The present paper focuses on the idea of village in the Indian context and chronicles the various... more The present paper focuses on the idea of village in the Indian context and chronicles the various identical transformations it underwent during the colonial times and especially during the freedom movement of India. The paper studies how during the nationalist movement, the idea of village became central to the idea of ‘India’ in the attempt to critique the colonial regime and its means and ways. The paper studies the idea of village from the points of view of two of the most crucial figures of the Indian freedom struggle and the shapers of the independent India, Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar. Mahatma Gandhi was a strong proponent of the idea that India could achieve svaraj or Independence only by focusing more and more on its rural life and areas and also candidly pointed out the shortcomings of the contemporary Indian villages for their betterment. The paper also provides an overview of the influence of Gandhi’s views on village on Gujarati as well as Indian literature in Engl...
The present paper focuses on the idea of village in the Indian context and chronicles the various... more The present paper focuses on the idea of village in the Indian context and chronicles the various identical transformations it underwent during the colonial times and especially during the freedom movement of India. The paper studies how during the nationalist movement, the idea of village became central to the idea of 'India' in the attempt to critique the colonial regime and its means and ways. The paper studies the idea of village from the points of view of two of the most crucial figures of the Indian freedom struggle and the shapers of the independent India, Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar. Mahatma Gandhi was a strong proponent of the idea that India could achieve svaraj or Independence only by focusing more and more on its rural life and areas and also candidly pointed out the shortcomings of the contemporary Indian villages for their betterment. The paper also provides an overview of the influence of Gandhi's views on village on Gujarati as well as Indian literature in English. On one hand where Gandhi's views of village were a democratic one, B. R. Ambedkar's views came from the viewpoint of the oppressed. For him, the village represented the microcosm of upper-caste dominance in which the Dalits had no place. Hence, the paper also throws lights on a different view of village than of Gandhi, one of the subaltern's view.
GNOSIS: An International Refereed Journal of English Language and Literature, 2017
The paper under consideration primarily focuses on T.S.
Eliot’s allusive practices in his poetry,... more The paper under consideration primarily focuses on T.S. Eliot’s allusive practices in his poetry, by attempting to understand the poet’s intention for making such a frequent use of allusions in his poetry. This paper also analyzes a few of Eliot’s poems and the use of allusions in those poems. Lastly, the paper deals with the various sources of Eliot’s allusions and tries to put forward some probable reasons behind such a frequent and constant use of allusions in his poetry and how it does or does not make him a poet difficult to understand. Keywords: Allusions, Poetry, Poets.
International Journal of Humanities in Technical Education, 2020
This paper attempts to examine the issues of feminism in India and the position of women in the I... more This paper attempts to examine the issues of feminism in India and the position of women in the Indian society in the light of Kamala Das’s poetry. Post-Independence, Indian women writers have exhibited a strong sense of freedom and self-dependence of thought and action in their works. Kamala Das’s poetry is a symbol of reliance, intellectual freedom and empowerment of Indian women. This is an endeavour to analyse how Kamala Das redefines womanhood in her poetry through the use of concrete imagery, symbols and her crisp and novel ideas about women, their position in a male-dominated Indian society and many other issues surrounding her and many other women of the country. Key-words: Feminism, Womanhood, Kamala Das, Poetry, Indian Writing in English.
Dr. Himanshi Shelat (addressed here as HS), is a highly acclaimed Gujarati short story writer and... more Dr. Himanshi Shelat (addressed here as HS), is a highly acclaimed Gujarati short story writer and has also contributed to other literary forms such as novel, novella, memoir and non-fiction prose. In addition, she is also a noted critic, translator and a translation critic. In this interview with Viraj Desai (addressed here as VD), she answers questions on various aspects of translation and translation criticism and shares her views on being translated into English and the contemporary undercurrents of the translation practice in Gujarati literature. The interview took place at her residence in Abrama, Valsad on 29th November 2020.
The present paper focuses on the idea of village in the Indian context and chronicles the various... more The present paper focuses on the idea of village in the Indian context and chronicles the various identical transformations it underwent during the colonial times and especially during the freedom movement of India. The paper studies how during the nationalist movement, the idea of village became central to the idea of ‘India’ in the attempt to critique the colonial regime and its means and ways. The paper studies the idea of village from the points of view of two of the most crucial figures of the Indian freedom struggle and the shapers of the independent India, Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar. Mahatma Gandhi was a strong proponent of the idea that India could achieve svaraj or Independence only by focusing more and more on its rural life and areas and also candidly pointed out the shortcomings of the contemporary Indian villages for their betterment. The paper also provides an overview of the influence of Gandhi’s views on village on Gujarati as well as Indian literature in Engl...
The present paper focuses on the idea of village in the Indian context and chronicles the various... more The present paper focuses on the idea of village in the Indian context and chronicles the various identical transformations it underwent during the colonial times and especially during the freedom movement of India. The paper studies how during the nationalist movement, the idea of village became central to the idea of 'India' in the attempt to critique the colonial regime and its means and ways. The paper studies the idea of village from the points of view of two of the most crucial figures of the Indian freedom struggle and the shapers of the independent India, Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar. Mahatma Gandhi was a strong proponent of the idea that India could achieve svaraj or Independence only by focusing more and more on its rural life and areas and also candidly pointed out the shortcomings of the contemporary Indian villages for their betterment. The paper also provides an overview of the influence of Gandhi's views on village on Gujarati as well as Indian literature in English. On one hand where Gandhi's views of village were a democratic one, B. R. Ambedkar's views came from the viewpoint of the oppressed. For him, the village represented the microcosm of upper-caste dominance in which the Dalits had no place. Hence, the paper also throws lights on a different view of village than of Gandhi, one of the subaltern's view.
GNOSIS: An International Refereed Journal of English Language and Literature, 2017
The paper under consideration primarily focuses on T.S.
Eliot’s allusive practices in his poetry,... more The paper under consideration primarily focuses on T.S. Eliot’s allusive practices in his poetry, by attempting to understand the poet’s intention for making such a frequent use of allusions in his poetry. This paper also analyzes a few of Eliot’s poems and the use of allusions in those poems. Lastly, the paper deals with the various sources of Eliot’s allusions and tries to put forward some probable reasons behind such a frequent and constant use of allusions in his poetry and how it does or does not make him a poet difficult to understand. Keywords: Allusions, Poetry, Poets.
International Journal of Humanities in Technical Education, 2020
This paper attempts to examine the issues of feminism in India and the position of women in the I... more This paper attempts to examine the issues of feminism in India and the position of women in the Indian society in the light of Kamala Das’s poetry. Post-Independence, Indian women writers have exhibited a strong sense of freedom and self-dependence of thought and action in their works. Kamala Das’s poetry is a symbol of reliance, intellectual freedom and empowerment of Indian women. This is an endeavour to analyse how Kamala Das redefines womanhood in her poetry through the use of concrete imagery, symbols and her crisp and novel ideas about women, their position in a male-dominated Indian society and many other issues surrounding her and many other women of the country. Key-words: Feminism, Womanhood, Kamala Das, Poetry, Indian Writing in English.
Dr. Himanshi Shelat (addressed here as HS), is a highly acclaimed Gujarati short story writer and... more Dr. Himanshi Shelat (addressed here as HS), is a highly acclaimed Gujarati short story writer and has also contributed to other literary forms such as novel, novella, memoir and non-fiction prose. In addition, she is also a noted critic, translator and a translation critic. In this interview with Viraj Desai (addressed here as VD), she answers questions on various aspects of translation and translation criticism and shares her views on being translated into English and the contemporary undercurrents of the translation practice in Gujarati literature. The interview took place at her residence in Abrama, Valsad on 29th November 2020.
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Eliot’s allusive practices in his poetry, by attempting to understand the
poet’s intention for making such a frequent use of allusions in his
poetry. This paper also analyzes a few of Eliot’s poems and the use of
allusions in those poems. Lastly, the paper deals with the various
sources of Eliot’s allusions and tries to put forward some probable
reasons behind such a frequent and constant use of allusions in his
poetry and how it does or does not make him a poet difficult to
understand.
Keywords: Allusions, Poetry, Poets.
society in the light of Kamala Das’s poetry. Post-Independence, Indian women writers have exhibited a strong
sense of freedom and self-dependence of thought and action in their works. Kamala Das’s poetry is a symbol
of reliance, intellectual freedom and empowerment of Indian women. This is an endeavour to analyse how
Kamala Das redefines womanhood in her poetry through the use of concrete imagery, symbols and her crisp
and novel ideas about women, their position in a male-dominated Indian society and many other issues
surrounding her and many other women of the country.
Key-words: Feminism, Womanhood, Kamala Das, Poetry, Indian Writing in English.
Eliot’s allusive practices in his poetry, by attempting to understand the
poet’s intention for making such a frequent use of allusions in his
poetry. This paper also analyzes a few of Eliot’s poems and the use of
allusions in those poems. Lastly, the paper deals with the various
sources of Eliot’s allusions and tries to put forward some probable
reasons behind such a frequent and constant use of allusions in his
poetry and how it does or does not make him a poet difficult to
understand.
Keywords: Allusions, Poetry, Poets.
society in the light of Kamala Das’s poetry. Post-Independence, Indian women writers have exhibited a strong
sense of freedom and self-dependence of thought and action in their works. Kamala Das’s poetry is a symbol
of reliance, intellectual freedom and empowerment of Indian women. This is an endeavour to analyse how
Kamala Das redefines womanhood in her poetry through the use of concrete imagery, symbols and her crisp
and novel ideas about women, their position in a male-dominated Indian society and many other issues
surrounding her and many other women of the country.
Key-words: Feminism, Womanhood, Kamala Das, Poetry, Indian Writing in English.