Dr. Rajashree Bargohain Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Sonapur College (Assam) Abstract Salman Rushdie’s novels, especially Midnight’s Children, incorporate sundry elements from various sources such as films, epic, fable, national events, family saga, advertisements, popular songs, newspaper clippings, parody, pastiche and gossip et al to create a new kind of ‘chutnified’ language. While being intricately […]
Author: Drishti: the Sight
Kumar Bhai’s Writings in Odia : Indecency in Human Culture and Culture of Decency
Dr. Kalikinkar Pattanayak Visiting Fellow, SCS (A) College, Puri Email: [email protected] Abstract 21st century is an Age of experiment in literature and culture. Kumar Bhai born and brought up in the neglected corner of Odisha in 20th century saw the war-torn world. He observed the decadence of culture and split personalities in the society. What […]
Poetic Justice Vis-A-Vis Power: A Reading of Ghashiram Kotwal
Lakshminath Kagyung Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Dibrugarh University Email: [email protected] Abstract How far can a man go to avenge humiliation he has suffered; can he go to the extent of selling his daughter to that end? Vijay Tendulkar in his play Ghashiram Kotwal deals with very pertinent questions and issues: who is responsible for […]
Memory, Identity and Social Structure: Material Culture in Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’s Songs
Dwijen Sharma Faculty, Dept. of English, North Eastern Hill University (Tura Campus) Email: [email protected] Leenasri Gogoi Research Assistant, ICSSR sponsored, Project on Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, NEHU (Tura Campus) Abstract Music being an integral part of culture is often used as a weapon for social reformation and revolution. It is possible to understand the culture of […]