to narrate the history of Human Rights (HR) violations. The article argues that the genre of fiction has emerged as a cultural medium for …
View article: Reproductive Justice Discourse vis-à-vis Abortion Law in India: A Critical Review
Reproductive Justice Discourse vis-à-vis Abortion Law in India: A Critical Review Open
The narrative concerning third-world women has long been considered regressive, discriminatory, and monistic. The legal narratives, too, could not escape the traditional trope of identity ascribed to women. Though essentially empowering, t…
View article: Study on Social and Other General Groups Associated in the Employment Generation for Women With the Help of Primary Data
Study on Social and Other General Groups Associated in the Employment Generation for Women With the Help of Primary Data Open
We have talked about women's equality in this study, including socioeconomic position. In the current modern environment, women and their issues are becoming more and more significant. Realizing the vital role that women play, it is desira…
View article: Mahesh Dattani’s <i>Do the Needful</i>: A Tussle Between Innate Sexuality and Imposed Identity
Mahesh Dattani’s <i>Do the Needful</i>: A Tussle Between Innate Sexuality and Imposed Identity Open
Although the issues related to sexuality are of prime importance in the contemporary world, in the Indian society they are closeted and ignored even today. Several social injunctions are conceptualized against men with alternative sexualit…
View article: A prospective study of comparison of risk of malignancy indices (RMIs) in evaluation of ovarian neoplasm at a rural tertiary hospital in central India
A prospective study of comparison of risk of malignancy indices (RMIs) in evaluation of ovarian neoplasm at a rural tertiary hospital in central India Open
Aim: To evaluate the ability of four types of the risk of malignance indices (RMI) based on serum levels of Ca-125, ultrasound score and menopausal status to discriminate between benign and malignant ovarian tumours.Methods: it was a Prosp…
View article: Exploring the Margins of Kotha Culture : Reconstructing a Courtesan’s life in Neelum Saran Gour’s <em>Requiem in Raga Janki</em>
Exploring the Margins of Kotha Culture : Reconstructing a Courtesan’s life in Neelum Saran Gour’s <em>Requiem in Raga Janki</em> Open
In their article, “Exploring the Margins of Kotha Culture: Reconstructing a Courtesan’s life in Neelum Saran Gour’s Requiem in Raga Janki,” Chhandita Das and Priyanka Tripathi discuss the invisible challenges in life of a famous courtesan …
View article: Novels of Anita Desai A Feminist Perspectives
Novels of Anita Desai A Feminist Perspectives Open
Anita Desai's selected novels serve as a lens through which to examine the role of women in Indian society. It illustrates the significance of women in a variety of contexts, including the home, the community, and the workplace. In additio…
View article: Topoanalysis and the City Space in the Literary Writings of Amitava Kumar
Topoanalysis and the City Space in the Literary Writings of Amitava Kumar Open
In the postmodernist transnational moment, the “city” is a “distinctive location of diasporic dwelling, belonging and attachment” and that the city as home is rooted in “city-specific memories” (Blunt and Bonnerjee 237). Emotions and feeli…
View article: UNDERSTANDING THE EFFICACY OF TELECONSULTATION IN ASSUAGING ABUSE AGAINST INDIAN WOMEN DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK
UNDERSTANDING THE EFFICACY OF TELECONSULTATION IN ASSUAGING ABUSE AGAINST INDIAN WOMEN DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK Open
Covid-19 pandemic has impacted societal well-being in different and interacting contexts and its long duree consequences on human health, both biological and psychological serves to be a key element in the public discourse. The “pandemic-l…
View article: Conceptualizing In-Text “Kshetra”: Postcolonial Allahabad’s Cultural Geography in Neelum Saran Gour’s Allahabad Aria and Invisible Ink
Conceptualizing In-Text “Kshetra”: Postcolonial Allahabad’s Cultural Geography in Neelum Saran Gour’s Allahabad Aria and Invisible Ink Open
Literary renditions of cities have always gravitated towards the spatial imagination and its ethical counterpart outside the textual space. This paper explores the multicultural geography of the North Indian city Allahabad (recently rename…
View article: It’s About Me!: Un(dress)ing Hindi Celluloid Feminine Subjective I-dentity
It’s About Me!: Un(dress)ing Hindi Celluloid Feminine Subjective I-dentity Open
Contemporary women's Hindi films play a critical role in constructing feminine subjective I-dentity by contesting discursive models rendering current feminism to be "it's about me!".Appropriation of this postfeminist framework builds upon …
View article: Editorial Introduction
Editorial Introduction Open
Language and translation are phenomena in which the splendours of human intellect abound and become easily perceptible. Perhaps, that is why language and translation are concomitants even though the symbiotic relationship between the two r…
View article: Interrogating Strategies of Justice and Racial Politics: A Post-colonial Reading of Abir Mukherjee’s A Rising Man
Interrogating Strategies of Justice and Racial Politics: A Post-colonial Reading of Abir Mukherjee’s A Rising Man Open
The present article begins with a brief historical account of the exclusionary politics of Western crime fiction, with most of the works representing the East as ‘exotic other’ while assuming the subject position themselves. A post-colonia…