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Professor of English
University of Allahabad
Prayagraj- 211002, India
Residence:
Vishrut, 5 MIG, Govindpur
Near Uptron Crossing
PRAYAGRAJ - 211 004, India - R: + 91- 9450868483 ((WhatsApp)
- English Literature, Literary Theory, Shakespeare, ELT, Indian English Literature, Acupuncture, Acupressure, and 24 moreComparative Literature, Women's Studies, Feminism, Hamlet, Macbeth, Candida, George Bernard Shaw, Antifeminism, Kingship and systems of rule, Anti-feminism, 20th Cen British Drama, British Drama, Aesthetics, Postcolonial Studies, Friedrich Nietzsche, Aristotle, Communication, Literature, Cultural Studies, Critical Theory, Critical Discourse Analysis, The importance of a good mother tongue before confronting a second language, Sociological Bulletin, and Ramabai Espinetedit
- A happy go lucky fellow who tries to observe social and literary issues keenly and tries to work out their dynamics; ... moreA happy go lucky fellow who tries to observe social and literary issues keenly and tries to work out their dynamics; feels happy to spend time with the students who have a desire for learning.
Sometimes feels like writing some poetry and at others some criticism; and does not mind whiling away time, money and energy to please others. Still trying to learn how to read; how to lecture; how to teach; how to survive in academics; and above all how to avoid a compelling issue and remain non-committal. Has been working as Professor of English, University of Allahabad (IV oldest University of Modern India), Praygaraj -211002 (UP, India) since 2003.edit
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Since the print edition of the book has been exhausted long back the entire book has been uploaded under the title 'From the Core Within (a collection of verse) full book' in the section of Papers on this site, for the lovers of poetry.
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Since the first edition of the book has been exhausted the entire collection is being reproduced here for the sake of poetry lovers. From the Core Within (1999, ISBN: 81-85231-27-3) is the first collection of Susheel Kumar Sharma's poems.... more
Since the first edition of the book has been exhausted the entire collection is being reproduced here for the sake of poetry lovers.
From the Core Within (1999, ISBN: 81-85231-27-3) is the first collection of Susheel Kumar Sharma's poems. It has widely been reviewed . The thirty reviews on the book have been collected and published with a detailed introduction under the title, Bricks and Bouquets (Ed. Sanjeev Kumar, New Delhi: Creative Books, 2008, pp xxxii + 69, ISBN: 81-85231-32-X) . More reviews of the book are still coming out. This makes me wonder if it is true that poetry is not read and appreciated. Since the book is no more available in print and there is still demand for it I thought it better to upload it here for a wider readership.
Your comments are welcome.
Some of the poems that have been reissued from the collection are:
1. Susheel Kumar Sharma, A Painting in Blood, It’s a Criming Shame, The Poetic Circle of Friendship, West Sussex, 2001, p. 15.
2. Susheel Kumar Sharma, Progress, (in English and also in French translation), Jointure, 69, Printemps 2001, p. 53.
3. Susheel Kumar Sharma, un rêve, (in French translation of ‘A Dream’ by Georges Friendenkraft), La Gaztte du Poete, May 2002, p. 3
4. Susheel Kumar Sharma, ‘A Dream’, La Gaztte du Poete, June 2002, p. 3.
5. Susheel Kumar Sharma, Motherly Affection, Expressions of Life, The Poetic Circle of Friendship, West Sussex, 2002, p. 21.
6. Susheel Kumar Sharma, Life, Ars Poetica Indiana, I, 2(July-Dec-2002), p. 7.
7. Susheel Kumar Sharma, Motherly Affection, The Poetic Circle of Friendship, West Sussex, Vol. 5, 2008, p. 24.
8. Susheel Kumar Sharma, ‘Seven Poems on the Gulf War’, http://poetsagainstthewar.org/displaypoem.asp?AuthorID=67265#453125892
http://poetsagainstthewar.org/poemsoftheweek.asp
9. Susheel Kumar Sharma, ‘Poems on the Gulf War’,
http://www.poetsagainstwar.ca/poems.php dt 30 June 2010.
10. Susheel Kumar Sharma, Three poems on the Gulf War, http://www.voiceseducation.org/content/susheel-kumar-sharma dt 30 June 2010
From the Core Within (1999, ISBN: 81-85231-27-3) is the first collection of Susheel Kumar Sharma's poems. It has widely been reviewed . The thirty reviews on the book have been collected and published with a detailed introduction under the title, Bricks and Bouquets (Ed. Sanjeev Kumar, New Delhi: Creative Books, 2008, pp xxxii + 69, ISBN: 81-85231-32-X) . More reviews of the book are still coming out. This makes me wonder if it is true that poetry is not read and appreciated. Since the book is no more available in print and there is still demand for it I thought it better to upload it here for a wider readership.
Your comments are welcome.
Some of the poems that have been reissued from the collection are:
1. Susheel Kumar Sharma, A Painting in Blood, It’s a Criming Shame, The Poetic Circle of Friendship, West Sussex, 2001, p. 15.
2. Susheel Kumar Sharma, Progress, (in English and also in French translation), Jointure, 69, Printemps 2001, p. 53.
3. Susheel Kumar Sharma, un rêve, (in French translation of ‘A Dream’ by Georges Friendenkraft), La Gaztte du Poete, May 2002, p. 3
4. Susheel Kumar Sharma, ‘A Dream’, La Gaztte du Poete, June 2002, p. 3.
5. Susheel Kumar Sharma, Motherly Affection, Expressions of Life, The Poetic Circle of Friendship, West Sussex, 2002, p. 21.
6. Susheel Kumar Sharma, Life, Ars Poetica Indiana, I, 2(July-Dec-2002), p. 7.
7. Susheel Kumar Sharma, Motherly Affection, The Poetic Circle of Friendship, West Sussex, Vol. 5, 2008, p. 24.
8. Susheel Kumar Sharma, ‘Seven Poems on the Gulf War’, http://poetsagainstthewar.org/displaypoem.asp?AuthorID=67265#453125892
http://poetsagainstthewar.org/poemsoftheweek.asp
9. Susheel Kumar Sharma, ‘Poems on the Gulf War’,
http://www.poetsagainstwar.ca/poems.php dt 30 June 2010.
10. Susheel Kumar Sharma, Three poems on the Gulf War, http://www.voiceseducation.org/content/susheel-kumar-sharma dt 30 June 2010
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Susheel Kumar Sharma, THE DOOR IS HALF OPEN, ISBN: 978- 81-8435-341-9 Price : 150.00 US $ 10.00 UK £ 15.00 Published by: Adhyayan Publishers & Distributors 4378/4B, 105, JMD House, Murari Lal Street Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New... more
Susheel Kumar Sharma, THE DOOR IS HALF OPEN, ISBN: 978-
81-8435-341-9
Price : 150.00
US $ 10.00
UK £ 15.00
Published by:
Adhyayan Publishers & Distributors
4378/4B, 105, JMD House, Murari Lal Street
Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi - 110 002
Ph. : 011-23263018, 011-23277156, Fax: 011- 23280028
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81-8435-341-9
Price : 150.00
US $ 10.00
UK £ 15.00
Published by:
Adhyayan Publishers & Distributors
4378/4B, 105, JMD House, Murari Lal Street
Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi - 110 002
Ph. : 011-23263018, 011-23277156, Fax: 011- 23280028
E-mail: adhyayanpublishers@yahoo.com
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ABSTRACT: Despite their mammoth infrastructure none of the modern Indian educational establishments could make a mark among the top 150 institutions of the world. Nor have they been successful in producing any landmark fundamental or... more
ABSTRACT: Despite their mammoth infrastructure none of the modern Indian educational establishments could make a mark among the top 150 institutions of the world. Nor have they been successful in producing any landmark fundamental or applied research. Even the graduates churned out by them are unemployable, unproductive, irresponsible, self-centred and greedy shirkers with a highly colonial attitude and mind-set. The contemporary Indian education unabashedly and unflinchingly disseminates the colonial conviction that the West is wiser, more just, and more humane and has the panacea for every ill. It being Indian only in its location shows scant respect for Indian culture and traditions. While the system was Anglo-centric earlier it is Anglo-American-centric now, be it the issue of cultural-ethos, curriculum, medium of instruction, teaching materials and methods, testing, qualifications of teachers and learners or funding of education. The modern education creates a mind with the hallmark of imitation and mimicry and it successfully generates a feeling of inferiority, erases memory and cultures, introduces an alien conceptual vocabulary, produces a shadow/ shallow mind whose creativity is smothered with dullness. Through new types of funding/fellowships the Indian minds are being neo-colonised. How the National Education Policy 2020 seeks to transform the imitative mind to a thinking mind rooted in Indian culture and ethics is the theme of this paper. Pros and cons of all the above issues will be discussed with proper reference points from ancient Indian educational history.
KEY WORDS: Colonial Legacy, Critical Thinking, Curriculum, Decolonisation, Ethos, Evaluation, Funding, Learners, Macaulay, Medium of Instruction, National Education Policy 2020 (NEP2020), Teachers, Teaching methods.
KEY WORDS: Colonial Legacy, Critical Thinking, Curriculum, Decolonisation, Ethos, Evaluation, Funding, Learners, Macaulay, Medium of Instruction, National Education Policy 2020 (NEP2020), Teachers, Teaching methods.
Research Interests: National Education and Training Systems, Indian educational system, National Education, Indian education, Right to Education :An Indian Perspective, and 9 moreIndian Higher Education, History of Indian Education, National Education Policy, National Polices of Education, Indian Education System, National Education Policy - 2020, National Education Policy 2020, NEP 2020, and NEP-2020
The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies in India. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out English Studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the... more
The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies
in India. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out English
Studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in
English Studies in the light of changing role for emerging India in the
unipolar world realities, rising aspirations of the middle classes, and
democratic and egalitarian needs. The project of ‘decolonising’ education at
the macro-level and English Studies at the micro-level has been discussed
with reference to curriculum, teaching methods, materials, evaluation,
research and publication and medium of instruction in all possible details
in the paper. The paper attempts to deal with contemporary realities like
various treaties and market economy and issues like making a distinction
between real knowledge and colonial knowledge along with the historical
context of English Studies. Several measures have been suggested to make
English Studies in India relevant to contemporary times, to save them from
being derivative and to reshape Euro-American knowledge about English
culture, Literature and Language from an Indian perspective. Practical
suggestions to decolonise curriculum have been made keeping in view the
distinction between teaching literature and language in the first and the
second language situations.
in India. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out English
Studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in
English Studies in the light of changing role for emerging India in the
unipolar world realities, rising aspirations of the middle classes, and
democratic and egalitarian needs. The project of ‘decolonising’ education at
the macro-level and English Studies at the micro-level has been discussed
with reference to curriculum, teaching methods, materials, evaluation,
research and publication and medium of instruction in all possible details
in the paper. The paper attempts to deal with contemporary realities like
various treaties and market economy and issues like making a distinction
between real knowledge and colonial knowledge along with the historical
context of English Studies. Several measures have been suggested to make
English Studies in India relevant to contemporary times, to save them from
being derivative and to reshape Euro-American knowledge about English
culture, Literature and Language from an Indian perspective. Practical
suggestions to decolonise curriculum have been made keeping in view the
distinction between teaching literature and language in the first and the
second language situations.
Research Interests:
Despite their mammoth infrastructure none of the modern Indian educational establishments could make a mark among the top 150 institutions of the world. Nor have they been successful in producing any landmark fundamental or applied... more
Despite their mammoth infrastructure none of the modern Indian educational establishments could make a mark among the top 150 institutions of the world. Nor have they been successful in producing any landmark fundamental or applied research. Even the graduates churned out by them are unemployable, unproductive, irresponsible, self-centred and greedy shirkers with a highly colonial attitude and mind-set. The contemporary Indian education unabashedly and unflinchingly disseminates the colonial conviction that the West is wiser, more just, and more humane and has the panacea for every ill. It being Indian only in its location shows scant respect for Indian culture and traditions. While the system was Anglo-centric earlier it is Anglo-American-centric now, be it the issue of cultural-ethos, curriculum, medium of instruction, teaching materials and methods, testing, qualifications of teachers and learners or funding of education. The modern education creates a mind with the hallmark of imitation and mimicry and it successfully generates a feeling of inferiority, erases memory and cultures, introduces an alien conceptual vocabulary, produces a shadow/ shallow mind whose creativity is smothered with dullness. Through new types of funding/fellowships the Indian minds are being neo-colonised. How the National Education Policy 2020 seeks to transform the imitative mind to a thinking mind rooted in Indian culture and ethics is the theme of this paper. Pros and cons of all the above issues will be discussed with proper reference points from ancient Indian educational history.
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The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising Indian research in English. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out research in English from the imitative paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in... more
The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising Indian research in English. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out research in English from the imitative paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the light of changing role for emerging India in the unipolar world realities, rising aspirations of the middle classes, democratic and egalitarian needs. The project of ‘decolonising’ research at the macro-level and research in English Studies at the micro-level has been discussed with reference to research and publication in all possible details in the paper. The paper attempts to deal with contemporary realities like various treaties and market economy and issues like making a distinction between real knowledge and colonial knowledge along with historical context of English Studies. Several measures have been suggested to make research in English Studies relevant to India in the contemporary times, to save them from being derivative and to reshape Euro-American knowledge about English culture, Literature and Language from an Indian perspective. Practical suggestions to decolonise research have been made keeping in view the distinction between teaching literature and language in the first and the second language situations.
Key Words: Canon, Decolonisation, Dissertation, English Literature/ Language, India, Macaulay, Publications, Research, Thesis, Journal.
Key Words: Canon, Decolonisation, Dissertation, English Literature/ Language, India, Macaulay, Publications, Research, Thesis, Journal.
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Susheel Kumar Sharma, "A Mind Game and Survival: A Matrix of Religions and Health Systems", CORONA PANDEMIC CRISIS AND POST-COVID-19 SCENARIO CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS, N. D. R. Chandra & B. K. Patel (eds), New Delhi: Authorspress, 2024, pp. 150-191. ISBN 978-93-5529-124-0.more
This study focuses on the sources that create mental make-ups of different sets of people besides exploring the interface between their religious/ ethical beliefs and health problems. Three groups of people have been identified: a) those... more
This study focuses on the sources that create mental make-ups of different sets of people besides exploring the interface between their religious/ ethical beliefs and health problems. Three groups of people have been identified: a) those who govern themselves by the literal interpretation of the scriptures and try to adhere to it at the cost of their lives b) those who interpret the text by going beyond the literal meaning of the text to take advantage of the latest knowledge in the field of medicines c) those who do not allow any scriptural knowledge to interfere in their ways of life and thinking. The third group tries to out manoeuvre the other two by adopting various pressure tactics and showing little respect for their freedom of faith/ religion, right to self-determination, human rights and free-will. Such persons get perplexed during the times of crisis when the science/ technology does not offer any solution. It becomes problematic for them to live happily during the days of epidemics and pandemics as they have nothing to fall back upon to derive hope. The Hindus have had a traditional holistic life-pattern but in the modern nation-state that India is the Hindus are under tremendous pressure to change their ways in the name of rationality and science.
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Abstract: “Language policy can be defined as the combination of official decisions and prevailing public practices related to language education and use.” (McGroarty, 1997) “Language planning refers to deliberate efforts to influence... more
Abstract: “Language policy can be defined as the combination of official
decisions and prevailing public practices related to language education and use.”
(McGroarty, 1997) “Language planning refers to deliberate efforts to influence
the behavior of others with respect to the acquisition, structure, or functional
allocation of their language codes.” (Cooper, 1989) With the reiteration of three
language formula in the NEP 2020, language planning has got to be revamped.
This is also necessitated by the fact that NEP 2020 lays a lot of emphasis on
teaching in the home language of the child even in higher education, including
professional courses. This will lead to the need of revamping the language
departments, which hitherto are largely literature based, in the universities and
colleges. Children who are discouraged from using any language other than
English in schools grow up either ignorant of or disdainful towards their home
languages. Education in mother tongue provides many benefits to children. It
helps the development of their cognitive and academic skills, builds creativity as
well as pride and self-esteem. This is especially important for children of
Indigenous backgrounds and linguistic minorities. NEP 2020 also focuses on
fostering “critical thinking” which can easily be done through mother tongue.
The fact also remains that Language Policy and Planning requires us to analyse
specificities of not only policy-making in contexts where language is only a part
but also many other human issues.
decisions and prevailing public practices related to language education and use.”
(McGroarty, 1997) “Language planning refers to deliberate efforts to influence
the behavior of others with respect to the acquisition, structure, or functional
allocation of their language codes.” (Cooper, 1989) With the reiteration of three
language formula in the NEP 2020, language planning has got to be revamped.
This is also necessitated by the fact that NEP 2020 lays a lot of emphasis on
teaching in the home language of the child even in higher education, including
professional courses. This will lead to the need of revamping the language
departments, which hitherto are largely literature based, in the universities and
colleges. Children who are discouraged from using any language other than
English in schools grow up either ignorant of or disdainful towards their home
languages. Education in mother tongue provides many benefits to children. It
helps the development of their cognitive and academic skills, builds creativity as
well as pride and self-esteem. This is especially important for children of
Indigenous backgrounds and linguistic minorities. NEP 2020 also focuses on
fostering “critical thinking” which can easily be done through mother tongue.
The fact also remains that Language Policy and Planning requires us to analyse
specificities of not only policy-making in contexts where language is only a part
but also many other human issues.
Research Interests: Cultural Sociology, Languages and Linguistics, Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics, Language Planning and Policy, and 7 moreApplied Linguistics, Language Planning, Language Policy, Sociolinguistics, Sociology of Languages, Language Policy and Planning, Language policy and planning, Sociology of language/ linguistics, and Indian Polity
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The collaborative work consisting of corresponding poems between an Adelaide-based poet Arnis Silvia and a Prayagraj-based poet Susheel Sharma deals with anthropological phenomena like identity, ecological awareness and social justice.... more
The collaborative work consisting of corresponding poems between an Adelaide-based poet Arnis Silvia and a Prayagraj-based poet Susheel Sharma deals with anthropological phenomena like identity, ecological awareness and social justice. Taking the geographical background in both resident cities, the six pairs of poems reflect on how both the poets understand the world around them along with its impact on them personally and socially. The poets have employed some principles of duoethnography in their poetic conversations by dialoguing themselves with another self, with another context of culture, tradition, values, histories and meaning-making (Sawyer & Norris 2012). The authors have attempted to put themselves in someone else’s shoes and have tried to see the world through their and others’ eyes to better understand the reality(ies) that were portrayed in the poems. The authors have discovered that despite their geographical and cultural differences, they share many similarities in t...
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The paper assesses the positive aspects of power in Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. It addresses the circular nature of power, leading to a goal that conveys the power that a circular model involves which is more proficient and... more
The paper assesses the positive aspects of power in Wide Sargasso
Sea by Jean Rhys. It addresses the circular nature of power, leading to a goal that conveys the power that a circular model involves which is more proficient and sustainable. Since, Jean Rhys, the author, is a white-skinned-creole who faced problems with her national, regional, and sexual identities, the topic of identity as a component of power is explored in this novel. As no relationship develops in isolation it should be examined within the context of knowledge; the study makes a connection between power and knowledge. However, power’s dimensions have provided silenced and marginalised communities a voice and Rhys’ concept of positive power remains vital for both modern political discourse and political inclusion, solidarity, and resistance. The paper discusses decolonizing knowledge as a tool of power, and the power of solitude and freedom to achieve positive power goals which describe freedom and bondage as tools of power.
Sea by Jean Rhys. It addresses the circular nature of power, leading to a goal that conveys the power that a circular model involves which is more proficient and sustainable. Since, Jean Rhys, the author, is a white-skinned-creole who faced problems with her national, regional, and sexual identities, the topic of identity as a component of power is explored in this novel. As no relationship develops in isolation it should be examined within the context of knowledge; the study makes a connection between power and knowledge. However, power’s dimensions have provided silenced and marginalised communities a voice and Rhys’ concept of positive power remains vital for both modern political discourse and political inclusion, solidarity, and resistance. The paper discusses decolonizing knowledge as a tool of power, and the power of solitude and freedom to achieve positive power goals which describe freedom and bondage as tools of power.
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The paper problematizes various issues, like nomenclature, sense and sensibility, Indian-English and suitability as teaching materials, related to “Indian English Literature” and discusses them in all possible dimensions. The discussion... more
The paper problematizes various issues, like nomenclature, sense and sensibility, Indian-English and suitability as teaching materials, related to “Indian English Literature” and discusses them in all possible dimensions. The discussion on the appellation concentrates on “Indo-Anglican Literature”, “Indo-English Literature”, “Indo-Western literature” and “Indian English Literature”. The reasons for the last term being dumped by the literary historians, creative writers and critics in favour of “Indian Writing in English” are explored. It is argued that the makers of this hybrid
literature neither use Indian English nor do they display Indian sense and sensibility. The paper contests the claim that the diasporic writings are Indian writings. It is postulated that the themes of this literature do not enlighten the reader about the concerns of the main Indian society in the light of the matrix of the multinational publishers and the displaced authors in the capitalists and globalized world. If this literature could be used to achieve the objectives of NEP-2020 and if it could be taught in Indian regional languages are the other issues taken up.
literature neither use Indian English nor do they display Indian sense and sensibility. The paper contests the claim that the diasporic writings are Indian writings. It is postulated that the themes of this literature do not enlighten the reader about the concerns of the main Indian society in the light of the matrix of the multinational publishers and the displaced authors in the capitalists and globalized world. If this literature could be used to achieve the objectives of NEP-2020 and if it could be taught in Indian regional languages are the other issues taken up.
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The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising Indian research in English. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out research in English from the imitative paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in... more
The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising Indian research in English. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out research in English from the imitative paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the light of changing role for emerging India in the unipolar world realities, rising aspirations of the middle classes, democratic and egalitarian needs. The project of ‘decolonising’ research at the macro-level and research in English Studies at the micro-level has been discussed with reference to research and publication in all possible details in the paper. The paper attempts to deal with contemporary realities like various treaties and market economy and issues like making a distinction between real knowledge and colonial knowledge along with historical context of English Studies. Several measures have been suggested to make research in English Studies relevant to India in the contemporary times, to save them from being derivative and to reshape Euro-American knowledge about English culture, Literature and Language from an Indian perspective. Practical suggestions to decolonise research have been made keeping in view the distinction between teaching literature and language in the first and the second language situations.
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The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies in India. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out English studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the... more
The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies in India. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out English studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the light of changing role for emerging India in the unipolar world realities, rising aspirations of the middle classes, democratic and egalitarian needs. The project of ‘decolonising’ education at the macro-level and English Studies at the micro-level has been discussed with reference to curriculum, teaching methods, materials, evaluation, research and publication and medium of instruction in all possible details in the paper. The paper attempts to deal with contemporary realities like various treaties and market economy and issues like making a distinction between real knowledge and colonial knowledge along with historical context of English Studies. Several measures have been suggested to make English Studies in India relevant to contemporary times, to save them from being derivative and to reshape Euro-American knowledge about English culture, Literature and Language from an Indian perspective. Practical suggestions to decolonise curriculum have been made keeping in view the distinction between teaching literature and language in the first and the second language situations.
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The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies in India. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out English studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the... more
The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies in India. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out English studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the light of changing role for emerging India in the unipolar world realities, rising aspirations of the middle classes, democratic and egalitarian needs. The project of ‘decolonising’ education at the macro-level and English Studies at the micro-level has been discussed with reference to curriculum, teaching methods, materials, evaluation, research and publication and medium of instruction in all possible details in the paper. The paper attempts to deal with contemporary realities like various treaties and market economy and issues like making a distinction between real knowledge and colonial knowledge along with historical context of English Studies. Several measures have been suggested to make English Studies in India relevant to contemporary times, to save them from being derivative and to reshape Euro-American knowledge about English culture, Literature and Language from an Indian perspective. Practical suggestions to decolonise curriculum have been made keeping in view the distinction between teaching literature and language in the first and the second language situations.
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Susheel Kumar Sharma, "Overcoming the Hard Times: Matrix of Religion and Health System", Impact of Pandemic on Society, Culture and Education, N.D.R. CHANDRA & Temjenwala Ao, Editors, New Delhi: Authorspress, 2023, pp. 29-74. ISBN... more
Susheel Kumar Sharma, "Overcoming the Hard Times: Matrix of Religion and Health System", Impact of Pandemic on Society, Culture and Education, N.D.R. CHANDRA & Temjenwala Ao, Editors, New Delhi: Authorspress, 2023, pp. 29-74. ISBN 978-93-5529-508-8
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The collaborative work consisting of corresponding poems between an Adelaide-based poet Arnis Silvia and a Prayagraj-based poet Susheel Sharma deals with anthropological phenomena like identity, ecological awareness and social justice.... more
The collaborative work consisting of corresponding poems between an Adelaide-based poet Arnis Silvia and a Prayagraj-based poet Susheel Sharma deals with anthropological phenomena like identity, ecological awareness and social justice. Taking the geographical background in both resident cities, the six pairs of poems reflect on how both the poets understand the world around them along with its impact on them personally and socially. The poets have employed some principles of duoethnography in their poetic conversations by dialoguing themselves with another self, with another context of culture, tradition, values, histories and meaning-making
(Sawyer & Norris 2012). The authors have attempted to put themselves in someone else’s shoes and have tried to see the world through their and others’ eyes to better understand the reality(ies) that were portrayed in the poems. The authors have discovered that despite their geographical
and cultural differences, they share many similarities in terms of the issues they deal with daily; they struggle with their selves to make sense of the world and they reflect on realities in their surroundings to understand them better.
(Sawyer & Norris 2012). The authors have attempted to put themselves in someone else’s shoes and have tried to see the world through their and others’ eyes to better understand the reality(ies) that were portrayed in the poems. The authors have discovered that despite their geographical
and cultural differences, they share many similarities in terms of the issues they deal with daily; they struggle with their selves to make sense of the world and they reflect on realities in their surroundings to understand them better.
Research Interests: Literature and Poetry
Susheel Kumar Sharma, "Decolonising Indian Education: National Education Policy 2020", Ars Artium: An International Refereed Research Journal of English Studies and Culture, Edited by Vijay Kumar Roy, ISSNs: 2319-7889 (P); 2395-2423 (E), Vol. 11, January 2023, pp. 143-193. https://www.arsartium.orgmore
Despite their mammoth infrastructure none of the modern Indian educational establishments could make a mark among the top 150 institutions of the world. Nor have they been successful in producing any landmark fundamental or applied... more
Despite their mammoth infrastructure none of the modern Indian educational establishments could make a mark among the top 150 institutions of the world. Nor have they been successful in producing any landmark fundamental or applied research. Even the graduates churned out by them are unemployable, unproductive, irresponsible, self-centred and greedy shirkers with a highly colonial attitude and mind-set. The contemporary Indian education unabashedly and unflinchingly disseminates the colonial conviction that the West is wiser, more just, and more humane and has the panacea for every ill. It being Indian only in its location shows scant respect for Indian culture and traditions. While the system was Anglo-centric earlier, it is Anglo-American-centric now, be it the issue of cultural-ethos, curriculum, medium of instruction, teaching materials and methods, testing methods, qualifications of teachers and learners or funding of education. The modern education creates a mind with the hallmark of imitation and mimicry and it successfully generates a feeling of inferiority, erases memory and cultures, introduces an alien conceptual vocabulary, and produces a shadow/shallow mind whose creativity is smothered with dullness. Through new types of funding/fellowships the Indian minds are being neo-colonised. How the National Education Policy 2020 seeks to transform the imitative mind to a thinking mind rooted in Indian culture and ethics is the theme of this paper. Pros and cons of all the above issues are discussed in the paper with proper reference points from ancient Indian educational history.
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Two poets of different cultures and generations have come together to converse through poetry on the various themes, such as: grief, equality and age. The chapter title ‘A cup of tea for Dad and Me’ symbolises two things. One, ‘a cup of... more
Two poets of different cultures and generations have come together to converse through poetry on the various themes, such as: grief, equality and age. The chapter title ‘A cup of tea for Dad and Me’ symbolises two things. One, ‘a cup of tea’ represents shared moment, shared knowledge or shared understandings. It reflects our dialogues and conversations which occurred in the form of poetry; poems and response poems are tools for building shared understandings and co-creating new meanings. Meanwhile, ‘for Dad and Me’ refers to intergenerational views and understandings towards aspects of life, which represents both poets’ points of view coming from two different generations (a woman in her 30s and a man in his 60s).
Employing duoethnography methodology (see Sawyer & Norris, 2012), both poets construct meanings on their own and then co-construct new meanings through their poems and responses.
There are six pairs of poems in this chapter. The first three poems are written by Arnis Silvia, then responded to by Susheel Sharma. The last three poems are composed by Susheel Sharma, responded to by Arnis Silvia. For each pair of poems, both authors provide their personal reflections. Discussions and insights are presented in the following section.
Employing duoethnography methodology (see Sawyer & Norris, 2012), both poets construct meanings on their own and then co-construct new meanings through their poems and responses.
There are six pairs of poems in this chapter. The first three poems are written by Arnis Silvia, then responded to by Susheel Sharma. The last three poems are composed by Susheel Sharma, responded to by Arnis Silvia. For each pair of poems, both authors provide their personal reflections. Discussions and insights are presented in the following section.
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The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies in India. It suggests appropriate measures to pull out English Studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the light of... more
The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies in India. It suggests appropriate measures to pull out English Studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the light of changing role for emerging India in the unipolar world realities, rising aspirations of the middle classes, democratic and egalitarian needs. The project of ‘decolonising’ education at the macro-level and English Studies at the micro-level has been discussed with reference to curriculum. Several measures have been suggested to make English Studies in India relevant to contemporary times, to save them from being derivative and to reshape Euro-American knowledge about English culture, literature and language from an Indian perspective. Practical suggestions to end the hegemony of the English and to decolonise curriculum have been made keeping in view the distinction between teaching literature and language in the first and the second language situations.
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Abstract. The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies in India. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out English studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in English... more
Abstract. The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies in India. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out English studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the light of changing role for emerging India in the unipolar world realities, rising aspirations of the middle classes, democratic and egalitarian needs. The project of ‘decolonising’ education at the macro-level and English Studies at the micro-level has been discussed with reference to curriculum, teaching methods, materials, evaluation, research and publication and medium of instruction in all possible details in the paper. The paper attempts to deal with contemporary realities like various treaties and market economy and issues like making a distinction between real knowledge and colonial knowledge along with historical context of English Studies. Several measures have been suggested to make English Studies in India relevant to the contemporary times, to save them from being derivative and to reshape Euro-American knowledge about English culture, Literature and
Language from Indian perspective. Practical suggestions to decolonise curriculum have been made keeping in view the distinction between teaching literature and language in the first and the second language situations.
Keywords: curriculum, decolonisation, education, English literature/ language, Gandhi, India, Macaulay, publications, research, teaching methods.
Language from Indian perspective. Practical suggestions to decolonise curriculum have been made keeping in view the distinction between teaching literature and language in the first and the second language situations.
Keywords: curriculum, decolonisation, education, English literature/ language, Gandhi, India, Macaulay, publications, research, teaching methods.
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Since ancient times India has been a multilingual society and languages in India have thrived though at times many races and religions came into conflict. The states in modern India were reorganised on linguistic basis in 1956 yet in... more
Since ancient times India has been a multilingual society and languages in India have thrived though at times many races and religions came into conflict. The states in modern India were reorganised on linguistic basis in 1956 yet in contrast to the European notion of one language one nation, majority of the states have more than one official language. The Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) conducted by Grierson between 1866 and 1927 identified 179 languages and 544 dialects. The first post-independence Indian census after (1951) listed 845 languages including dialects. The 1991 Census identified 216 mother tongues were identified while in 2001 their number was 234. The three-language formula devised to maintain the multilingual character of the nation and paying due attention to the importance of mother tongue is widely accepted in the country in imparting the education at primary and secondary levels. However, higher education system in India impedes multilingualism. According the C...
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Susheel Kumar Sharma, "The Selected Shorter Poems of Dr. K.K. Mathew: Some Random Reflections", WORLD WITHIN THE WORLD: Reviews and Criticisms of The Selected Shorter Poems of Dr. K.K. Mathew, Ed. NIBU THOMSON, Thiruvananthapuram:... more
Susheel Kumar Sharma, "The Selected Shorter Poems of Dr. K.K. Mathew: Some Random Reflections", WORLD WITHIN THE WORLD: Reviews and Criticisms of The Selected Shorter Poems of Dr. K.K. Mathew, Ed. NIBU THOMSON, Thiruvananthapuram: International Chavara Cancer Research Institute, 2015, pp. 44-57. ISBN: 978-81-922116-2-6
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Page 1. Vol.-II 4 July-Dec. (Winter) 2010 34 ANTIFEMINISM IN BERNARD SHAW'S HEARTBREAK HOUSE Rabindra Kumar Verma* Susheel Kumar Sharma** Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House has been studied as a dream ...
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A different name than English literature, ‘Anglo-Indian Literature’, was given to the body of literature in English that emerged on account of the British interaction with India unlike the case with their interaction with America or... more
A different name than English literature, ‘Anglo-Indian Literature’, was given to the body of literature in English that emerged on account of the British interaction with India unlike the case with their interaction with America or Australia or New Zealand. Even the Indians’ contributions (translations as well as creative pieces in English) were classed under the caption ‘Anglo-Indian’ initially but later a different name, ‘Indo-Anglian’, was conceived for the growing variety and volume of writings in English by the Indians. However, unlike the former the latter has not found a favour with the compilers of English dictionaries. With the passage of time the fine line of demarcation drawn on the basis of subject matter and author’s point of view has disappeared and currently even Anglo-Indians’ writings are classed as ‘Indo-Anglian’. Besides contemplating on various connotations of the term ‘Indo-Anglian’ the article discusses the related issues such as: the etymology of the term, fi...
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This paper argues for the need and relevance of Ayurveda, a system of holistic medicine and health, in the contemporary world especially during the pandemic, COVID-1, by exploring the matrix of the Hindu ways of life and Ayurveda. Both of... more
This paper argues for the need and relevance of Ayurveda, a system of holistic medicine and health, in the contemporary world especially during the pandemic, COVID-1, by exploring the matrix of the Hindu ways of life and Ayurveda. Both of them incorporate an understanding of an individual’s physical and moral being, the social and environmental world around one, and the supreme powers that remain invisible to the physical eyes. By relating one’s Karma to one’s health, individuals and others around them improve their conduct. It enables one to accept even an event of death with equanimity. Ayurveda deals with all the four parameters given by the World Health Organization (WHO) to measure health: physical, mental, social and spiritual as while administering treatment this system reflects not only on a patient’s body, mind and the world around him but also on their interactions. The Hindu ways including Ayurveda may be practised independent of any Institutional (religious, social and medical) regimentation. This affordable, sustainable and environment friendly system should be adopted by all in the crisis-torn period of COVID-19 for their empowerment and gratification.
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This study focuses on the sources that create mental make-ups of different sets of people. It explores the interface between their religious/ ethical beliefs and health problems. Three groups of people have been identified: a) those who... more
This study focuses on the sources that create mental make-ups of different sets of people. It explores the interface between their religious/ ethical beliefs and health problems. Three groups of people have been identified: a) those who govern themselves by the literal interpretation of the scriptures and try to adhere to it at the cost of their lives b) those who interpret the text by going beyond the literal meaning of the text to take advantage of the latest knowledge in the field of medicines c) those who do not allow any scriptural knowledge to interfere in their ways of life and thinking. The third group tries to out manoeuvre the other two by adopting various pressure tactics and showing little respect for their freedom of faith/religion, right to self-determination, human rights and free-will. Such persons get perplexed during the times of crisis when the science/technology does not offer any solution. How to derive hope and live happily as during the days of epidemics and pandemics becomes problematic for them. The Hindus have had a traditional holistic life but in the modern nation-state that India is the Hindus are under tremendous pressure to change their ways in the name of rationality and science.
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The collaborative work consisting of corresponding poems between an Adelaide-based poet Arnis Silvia and a Prayagraj-based poet Susheel Sharma deals with anthropological phenomena like identity, ecological awareness and social justice.... more
The collaborative work consisting of corresponding poems between an Adelaide-based poet Arnis Silvia and a Prayagraj-based poet Susheel Sharma deals with anthropological phenomena like identity, ecological awareness and social justice. Taking the geographical background in both resident cities, the six pairs of poems reflect on how both the poets understand the world around them along with its impact on them personally and socially. The poets have employed some principles of duoethnography in their poetic conversations by dialoguing themselves with another self, with another context of culture, tradition, values, histories and meaning-making (Sawyer & Norris 2012). The authors have attempted to put themselves in someone else’s shoes and have tried to see the world through their and others’ eyes to better understand the reality(ies) that were portrayed in the poems. The authors have discovered that despite their geographical and cultural differences, they share many similarities in terms of the issues they deal with daily; they struggle with their selves to make sense of the world and they reflect on realities in their surroundings to understand them better.
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The paper analyses Syed Amanuddin’s “Don’t Call Me Indo-Anglian” from the perspective of a cultural materialist. In an effort to understand Amanuddin’s contempt for the term, the matrix of identity, language and cultural ideology has been... more
The paper analyses Syed Amanuddin’s “Don’t Call Me Indo-Anglian” from the perspective of a cultural materialist. In an effort to understand Amanuddin’s contempt for the term, the matrix of identity, language and cultural ideology has been explored. The politics of the representation of the self and the other that creates a chasm among human beings has also been discussed. The impact of the British colonialism on the language and psyche of people has been taken into account. This is best visible in the seemingly innocent introduction of English in India as medium of instruction which has subsequently brought in a new kind of sensibility and culture unknown hitherto in India. Indians experienced them in the form of snobbery, racism, highbrow and religious bigotry. P C Ray and M K Gandhi resisted the introduction of English as the medium of instruction. However, a new class of Indo-Anglians has emerged after independence which is not different from the Anglo-Indians in their attitude towards India. The question of identity has become important for an Indian irrespective of the spatial or time location of a person.
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Following the tenets of New Historicism the paper discusses how consumerism, Neo-Colonialism and subtle capitalism of the exploitative mindset have commodified the contemporary Indian fiction. Many Indian authors located both within and... more
Following the tenets of New Historicism the paper discusses how consumerism, Neo-Colonialism and subtle capitalism of the exploitative mindset have commodified the contemporary Indian fiction. Many Indian authors located both within and outside India draw raw material from their homeland for their fiction only to showcase selected facts to malign India and its religion. They exemplify what Macaulay described as natives who are Indians in blood and colour, but English in taste. Literature in their hands instead of conveying the truth through literariness has been rendered into propaganda literature. The paper also contemplates as to why the middle class readers feel connected with such literary products.
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A different name than English literature, ‘Anglo-Indian Literature’, was given to the body of literature in English that emerged on account of the British interaction with India unlike the case with their interaction with America or... more
A different name than English literature, ‘Anglo-Indian Literature’, was given to the body of literature in English that emerged on account of the British interaction with India unlike the case with their interaction with America or Australia or New Zealand. Even the Indians’ contributions (translations as well as creative pieces in English) were classed under the caption ‘Anglo-Indian’ initially but later a different name, ‘Indo-Anglian’, was conceived for the growing variety and volume of writings in English by the Indians. However, unlike the former the latter has not found a favour with the compilers of English dictionaries. With the passage of time the fine line of demarcation drawn on the basis of subject matter and author’s point of view has disappeared and currently even Anglo-Indians’ writings are classed as ‘Indo-Anglian’. Besides contemplating on various connotations of the term ‘Indo-Anglian’ the article discusses the related issues such as: the etymology of the term, fixing the name of its coiner and the date of its first use. In contrast to the opinions of the historians and critics like K R S Iyengar, G P Sarma, M K Naik, Daniela Rogobete, Sachidananda Mohanty, Dilip Chatterjee and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak it has been brought to light that the term ‘Indo-Anglian’ was first used in 1880 by James Payn to refer to the Indians’ writings in English rather pejoratively. However, Iyengar used it in a positive sense though he himself gave it up soon. The reasons for the wide acceptance of the term, sometimes also for the authors of the sub-continent, by the members of academia all over the world, despite its rejection by Sahitya Akademi (the national body of letters in India), have also been contemplated on.
Research Interests: Indian English Literature, Indian Literature, Contemporary Indian Literature, Indian English Fiction, Contemporary Indian Fiction, and 5 moreContemporary Indian literature in English, Indian English Drama, Indian English Poetry, Modern Indian English Poetry, and Contemporary Indian Writing In English
A different name than English literature, 'Anglo-Indian Literature', was given to the body of literature in English that emerged on account of the British interaction with India unlike the case with their interaction with America or... more
A different name than English literature, 'Anglo-Indian Literature', was given to the body of literature in English that emerged on account of the British interaction with India unlike the case with their interaction with America or Australia or New Zealand. Even the Indians' contributions (translations as well as creative pieces in English) were classed under the caption 'Anglo-Indian' initially but later a different name, 'Indo-Anglian', was conceived for the growing variety and volume of writings in English by the Indians. However, unlike the former the latter has not found a favour with the compilers of English dictionaries. With the passage of time the fine line of demarcation drawn on the basis of subject matter and author's point of view has disappeared and currently even Anglo-Indians' writings are classed as 'Indo-Anglian'. Besides contemplating on various connotations of the term 'Indo-Anglian' the article discusses the related issues such as: the etymology of the term, fixing the name of its coiner and the date of its first use. In contrast to the opinions of the historians and critics like K R S Iyengar, G P Sarma, M K Naik, Daniela Rogobete, Sachidananda Mohanty, Dilip Chatterjee and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak it has been brought to light that the term 'Indo-Anglian' was first used in 1880 by James Payn to refer to the Indians' writings in English rather pejoratively. However, Iyengar used it in a positive sense though he himself gave it up soon. The reasons for the wide acceptance of the term, sometimes also for the authors of the sub-continent, by the members of academia all over the world, despite its rejection by Sahitya Akademi (the national body of letters in India), have also been contemplated on. Шарма Сушіл Кумар. Індо-англійська: конотації та денотації. Анотація. Завдяки взаємодії англійської літератури з Індією, на відміну від її взаємодії з Америкою, Австралією або ж Новою Зеландією, утворився новий шар англій-ської літератури, який отримав назву: англо-індійська література. Спочатку навіть літе-ратурні доробки індійців (переклади, а також художні твори англійською мовою) були класифіковані під заголовком «англо-індійські», але згодом їх було перейменовано на «індо-англійські», зважаючи на зростаюче розмаїття та обсяг написаних індійцями творів англійською мовою. Проте на відміну від попереднього, останній не знайшов прихильності серед укладачів англійських словників. Із часом чітка лінія демаркації, окреслена на підставі предмета та погляду автора твору, зникла, і сьогодні навіть англо-індійські тексти класифікують як індо-англійські. Крім огляду різних конотацій терміна «індо-англійці», у статті проаналізовано такі проблеми: етимологія терміна, фіксація імені його автора і дата першого використання. На відміну від думок істориків та критиків, таких як К Р С Ієнґар, Г П Сарма, М К Наік, Даніела Роґобете, Сачідананда Моганті, Діліп Чаттерджі та Ґайатрі Чакраворти Співак, стверджувалося, що термін «індо-англійці» вперше було використано в 1880 р. Джеймсом Пейном для покликання на твори індійців англійською мовою радше в зневажливому тоні. Однак Ієнґар використовував цей термін в позитивному значенні, хоча 46 й він сам невдовзі від нього відмовився. У статті також проаналізовано причини широкого прийняття цього терміна, іноді навіть авторами субконтиненту, членами наукових кіл у всьому світі, незважаючи на те, що «Сагітья Академі» (Національна академія літератури Індії) від нього відмовився. Ключові слова: англо-індійська, індо-англійська, історія літератури.
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“Anglo-Indian Literature” is not a literature produced by or about Anglo-Indians but a peculiar type of writing in English about India by the British. The British authors writing about India were declared a class apart and a distinct... more
“Anglo-Indian Literature” is not a literature produced by or about Anglo-Indians but a peculiar type of writing in English about India by the British. The British authors writing about India were declared a class apart and a distinct category of literature, “Anglo-Indian Literature”, came into existence. Many independent and appended Glossaries of Indian terms had also been published before George Clifford Whitworth’s An Anglo-Indian Dictionary (1885) as a prelude to this literature.
Later, even Indians’ contributions in English were brought under this class. A scrutiny of several English and Indian historians’ take on this literature-type reveals that “Anglo-Indian Literature” has been changing its contours quite frequently. What is amazing is that even the names of this literature have been changing with time and the new avatars keep on taking place by embracing new genres/ literatures/ litterateurs.
The term “Anglo-Indian” is used both as an adjective and a noun. It is heavily loaded as it points towards paternal lineage, colour, religion, culture, mind and the location of the author that distinguishes one from other British nationals. It was introduced as the official description of the Eurasian communities for the first time in 1882. Viceroy Charles Hardinge, in 1911, sanctioned the use of the term “Anglo-Indian” in the official census.
Confusion among the editors, literary historians and academic scholarship is no less responsible for the changing names and adopting the new ones for this hybrid literature. As their concerns are divided between allegiance to the emerging nation i.e. India and loyalty to the crown/ the former masters they are not able to make up their minds about various published works. With the passage of time Anglo-Indian literature has disappeared like a meteor and has been transformed into Indian writings in English.
Later, even Indians’ contributions in English were brought under this class. A scrutiny of several English and Indian historians’ take on this literature-type reveals that “Anglo-Indian Literature” has been changing its contours quite frequently. What is amazing is that even the names of this literature have been changing with time and the new avatars keep on taking place by embracing new genres/ literatures/ litterateurs.
The term “Anglo-Indian” is used both as an adjective and a noun. It is heavily loaded as it points towards paternal lineage, colour, religion, culture, mind and the location of the author that distinguishes one from other British nationals. It was introduced as the official description of the Eurasian communities for the first time in 1882. Viceroy Charles Hardinge, in 1911, sanctioned the use of the term “Anglo-Indian” in the official census.
Confusion among the editors, literary historians and academic scholarship is no less responsible for the changing names and adopting the new ones for this hybrid literature. As their concerns are divided between allegiance to the emerging nation i.e. India and loyalty to the crown/ the former masters they are not able to make up their minds about various published works. With the passage of time Anglo-Indian literature has disappeared like a meteor and has been transformed into Indian writings in English.
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A review of Arun Kamal's ‘Voices of Young India’ (Afro-Asian Writers’ Association, New Delhi) Meerut Journal of Comparative Literature & Language, I, 1 (March 1998), pp. 85-87.
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What type of book is The Golden Gate: Alien to Indian culture, ethos and psyche; totally unrelated to Indian readers; a bad work of art as per parameters of Tolstoy; a book to be tasted only.
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Syed Ahmad Raza Abidi (SARA) engages Susheel Kumar Sharma (SKS) in a conversation to understand the poetic mind and personality of the poet behind his poetry.
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The interview gives insight into various aspects of the life and work of the poet in the larger context of Indian Writings in English.
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Two interviews where Hoshang reveals a bit and at the same time hides a little more. These will certainly help a reader to understand the man and the poet Hoshang.
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Some questions and answers that may give an insight into Nissim Ezekiel's work.
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Bricks and Bouquets: A Collection of Views and Reviews (Ed. Sanjeev Kumar) is a book for practical criticism class. It also teaches how to write book reviews. Besides it has a detailed introduction about the nature of poetry and criticism... more
Bricks and Bouquets: A Collection of Views and Reviews (Ed. Sanjeev Kumar) is a book for practical criticism class. It also teaches how to write book reviews. Besides it has a detailed introduction about the nature of poetry and criticism in the west and the east. The centre of discussion in the book is Susheel Kumar Sharma's first collection of poems, entitled From the Core Within.
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If direct observation can result in a literary genre of poetic art, analysis of selected poems in “Unwinding Self” becomes inevitable for the evaluation of diverse levels of poetic style, such as Japanese three-line haiku in mini-cantos... more
If direct observation can result in a literary genre of poetic art, analysis of selected poems in “Unwinding Self” becomes inevitable for the evaluation of diverse levels of poetic style, such as Japanese three-line haiku in mini-cantos of the Mahabharta, suggestive iconic-flashes on variable images and events in “Snapshots”, gender performitivity in “Bubli Poems” to gratify femininity with undertones of irony and many more which the poet experiments to prove his poetic mettle. The study attempts to find a formidable ground into the latencies of ‘empirical imagery’, which refer to the poet’s empirical mind that pervades into more than one iconic imagery or event at a time. The Poet’s multiple reflections which remain explicit or manifest in a chain of life-like sequences of variable structures with variable styles are concatenated dexterously in such a way that each poem invites the readers to dive into the poet’s wordplay, drawn on religions, contemporary events, relationships and ...
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If direct observation can result in a literary genre of poetic art, analysis of selected poems in "Unwinding Self" becomes inevitable for the evaluation of diverse levels of poetic style, such as Japanese three-line haiku in mini-cantos... more
If direct observation can result in a literary genre of poetic art, analysis of selected poems in "Unwinding Self" becomes inevitable for the evaluation of diverse levels of poetic style, such as Japanese three-line haiku in mini-cantos of the Mahabharta, suggestive iconic-flashes on variable images and events in "Snapshots", gender performitivity in "Bubli Poems" to gratify femininity with undertones of irony and many more which the poet experiments to prove his poetic mettle. The study attempts to find a formidable ground into the latencies of 'empirical imagery', which refer to the poet's empirical mind that pervades into more than one iconic imagery or event at a time. The Poet's multiple reflections which remain explicit or manifest in a chain of lifelike sequences of variable structures with variable styles are concatenated dexterously in such a way that each poem invites the readers to dive into the poet's wordplay, drawn on religions, contemporary events, relationships and allusions which the traditions tell in words and numbers. One becomes fanciful to decode the suggestive significance of "The New Year Dawn" with the appearance of 'three stars' representing "Orion's Belt" for the new hunter in the imagery of Magi. The poet's suggestive line-"Five times a day, my father's/ Hands go up in the sky"-makes him agnostic and empirical about his Muslim father's hands that can create colourful designs and build houses instead of knowing the unknowable Supreme. His poems can be approached with the term 'suggestive objective correlative' as the poet's selfsoul manifests in different identities, and each poem moves around the central metaphor, which sometimes becomes subtle due to the latent association with the places of visits, dates and years of events and the wordplay in numbers drawn from myths and legends, news, including literature; even the glossary in the collection sheds light on suggestive latencies.
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Research Interests: Indian English Literature, Contemporary Poetry, Indian Writing in English, Indian Diaspora. Jhumpa Lahiri. Margaret Wilson. Post Collonial Literature. Women's Writings., indian Poetry in English, and 5 moreIndian Writings in English, Contemporary Indian literature in English, Indian English Poetry, Modern Indian English Poetry, and Post Independence / Modern Indian Poetry In English
Indian English poetry in the twenty-first century has evolved and gained a distinct identity and even eminence. It is deeply nuanced just as the heterogenous society it represents and echoes. It has expanded its horizons as it has become... more
Indian English poetry in the twenty-first century has evolved and gained a distinct identity and even eminence. It is deeply nuanced just as the heterogenous society it represents and echoes. It has expanded its horizons as it has become more inclusive and diverse. It is constantly in dialogue with the land’s socio-political cultural history and relates well to the quaint innocuous voices of the ‘self’. With the growth of Indian English poetry’s stature, Indian poets have gradually carved out a niche for themselves. The present study reviews Susheel Kumar Sharma’s poetic journey over the last three decades, during which he has documented his "lived" and "felt" experiences with a degree of candour and efficacy. The poet has three anthologies to his credit and he courageously applies dialectics to matters of faith. He submits to his conscience, explores the externalities, and internalizes the true spirit of his being. Susheel Kumar Sharma, a poet with a rationalist’s mind and a sceptical sensibility continually engages with his world, culture, and most importantly, with himself. His poetic articulations freely draw on the culture, folklore, mythology, and contemporary reality of the land. His anthology is a distillation of the aesthetic, moral, and theological choices he made at pivotal points in his life. It’s invigorating to read the poems of this anthology, which are infused with reflections on self-awareness and self-knowledge.
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The Door is Half Open, written by prolific poet Susheel Kumar Sharma, is a poetic painting which reflects multifarious shades of life in form of 52 poems. It is said that painting is a poetry which can be seen rather than felt and poetry... more
The Door is Half Open, written by prolific poet Susheel Kumar Sharma, is a poetic painting which reflects multifarious shades of life in form of 52 poems. It is said that painting is a poetry which can be seen rather than felt and poetry is a painting that is felt rather than seen. S.K.Sharma's collection of poems is huge collage of different paintings replete with immense imageries, metaphors, similes, allusions and symbols. The title of the book "The Door is Half Open" is in itself a symbol, a replica of life, of hope and faith. This paper is a brief analysis of the collection to help the readers to seek a new world. It will also reflect the desire of the poet to explore something hidden, unexplored and unnoticed and readers will get an opportunity to make assumptions by getting fragmentary glimpses of the integral devices used to convey the depth of multi-layered meanings.
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Abstract: The Ganges, the most sacred river, occupies an important place in Indian psyche, consciousness, thoughts, ideology, beliefs and cultural practices. The Ganga finds a mention in the Rig Veda, believably emanates from the toe of... more
Abstract: The Ganges, the most sacred river, occupies an important place in Indian psyche, consciousness, thoughts, ideology, beliefs and cultural practices. The Ganga finds a mention in the Rig Veda, believably emanates from the toe of Lord Vishnu, one of the Hindu Trinity, and is brought on to the earth from the heaven by the prayer of Saint Bhagiratha to purify the ashes of sixty thousand sons of King Sagara to save them from the angry glances of Sage Kapila and is personified as a goddess. On the earth she was the daughter of Himavat and Minavati, became the wife of king Shantanu and gave birth to Bhishma in the Mahabharata. In Indian psyche and philosophy the Ganga carries intense recuperative mode of cultural, religious and ritualistic consciousness. It serves as a cultural alterity, provides pluralistic vision, therapeutic benefits and cultural essentialism to the needs of Indian civilization. The discourse of the Ganga in Indian literature, history, anthropology, political economy, mass sentiment, national unity, cultural multiplicity, ideological conditioning, philosophy, imagination of spiritual sovereignty and autonomy is full of beauty and aesthetic pleasure.
The Ganga is the river of life and source of spiritual contentment for every Hindu. It is not merely a water body but the holiest of the holy things on the earth. While ancient sages and poets presented Ganga with its purgatorial effect, the modern day Indian English poets describe it not only to internationalise its geo-specificity but also to internalise the spiritual essence of this river in their thoughts, impressions and beliefs. The present paper aims at focusing the river in the imagination, obsession and recession of Indian thoughts, consciousness and idea of nationhood in the poetry of Keki Nasserwanji Daruwalla, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and Susheel Kumar Sharma. It analyses Daruwalla’s assumption of collective Indian psyche that needs to immerse in the water of the Ganga for wrecking the doubts, Mehortra’s intellectual and ethical confusions which need a conscious assemblage and confluence in its spiritual significance and external reality, and Sharma’s faithful strands on the river. The paper compares the poets’ understanding of the philosophy of the Ganges and its internalising by them.
Keywords: Civilisation, Culture, Degeneration, Ganges, Imagery, Material values
The Ganga is the river of life and source of spiritual contentment for every Hindu. It is not merely a water body but the holiest of the holy things on the earth. While ancient sages and poets presented Ganga with its purgatorial effect, the modern day Indian English poets describe it not only to internationalise its geo-specificity but also to internalise the spiritual essence of this river in their thoughts, impressions and beliefs. The present paper aims at focusing the river in the imagination, obsession and recession of Indian thoughts, consciousness and idea of nationhood in the poetry of Keki Nasserwanji Daruwalla, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and Susheel Kumar Sharma. It analyses Daruwalla’s assumption of collective Indian psyche that needs to immerse in the water of the Ganga for wrecking the doubts, Mehortra’s intellectual and ethical confusions which need a conscious assemblage and confluence in its spiritual significance and external reality, and Sharma’s faithful strands on the river. The paper compares the poets’ understanding of the philosophy of the Ganges and its internalising by them.
Keywords: Civilisation, Culture, Degeneration, Ganges, Imagery, Material values
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Abstract: Indian poetry in English is a thing of beauty that is enjoyed by a perceptive reader, especially if he is born and brought up in India and is in intimate relationship with nature surrounding him/her and culture he/she practices.... more
Abstract: Indian poetry in English is a thing of beauty that is enjoyed by a perceptive reader, especially if he is born and brought up in India and is in intimate relationship with nature surrounding him/her and culture he/she practices. Susheel Kumar Sharma and Manju Jaidka are two living Indian poets who reflect on natural phenomena in India that attract their attention: be it the river Ganges or the Shimla hills. The uniqueness in their poetic expression can be best evaluated through the application of tools of Indian poetics because Indian poetics relies more on intuition than on intellect. The aim of this paper use to revisit the poems of Sharma and Jaidka and explore the poetic beauty through the application of Indian theories: Rasa, Dhvani, Alamkar , Vakroti and so on. What comes to limelight through such a critical literary endeavour is the manifestation of Indian sensibility.
Keywords : Indian poetics , Intuition , culture , Indian sensibility
Keywords : Indian poetics , Intuition , culture , Indian sensibility
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The Ganges, the most sacred river, occupies an important place in Indian psyche, consciousness, thoughts, ideology, beliefs and cultural practices. The Ganga finds a mention in the Rig Veda, believably emanates from the toe of Lord... more
The Ganges, the most sacred river, occupies an important place in Indian psyche, consciousness, thoughts, ideology, beliefs and cultural practices. The Ganga finds a mention in the Rig Veda, believably emanates from the toe of Lord Vishnu, one of the Hindu Trinity, and is brought on to the earth from the heaven by the prayer of saint Bhagiratha to purify the ashes of sixty thousand sons of king Sagara to save them from the angry glances of sage Kapila and is personified as a goddess. On the earth she was the daughter of Himavat and Minavati, became the wife of king Shantanu and gave birth to Bhishma in the Mahabharata. In Indian psyche and philosophy the Ganga carries intense recuperative mode of cultural, religious and ritualistic consciousness. It serves as a cultural alterity, provides pluralistic vision, therapeutic benefits and cultural essentialism to the needs of Indian civilization. The discourse of the Ganga in Indian literature, history, anthropology, political economy, mass sentiment, national unity, cultural multiplicity, ideological conditioning, philosophy, imagination of spiritual sovereignty and autonomy is full of beauty and aesthetic pleasure.
The Ganga is the river of life and source of spiritual contentment for every Hindu. It is not merely a water body but the holiest of the holy things on the earth. While ancient sages and poets presented Ganga with its purgatorial effect the modern day Indian English poets describe it not only to internationalise its geo-specificity but also to internalise the spiritual essence of this river in their thoughts, impressions and beliefs. The present paper aims at focusing the river in the imagination, obsession and recession of Indian thoughts, consciousness and idea of nationhood in the poetry of Keki Nasserwanji Daruwalla, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and Susheel Kumar Sharma. It analyses Daruwalla’s assumption of collective Indian psyche that needs to immerse in the water of the Ganga for wrecking the doubts, Mehortra’s intellectual and ethical confusions which need a conscious assemblage and confluence in its spiritual significance and external reality, and Sharma’s faithful strands on the river. The paper compares the poets’ understanding of the philosophy of the Ganges and its internalising by them.
The Ganga is the river of life and source of spiritual contentment for every Hindu. It is not merely a water body but the holiest of the holy things on the earth. While ancient sages and poets presented Ganga with its purgatorial effect the modern day Indian English poets describe it not only to internationalise its geo-specificity but also to internalise the spiritual essence of this river in their thoughts, impressions and beliefs. The present paper aims at focusing the river in the imagination, obsession and recession of Indian thoughts, consciousness and idea of nationhood in the poetry of Keki Nasserwanji Daruwalla, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and Susheel Kumar Sharma. It analyses Daruwalla’s assumption of collective Indian psyche that needs to immerse in the water of the Ganga for wrecking the doubts, Mehortra’s intellectual and ethical confusions which need a conscious assemblage and confluence in its spiritual significance and external reality, and Sharma’s faithful strands on the river. The paper compares the poets’ understanding of the philosophy of the Ganges and its internalising by them.
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Some are asleep Some others have set out on a journey. When it is time to sleep Why should I sing? Let me also sleep But, to set out on a journey.
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The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies in India. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out English studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the... more
The paper deals with the theory and praxis of decolonising English Studies in India. The paper suggests appropriate measures to pull out English studies from the Macaulayan paradigm and to recast the priorities in English Studies in the light of changing role for emerging India in the unipolar world realities, rising aspirations of the middle classes, democratic and egalitarian needs. The project of 'decolonising' education at the macro-level and English Studies at the micro-level has been discussed with reference to curriculum, teaching methods, materials, evaluation, research and publication and medium of instruction in all possible details in the paper. The paper attempts to deal with contemporary realities like various treaties and market economy and issues like making a distinction between real knowledge and colonial knowledge along with historical context of English Studies. Several measures have been suggested to make English Studies in India relevant to contemporary times, to save them from being derivative and to reshape Euro-American knowledge about English culture, Literature and Language from an Indian perspective. Practical suggestions to decolonise curriculum have been made keeping in view the distinction between teaching literature and language in the first and the second language situations.
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Definition of Poetry: 1. Poetry is the spontaneous outflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origins from emotion recollected in tranquillity. William Wordsworth 2. Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it... more
Definition of Poetry: 1. Poetry is the spontaneous outflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origins from emotion recollected in tranquillity. William Wordsworth 2. Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things. T. S. Eliot Definitions / Comments related to rhyme and metre: 1. Poem: a composition in metre; a composition of high beauty of thought or language and artistic form, in verse or prose; a creation, achievement, etc, marked by beauty or artistry. Chambers Student Dictionary 2. Poetry is emotion put into measure. Thomas Hardy 3. Poetry is a rhythmical form of words which express an imaginative-emotional-intellectual experience of the writer … in such a way that it creates a similar experience in the mind of his reader or listener. Clive Sansom 4. (Poetry is) texts in rhythmic form, often employing rhyme and usually shorter and more concentrated in language and ideas than either prose or drama.
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Adil Jussawalla said of Indo-Anglian, and ‗kill it quickly.'‖ (Oxford 1) Though Rajan opines that ―… it is pointless to continue the debate any further‖ (12) yet from the point of the historiography of a literature which is almost 225... more
Adil Jussawalla said of Indo-Anglian, and ‗kill it quickly.'‖ (Oxford 1) Though Rajan opines that ―… it is pointless to continue the debate any further‖ (12) yet from the point of the historiography of a literature which is almost 225 year old it is important to go through the literature and debates to understand the etymological evolution of the terms and names that we rather consider insignificant and therefore tend to use them carelessly. Due to constraints of time and space I propose to ruminate on one only i.e. ―Indo-Anglian‖.
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Since ancient times India has been a multilingual society because of the migration of ethnic groups and races from one region to another. Languages in India have always thrived though at times many races and religions came into conflict... more
Since ancient times India has been a multilingual society because of the migration of ethnic groups and races from one region to another. Languages in India have always thrived though at times many races and religions came into conflict and were ousted. Though the states in modern India were reorganised on linguistic basis in 1956 yet in contrast to the European notion of one language one nation, majority of the states have more than one official language. The Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) conducted by Grierson between 1866 and 1927 identified 179 languages and 544 dialects. The first census after India attained its independence (1951) listed 845 languages including dialects, out of which more than 100,000 persons spoke 60 languages/dialects. The 1991 Census identified 216 mother tongues were identified while in 2001 their number was 234. 96.29% of the total population of India has one of the Schedule VIII languages as their "mother tongue" and the rest (3.71%) speak the languages not listed in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. Eighty five mother tongues are grouped under the Schedule VIII languages and 131 mother tongues are grouped under the other 96 non-scheduled languages. As per the Third All India Education Survey, 58 languages find a place in the school curricula and 47 are used in public administration at one level or another. Newspapers are published in 87 languages and there are radio broadcasts in 91 languages. The Indian education system is truly multilingual in its character as it does not ignore the importance of mother tongue in teaching and learning at the primary and secondary level. The three-language formula widely accepted in the country aims at developing and strengthening the multilingual character of the nation. Various public agencies run schools in bilingual and multilingual schools to cater to the needs of various linguistic communities. However, higher education system in India impedes multilingualism. Though most of the Indian universities have English and local languages as media of instruction yet the quality of graduates opting for an Indian language as the medium of instruction has always been a matter of concern as there has been a dearth of sufficient number of high quality textbooks and reference materials keeping pace with times in Indian languages. In professional courses like medical and engineering English as the medium of instruction has been enjoying a predominant position because of our colonial past and non-availability of not only the teaching/research materials but also the experts/teachers ready to deliver in Indian languages. Therefore, a large amount of exchequer goes into importing books in higher education from the English speaking world. According the Constitution it is imperative on the " Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India … by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages. " However, the books translated into Hindi mainly from English have found favour with neither the students nor the teachers. On the other hand the predominance of English in
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The discovery of a new sea route rounding Africa from Western Europe to India in 1498 left an indelible impact not only on the European life but also on the Indian polity, economy and social life. For Europeans the discovery meant that... more
The discovery of a new sea route rounding Africa from Western Europe to India in 1498 left an indelible impact not only on the European life but also on the Indian polity, economy and social life. For Europeans the discovery meant that the Portuguese would not need to cross the highly disputed Mediterranean nor the dangerous Arabian Peninsula and that the entire voyage could be made by sea. This resulted in the proclamation of the King Manuel of Portugal as the ‗Lord of the Navigation, Conquest and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia and India' and he soon became ―the wealthiest ruler of Europe‖ (Saraiva 334) and earned for himself the sobriquet of ―the Spice King‖. A new era of global imperialism also started taking shape in the form of the Portuguese expansion on the Western Ghats in India from the present day Kozhikode (or Calicut, the place where Vasco da Gama landed) to Div in the north and up to Coromandel (the coast line of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu) though it was not always welcome. Gama was generously received with a grand procession of at least 3,000 armed Nairs by the Zamorin, the Hindu king of Calicut, but the presents that Gama was to send to the Zamorin as gifts from King Manuel (―twelve pieces of lambel [a striped cloth], four scarlet hoods, six hats, four strings of coral, a case containing six wash-hand basins, a case of sugar, two casks of oil, and two of honey‖, Ravenstein 60), were trivial and failed to impress the Zamorin's factor, the Moor. Da Gama was jeered into shame as Zamorin's men burst out laughing, pointing out that even the poorest Arab merchants knew that nothing less than pure gold was admissible at court. Many also suggested that he was a pirate and not a royal ambassador. (Ravenstein 119, janson.no) Gama again tried to impress the Zamorin with his gifts ―consisting of amber, corals, and many other things‖ (Ravenstein 70) but the latter refused even to have a look at them and suggested that they should have been sent to his factor. (Idem) As unlike other foreign traders da Gama failed to pay taxes in gold he was refused the right to establish a factory1. Annoyed by this, da Gama carried a few (the number ranges from five to eighteen, Ravenstein 181) hostages (a few Nairs and sixteen fishermen (mukkuva) with him by force (crossingtheoceansea.com). During his next trip in 1502 da Gama was even crueller with competing traders and local inhabitants. He humiliated the Hindu Zamorin's high priest, Talappana Namboothiri, who had helped the former to meet Zamorin during his much celebrated first visit by
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Kabadi, Dwarkanath H., Indian Book Chronicle, XXV, 8(August 2000), p. 6, Nandkumar, Prema, Indian Book Chronicle, XXV, 8(August 2000), p.7. and Sharma, Y. K., Indian Book Chronicle, XXV, 8(August 2000), pp.7-8.
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This is a book for practical crticism class. It also teaches how to write book reviews. Besides it has a detailed introduction about the nature of poetry and criticism in the west and the east. The centre of discusion in my first... more
This is a book for practical crticism class. It also teaches how to write book reviews. Besides it has a detailed introduction about the nature of poetry and criticism in the west and the east. The centre of discusion in my first collection of poems, entitled From the Core Within.
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Here only a section from the book has been reproduced for the use of researchers/ teachers/ students for their reference.
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is a compendium of critical responses to Susheel Kumar Sharma's second anthology of poetry, titled, The Door is Half Open (2012). Encompassing 57 reviews by bright scholars and academicians from India and abroad, together with a preface,... more
is a compendium of critical responses to Susheel Kumar Sharma's second anthology of poetry, titled, The Door is Half Open (2012). Encompassing 57 reviews by bright scholars and academicians from India and abroad, together with a preface, an introduction, and an interview between the poet (S. K. Sharma) and the editor (P. K. Patra), it came to light in 2023. It is dedicated to Prof. Brahma Dutta Sharma, the unassuming erudite scholar, and Prof. Prafulla C Kar, the untiring scholar, trainer, and institution builder. It has astounded scholars, and the world has rolled out the red carpet for it. It does not stop here. It openly gives serendipity to the reviewers to roll out their priceless thoughts.
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The image that I had of India transformed considerably while I went through Susheel Kumar Sharma"s The Door is Half Open. The title of the book comes quietly to the reader. At first it is hidden. When I read the title of the book I... more
The image that I had of India transformed considerably while I went through Susheel Kumar Sharma"s The Door is Half Open. The title of the book comes quietly to the reader. At first it is hidden. When I read the title of the book I considered the meaning that right thought/mind is the key to the door of life to direct the stream of energy and thus if the door is half open we have not reached that place yet. I finally came to the conclusion that the illustration of the door on the front cover of Susheel"s book, The Door is Half Open, tells a story on its own. It clearly is a door to a holy place as if to say enter with reverence and in silence. What is further intriguing is that there is no such poem called "The Door is Half Open" in this collection of 52 poems. The headings or names of the poems in the collection are also not the starting lines of any of the poems. This sort of book cannot be reviewed in one sitting for the poems in the collection cannot be reviewed without reflecting on them for a while. I have carried Susheel"s poems with me now for many months, in fact since much before they have come out in the book form like W B Yeats carried Rabindranath Tagore"s but unlike Yeats I could not write an Introduction/ critique instantly. In my case I had to go through transition first before I could sit down and
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Poetry is the music of soul, a medium to convey the core of experiences with least violence. Each word at times, is an assault on the privacy of "the self" in silence. The poet in Sharma appears to be in distress and yet calm; he speaks... more
Poetry is the music of soul, a medium to convey the core of experiences with least violence. Each word at times, is an assault on the privacy of "the self" in silence. The poet in Sharma appears to be in distress and yet calm; he speaks to his solitude to extract presumed nectar in drops out of transitory meditation in anarchic times where one encounters many a man in rumination but rarely one detects a man lost in "the self". He writes on a variety of subjects from the imperceptible personal land to the outside of the body that looks comforting and thorny as well, while he touches with kindliness the thin threads of thoughts with tags of obvious individual, social and contemporary anxieties wherein he engages the lover of poetry in relishing its pleasure. The beginning sets the character of verses he loves and tells the poetry lover to get up from tameness and apathy that usually one perceives even in a connoisseur of poetry. Sharma appears easy in technique, idiom, expression but complex and teasing many a time. He begins with definiteness but only he knows the destination. He scratches words to find the embryonic meanings and so not only he taunts readers" intellect but also irritates sensibilities and thus, rouses them to understand what he says in simple words. In the first long poem "Ganga Mata-A Prayer" he talks of the anxieties of the entire civilizational spectrum, which is difficult to hold in a single lyric. However, he does it where he not only goes back to history, legends and myths but also underlines culture, traditions, beliefs of man, religion, spiritual and philosophic hunger and aspirations and range of rational mind and its intellectual province revealing social consciousness-purely Indian speaking of its strong ethical foundation.
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Abidi, Syed Ahmad Raza. “Susheel Kumar Sharma’s The Door is Half Open”, Points of View, , 2(Winter 2013), pp. 188- 191. ISSN: 0971 - 605X.
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Two poems on the death of George Floyd.
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Bubli comes from a village Where a dish connection was available Courtesy some Panchayat scheme Sponsored by the state government With a loan from the World Bank. One day Bubli was standing before the mirror Putting on a jeans and jacket... more
Bubli comes from a village Where a dish connection was available Courtesy some Panchayat scheme Sponsored by the state government With a loan from the World Bank. One day Bubli was standing before the mirror Putting on a jeans and jacket and shaking her hips She was trying to be a local Katrina. The mother got suspicious And dragged her to the priest.
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Bubli is sitting before her master Cross legged like Apala must have To ask questions, to seek knowledge And to defeat the sage to prove her Wit, logic, strength and worthiness. "Why should one study?" asks the saint. "To be... more
Bubli is sitting before her master Cross legged like Apala must have To ask questions, to seek knowledge And to defeat the sage to prove her Wit, logic, strength and worthiness. "Why should one study?" asks the saint. "To be independent," pat comes the reply. "Is it same as being free? "If everybody is free it is anarchy." "All revolutions create anarchy. They lead to a new world order.
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Susheel Kumar Sharma’s "Thus Spake a Woman" Original in English in UNWINDING SELF, Cuttack: Vishvanatha Kaviraj Institute. 2020, ISBN: 978-81-943450-3-9, pp. 16-19). Translated as "इक नारी ये बोली" by: Pradeep Kumar, Senior Translation Officer, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, New Delhi.more
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Susheel Kumar Sharma’s "The End of the Road", Original in English in UNWINDING SELF (Cuttack: Vishvanatha Kaviraj Institute. 2020, ISBN: 978-81-943450-3-9,). Translated by: Pradeep Kumar, Senior Translation Officer, Ministry of Defence,... more
Susheel Kumar Sharma’s "The End of the Road", Original in English in UNWINDING SELF (Cuttack: Vishvanatha Kaviraj Institute. 2020, ISBN: 978-81-943450-3-9,). Translated by: Pradeep Kumar, Senior Translation Officer, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, New Delhi.
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A poem translated into Polish by Alicja Maria Kuberska (a Polish Poet)
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Sanskrit translation of Susheel Sharma's poem “Shattered Dreams”, Tr. Banmali Biswal, Raghunathvartavali, 11(January-March 2019), pp. 21-22.
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Sanskrit translation of Susheel Sharma's poem “Routine”, Tr. Banmali Biswal, Raghunathvartavali, 10(October-December 2018), p. 13.
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Reviewed by Krishna Gopal Srivastava* One of the greatest theoreticians of poetry, Mammta, in his immortal poetics called Kavya Prakash classifies all poetry into three categories: 'Dhvani kavya', 'Gunibhutavyangyakavya' and... more
Reviewed by Krishna Gopal Srivastava* One of the greatest theoreticians of poetry, Mammta, in his immortal poetics called Kavya Prakash classifies all poetry into three categories: 'Dhvani kavya', 'Gunibhutavyangyakavya' and 'Chitrakavya'. This classification is current as Uttam, Madhyama and Adhama. Unwinding Self, the third collection of 42 poems of unequal lengths, by Susheel Kumar Sharma, in my estimation, belongs to Mammata's first category, viz. Dhvanikavya or Poetry of Suggestion. Each poem of the volume is illustrative of 'Dhvani' or Suggestion and deserves to be called first-rate poetry of Uttamkavya. This becomes amply clear when we get acquainted with the concept of 'Dhvani'. We all know that there are three verbal powers called 'Abhidha', 'Lakshna' and 'Vyanjana'. When a statement carries a meaning that is the product of the literal or plain sense of its words, we can say that the statement is 'Abhidhamulak' or based on the verbal power called 'Abhidha' or its most common and popular sense. For example, take up the sentence, "His name is Richard." Here the sense is very clear and it causes no problem to its understanding. But consider the sentence: "Pen is mightier than the sword." Here, the sense is not clear at all because the 'pen,' however large or well-built it may be, can never match a sword. Unless we take the metaphoric or symbolic sense of 'pen' and 'sword' namely, 'scholars' or 'mediapersons' and 'soldiers' respectively, the sentence will remain a problem. Here, 'Lakshana' or 'Connotation' is at work. But when a statement goes beyond its literal as well as its connotated meaning, the verbal power is called 'Suggestion' (Vyanjana). For example, take up the last line of "To Autumn" by John Keats, Book Revieẁ
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Poetry is something that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm. It promotes literacy, builds community, and... more
Poetry is something that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm. It promotes literacy, builds community, and fosters emotional resilience. It can cross boundaries that little else can, and that is why we read and enjoy William Wordsworth, John Keats, W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot, etc. whose poetry reached all over the world. Susheel Kumar Sharma's Unwinding Self also has all the characteristics that make him a global poet. This collection has forty four poems and most of them are short in terms of their length but filled with deep thoughts. By reading these poems anyone can feel the vast experiences of so many fields of life of the poet that he has gone through in his life. These poems range from the social problems of the society to the problems that the poet faces in his life.
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Poetry is something that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm. It promotes literacy, builds community, and... more
Poetry is something that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm. It promotes literacy, builds community, and fosters emotional resilience. It can cross boundaries that little else can, and that is why we read and enjoy William Wordsworth, John Keats, W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot, etc. whose poetry reached all over the world. Susheel Kumar Sharma's Unwinding Self also has all the characteristics that make him a global poet. This collection has forty four poems and most of them are short in terms of their length but filled with deep thoughts. By reading these poems anyone can feel the vast experiences of so many fields of life of the poet that he has gone through in his life. These poems range from the social problems of the society to the problems that the poet faces in his life.
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Sarat Chandra Satapathy. "Review of Susheel Kumar Sharma’s Unwinding Self: A Collection of Poems", Alterity Studies and World Literature : A peer-reviewed journal about identity and otherness in literature, art, film, television, theatre... more
Sarat Chandra Satapathy. "Review of Susheel Kumar Sharma’s Unwinding Self: A Collection of Poems", Alterity Studies and World Literature : A peer-reviewed journal about identity and otherness in literature, art, film, television, theatre and philosophy. Medium: Online. January 20 , 2023, Issue 4-5, pp. 93–101. ISSN: 2209-2412.
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Joyjit Ghosh, "Unwinding Self: A Collections of Poems by Susheel Kumar Sharma", JOURNAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY, UGC-CARE Enlisted National Level Peer Reviewed Annual Journal, Volume 15 2022, pp.318-321, ISSN... more
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Sharma", JOURNAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY, UGC-CARE Enlisted National Level Peer Reviewed Annual Journal, Volume 15 2022, pp.318-321, ISSN 0973-3671.
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Unwinding Self is Susheel Sharma's third collection, which contains three sections consisting of 42 poems in 65 pages, a "Glossary" of the Indian terms used in the poems and the "Afterwards" in 36 pages. The 29-page "Glossary" is really... more
Unwinding Self is Susheel Sharma's third collection, which contains three sections consisting of 42 poems in 65 pages, a "Glossary" of the Indian terms used in the poems and the "Afterwards" in 36 pages. The 29-page "Glossary" is really helpful and appreciative, the readers may not be familiar with some references and allusions which he has employed in his poems. This is followed by "Afterwords" written by seven critics. This is also a good addition for this collection of poems. The poet introduces us confidently to himselfto unwind himself-to know about the poet's mind and heart. The poems are on multiple slices of his self, which help us to understand, evaluate and appreciate the poet. The very first poem, "Snapshots", written from his mobile phone, is about 15 pictures. From the first stanza, it is clear that he is a believer in God. "We are God's creation". (p. 1) The poem ends with the query, "Where is Bhagiratha?" History records indicate that Bhagiratha was the King of Ayodhya who brought the celestial Ganges from Heaven to the earth. The poet is highly religious minded which will be learnt when one goes through his poems, 'Durga Puja in 2013.'He writes, "My soul longs / To be with my mother" (p. 5.) 'Me A Black Doxy', poem tells that he is Lord's faithful bride. A true devotee will presume 'Nayagan-Nayagi Bhavam' i.e. God is the man (hero) and the devotee, the woman (heroine). This trend can be seen in Andal who fell in love with Lord Perumal and Radha with Lord Krishna. In 'The Soul with a New Hat' he writes, "My next life will be decided / By my Karma or / By my devotion to / The cathedral" (p.62.) In 'Akshya Tritya' the poet tells that everyone is waiting for this day for, it augurs prosperity, hope, joy, success which never ends. Why this day is very special? It is "the birthday of Lord Parasurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu… On this day Ved Vyasa began reciting the Mahabharata to Lord Ganesa. The river Ganges descended on the earth. Sudama visited his childhood friend Lord Krishna in Dwaraka and received unlimited wealth. Kubera received his wealth and position as the 'Lord of Wealth' and [the] Pandavas received 'Akshya Patra' gift from Sun God" (p. 89). 'A Family by the Road' poem is both religious and philosophical which ends,
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Tiwari, Abhishek. “Unwinding Self: India’s Cultural Quintessence”. “Research Trends in Modern Linguistics and Literature”, Vol 4 (2021), pp. 62 - 65, ISSN 2617-6696; eISSN 2664-3332,... more
Tiwari, Abhishek. “Unwinding Self: India’s Cultural Quintessence”. “Research Trends in Modern Linguistics and Literature”, Vol 4 (2021), pp. 62 - 65, ISSN 2617-6696; eISSN 2664-3332, https://rtmll.vnu.edu.ua/index.php/fgh/article/view/90/52
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Unwinding Self is his third collection in three sections consisting of 42 poems in 65 pages, a "Glossary" of the Indian terms used in the poems and the "Afterwards" in 36 pages. Giving the "Glossary" in 29 pages is really good and... more
Unwinding Self is his third collection in three sections consisting of 42 poems in 65 pages, a "Glossary" of the Indian terms used in the poems and the "Afterwards" in 36 pages. Giving the "Glossary" in 29 pages is really good and appreciative, for, all the readers may not be familiar with some references and allusions which he has employed in his poems. This is followed by "Afterwords" written by an Indian and 6 foreign critics. This is also a good addition, for, this collection of poems. The poet takes us confidently to his selfto unwind himselfto know about the poet"s mind and heart. The poems are on multiple slices of his self, which help us to understand, evaluate and appreciate the poet. The very first poem, "Snapshots" is (from his mobile phone) about 15 pictures. From the first stanza, it is clear that he is a believer in God. "We are God"s creation". (p. 1) The poem ends with the query, "Where is Bhagiratha?" History records Bhagiratha as the King of Ayodhya who brought the celestial Ganges from Heaven to the earth. The poet is highly religious minded which will be learnt when one goes through his poems like "Durga Puja in 2013" and "Me A Black Doxy". He writes in the former poem, "My soul longs / To be with my mother" (p. 5), and in the latter one the poet says that he is Lord"s faithful bride. A true devotee will presume "Nayagan-Nayagi Bhavam" i.e. God is the man (hero) and the devotee, the woman (heroine). This trend can be seen in Andal who fell in love with Lord Perumal and Radha with Lord Krishna. In "The Soul with a New Hat" he writes, "My next life will be decided / By my Karma or / By my devotion to / The cathedral." (p. 62) In "Akshya Tritya" the poet tells that everyone is waiting for this day for, it augurs prosperity, hope, joy, success which never ends. Why this day is very special? It is "the birthday of Lord www.TLHjournal.com
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Know then thyself,' resounded the veteran poet of British literature, Alexander Pope as a realized experience of human affairs. As a point of fact knowing oneself is the prerequisite to perceive the unknown mysteries pervading the... more
Know then thyself,' resounded the veteran poet of British literature, Alexander Pope as a realized experience of human affairs. As a point of fact knowing oneself is the prerequisite to perceive the unknown mysteries pervading the universe. Life is a phenomenon of enigmatic experiences that delves deeper into the collective conscience of humanity. Being a sahridaya-human is a precondition to address the issue of humanism in a surreptitiously muddled social setup. Poetic creation, no doubt, is a divine inspiration; it is a means to explore the undercurrents of the conscious through the layers of sub conscious. This act is also perceived as a deliberate attempt to transform personal experiences into a saga of universal thought system. Adi kavi Valmiki's abrupt reaction at the distress of the krauncha bird is a pragmatic model of the process of poetic creativity: Ma Nishad pratishtam tvamagamah shasvatih samah, yatkrauncha mithunade kamavadhih kama mohitam!
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Like his earlier collection, The Door is Half Open, Susheel Kumar Sharma's Unwinding Self: A Collection of Poems has three sections consisting of forty-two poems of varied length and style, some are short and more lyrical, and others... more
Like his earlier collection, The Door is Half Open, Susheel Kumar Sharma's Unwinding Self: A Collection of Poems has three sections consisting of forty-two poems of varied length and style, some are short and more lyrical, and others longer narratives. It is a mixture of poems that touch upon different aspects of human life. It delves deep into the minds of Indian people and touches upon various domains of their lives-their poverty, ignorance, dreams, failures, filth, day-today struggle, etc. Sharma writes about his family, friends, childhood, identity crisis, rootlessness, alienation, religion, God, nature, and myriad other subjects. Susheel's environmental concern is also evident in this collection. In his collection, the poet tries to touch upon problems and dilemmas that our present world is facing. The poems are written in free verse, and are lucid, elevated and eloquent. The poet's use of diction is simple and colloquial, and hence, the poems at times sound informal and personal.
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http://www.thethumbprintmag.com/unwinding-self-a-never-ending-pursuit-of-knowledge-and-liberation/?fbclid=IwAR0Hmy9bIIjvy2vlKUXmiJI1c3PlBMkSagHt123GGokiXGXQXAJm3P2VNPA, September 15, 2020
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CONTENTS Acknowledgment 3 Chief Editor’s Note 5 Introduction 7 ARTICLES 1. Decolonising Indian Education: National Education Policy 2020 13 Susheel Kumar Sharma 2. Re-Visiting the Region: A Thematic Study of the Poetry by Jayanta... more
CONTENTS
Acknowledgment 3
Chief Editor’s Note 5
Introduction 7
ARTICLES
1. Decolonising Indian Education: National Education Policy 2020 13
Susheel Kumar Sharma
2. Re-Visiting the Region: A Thematic Study of the Poetry by Jayanta Mahapatra 68
Bikram Kumar Mohapatra
3. Displacement of Nepalis as Portrayed by Manjushree Thapa in The Tutor of History 79
Shraddha Subba and Margaret Pachau
4. Representation of Women Negotiating Public and Private Space in Select Plays of Bhabendra Nath Saikia 92
Montu Saikia and Manab Medhi
5. Contextualizing Death: A Study of Select Poets across Cultures 102
A.J. Khan
6. Position of Kuki-Chin-Zomi Women of Manipur 109
Sonniang and Nianmuangching Naulak
7. Songs of Exile in Diaspora: Redefining Culture through Memory in Paulo Coelho’s The Witch of Portobello 117
Gitanjali Baro
8. Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake: An Eco-Dystopic Approach 123
Dayanidhi Pradhan
9. Recasting the Grand Narrative: The Case of Gangadhar Meher’s Indumati 133
Anand Mahanand
10. Reading, Responding and ‘Retelling’ The Ramayana and The Mahabharata: A Revisionary Approximation 141
Nishamani Kar
11. The Nature and Role of the Christ Figure in the Early Fiction of William Golding 146
Bishnupada Ray and Prof. Pradip Kumar Patra
12. Experiencing the Socio-Psychological Ailments and Locating the Dual Patriarchal Affliction: A Reading of Urmila Pawar’s “Motherwit” 157
Jyotiparna Das and Pradip Kumar Patra
13. Women’s Body: A Site of Violence during Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 as Represented in Shaheen Akhtar’s “The Search” 169
Puspa Narzary and Pratusha Bhowmick
BOOK REVIEWS
1. Asim Ranjan Parhi, Of Sons and Fathers 175
Rachita Swain
2. Anjum Hasan’s History’s Angel 179
Bigrai Basumatary
3. Somdev Chatterjee’s Why Stories Work 182
Shubha Dwivedi
4. Pradip Kumar Patra’s Voices at the Door: Critical Responses to Susheel Kumar Sharma’s The Door is Half Open 188
K. Balachandran
POEMS
1. K. Balachandran 193
Cricket Ground for Praying?
2. K. Balachandran 194
Northerners in South
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 195
Acknowledgment 3
Chief Editor’s Note 5
Introduction 7
ARTICLES
1. Decolonising Indian Education: National Education Policy 2020 13
Susheel Kumar Sharma
2. Re-Visiting the Region: A Thematic Study of the Poetry by Jayanta Mahapatra 68
Bikram Kumar Mohapatra
3. Displacement of Nepalis as Portrayed by Manjushree Thapa in The Tutor of History 79
Shraddha Subba and Margaret Pachau
4. Representation of Women Negotiating Public and Private Space in Select Plays of Bhabendra Nath Saikia 92
Montu Saikia and Manab Medhi
5. Contextualizing Death: A Study of Select Poets across Cultures 102
A.J. Khan
6. Position of Kuki-Chin-Zomi Women of Manipur 109
Sonniang and Nianmuangching Naulak
7. Songs of Exile in Diaspora: Redefining Culture through Memory in Paulo Coelho’s The Witch of Portobello 117
Gitanjali Baro
8. Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake: An Eco-Dystopic Approach 123
Dayanidhi Pradhan
9. Recasting the Grand Narrative: The Case of Gangadhar Meher’s Indumati 133
Anand Mahanand
10. Reading, Responding and ‘Retelling’ The Ramayana and The Mahabharata: A Revisionary Approximation 141
Nishamani Kar
11. The Nature and Role of the Christ Figure in the Early Fiction of William Golding 146
Bishnupada Ray and Prof. Pradip Kumar Patra
12. Experiencing the Socio-Psychological Ailments and Locating the Dual Patriarchal Affliction: A Reading of Urmila Pawar’s “Motherwit” 157
Jyotiparna Das and Pradip Kumar Patra
13. Women’s Body: A Site of Violence during Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 as Represented in Shaheen Akhtar’s “The Search” 169
Puspa Narzary and Pratusha Bhowmick
BOOK REVIEWS
1. Asim Ranjan Parhi, Of Sons and Fathers 175
Rachita Swain
2. Anjum Hasan’s History’s Angel 179
Bigrai Basumatary
3. Somdev Chatterjee’s Why Stories Work 182
Shubha Dwivedi
4. Pradip Kumar Patra’s Voices at the Door: Critical Responses to Susheel Kumar Sharma’s The Door is Half Open 188
K. Balachandran
POEMS
1. K. Balachandran 193
Cricket Ground for Praying?
2. K. Balachandran 194
Northerners in South
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 195
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A journal reflects the department’s active academic kernel, the epicenter, one can say of its living soul which helps it reach out to different corners of the world of letters. It’s a significant platform in the academic pilgrimage of... more
A journal reflects the department’s active academic kernel, the epicenter, one can say of its living soul which helps it reach out to different corners of the world of letters. It’s a significant platform in the academic pilgrimage of young and established scholars alike, as it is the Centrifugal point for a university department’s intellectual energies that mirrors the vision of growth of positive academic culture.
The need to inculcate that through relentless pursuit of disciplined endeavor of delving into serious academic Odyssey which leads to a wonderful experience. This helps in exploring oneself amidst the finest and inspiring works wherein the tremendous power of language, expression and ideas imbedded within, that leaves indelible mark and helps in shaping the intellectual sensibility.
We feel overwhelmed with the response and the serious arduous of research papers received by the renowned scholars and young researchers from all over, during these unprecedented times of pandemic. This kindled fire of curiosity and creativity fills us with hope.
This issue of the journal embodies all that we believe and aspire for; that of maintaining a high order of Excellence. Imbued with this belief, we embark on this literary Voyage and present a colossal amphora of variegated emotions, human experiences, panorama of reflective thoughts and moods by the Contributors.
We are sure that this issue of Jodhpur Studies in English: Vol. : XXI, 2023
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The need to inculcate that through relentless pursuit of disciplined endeavor of delving into serious academic Odyssey which leads to a wonderful experience. This helps in exploring oneself amidst the finest and inspiring works wherein the tremendous power of language, expression and ideas imbedded within, that leaves indelible mark and helps in shaping the intellectual sensibility.
We feel overwhelmed with the response and the serious arduous of research papers received by the renowned scholars and young researchers from all over, during these unprecedented times of pandemic. This kindled fire of curiosity and creativity fills us with hope.
This issue of the journal embodies all that we believe and aspire for; that of maintaining a high order of Excellence. Imbued with this belief, we embark on this literary Voyage and present a colossal amphora of variegated emotions, human experiences, panorama of reflective thoughts and moods by the Contributors.
We are sure that this issue of Jodhpur Studies in English: Vol. : XXI, 2023
will appeal the sensibility of the readers.
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TRANSCRIPT: JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND CULTURAL STUDIES (A PEER-REVIEWD JOURNAL), ISSN: 2347-1743, Issue 8, 2020, Published by Department of English, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, BTC, Assam, India Editor-in-chief: Rustam Brahma, New... more
TRANSCRIPT: JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND CULTURAL STUDIES (A PEER-REVIEWD JOURNAL), ISSN: 2347-1743, Issue 8, 2020, Published by Department of English, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, BTC, Assam, India
Editor-in-chief: Rustam Brahma, New Delhi: Authors' Press
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Research Interests: Clinical Psychology, Psycholinguistics, Hindi, Cognitive Poetics, Phonetics and Phonology, and 13 moreDaphne du Maurier, Clinical Psycholinguistics, Expressed Emotions, LIWC, Clinical Mental Health, Indo-Anglian literature, EXPRESSED EMOTION, Rebecca Daphne Du Maurier, Coeliac Disease, Cognitive Linguistics and Poetics, Kashmiriology, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and psycholinguistics, translation
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is introducing the third issue of its academic journal Objet-d'-Art, an exciting and ambitious venture which provides a much-needed forum for redefining the study of Museology and History, Culture and Literature. It intends to provide... more
is introducing the third issue of its academic journal Objet-d'-Art, an exciting and ambitious venture which provides a much-needed forum for redefining the study of Museology and History, Culture and Literature. It intends to provide interdisciplinary discussion on all issues related to Museum Studies, and other aspects of Culture and Literature. It is published annually.
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BHARTIYA MANYAPRAD is a call to bring closer all Indians at one mental meadow irrespective of them being Indian residents, NRIs or PIOs. Certain issues touch all of them with same concern. BHARTIYA MANYAPRAD is a new International Journal... more
BHARTIYA MANYAPRAD is a call to bring closer all Indians at one mental meadow irrespective of them being Indian residents, NRIs or PIOs. Certain issues touch all of them with same concern. BHARTIYA MANYAPRAD is a new International Journal of Indian Studies aiming to bring the best of cultural studies to a diverse academic and non-academic audience. We feature research articles and features practices and conditions specific to contemporary popular culture, traditions, norms and societies etc. BHARTIYA MANYAPRAD shall include scholarly articles pertaining to the issues which are faced by Indians in any part of the world including India. It also invites books for review. It's a platform for all those who want to share the issues which need an attention and get the things changed for betterment. In fact it shall culminate into a dialogue bringing in a silent revolution amongst the people who are connected to India in any manner. Though it is a research journal still it shall include the restlessness of an Indian as s/he faces in the society around the world. It is a multicultural journal inviting articles from all sectors of life. BHARTIYA MANYAPRAD shall contain sociocultural-psycho issues as faced by Indians throughout the world including India. Articles should borrow from semiotics, psychoanalysis, queer theory, and other academic disciplines associated with cultural studies and critical theory, while remaining accessible to a general audience. Ideally, articles should surprise and entertain, presenting smart, pithy analysis of familiar subject matter. Articles are liable to be published after peer review. Each Volume shall have one issue in a year.