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Ars Artium, vol. 12, 2024

Art and Aesthetics of Modern Mythopoeia: Literatures, Myths and Revisionism is a collection of tw... more Art and Aesthetics of Modern Mythopoeia: Literatures, Myths and Revisionism is a collection of twenty two essays edited by Dr. Ashish Kumar Gupta and Dr. Ritushree Sengupta. Foreword written by Dr. Gautam Sengupta forms an important part of the book as it helps the reader understand the origin, presence, and influence of myths that make, in the words of Sengupta, “a bridge between ancient and modern worlds.” (vii) This book is a significant addition to cultural studies as it covers a vast range of writings and opens a door for further research in the emerging areas.

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Poetry represents poet’s imaginative experience. Sometimes lived experience causes fine poetry, a... more Poetry represents poet’s imaginative experience. Sometimes lived experience causes fine poetry, and ‘love-sickness’ also results in producing creative genius. We find all these together in Unveiling the Silence, a collection of 70 poems by Dr. Kailash Nath Khandelwal. He is a poet of love, loss, hope, friendship, and spirituality.

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The book deals with the plays of three reigning African American women playwrights, namely Alice ... more The book deals with the plays of three reigning African American women
playwrights, namely Alice Childress, Lorraine Hansberry, and Suzan-Lori Parks who, through their plays, have voiced against social, economic, political and cultural exploitation of African Americans. These women playwrights used the theatre as a movement to dissent against the injustices meted out to them as black, female, and servant. The common topics of their plays were poverty, miscegenation, passing for whites, lynching, motherhood, African American history and identity.

The book focuses on the rise and development of the African American dramatic art that has been marked at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In fact, African American theatre has evolved through African folk culture having its roots in oral stage performances as well as in dance drama that the African Americans brought with them. It has gone through many ups and downs, still it has significantly contributed to American theatre. African American dramatists have destroyed the prejudices which were in existence pertaining to the history, culture, civilization and the life style of African Americans in general and African American women in particular.

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Padma Shri Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi is an eminent Hindi poet, anthropologist and social scientist. ... more Padma Shri Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi is an eminent Hindi poet, anthropologist and social scientist. He has many encyclopedias: Encyclopedia of Humanities and Social Sciences (50 volumes), Encyclopedia of Indian Tribes (12 volumes), Encyclopedia of World Women (10 volumes) and Encyclopedia Indica (150 volumes); poetry collections and other important books to his credit. The present book, Nomads of India (2015) is a great contribution to the knowledge of mankind. The book presents anthropological, historical and sociocultural studies of nomadic communities of India. This is the result of extensive studies on these communities in India and abroad by the writer.

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Pashupati Jha is one of the famous names among the leading Indian English poets. He is the author... more Pashupati Jha is one of the famous names among the leading Indian English poets. He is the author of “three widely read and reviewed” collections of poems: Cross and Creation (2003), Mother and Other Poems (2005), and All in One (2011). Awaiting Eden Again (2015) is his fourth collection of poems having sixty four poems on various themes. Being a true poet of earth, he gives a natural flow to his thought where moral, social and economic issues find their true expressions besides other issues. Like Sri Aurobindo, Prof. Jha believes that “poetry has mantra-like power” and its function is “to stir our feelings profoundly and transform our stony heart into human sensibility.” (Preface) He also suggests that if this belief is followed in its true sense then “cruelty and violence would be automatically minimised”. (Preface)

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Manhood, Grasshood and Birdhood is the eighth collection of poems by Aju Mukhopadhyay. Besides wr... more Manhood, Grasshood and Birdhood is the eighth collection of poems by Aju Mukhopadhyay. Besides writing poetry in English and Bangla, he has produced a number of books on biography, philosophy and environment. Though, he is best known for his books on Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
The present book has been divided into two sections ‘Manhood and Grasshood’ and ‘Birdhood.’ The first section covers more than half of the book. It mainly deals with the poet’s experiences of glee and gloom with ‘Men and Countries’. He describes the golden time of ancient India that allured the ‘Foreign merchants and missionaries’ ‘carrying Christ’s message’ but the ill wills of the invaders disappoint him because they ‘ravished her’ a number of times. In the course of time there have been drastic changes in the terms of social, economic and political. The poet believes that being a huge nation sometimes the unimaginable happenings distress India’s soul. Still it is a progressive, sovereign and democratic country where people of all cultures and creeds live together. So we should not forget the love and fraternity.

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Ocean of Thoughts: Poems about Social Issues and Human Values is the first collection of poems by... more Ocean of Thoughts: Poems about Social Issues and Human Values is the first collection of poems by Sangeeta Mahesh. It comprises thirty five poems on various aspects of life. The book begins with invocation to Lord Ganesha, ‘God of wisdom, knowledge and new beginnings.’ The poet begs the Lord to spread ‘spiritual thoughts’ and reveal the ‘the beauty of simplicity’. She seeks the ability to ‘sing songs for the welfare of the world’ and ‘raise voice/For the sufferings of the mankind’. Her yearning for the welfare of humanity finds detailed notes in the poem ‘Invocation to Lord Ganesha’.
There are human touch and spiritual longing in her poems. She wants to make her poem ‘the song of humanity’. She believes that attaining ‘lofty thoughts’ one can get victory over the ‘worldly thoughts’, ‘materialism’, ‘power’, ‘Money, physical beauty and lust’. (‘Ocean of Thoughts’) She suggests that to achieve ‘peace’ and spiritual delight one needs to change worldly perception. In beginning one can be ‘baffled and restless’ but it is strong inclination that helps one to achieve it. (‘I am the Wave in the Ocean…’)

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Amazon Kindle and Paperback, 2021

I am very happy to present this book to the world readers. For the cause of peace and well-being ... more I am very happy to present this book to the world readers. For the cause of peace and well-being of humanity in the world, IFLAC, under the strong and able leadership of Prof. Ada Aharoni, is involved in many kinds of global activities. One of them is publishing books on relevant themes. It has been our strong endeavour to address different evils of global concern and suggest the measures to eradicate them from our planet in order to create an environment of happiness, safety, mutual love, trust, and peaceful coexistence.

Our successful endeavour has already resulted in bringing out two well received and admired books: Anti-War and Peace: IFLAC Anthology (2018) and Anti-Terror and Peace: IFLAC Anthology (2016). These books have fragrances of all cultures. This year the theme of our book is: “Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery,” to raise the issues which are not touched enough, and have remained far away from the major concerns of the governments and the large public. It is our attempt to be the voice of the voiceless, and to bring this major calamity to the forefront, so that it can be dealt with and erased from our world.

Human trafficking is a method of slavery in the modern age for the sole purpose of financial benefits. Global networks work behind it in which both children and adults are trapped by force or by deception for sexual exploitation and bonded labour. There are also various cases in which the victims’ legs or hands are chopped, as we see in India, and they are sent to different cities for begging alms for their owners. Debt bondage is also common in South Asia where the victims are forced to work in brick kilns, hotels, shops, and also as domestic servants. There are numerous wrongful activities for which the victims are enslaved and they lead hellish lives. One of the recent activities of modern slavery was exposed by Anti-Slavery International, London, about the girls and young women who work for international brands of fabric and garment manufacturing industries in India. All these inhuman practices are done in the day light. The involvement of government officials has made this evil trade to continue because most of the victims are helpless, and come from the poor backgrounds and downtrodden classes. In India, most of them come from the lowest castes called Dalits. The fact that there is still caste system in India in the 21st century, differentiating between people already at their birth, is also a calamity that should be removed by now!

Discrimination caused by fundamentalism and religious nationalism supports the system of human trafficking and modern slavery. In most of the illegal activities the so called upper class people are involved. “To bed women of the lower section of society but not to wed them” is an acceptable traditional concept for them. They use it to connect all their malicious and nefarious activities with their rights as members of the upper class. The practice of sex-slavery by radical and fanatic groups was widely exposed by reporters who interviewed the victims who were rescued from their slavery. This Anthology has an excellent article on this subject, by Free Pen.

The COVID-19 gave rise to the heinous crimes of human trafficking. This pandemic brought great misfortune to various people: many children lost their parents, and many young women lost their husbands. This situation helped Human Traffickers to entrap their victims. When the whole world was silenced by this pandemic, these people could not get help from any corner. The economic crisis affected them worst, and they became the easiest victims of human trafficking and modern slavery.

To keep dignified humanity on earth, sustained freedom from all kinds of bondage and slavery is essential. For this, the Call for our present IFLAC Anthology (2021) attracted many excellent original contributions in forms of articles, stories, poems, interviews, haikus and paintings from 19 countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Eduador, France, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Romania, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

We believe, this much needed book will be warmly welcomed by the lovers of humanity and will wake up the governments as well as UNESCO and the UN, from their deep slumber. They should work together with NGOs, related Institutions and conscientious citizens, and take strong and honest steps towards releasing the victims from human trafficking and modern slavery, and eradicating this vilest evil from the world.

Our hope is well expressed in the following lines of “Ode to the West Wind” by P. B. Shelley:
Scatter, as from an unextinguished hearth
Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind!
Be through my lips to unawakened earth
The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? (Lines 66-70)

- Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy

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We are very happy to bring out IFLAC Anti-Terror and Peace Anthology (2018). When terrorism has s... more We are very happy to bring out IFLAC Anti-Terror and Peace Anthology (2018). When terrorism has spread in almost all parts of the world, an anthology against it becomes very important. Like our previous Anti-Terror and Peace Anthology (2016), this anthology also drew attention of peace lovers from about two dozen countries. They contributed their articles, stories, interviews, poems and paintings to strengthen our mission of spreading messages of love, peace and humanity among all. It is a great success of our previous anthology that helped strengthen our bond with our mission. We received appreciations from many people around the world.

We are proud to say that this anthology has received global voices in the forms of different pieces of works in English and also some in French brimming with different messages, ideas, experiences, suggestions, methods of conciliation and many more to once again play a pivotal role in stopping war, terrorism, and spreading mutual love, respect, trust, universal brotherhood, peace and harmony in the world.
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Cambridge Scholars Publishing, United Kingdom, 2017

This volume brings together research papers on the poetry of modern Indian poets, particularly th... more This volume brings together research papers on the poetry of modern Indian poets, particularly those whose poetry is less explored. It is well known that post-Independence India has produced many brilliant writers whose writings have their own importance in the field of Indian English literature. These writers have brought new themes and new styles of writing that have enriched Indian English literature to a greater extent. The book explores the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of these emerging poets, and will prove useful to students, teachers and all those interested in Indian English poetry for studies and research purposes.
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Realm of Beauty and Truth is my latest collection of poems that can be enjoyed travelling through... more Realm of Beauty and Truth is my latest collection of poems that can be enjoyed travelling through the world of beauty, truth, love, spirituality, patriotism, peace and universal brotherhood, and sometimes halting for having some glimpses of growing diversity of the modern age.

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The Melodies of Immortality is a collection of poems contributed by fifty one established as well... more The Melodies of Immortality is a collection of poems contributed by fifty one established as well as the budding poets of India. The book is meant to promote creative writing as it is considered a derelict area and no heed is paid to this genre of literature. In modern time prose writing has its vast readers unlike that of poetry. Prose is the reflection of experiences whereas poetry is the songs of soul. Prose makes one wise whereas poetry makes one generous. The beauty of poetry touches the soul and makes one soar in the realm of delight where sky is no limit. Every poem has its own soul. And every poet has his/her own vision. Early poetry began by the seers or sages. In some cases those poets were even addressed as gods. The certain heightened moments spontaneously give birth to poetry. Such vision charges the words with ‘magical potency’ and brings one close to the Immortality. As every poet is influenced by his age, so the poems of this volume reflect different experiences of the poets interconnected with the eternal values and human existence.

Contributors

1. Prof. Pashupati Jha
2. Khan Bharti (original name Prof. Zafar Khan)
3. Prof. RK Singh: An Eminent English Poet and Professor of English, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Jharkhand.

4. Dr. K. V. Dominic: A famous poet, editor and critic, Kerala.
5. Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy: A bilingual poet, author, editor and critic.
6. Dr. Sudhir Narayan Singh
7. Natasa Thoudam: A Poetess living in Bangalore, Karnataka.

8. Alka Agrawal: A Poetess and Associate Professor, Department of English, NKBMG PG College, Chandausi, UP.

9. Richa Tripathi: A Poetess and Assistant Professor of English, Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities, Galgotia College of Engineering and Technology, Noida, UP.

10. Vinay Kumar Dubey: A Poet and a Research Scholar, Department of English, Mewar University, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan.

11. Anant kumar: A Poet and a Research Scholar, Department of English, Patna University, Patna, Bihar.
12. Madhulika Raj Singh: A Poetess living at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.

13. K R Lakshminarayanan: Former Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Pennalur, Sriperumbudur, Thamizhnadu -602 105.

14. Monika: A Poetess, SRM University, NCR Campus, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, UP.

15. R. Janaky: A Poetess living at Vadodara in Gujarat.

16. D. Ravi Kumar: A Poet, Senior English Teacher, Ida Scudder School, Vellore and PhD Research Scholar, VIT University, Vellore.

17. Dr. Murlikrishnan TR: A Poet and Associate Professor of English, M.E.S College, Marampally, Aluva, Ernakulam (Dist.), Kerala.

18. Dalvir Singh Gahlawat: A Poet and Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police.

19. Rajender Singh: A Poet and Assistant Professor of English, Govt. P.G. College Jind, Haryana.

20. Dr. Arti kumara: A Poetess and Assistant Teacher of English, Zila School, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

21. Tarun Kumar Yadav ‘Taruvar’: A Poet and Research Scholar, Department of English, LN Mithila University, Darbhanga, Bihar.

22. Dr. Rajnish Mishra: Ghaziabad, UP

23. Dr. Veena Yadava: A Poetess and Assistant Professor of English, Govt. College, Nahar, Rewari, Haryana.

24. Prof. Kum Kum Ray: A Poetess and Director, Amity School of Languages, Amity University, Lucknow Campus, Uttar Pradesh.

25. Nikhil Joshi: Anand, Gujarat.

26. Vivekanand Jha
27. Shyamolima Saikia: A Poet living at Borpukhuripar, Dibrugarh in Assam.

28. Ankita Khanna:
29. Barathi S: A Poet living in Erode, Tamil Nadu.

30. Dr. Harmik Vaishnav: Ahmedabad, Gujrat.

31. Veerendra Kumar Mishra: New Delhi
32. Dr. Daisy: Sonipat, Haryana.

33. Lokesh Roy: A Poet living in Cuttack, Orissa.

34. Dr. Stanley M. Stephen: Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

35. Sangeeta Mahesh: Moradabad, UP.

36. Vandana Rajoriya: Madhya Pradesh.
37. Abhinandan Bassi: Punjab.

38. Dr. Rashmi Mehta: Ahmedabad, Gujrat.

39. Jean Dsouza: A Poet and Associate Professor of English, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

40. Arya Bharti
41. Dr. Ulka S. Wadekar: Amravati, Maharashtra.

42. Kajal Sharma: Alwar.

43. Ketan Bagga: Bhiwani, Haryana.

44. Lekha Roy: Noida, UP.

45. Dr. Rajesh Ranjan: New Delhi.

46. Dr. Mahesh Kumar Dey: Surat, Gujarat.

47. Dr. Upendra Gami: Ghaziabad, UP.

48. Dr J. Jenitha: Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.

49. Sony Dalia is the pseudonym of T. Sai Chandra Mouli, a poet living in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

50. Dr. Tribhuwan Kumar: Modinagar, Ghaziabad, UP.

51. Dr. Binod Mishra: Patna, Bihar.

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Spiritual Poetry of India in English Translation: Critical Studies is meant to fulfil the need of... more Spiritual Poetry of India in English Translation: Critical Studies is meant to fulfil the need of scholars interested in carrying out research on spiritual poetry written in Indian languages (and translated into English). Present book contains thirteen well researched papers on the poetry of Shankaracharya, Tukaram, Kabirdas, Tulsidas, Meerabai, Akkamahadevi, Swami Vivekananda and the influence of the Srimadbhagvadgita on WB Yeats.

Contents: Devotional Literature of India: A Critical Study of the Poetry of Kabirdas, Tulsidas and Meerabai; The Bhagwadgita and the Poetry of WB Yeats: A Study in Influence; Matrix of Life and Shankaracharya’s Vivekacuramani: A Prismatic Construal; Apostles of Truth: Donne and Kabir; Kabirdas: A Poet of All Time; Kabir and His Mysticism; Metaphysical Poetry and the Metaphysics of Poetry in John Donne and Kabir; Sant Kabir’s Poetry: The Quintessence of Life; Spiritual Thought in Tulsi Das's The Sri Ramcharimanas; Mirabai: Saint, Singer and Seeker; Sant Tukaram: A Paragon of Altruism; Akkamahadevi: A Saga of Spirituality and Mystic Thought; and From Darkness to Light: Spiritual Reverberations in the Poetry of Vivekananda

Contents

1. Devotional Literature of India: A Critical Study of the Poetry of Kabirdas, Tulsidas and Meerabai
–Vijay Kumar Roy

2. The Bhagwadgita and the Poetry of WB Yeats: A Study in Influence
-Satendra Kumar

3. Matrix of Life and Shankaracharya’s Vivekacuramani: A Prismatic Construal
-Rashi Sharma

4. Apostles of Truth: Donne and Kabir
-Jai Shankar Jha

5. Kabirdas: A Poet of All Time
-Arti Kumari

6. Kabir and His Mysticism
-Rajesh Ranjan

7. Metaphysical Poetry and the Metaphysics of Poetry in John Donne and Kabir
-Veerendra Kumar Mishra and Anurag Kumar

8. Sant Kabir’s Poetry: The Quintessence of Life
-Ulka S. Wadekar

9. Spiritual Thought in Tulsi Das’s The Sri Ramcharitmanas
-Sudista Prasad Singh

10. Mirabai: Saint, Singer and Seeker
-S. Ahmad Raza Abidi

11. Sant Tukaram: A Paragon of Altruism
-Ulka S. Wadekar

12. Akkamahadevi: A Saga of Spirituality and Mystic Thought
-Ramesh P. Chavan

13. From Darkness to Light: Spiritual Reverberations in the Poetry of Vivekananda
-Sanjeev Kumar

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Contemporary Indian Fiction in English: Critical Studies is an addition to the critical books in ... more Contemporary Indian Fiction in English: Critical Studies is an addition to the critical books in Indian English literature in general and Indian fiction in English in particular. It offers critical studies on various aspects of the fiction of Khushwant Singh, Arun Joshi, Kamala Markandaya, Anita Desai, Shashi Deshpande, Manju Kapur, Jhumpa Lahiri, Amitava Ghosh, Arundhati Roy, Shobhaa De and Kiran Desai.

Contents
Preface
List of Contributors
1. Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan: A Script Written in Blood
-T. Sasikanth Reddy

2. Dillema of Existence of a Modern Man in Arun Joshi’s The Last Labyrinth
-Grishma Khobragade
3. Social Realism in the Portrayal of Rural India in the Select Novels of Kamala Markandaya
– Banumathe Balan
4. A Journey to the ‘World’ Beyond the Parameters of a Confined ‘Self’: A Critical Study of Anita Desai’s In Custody
-Saptarshi Mallick
5. Shashi Deshpande’s Small Remedies: A Critical Study
- T. Jeevan Kumar
6. The Changing Consciousness of Indian Women as Depicted in Major Works of Manju Kapur
-Chandana John
7. Deteriorating relationships And Marital Maladies in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Novels
-Madhavi S. Paul
8. Dehierarchising Colonial History in The Calcutta Chromosome: A Bakhtinian Perspective
-VK Tewari & Seema Singh

9. Perils of Nature’: Re-reading Amitava Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide
-Antara Saha

10. Linguistic Resistance in Sea of Poppies
-Kruti Trivedi

11. Power of Relationship’s in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things and Shobhaa De’s S’s Secret
-Manish Shrivastava & Kamaljeet Sinha

12. Metamorphosis of Sampath in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
-Kamaljeet Sinha

13. An Analysis of the Themes of Inferiority Complex and Indians' Inordinate Fascination for the West in Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss
-Nidhi Mehta
Index

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- Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy

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Contributors

8. Alka Agrawal: A Poetess and Associate Professor, Department of English, NKBMG PG College, Chandausi, UP.

9. Richa Tripathi: A Poetess and Assistant Professor of English, Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities, Galgotia College of Engineering and Technology, Noida, UP.

10. Vinay Kumar Dubey: A Poet and a Research Scholar, Department of English, Mewar University, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan.

11. Anant kumar: A Poet and a Research Scholar, Department of English, Patna University, Patna, Bihar.
12. Madhulika Raj Singh: A Poetess living at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.

13. K R Lakshminarayanan: Former Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Pennalur, Sriperumbudur, Thamizhnadu -602 105.

14. Monika: A Poetess, SRM University, NCR Campus, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, UP.

15. R. Janaky: A Poetess living at Vadodara in Gujarat.

16. D. Ravi Kumar: A Poet, Senior English Teacher, Ida Scudder School, Vellore and PhD Research Scholar, VIT University, Vellore.

17. Dr. Murlikrishnan TR: A Poet and Associate Professor of English, M.E.S College, Marampally, Aluva, Ernakulam (Dist.), Kerala.

18. Dalvir Singh Gahlawat: A Poet and Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police.

19. Rajender Singh: A Poet and Assistant Professor of English, Govt. P.G. College Jind, Haryana.

20. Dr. Arti kumara: A Poetess and Assistant Teacher of English, Zila School, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

21. Tarun Kumar Yadav ‘Taruvar’: A Poet and Research Scholar, Department of English, LN Mithila University, Darbhanga, Bihar.

22. Dr. Rajnish Mishra: Ghaziabad, UP

23. Dr. Veena Yadava: A Poetess and Assistant Professor of English, Govt. College, Nahar, Rewari, Haryana.

24. Prof. Kum Kum Ray: A Poetess and Director, Amity School of Languages, Amity University, Lucknow Campus, Uttar Pradesh.

25. Nikhil Joshi: Anand, Gujarat.

26. Vivekanand Jha
27. Shyamolima Saikia: A Poet living at Borpukhuripar, Dibrugarh in Assam.

28. Ankita Khanna:
29. Barathi S: A Poet living in Erode, Tamil Nadu.

30. Dr. Harmik Vaishnav: Ahmedabad, Gujrat.

31. Veerendra Kumar Mishra: New Delhi
32. Dr. Daisy: Sonipat, Haryana.

33. Lokesh Roy: A Poet living in Cuttack, Orissa.

34. Dr. Stanley M. Stephen: Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

35. Sangeeta Mahesh: Moradabad, UP.

36. Vandana Rajoriya: Madhya Pradesh.
37. Abhinandan Bassi: Punjab.

38. Dr. Rashmi Mehta: Ahmedabad, Gujrat.

39. Jean Dsouza: A Poet and Associate Professor of English, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

40. Arya Bharti
41. Dr. Ulka S. Wadekar: Amravati, Maharashtra.

42. Kajal Sharma: Alwar.

43. Ketan Bagga: Bhiwani, Haryana.

44. Lekha Roy: Noida, UP.

45. Dr. Rajesh Ranjan: New Delhi.

46. Dr. Mahesh Kumar Dey: Surat, Gujarat.

47. Dr. Upendra Gami: Ghaziabad, UP.

48. Dr J. Jenitha: Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.

49. Sony Dalia is the pseudonym of T. Sai Chandra Mouli, a poet living in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

50. Dr. Tribhuwan Kumar: Modinagar, Ghaziabad, UP.

51. Dr. Binod Mishra: Patna, Bihar.

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Contents

1. Devotional Literature of India: A Critical Study of the Poetry of Kabirdas, Tulsidas and Meerabai
–Vijay Kumar Roy

2. The Bhagwadgita and the Poetry of WB Yeats: A Study in Influence
-Satendra Kumar

3. Matrix of Life and Shankaracharya’s Vivekacuramani: A Prismatic Construal
-Rashi Sharma

4. Apostles of Truth: Donne and Kabir
-Jai Shankar Jha

5. Kabirdas: A Poet of All Time
-Arti Kumari

6. Kabir and His Mysticism
-Rajesh Ranjan

7. Metaphysical Poetry and the Metaphysics of Poetry in John Donne and Kabir
-Veerendra Kumar Mishra and Anurag Kumar

8. Sant Kabir’s Poetry: The Quintessence of Life
-Ulka S. Wadekar

9. Spiritual Thought in Tulsi Das’s The Sri Ramcharitmanas
-Sudista Prasad Singh

10. Mirabai: Saint, Singer and Seeker
-S. Ahmad Raza Abidi

11. Sant Tukaram: A Paragon of Altruism
-Ulka S. Wadekar

12. Akkamahadevi: A Saga of Spirituality and Mystic Thought
-Ramesh P. Chavan

13. From Darkness to Light: Spiritual Reverberations in the Poetry of Vivekananda
-Sanjeev Kumar

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New Delhi: Alfa Publications Contact: alfapublications@gmail.com Ph: +91-11-23275092, 2013

Contents
Preface
List of Contributors
1. Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan: A Script Written in Blood
-T. Sasikanth Reddy

9. Perils of Nature’: Re-reading Amitava Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide
-Antara Saha

10. Linguistic Resistance in Sea of Poppies
-Kruti Trivedi

11. Power of Relationship’s in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things and Shobhaa De’s S’s Secret
-Manish Shrivastava & Kamaljeet Sinha

12. Metamorphosis of Sampath in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
-Kamaljeet Sinha

13. An Analysis of the Themes of Inferiority Complex and Indians' Inordinate Fascination for the West in Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss
-Nidhi Mehta
Index

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New Delhi: Adhyayan Publishers Email: adhyayanpublishers@yahoo.com, 2010

The book is a study of John Keats' poetry and an attempt has been made to harmonize it in Indian ... more The book is a study of John Keats' poetry and an attempt has been made to harmonize it in Indian context.

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New Delhi: Alfa Publications Email: alfapublications@gmail.com Ph: +91-11-23275092, 2015

Post-Independence Indian Poetry in English: New Experimentation presents detailed discussions on ... more Post-Independence Indian Poetry in English: New Experimentation presents detailed discussions on the poetry of celebrated poets like Nissim Ezekiel, Adil Jussawalla, A.K. Ramanujan, R. Parthasarathy, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Keki N. Daruwalla, Shiv K. Kumar, Jayanta Mahapatra, Kamala Das, Niranjan Mohanty, Saleem Peeradina, Syed Ameeruddin, Agha Shahid Ali, and the poetry of the rising contemporary poets: P.C.K. Prem, N.P. Singh, O.P. Arora, Murali Sivaramakrishnan, Ratan Bhattacharjee, Ranu Uniyal, Jaydeep Sarangi, Santanu Halder, Deepika Srivastava, D.C. Chambial, A.N. Dwivedi, K.V. Dominic, Arbind Kumar Chaudhary, Susheel Kumar Sharma, Aju Mukhopadhyay, Vijay Kumar Roy, Vinita Agrawal, Sangeeta Mahesh and Nandini Sahu. The book covers a wide range of critical studies that can prove useful to teachers, researchers and general readers interested in exploring modern Indian poetry in English.
Contents

Preface
List of contributors

The Evil and Pain in Nissim Ezekiel’s ‘Night of the Scorpion’
-Ramesh P. Chavan
Family and Nation in A.K. Ramanujan’s Poetry: A Study
-Abhinandan Malas
Translation and Migration: A Study of the Poetry of A.K. Ramanujan
-Raghvendra Mohan Tripathi
Holding up the Mirror: Mahapatra, Parthasarathy, Daruwalla and Kamala Das as Reflectors of the Indian Consciousness in their Poetry
-Deblina Sarkar
Kamala Das – A Rebellious Poetess
-S. Somasundari Latha
Damned for Difference: Rereading Kamala Das's Critique of Racism
-Amit Bhattacharya
Social Realism in Modern Indian English Poetry
-Syed Ahmad Raza Abidi
Derridean Deconstruction in Niranjan Mohanty’s Prayers to Lord Jagannath
-Santosh Kumar Padhy
The Poetry of Agha Shahid Ali: Mixing Memory and Desire
- Syed Ahmad Raza Abidi
Flashes from the Latest Talents in Fleeting Time: Ranu Uniyal, Jaydeep Sarangi and Santanu Halder
-Aju Mukhopadhyay
The Poetry of Syed Ameeruddin: A Critical Study
-Bhaskar Roy Barman
A Critical Study of the Poetry of Deepika Srivastava
-Syed Ahmad Raza Abidi
Significant Poetic Voices of Contemporary Indian English Poets
-Syed Ahmad Raza Abidi
Kaleidoscopic Views of Life in the Poetry of Five Contemporary Indian English Poets
(P. C. K. Prem, N. P. Singh, O. P. Arora, Murali Sivaramakrishnan and Ratan Bhattacharjee)
-Aju Mukhopadhyay
Contrast between Man and Nature in Aju Mukhopadhyay’s Poetry
-Manoj Kumar Pathak & Robert Francis Harle
Vijay Kumar Roy: An Educationist and Poet
-Aju Mukhopadhyay
Alluring Visitations: The Poetry of Vijay Kumar Roy
-Santosh Kumar Padhy
The Poetry of Vijay Kumar Roy: A Critical Overview
-Syed Ahmad Raza Abidi
A Study of Pathos and Compassion in the Poetry of Vinita Agrawal
-Aju Mukhopadhyay
Social Sensibility in Sangeeta Mahesh’s Ocean of Thoughts: Poems About Social Issues and Human Values
-Nirmal Sharma

Subaltern Study in Nandini Sahu’s Sukamaa and Other Poems
-Santosh Kumar Padhy

Index

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New Delhi: Alfa Publications Email: alfapublications@gmail.com Ph: +91-11-23275092, 2012

“English has become the world’s way of communicating internationally and inter-culturally just as... more “English has become the world’s way of communicating internationally and inter-culturally just as the Christian Calendar is the world’s way of tracking time and as the Indo-Arabic numbers are the world’s way of counting.” So the importance of the English language is inevitable. The traditional methods of teaching can’t suffice in present globalised and competitive world. Teaching of English: New Dimensions contains twenty five research papers on new aspects of teaching English from primary to college levels. Each paper deals with innovative approaches and methods which can prove better for effective language teaching.
The papers deal with the importance and need of Computer Assisted Language Lab (CALL) in teaching English, the impact of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) on English language learning, importance of Phonetics in teaching/learning English, teaching English through language games and flash cards, teaching language through literature, online learning, and how to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
Besides the above areas of ELT some papers deal with professional proficiency and effective communication skills which are essential tools for success in job interviews.

Contents

Preface
List of Contributors

1. Teaching ESL through CALL
S. Zahira Banu

2. Teaching English in Rural Areas Using Flash Cards
B. Zulaiha

3. Aspects of Cross Cultural Communication
Archana Parashar

4. General Techniques of Teaching English as a Second Language at Primary Level
Sandip Pandurangrao Chavan

5. How to Teach the Second Language?
Satendra Kumar

6. English Language Teaching: A Maze!
Bharat Pratap Patil

7. Second Language Acquisition: With Special Reference to Technical Students
Jyoti Sardana

8. Importance of English Language Teaching and Effective Communication Skills at Engineering College Level: Problems and Remedial Measures
Arabati Pradeep Kumar

9. Aspects of Second Language Learning
Bhavesh Chandra Pandey

10. Methods of Teaching English in India
Vandana Rajoriya
11. The Process of Language Understanding: Making Sense of Nonce Sense
Tushti Sharma

12. Place of Listening and Speaking Skills in English Language Curricula
Mohan Lal Mahto

13. Perspectives on Pronunciation in an ESL Class
Sophia Jaychandran

14. Efficient Reading: A Proficient Reading
Neeti Nehru & Anjali Srivastava

15. Aspects of Learner Autonomy and the Role of English Teacher in Promoting Them
Mohammad Shaukat Ansari

16. Communication Skills: As Essential Tools in the Era of Globalisation
Archana Bhattacharjee

17. Communication Skills as Prerequisites for Job
Dalvir Singh Gahlawat & Sudhir Narayan Singh

18. India: Politics and the English Language
Ramesh P. Chavan

19. Vivekananda’s Kali the Mother: A Stylistic Interpretation
Susanta Kumar Bardhan & Prashant Mishra

20. Teaching of English through a Novel of Toni Morrison
CL Shilaja

21. English in the World Today
Kavita Tyagi & Ashu Tomar
22. Professional Proficiency and Pioneering Practices in English Classroom
V. Sunitha

23. The Need and Importance of Communication Skills to the Engineering Students: A Study in Context of Bihar
Tribhuwan Kumar

24. The Impact of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) on English Language Learning
P. Madhurima Reddy

25. English Language Teaching In India: Problems and Strategies
Smita Jha

26. Teaching English with Technology
Vijay Kumar Roy

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Journal for Educators, Teachers and Trainers, 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze and research language acquisition strategies on high-achi... more The purpose of this study is to analyze and research language acquisition strategies on high-achieving secondary level students, focusing on the types of strategies that are frequently used in learning, in order to incorporate them into the language learning process and achieve successful learning. In this study, 50 high-achieving secondary level students at the Secondary School level in Uttar Pradesh, India were chosen. A qualitative technique with descriptive analysis was used. The Stratified Random Sampling Technique was used to choose the sample for this study, which took into account students' test scores and language teacher recommendations. Interviews, questionnaires, and documentation were used to gather data for this study. In high-achieving students, indirect tactics such as metacognitive strategy (48.1%) and Cognitive strategy (42.6%) dominated language acquisition strategies, according to the findings of this study. It directs that high-achieving students can master language acquisition strategies by managing their time well, giving attention to activities for language learning, enrolling in appropriate course, and managing appropriate leaning environment with friends and family. Social strategy (41.4%), emotive (28.5%), and memory (27.4%) are the next most popular tactics.

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Akshara , 2018

Akshara, Number 10 consists of 7 critical articles, 1 short story and 4 poems. Six of the critica... more Akshara, Number 10 consists of 7 critical articles, 1 short story and 4 poems. Six of the critical articles are connected with fiction and short stories and one is connected with poetry.
The very first article “Exoticism as Evasion in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Queen of Dreams” by Dr. Richa Bhardwaj, is, in fact, a solid critique of this novel. But at the same time the author successfully delineates how the alternation of the familiar and the unfamiliar, reality and magic realism lends an aura of charm to the otherwise ordinary narrative of this novel. Dr. Richa establishes that it is mostly this that has garnered the author some positive recommendations and the attention of the western and diaspora readership.
The second article by Dr. Arti Kumari is entitled “Divorce: A Brutal Settlement in Nayantara Sahgal’s The Day in Shadow”. Dr. Arti deals with the psychological, financial and other existential problems which a woman faces as a part of her punishment for leaving her husband. Although the woman character in Nayantara Sahgal’s The Day in Shadow is an intelligent, sensitive and self-conscious, the author has depicted how shrewdly she is trapped in a brutal divorce settlement in this novel, just to show that a woman can be easily used by man for his convenience.
The third article is “An Ecocritical Study of R. K. Narayan’s The Guide” by Dr. Rabindra Das. This paper offers a very deft analysis of R. K. Narayan’s masterpiece. It explores harmonious relationship between literature and physical environment. The author draws out how throughout the novel there is great harmony between the living and non-living things to establish healthy ecosystem on the earth. Here nature means the whole of the physical environment consisting of the human and non-human. It is very important to delineate ecological consciousness, humanity, love for nature, and sympathy for all creatures on the earth. The article highlights clearly how the forests, lakes, rivers, mountains, fishes, snakes and even the wild animals are essential to maintain the ecological balance.
The fourth paper by Dr. Pankaj Kumar ‘Niraj’ entitled “Frustration, Ignorance and Suffering of Women in Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable” is an analysis of the narrative voices which are the real orientation of the novel. Through this novel Anand wants to express something representative of the Indian society. The paper also sheds lights on Anand’s pervasive themes as the caste system, the class structure, religion, education and the status of women in the Indian contexts.
Dr. Shailja has striven to highlight the intricacies of passing through various stages of total isolation in her article, “The Element of Isolation in R. P. Jhabvala’s Out of India”, by analyzing the life situations of different characters of the short stories coming under the purview of this paper. The author successfully elucidates how Jhabvala’s stories leave a stirring and striking effect in the minds of the reader by presenting the realistic characters and conditions in a beautifully crafted manner. An attempt is made also to understand and reflect on the hidden part of the stories as well along with the mainline stories. The discussion revolves round the stories, “The Widow”, “Rose Petals”, “An Experience of India” and “The Man With the Dog” in the main, while the elements of isolation found in other stories like “Bombay”, “A Spiritual Call”, “In the Mountain”, “Desecration” and “The Housewife” also are highlighted.
The sixth article is connected with poetry. Entitled “The Inextinguishable Flames of Femininity – Scanning the Shade Card of Passions in Abha Iyengar’s Poetic Collection, Yearnings”, this article by Dr. Ira Jha renders full laurels to skills of the new generation poetess Ms. Abha Iyengar. Her Yearnings (2010) is a collection of poems loaded with passion, love and desire. The author clearly delineates how, every word, every syllable of the poems in this collection creates ripple of passionate emotions in the reader’s heart. A typical kind of intimacy is established between the writer and every individual reader. The intense sentiment with which Ms. Iyengar has penned every poem in Yearnings is self-illuminating, and it dyes us, the readers in its own hue. Special focus is given to the aspect of femininity.
In the seventh article Dr. Nivedita Sinha has expounded the importance of the birth city of Thomas Hardy, as is evident from the title of the article: “Role of Wessex in the novels of Thomas Hardy”. The author clearly brings home the role of Wessex in shaping Hardy’s tragic vision. She cleverly exposes Hardy to be a poet and novelist of tender heart, and hence bound to echo its impact with strong sense of animation. The rural district, with its hills and valleys appears to be a living character, controlling the feelings and emotions. Any attempt to deviate from the hidden, geological effect, results in tragedy or suffering of its inhabitants. That is to say, Hardy’s Wessex is tragedy incarnate. Apart from some other factors of his tragic vision, Wessex is fundamental force, responsible for suffering of his characters.
The short story entitled “Kaki – My Archangel” by Prof. Zafar Khan is a story of student life that is full of new experiences and financial crisis. In the poetry section there are poems entitled “Is It Possible?” by Dr. Ira Jha, “Father” and “True Life” by Dr. Kawaljeet Kaur, and “Shattered World” by Dr. Shobha Diwakar.

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Devotion is ‘deep strong love’ for something. In literature, it connotes religious or spiritual n... more Devotion is ‘deep strong love’ for something. In literature, it
connotes religious or spiritual nature. India has been known for her rich devotional literature. The Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Ramayana and Mahabharata have given India a unique identity in the world. Spiritual poets of India have influenced the poets, seers and philosophers of the whole world. They taught us the concept of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam (the whole world is one family) and designated India as Jagadguru (teacher of the world). Vidyapati, Meerabai, Kabirdas, Tulsidas, Surdas, Tukaram, Sri Chaitanya, Chandidas, Adi Shankaracharya established our spiritual tradition and strengthened devotional literature of India. Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo, Sarojini Naidu and Paramhansa Yogananda spread India’s spiritual message to the world.

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The growth, development and external influences on the language make history of the language. The... more The growth, development and external influences on the language
make history of the language. The English language has passed through
several phases of external influences that have resulted in loan words
in it. To understand it better historians have divided it into three periods:
Old, Middle and Modern English periods. Not only this, there has been
variation in the spoken form of English in England itself, besides change
in spelling and pronunciation in the course of time. So it is difficult to
say what Standard English is. But for the sake of considering a
Standard, we follow Received Pronunciation as the Standard form.
Being an international language of education, business, diplomacy,
science and technology, English enjoys a privileged position in the
curriculum framework. In fact, it had been the language of the ruling
class for centuries along with the language of administration and of
law-courts. Consequently it is known as a major window to the modern
world and the most important and suitable link language. Today English
has become an important library language as well as the language of
the Internet.

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Beauty is the manifestation of God. It develops an impulse of love, and to love beauty is to love... more Beauty is the manifestation of God. It develops an impulse of love, and to love beauty is to love God, the Creator of
the universe. Beauty is comprehended through senses, and sensuous values develop spiritual consciousness. The
awareness of Beauty is acquisition of Truth that is Beneficial or the cause for Welfare. Keats was a worshiper of
beauty. “He loved the principle of beauty in all things.” Primarily he was considered a poet of sensuous beauty but a
thorough study of his poetry and letters reveals that his conception of beauty was holistic and transcendental, being
closer to the Indian concept summed up in the expression- Satyam Shivam Sundaram. The present paper is a critical
study of Keats’ mysticism of beauty in the lines of Indian views. The attempt has been made to go through some of
the relevant Indian religious texts to prop up Keats’ belief and present the veracity of Keats which has remained
dormant in the oblivion of time.

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Human beings always love their freedom like birds. When it is limited by some people in the famil... more Human beings always love their freedom like birds. When it is limited by some people in the family, particularly in the case of female, it leads to frustration. Consequently women start to feel neglected alone and don’t find themselves quite fit or comfortable in their present circumstances, even among their own people. They expect attention, love and care from their close people. But the failure of their attempt compels them to search for their own identity that has been lost taking on different roles imposed upon them by the family and society. At the result, they easily become victim of tension, worries, disappointment, anxiety, anger, indignation, depression and alienation. Consequently they take resort to retrospection. Anita Desai, through her women characters, explores all aspects of socio and psycho elements in her novels where retrospection plays a great role of a soothing balm.

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Dalit literature is the saga of resistance against the hegemony of Brahmanic literature which pre... more Dalit literature is the saga of resistance against the hegemony of Brahmanic literature which pretends to be omniscient and all-encompassing while presenting a narrow, one sided, twisted and biased view of reality. Society is changing. So it is obvious that the role of literature and expression must be changed accordingly. An inferiority complex attached with ‘being Dalit’ is reduced considerably. It is time taking process and will go with time. So it is essential that our approach towards Dalit literature must be changed. There is a drastic change in dalit consciousness in last decades. The depressed consciousness of dalits is changing. It is replaced by asserting themselves in every field. Dalits, who were practically invisible from socio-political arena, are making their presence everywhere. They are giving their contribution to society. So our literature must encompass the changing role of dalits. In the present paper we propose the concept New Dalitism as a changed way of expression in the current and emerging socio-political milieu. This is required to differentiate it with the previous approach. Contrary to the Dalitism which is to highlight the disabilities and difficulties and seek sympathy, Neo Dalitism is to question the very literature which justifies this caste hierarchy. It is to develop not only a healthy (not sympathy) image for dalit but an image of appreciation for the people who have been unjustly victimised over the centuries and endured it. It is not to artistically portray the sorrows, tribulations, slavery, degradation and poverty endured by Dalits, but question them and rewrite them from dalit points of view. It is critically examining and pointing out the flaws on the basis of which this caste system is based.

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Ars Artium is a refereed research journal that aims at providing an international forum for disse... more Ars Artium is a refereed research journal that aims at providing an international forum for dissemination of knowledge through scholarly and critical articles of broader significance covering a wide range of authors and literary texts in English along with literary criticism, applied linguistics, and culture and society of global interest. It also accepts original poetry and reviews of recently published books. Contributions to the journal are open for all teachers, researchers, reviewers and creative writers. All submissions, following Guidelines for Authors should be emailed to the editor-in-chief. For format, please read some recently published papers. Please visit the website for more information (https://www.arsartium.org/).

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Call for papers, poems, short stories, book reviews and interviews for Akshara, vol. 16, 2024

Akshara is a refereed research journal of English literature and language that aims at providing ... more Akshara is a refereed research journal of English literature and language that aims at providing an international forum for dissemination of knowledge through scholarly and critical articles on a wide range of authors and literary texts in English along with literary criticism and applied linguistics. It also accepts original short stories, poems, interviews, and reviews of recently published books. Contributions to the journal are open for all teachers, researchers, reviewers and creative writers. All submissions, following Guidelines for Authors should be emailed to the editor-in-chief. For format, please read some recently published papers. Please visit the website for more information (https://www.waoar.org/akshara/).

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First Interview

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Reviewed by María Cristina Azcona

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Reviewed by Dr. S.A.R. Abidi

Indian Poetry in English is remarkably great. The conflict between tradition and modernity at var... more Indian Poetry in English is remarkably great. The conflict between tradition and modernity at various levels – social, cultural, familiar, national and cosmopolitan is well marked in the works of modern poets. It can be said about the modern Indian poetry in English that with every passing decade an increasing immediacy and heightened awareness of actual Indian experience is noticeable. Gradually with passing time the English language poetry became more Indianized in nature. It is discernible in works of modern Indian poets of English. The book under review is a collection of fourteen critical papers. It explores the works of modern Indian poets who are significant voices of our time.

For more books please visit: http://www.arsartium.org/Catalogues.html OR http://waoar.org/research-publications/books/

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Reviewed by Dr. Santosh Kumar Padhy

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Reviewed by Mrs. Patricia Prime

The rationale of Roy's collection of poems, we are told on the back cover is that Realm of Beauty... more The rationale of Roy's collection of poems, we are told on the back cover is that Realm of Beauty and Truth is a collection that covers the themes of beauty, truth, love, spirituality, patriotism, peace and universal brotherhood.

For more books please visit: http://www.arsartium.org/Catalogues.html OR http://waoar.org/research-publications/books/

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Reviewed by Mr. Pejman Masrouri

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Reviewed by Dr. Ajay Kumar Srivastava

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Reviewed by Dr. Bhaskar Roy Barman

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Reviewed by Dr. Bhaskar Roy Barman

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Reviewed by Dr. Tribhuwan Kumar

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Ars Artium, Vol. 11, 2023

This 11th volume presents ten articles on African literature, American literature, Indian English... more This 11th volume presents ten articles on African literature, American literature, Indian English literature, Comparative literature, Cultural studies, and literary criticism.
The first article by Promise Adiele is a study of Osofisan’s plays Morountodun (1982) and Once Upon Four Robbers (1991) using the Formalist theory. The second article by Leonard O. Onwuegbuche is a study of Festus Iyayi’s Violence (1979) and Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Devil On The Cross (1982) in the light of the challenges of African nations after their independence and the practical options to respond to the political system to come out from the clutches of ‘neocolonialism’. The third article is a textual analysis of J. M. Coetzee’s Age of Iron (1990) in which Evelyn Nwachukwu Urama exposes post-apartheid violence that made both the white and the black South Africans its victims. She proposes African traditional and cultural values of brotherhood and mutual co-existence in order to eradicate racism and establish a sense of security in society. The fourth article by Ram Sebak Thakur is a study of spiritual journey in Raja Rao’s The Cat and Shakespeare (1965). He digs out Ramanujacharya’s mystical concept of bhakti and prapatti in this novel. The fifth article by Mahdieh Kheradmand explores the concept of daydreaming along with its offshoots and positive and negative results as depicted in Seanan McGuire’s Every Heart a Door Way (2016). The sixth article by Robert Obioha is a postcolonial reading of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus (2003). The seventh paper deals with Existential standpoint in the Bhagavad Gita in which Manidip Chakraborty explores action-inaction and Nishkam Karma of Arjun, and decodes the universal messages of this scripture meant for the humanity. The eighth article by Kola Eke and Edafe Mukoro is a comparative study of the poetry of John Keats and Tanure Ojaide in which they project ‘imaginative brilliance’ of the poets and ‘Romantic significance’ of their poetry. The ninth article by Abdulrahim P. Vijapur is a socio-cultural study of contemporary India in relation to its past. In his comparative study he examines the medieval and present-day socio-religious discourse of India in the light of its secular traditions and communal harmony for which this land has been known for. The tenth article by Susheel Kumar Sharma is a comprehensive study of the education system of India from the earliest period to the present. He also examines how the education of colonial India was affected by alien minds and now the contemporary India aspires to transform it through New Education Policy (NEP-2020) based on ‘Indian culture and ethics’.

There are seven poems by three poets – Dharmpal Mahendra Jain, Evelyn Nwachukwu Urama and Zafar Khan, and four book reviews by B. Mangalam, R. K. Singh, Pradeep Kumar, and Kanchan Yadav.

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Ars Artium, Vol. 10, 2022

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Ars Artium, 2021

This 9th volume offers ten research articles, twenty five poems, and three reviews of recently pu... more This 9th volume offers ten research articles, twenty five poems, and three reviews of recently published books.

CONTENTS
Saying ‘No’ to Yielding to a Compromised Culture and Identity: The Works of Amos Tutuola, Chinua Achebe and Fikre Marcos Desta
Chiramel Paul Jose

Beckoning of Lost Eden: Use of Myth in A. D. Hope and Temsula Ao
Arun Kumar Mukhopadhyay

Representation of Women in Ama Ata Aidoo’s Selected Literary Works: A Feminist Study
Rimpi Sonowal

When the Subaltern Speaks: A Study of Mahasweta Devi’s “Kunti and Nishadin”
Nandini C. Sen

Predicament of the Marginalised in Select Short Stories of Mulk Raj Anand
Mohan Lal Mahto

Affect, Embodiment and Artificial Intelligence in Spike Jonze’s Her
Swapna Roy

Are We Prepared to Teach English in a Digital Age?
Gopal Prasad Pandey

An Investigation into Ecolinguistics Representation in Iranian EFL High School English Textbooks

Alireza Faramarzi and Kamran Janfeshan
Booker T. Washington’s Thoughts on Education and Their Relevance in

Contemporary Educational System in India
Dnyandev Namdev More

Social Insight, Stigma and Social Suffering in Contemporary Society: Insights from Regional Tuberculosis Centre, Pokhara, Nepal
Prakash Upadhyay

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Ars Artium, 2020

The eighth volume of Ars Artium offers research papers entitled "Gender Exploitation in Igboland:... more The eighth volume of Ars Artium offers research papers entitled "Gender Exploitation in Igboland: Exploring Stories from Lejja Omaba Chant and Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie” by Uchechukwu Evelyn MADU; "Hyphenated Identities in M. G. Vassanji’s The In-Between World of Vikram Lall” by Krupa Sophia Jeyachandran and Urvashi Kaushal; “Dealing with Monstrous Identities in Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad” by Somedutta Mukherjee; “The Conflict Between Traditional and Modern Awareness in Anita Desai’s Voices in the City” by Vinay Kumar Dubey; “Greek Oedipus’ ‘Story and the Ethiopian Skendes’ Story” by Chiramel Paul Jose; and “Ecofeminism in Indian Fiction: A Select Study” by V. Pala Prasada Rao, Palepu Srinivas and Ganta Srinivasulu.
There are also two book reviews by Toni Matthias Mey, and poems by Neal Whitman, Rachelly (Chelly) Abraham-Eitan, Sushri Sangita Mishra, Paramita Mukherjee Mullick, Rumki Basu, Rumna Mitra Lala, P. Malathy, and Ashok Bhargava.

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The present volume of Akshara has 11 research articles, five poems, one short story and two book ... more The present volume of Akshara has 11 research articles, five poems, one short story and two book reviews. The first article by Chandrima Sen is a study of nation and self in the select poems of Pradip Kumar Patra. She explores national consciousness as the background of Patra’s compositions that enables him to cherish the landscape, rural life, culture and cultural heritage of his land. For him national identity symbolizes his strength, and beliefs and myths grant him peace in crisis. The second article by Aghatoli Sema and Dayananda Pathak is a study of Easterine Kire’s novel Bitter Wormwood (2011). This article discovers the tribulations of Naga society caused by the catastrophe during the period of violence and conflict in Nagaland (1937) that enables a new identity spirit in the people as portrayed in the book. The third article by Monalisha Mandal and Mojibur Rahman explores the predicament of prostitutes and their complex social and psychological issues and challenges leading to “the agonies, trauma, misfortunes, and miseries” as presented in Benjamin Kwakye’s The Sun by Night (2005). The fourth article, a study of Festus Iyayi’s two novels – Violence (1979) and Heroes (1986) by Promise Adiele, presents social realism of Nigeria in the forms of poverty, exploitation, and failure of the government in order to awaken the people for the sake of reforms in all directions for a just society. In the fifth article, B. Saikrishnaa evaluates sexual slavery of “the weaker sex” (‘comfort women’) in the light of Foucauldian analysis. The sixth article by Saroj Kumar is a study of Suniti Namjoshi’s The Blue Donkey Fables (1988) in which the author examines the status of LGBTIQA+ in society and how they are “marginalized, subordinated and insulted.” In the seventh article, based on The Color Purple (1982) by Alice Walker, Tannya explores the effects of patriarchal dominance and brutality on women, and rise of individuality among them due to their solidarity. The eighth article by Deeti Gupta is a study of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999) by Stephen Chbosky in light of trauma theory along with psychoanalysis, gender theory and queer theory. She examines childhood trauma and the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on adolescent and adult relationships. The ninth article by Areeba Shabbir and Manish Kumar is a study of ‘Computer Assisted Language Assessment’ (CALA). They offer assessment tools suitable for learning and teaching English. The tenth article by Edafe Mukoro is an exploration of the poetry of Tony Afejuku on Robert Sternberg’s “A Triangular Theory of Love”. The eleventh article by Susheel Kumar Sharma examines the historical aspects of Indian English Literature – its nomenclature, development and resultant interference, along with its relation with diasporic literature, coming close to neocolonization, and other emerging issues pertinent to national interest.

Two poems by Dharmpal Mahendra Jain, three poems by Usha Akella, one short story by Susheel Kumar Sharma, and one book review each by Krishna Gopal Srivastava and Suresh Chandra Verma form the next parts of this volume.

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Akshara, vol. 14, 2022

ARTICLES 1. Excavating Stories of Indo-Caribbean Women from a Self-Curated Family Album by Prabha... more ARTICLES
1. Excavating Stories of Indo-Caribbean Women from a Self-Curated Family Album by Prabha Jerrybandan
2. Intellect: An Antithesis to Realism in Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Ira
3. Recapturing Reality as an Influence of the Supernatural in Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo's "Waiting for Master" by Akanegbu Chikamnene Onyinye
4. The Dramatic Monologue: Form, Development and Manifestations - From Wordsworth to Browning by Maitri Verma
5. Imagining Prison Spaces: A Spatial Reading of The Shawshank Redemption by Anish Mundra
6. Framing the Magic Realism: A Study of the Film Adaptation of Beloved by Ankita Taneja
7. Active Imagination and Shadow in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by Mahdieh Kheradmand
8. Interpreting Relationship between Indian People's Theatre Association and Bengal Famine: Censorship and the Politics of Denial by Syeda Mohaddesa Zaidi
9. Critiquing Mouse House: An Analysis of Body, Gender and Culture in Select Disney Movies by Sreelakshmi Renjith
10. Maslow's Theory and Achebe's Things Fall Apart by Kola Eke & Edafe Mukoro
11. Redefining and Reinvestigating the Notion of Female Freedom and Power: Manju Kapur’s The Immigrant and Custody by Namita

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Akshara, vol. 13, 2021

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Teaching of English: New Dimensions, edited by Vijay Kumar Roy, 2012

“English has become the world’s way of communicating internationally and inter-culturally just as... more “English has become the world’s way of communicating internationally and inter-culturally just as the Christian Calendar is the world’s way of tracking time and as the Indo-Arabic numbers are the world’s way of counting” (N Krishna Swami). So with development of science and technology, we need development in teaching methods of English too. For a developing nation, like India needs competent workforce equipped with technical skills as well as communication skills. One is complement of another. Today we see the parents, teachers as well as educational system paying more attention to technical and professional degrees and ignoring language and literature. While studying for any degree and diploma, language is overlooked. They don’t realise that technical and professional degrees make students applicable for the job but communication skills make them qualify in the interviews.

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The Myriad Hues of Ranjana Sharan's Poetry edited by Farzana Ali, Authorspress, New Delhi, 2021, 2021

The Purple Jacaranda and Other Poems is a collection of 53 poems by Dr. Ranjana Sharan Sinha. It ... more The Purple Jacaranda and Other Poems is a collection of 53 poems by Dr. Ranjana Sharan Sinha. It begins with an excellent “Preface” with a brief history of written poetry “Dating back 4300 years” as “the most ancient record of human literature” (7). She discusses the epics of Homer, and comes to Aristotle, Milton, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, and T. S. Eliot to give the background information of poetry. It helps the readers to remind of the evolution of poetry in “oral tradition” that has “a strong grip on human cognition and emotion” (7).

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The Social, Cultural and Spiritual Dimensions of Modern Indian Poetry in English, edited by VK Roy, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, 2017

RK Singh is one of the remarkable and prolific post-Independent Indian English poets credited wit... more RK Singh is one of the remarkable and prolific post-Independent Indian English poets credited with more than fifteen collections of poems besides his numerous other publications. There are various aspects of his poetry that draw attention of the readers but the most important of them are social and spiritual ones. On the one hand we find his poetry as a social criticism, but on the other hand we find it imbued with spiritual experience which has not been explored at large. The present study focuses on the fusion of social and spiritual elements in his poetry.

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Comparative Literature: Critical Responses, edited by Tribhuwan Kumar and Vijay Kumar Roy, 2014

Padmashri Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi is a famous name in Hindi Literature. Having more than four hund... more Padmashri Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi is a famous name in Hindi Literature. Having more than four hundred books to his credit, he is the only author in India who was conferred Padmashri award in 1990 by the then President of India for his contribution to two literatures- Hindi and English. Besides his twenty poetry collections in Hindi, and White Darkness (a collection of poems in English), he has edited the Encyclopaedia Indica (200 Volumes), Encyclopaedia of Humanities and Social Sciences (50 Volumes), Encyclopaedia of Indian Tribes (12 Volumes), and a number of other books on Social Sciences. He is best known for Agnisagar (1989) (an epic poem). Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Sumitranandan Pant, Maithilisharan Gupt, Sohanlal Dwivedi, Harivanshray Bachchan, Prabhakar Machve, Bhawani Prasad Mishra, Ramdarash Mishra, Raj Kumar Varma all (Hindi poets) have appreciated Shashi’s poetry. Shashi’s poetry deals with the complexity of modern age and a transition of human existence.
Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar is one of the post Independent Indian poets who has 11 collections of poems in English. His poetry also reflects the vivid scenes of modern age where love, peace, brotherhood and struggle for equality play prominent roles for survival of humanity. His Poems: For Human Dignity, a collection of 215 poems, can be studied on the lines of Shashi’s poems.
The poetry of Shyam Singh Shashi and Mahendra Bhatnagar seeks tranquility and prosperity in life. Their poetry reflects the complexity of human life where the old order of love, brotherhood and patriotism gets altered by immorality and disquietude. Dissatisfaction is the root cause for such transformation. It causes social unrest and distances one from morality and ethical values. Lack of personal, social and moral values, a society is not worth living. To compensate the falling of good values, India’s changing cultural and traditional characteristics need to be evaluated.

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Psycho-Socio Analysis of Indian Police System, edited by Dalvir Singh Gahlawat, 2014

There are three pillars of democracy: Legislative, Executive and Judiciary. Media is termed as t... more There are three pillars of democracy: Legislative, Executive and
Judiciary. Media is termed as the fourth pillar. In a country like India, which is a "Sovereign socialist secular democratic republic", the role and responsibilities of all the pillars of democracy are of prime importance. The awareness of rights and democratic spirit in a changing scenario have revolutionized the minds of people resulting in agitation against the government and increase of demands for public welfare. Having powers of making and amending laws, the union legislature is observed confronted with the people's voice. The massive agitations of civil society against corruption are the best examples that shook the
government in 2011-12.
This paper is an exploration of democratic values and professional values and the place of the Indian police who are responsible to keep a balance between both kinds of values in a democratic country.

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Explorations in Aesthetics, edited by Alka Rastogi, 2012

India has a long tradition of critical discussion right since the Vedas and the Upanishads. Vario... more India has a long tradition of critical discussion right since the Vedas and the Upanishads. Various Vedic texts confirm that the poets were seers or sages and in some cases they were even addressed as gods. For example, Ganapati, the foremost of gods, was addressed as the poets’ poet (Kavim Kavinam). A human being could become a poet only in the sense that at certain heightened moments, he acquired the nature and status of a god. This could be possible only because the poet was a unique creature with unlimited vision and, at the time of creation, his words are charged with magical potency. Such an effect happens when poetry acquires the form of incantation. The poet was regarded as a creator or a maker because he could fashion or build something, which would not be repeated often – and at such rare moments, he embodied the principle of Delight. When a poet is regarded as a creator, it implies that he embodies the principle of delight and realises the importance of correct use of words, rhetoric and prosody. Thus the poet, as a creator, was regarded as Kavikratuh and in the capacity of providing delight, he was considered to be a master of melody and magic (Kavirhi Madhuhastayah). Again, a poet was regarded as a unique creature who visualized the principle of beauty in all things, was filed with utter ecstasy and through his creation he could raise or elevate the earth to the sublimity of heaven and establish the principle of joy everywhere.

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A Study in Stephen Gill’s Novel The Coexistence, edited by Shobha Diwakar and Olimpia Iacob, 2016

Stephen Gill, a celebrated Indo-Canadian poet and novelist, is one of the few scholars who write ... more Stephen Gill, a celebrated Indo-Canadian poet and novelist, is one of the few scholars who write in four languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. Though he has produced more than twenty books, he is best known for The Flame (2008), an epical poem; Shrine (1999), a collection of poems about peace; and The Coexistence (2011), a novel. This paper seeks to explore Gill's The Coexistence in the light of peace and universal brotherhood.

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Literature for Children: A Reader, edited by Sharad Rajimwale and Kalpana Purohit, 2011

Values are the most important part of education. In the modern age when technology has brought se... more Values are the most important part of education. In the modern age when technology has brought sea changes in every field, human beings are compared with machines. Materialism has changed the whole education system where importance of values is realised in every sector in order to bring peace and happiness in society. Present paper is a study of different kinds of values to be inculcated in students to make them good human beings.

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