Dr. Maitrayee Misra Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc), Dept. of English and Foreign Languages, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University) ([email protected]) Abstract Familial ties, in the context of the Indian middle-class, are continually being re-shaped with transnational movement in search of better material opportunity. The conventional practice of living with parents and siblings inside the domestic space […]
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Death as a Passage to Permanence: A Study of Porphyria’s Lover and A Musical Instrument
Tapti Roy Assistant Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sci SciencesSharda University ([email protected]) Abstract Death has generally been equated with the cessation of life, as an ultimate end in the biological idiom. This understanding of death has also permeated into quotidian discourses and through practice has rendered other implications of death almost invalid. In this […]
Projecting ASD: A Study of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night Time
Gaurab Sengupta M.Phil Research Scholar Department of English, Dibrugarh University ([email protected]) Abstract The human mind is one of the most complex organs when it comes to defining humanity. It is the mind that shapes not only the behaviour of a person but also gears up the society as a whole. The National Institute of Mental […]
A Passage to Redemption in Anita Nair’s The Better Man
Dr. Nisha Nambiar Asst. Professor of English, Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women’s College ([email protected]) Abstract The paper traces the journey of a disturbed individual in Anita Nair’s The Better Man by exploring the emotional boundaries confronting him. The trauma of having to negotiate between one’s fractured inner self as well as the need to camouflage […]