Author: Drishti: the Sight

Revisiting Classics, Revitalizing Meaning: Reading Classics through Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives Classics establish the benchmarks and conventions that literature is generally anticipated to produce. Matthew Arnold regarded classic literature as embodying “high truth and seriousness,” aesthetic beauty, and a lasting quality that imparts moral and intellectual significance. He asserted that such works attain a “poetic” magnificence […]

Dialogue of Cultures in Literature The concept of the dialogue of cultures gains significance in its emphasis on the interaction and mutual understanding between diverse cultural systems through a shared framework. This process is often associated with acculturation, wherein cultures influence one another in ways that foster reciprocal transformation and appreciation. Acculturation is a reciprocal […]

Bhakti Literature and Culture: A quest for knowledge production and social integrity Bhakti, as a widespread socio-religious movement across India, embodies the deep and fervent devotion of individuals towards an ultimate God, characterized as a compassionate, democratic, and socially engaged deity. This movement enabled significant knowledge production and social integrity, successfully transcending the barriers of […]

(For the scholars of Culture, Assamese Literature and English Literature) South Asian Literature in the Context of Multinational Capitalism Do the South Asian nations have to adapt themselves to a new cultural dynamics due to the advent of a multinational capitalism? The societies of this part of the world have their own spatial identities and […]