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articles by Prakash Chandra Pradhan

Abstract: Orhan Pamuk combi... more Abstract:
Orhan Pamuk combines fiction, history and culture in his fictional imaginary to present his ideas and vision in reference to the past Ottoman Empire and critiques the contemporary transcultural situations and cultural heterogeneity of Turkish society. He has generated sustained interest among the readers and scholars across the globe. This paper explores his concerns for the cross-cultural conflicts, identity crisis, political turmoil and turbulent historical background of Turkey. Pamuk revisits the golden Ottoman Empire when cultures coexisted in harmony. He is disappointed to note the intolerance and the varied ethnic conflicts during the decline of the Ottoman Empire. Militant secularism and politicized Islam had affected the state considerably. Pamuk’s concerns are manifested in his texts which critique the cultural, political, and artistic scenario of the times. Drawing on the insights and precision of metafictionality, intertextuality, multiperspectivity, identity formation and fragmented consciousness from relevant postmodernist thinkers, such as Linda Hutcheon, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Jean Baudrillard, Michel Foucault and Jaques Derrida, the paper interprets Pamuk’s fiction to emphasize the significance of religious and cultural tolerance. A close reading of My Name is Red, The Black Book, The White Castle, The New Life and Snow reveals that he imbibes the rich cultural legacy of the Ottoman Empire and the diversity of Modern Turkish society thereby envisioning a transnational and multicultural society.
Key Words: postmodernism; transcultural; heterogeneity; identity; secularism; decentre; plurality

TJES, 2024

Relationship between literature and ecology has a long tradition. Scholars and researchers have o... more Relationship between literature and ecology has a long tradition. Scholars and researchers have often carried out studies to explore ecological concerns of the writers in literary texts. Nature is the source of our life. However, the mindless exploitation of the Earth for unlimited human needs is indeed a great threat to the planet as a whole. Humans should not think that they are the only creatures to live and dominate other biotic and ecological systems. Sustainable development can only bring peace to the environment and the humans though industrialization and modernization are also essential for a better society. Ecocriticism as a mode of study interprets the literary texts to explore the visions embedded in them. It draws on theoretical insights and precision of ethics, ecosophy, environmentalism, Anthropocene, Apocalypse, Deep ecology, and posthumanism for a worthwhile analysis and interpretation of literary texts. This paper is an effort to discuss a historical and conceptual understanding of ecocriticism, and how it can be a useful method of study of texts representing environmental issues. Ecocriticism is a tool for environmental discussion, designed to analyse the text’s orientation both to the world it imagines and to the world in which it takes shape. As far as the question of environment and sustainability is concerned, literature raises a lot of issues to determine the ecological problems of our society due to the faults in our knowledge systems and the prevalent traditions. In this paper, we have referred to the ideas and arguments of William Rueckert, Greg Garrard, Rachel Carson, Stewart Lee Udall, Lawrence Buell, Donald Worster, Ursula K. Heise, Paul Crutzen, Arne Naess, Barry Commoner, Aldo Leopold Rosi Braidotti, Cary Wolfe, Jonathan Bate, Neil Carter, Cheryll Glotfelty, Paul W. Taylor and so on to work out a conceptual framework for fruitful interpretation of literary texts.
Keywords: : Ecocriticism, Environmentalism, Deep Ecology, Anthropocene, Apocalypse, Posthumanism, Ecosophy, etc.

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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Cambridge publishers United Kingdom, 2024

Emerald Publishers, 2024

Abstract: The narration of the Nation in literature has drawn the attention of creative writers ... more Abstract:
The narration of the Nation in literature has drawn the attention of creative writers and scholars for a long time. Nation refers to a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture or language inhabiting a particular country. A Nation-state is a political unit where the state and nation are congruent. It is a more precise concept than a country since a country does not need to have a predominant group. The Nation-state is a territorially bounded sovereign, i.e., a state ruled in the name of a community of citizens who identify as a nation. Nationhood is the state of being a nation or a large group of people united by shared language, culture, or economic life. National identity is, therefore, not a unitary concept; it is relatively pluralistic. India is a nation where people of different religions, cultures, languages, castes, and communities live together. Old caste and clan boundaries cannot disappear. They are the people’s support systems. Within those boundaries, people are beginning to have a greater sense of themselves. Discourses on the Indian nation discuss the complex situations of the nation and its complex, pluralistic ideologies. Nationalism, a Western cultural formation, played a role in uniting diverse ethnic and racial groups. This paper deals with three components: the problematisation of the Discourse of Nation, the Emergence of Indian Fiction in English, and the Narration of Nation in some early novels during the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.

Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2024

As we know, the past is very important in our life. We cannot dismiss history, myth, orality, an... more As we know, the past is very important in our life. We cannot dismiss
history, myth, orality, and tradition as irrelevant in our lives in the
contemporary conditions where science and technology rule the roost. The
chapters included in the anthology discuss how all these elements are
significant for us, and show us the true value of our culture and tradition.
The ‘pastness of the past in the present’, can lead us to move in new
directions. The anthology has vividly illustrated the cultural and literary
traditions in India from North to South, and East to West. India is a nation
of cultural, linguistic, and social diversity. This diversity points to the
plurality in the discourses of history and tradition. Myth and orality are the
two vital components of these discourses that explain the diversity of
India. The myths of Saptamatrika, Rama, Shiva, Adam, and others in this
anthology show the infinite variety/versions of history and tradition in
India. These varieties have permeated Indian society and passed on to
future generations through orality. The oral narratives preserved the
history of the pre-literate society in an infinite variety of myths and
informed the common wisdom of society in India. This wisdom has
intermittently provided insight into all social, cultural, political, and
historic events. In the present century, the writers have revived India’s rich
mythological past to comprehend the development, potential, and nature of
issues and events of the concurrent times. They have revoked mythological
figures such as Rama, Shiva, and Draupadi to mark significant changes in
socio-cultural values, viewpoints, and belief systems. The contributors to
this anthology have evaluated the re-telling, re-presentation, and reconceptualization of the mythological characters and events in the present
context. In their evaluations, the authors of the chapters have addressed
diverse issues concerning myths to capture the meaningful transformations
that have taken place in Postcolonial India. At the center of the discourses
present in the anthology, God, divinity, and humanity have occupied the
dialectics of India’s relation with ethics, morality, politics, economy, and
aesthetics from ancient times to the present. We anticipate that the
anthology has presented a knowledge trove for the students, researchers,
and educators in the field of history, myth, and orality in India.

EMERALD PUBLISHERS , CHENNAI

ABSTRACT IS IN THE PAPER

Journal of The Odisha Association for English Studies, 2022

Teresian Jounal of English Studies, 2020

Litinfinite Journal, 2021

Diaspora as a concept has drawn the attention of the scholars for a long time. In recent times, t... more Diaspora as a concept has drawn the attention of the scholars for a long time. In recent times, the meaning of the term has been rethought because the earlier meaning of the term associated with homelessness has been reviewed. In the past, the diasporic community were living in a foreign country due to the compulsion of their economic needs. The origin of Indian diaspora traces back to the indenture system introduced by the Imperial regime of Great Britain in the early part of 19th century. Migration to different parts of the world by Indians for trade and commerce, of course, traces back to much earlier in history. The old Indian Diasporas were longing to come
back to their homeland because they felt that they were leading a life of deprivation and exploitation. However after independence, the new Diasporas have voluntarily chosen their condition of self-exile for a glamorous life in their chosen destinations. Often they also experience a sense of loss and anguish when they cherish the memory of their cultural roots. These new Diasporas aredifferentfrom the old as the latter long for intellectual freedom, secularism and liberty for their country. This paper is
therefore an attempt to understand a perspective of the old and new Diasporas with reference to select theoretical formulations.

TJES, 2024

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Cambridge publishers United Kingdom, 2024

Emerald Publishers, 2024

Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2024

EMERALD PUBLISHERS , CHENNAI

ABSTRACT IS IN THE PAPER

Journal of The Odisha Association for English Studies, 2022

Teresian Jounal of English Studies, 2020

Litinfinite Journal, 2021

RSC Advances, 2021

The present finding illuminates the physics of the formation of interfaces of metal based hetero-... more The present finding illuminates the physics of the formation of interfaces of metal based hetero-structures near layer continuous limit as an approach to develop high-efficiency W/B4C multilayer optics with varying periods at a fixed large layer pairs.

Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2011

Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) based Ultrasonic Transducers presents several advantages ... more Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) based Ultrasonic Transducers presents several advantages for some applications such as ease of array fabrication, unique thermal manipulation capabilities. Micromachining allows us to miniaturize device dimensions and produce capacitive transducers whose performance is comparable with their piezoelectric counterpart. Computer simulation has been widely used for MEMS based system. The main advantage of computer simulation is to provide design optimization by varying geometry, layer dimension and materials of the device without actual fabrication. This systematic approach can save time and cost of device fabrication and experimentation. In this work, a model of Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) is simulated in COVENTORWARE software. The solver is used to analyze the electrical current flow, voltage and heat and stress distribution in the device. The result is used to predict the temperature and stress as a function of the app...