Poetcrit- (An International Refereed Bi-Annual Journal of Literary Criticism & Contemporary Poetry)

Abstract
The present paper is devoted to a critical study of the pitiable plights and oppressions of the downtrodden and the deserted in the plays of Bhikhari Thakur, a great Bhojpuri playwright. It also makes an attempt to explore the subject in the light of the ideology of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar which exercised great influence on the works of Bhikhari Thakur. Bhikhari Thakur, often hailed as the “Shakespeare of Bhojpuri,” used the stage as a mirror to reflect the harsh realities of rural and marginalised life in colonial and postcolonial Bihar. His dramas—such as Bidesiya, Beti Bechwa, and Gabarghichor—are not mere folk performances but powerful social commentaries that expose the plights and persecutions faced by the oppressed, especially women, Dalits, and migrant labourers. Through vivid storytelling, lyrical Bhojpuri language, and emotionally charged characters, Thakur brings to light the pain of caste discrimination, gender injustice, poverty, and forced migration. His works challenge feudal norms and caste hierarchies while offering a voice to those historically silenced. This study explores how Bhikhari Thakur’s dramatic art that becomes a vehicle for resistance, empathy, and reform, blending folk aesthetics with a deep moral and social consciousness.

Author
Dr. Amar Nath Prasad, Professor and Head, Department of English, Jai Prakash University, Chapra, Bihar.
 

Abstract
Gitanjali, the most popular English work (1913) of Viswakavi, Rabindranath Tagore, achieved the Nobel Prize for literature as a mark of distinction in the Indian tradition. Its popularity as the best translation of his Bengali original (1909) is unrivalled to have won international acclaim. It excels for its kaleidoscopic themes: Bhakthi or the adoration for the Divine, the love for nature and man, the concept of work, etc. For him, God manifests in all natural elements. He proclaims his ardent love for the Divine and seeks the communion of God and man. He firmly believes that the Divine inspires him to compose songs in praise of God. He also deeply feels that they are his true and befitting offerings to Him. They are his devotional songs with musical undertones reflecting his Bhakti, fervent adoration and ardent devotion to God. There is a clear-cut influence of the Vishnava Bhakti poets and the Brahmasamaj on him apart from his understanding of humanistic approaches to composing Bhakti lyrics. His poetry reflects the echoes of Jayadeva, Vidyapathi and Chandidas. He imbibed the concepts of humanity, fraternity, humility, equality, and equanimity from the knowledge of different religions to the core for his humanistic and pragmatic approach to life. The readers of Gitanjali feel at home in understanding his philosophy of life. They enjoy felicitous expressions of passions, yearnings, and ideals in the rhythmic flow of words by the use of vivid images of natural objects and common people to mark a wide range. His exceptional intellectual abilities and distinguished literary talents under the rich experience of Bhakti cult enable him to expound the ethos of Indian life in fresh and natural style through his writings. Referring to his poems, Prof. Mao Shichang, his bosom friend told The Hindu in an interview on 24th March 2012, “Tagore was like the god of poems in my heart.” Tagore’s multisided genius and multifaceted personality, has established him as the symbol of Indian Renaissance.

Author
Prof. Dr. Rajamouly Katta, Author, Writer, Editor, Novelist, Poet. Professor & Head of Dept. of English, Ganapathy Engineering College, Warangal (Telangana State).
 

Author
Thudum Venkataramana, Lecturer in English, Government Degree College for Men (Autonomous), KADAPA, Andhra Pradesh, India.
 

Author
Dr. Suresh Chandra Pande: Professor of English (Retd.), contemporary critic and poet of wide renown from Nainital (Uttrakhand).
 

Abstract
Bama Faustina Soosai Raj is a modern Dalit woman fiction writer, who is commonly known as Bama in the field of Indian Writing in English in general and Dalit Writing in particular. She has to her credit a number of great works, describing the Dalit woman sentiments, their plights and persecutions in the hands of patriarchal society as well as the Upper-class society where the Dalit and the deserted have a little say in all the spheres of life. Her autobiographical work, Karukku (1992) is an autobiographical novel dealing with the struggles of women character in a male dominated society under the sky of caste-ridden mentality. Her famous work, Sangati (1992), is the other great work which deals with the sufferings and deep distresses of the Dalit women, who have to face the double disadvantage of caste and gender discrimination. This book presents a very realistic picture of poverty, impoverishment, malnutrition and some other social evils suffered by the Dalit women of the society. The present paper is devoted to a critical study of the various issues of Dalit woman characters through the lens of Bama who has herself felt and experienced all these sufferings.

Author
Rajoo Kumar Ram, Research Scholar, Dept. of English, J. P. University, Chapra.
 

Author
Dr. Anushree, Assistant Professor, Centre for Japanese Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
 

Author
Dr. Suresh Pande, Contemporary major poet and critic from Nanital (UK).
 

Abstract
Women’s position in society has shifted across historical eras, yet the foundational structures of patriarchy continue to shape their experiences. This research paper traces the long arc of women’s struggles and resilience from ancient civilisations to the digital twenty-first century. It argues that while women have often been invisible in dominant historical narratives, they have remained invincible in spirit, survival, and resistance. Through a comparative study of ancient, medieval, colonial, and contemporary contexts, this paper examines how power, culture, religion, law, and social norms shaped gender roles and constrained women’s autonomy. Drawing from feminist theorists such as Simone de Beauvoir, Judith Butler, bell hooks, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, the study highlights the construction of gender, the internalisation of control, and the politics of female agency. The analysis includes women from mythology, history, literature, reform movements, and modern feminist activism to show that resistance is neither new nor uniform; instead, it evolves with each era. The paper concludes that patriarchy harms not only women but also men, creating rigid expectations around masculinity, emotional expression, and social behaviour. True social progress requires dismantling these inherited power structures to create a world in which both women and men can experience freedom, dignity, and equality.

Author
Apurva Kanakrai Joshi, Goldmedalist, Perusing M.A. English, Shri P. K. Chaudhari Mahila Arts College, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
 

Abstract
S. L. Peeran is an important figure in the contemporary Indian English Poetry. He has surprised the poetry world during the last fifteen years by presenting eighteen noteworthy volumes of poetry. He writes on various themes which include self-realisation, spiritual consciousness, nature, humanity, love for God, love for human, family relationship, hope, sympathy, corruption, and currant issues. Being a legal practitioner and a former Judge by profession his socio-political awareness is well reflected in his poems and as a result, his tone is moralistic, compassionate, consoling, and solicitous.
‘Love for human being’ and ‘Love for God’ are the dominant themes of his poetry and almost in every collection he has presented these themes. Like Vivekananda and Aurobindo, Peeran also stressed on universal brotherhood and unity of mankind as the religion of world. One finds in an assimilation of diverse religions and cultural ideals and notions that manifest his tolerant mind. In Sufism four consciousnesses have been recognized: Naf’s-e Ammarah, Naf’s-e Mutmaeena, Naf’s-e Lawwamah and Naf’s-e Radhia. Out of four my paper is highlighting mostly on Naf’s-e Mutmaeena and Naf’s-e Radhia out of Peeran’s poetry. This paper is a benign effort to present S. L. Peeran as a contemporary Sufi Poet.

Author
Dr. Mashrique Jahan, M.A, MPhil, PhD in English, H.O.D, Deptt. of English (YSNM College, Medininagar), Palamu, Jharkhand; Authored a book named “Spiritual Consciousness in the Poetry of S L Peeran”.
 

Author
Prof. Dr Rajamouly Katta, Author, Writer, Editor, Novelist, Poet. Professor & Head Dept. of English, Ganapathy Engineering College, Warangal (Telangana State).
 

Author
Dr. Archana Thakur, Assistant Professor, English, PSR Govt. College, Baijnath.
 

Abroad: Cameron Hindrum and Rika Inami
India: Bhaskar Roy Barman, R.K. Singh, Shivkant Kumar Singh, O.P. Arora, Dharam Paul, Biswanath Kundu, S.L. Peeran, Binod Mishra, Saroj K. Padhi, K. Balachandran, S. Padmapriya, Rajamouly Katta, Khirod Malik, R.M. Prabhulinga Shastry, S.A. Hamid, KV Raghupathi, Sangita Konar, KV Dominic, Krishna Gopal, Susheel Kumar Sharma, Dalip Khetarpal, Nandini, Bipin Patsani, Manas Bakshi, Sanjoy Saren, B.C. Dwibedy, Satish Gore, Muzdlafa Shaikh, Hemanta Pramanik, Gargi Saha.

Reviewers for January-June, 2026
Shatrughan Kahar, Wani Nazir, Pravat Kumar Padhy, Hemanta Pramanik, Soumita Mitra and Sulakshna Sharma

Author
Dr. Sabita Tripathy: Professor of English, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur – 768019 (Odisha)
 

Abstract
This research paper investigates the nuanced concepts of bhavna (feeling/emotion) and vichar (thought) in Indian and Western literature and poetics. Drawing upon classical Indian writings of Abhinavgupta, Bhartruhari, Mamata, Bharat Muni and canonical poems by William Wordsworth, Coleridge, John Keats, Matthew Arnold, and Robert Browning, the paper analyzes how these two cultural traditions approach the portrayal and integration of emotion and thought in artistic expression. By examining representative excerpts from these Western poets alongside examples from classical Indian texts, this study aims to elucidate the similarities, differences, and unique characteristics of bhavna and vichar in shaping the aesthetic experience across cultural traditions.

Author
Dr. Anupamratanshanker Nagar, Principal, Gurukul Mahila Arts and Commerce College, Porbandar, Gujarat (India). Member, Executive Council, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh. Former Member, Board of Governance, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh, India.
 

Author
Dr. Rajamouly Katta: Professor of English, poet, critic from Warangal (AP).
 

Abstract
The image of a new woman has always been contrasted to the woman in the traditional role. The new woman is not just tied to a business woman rather it is the one who celebrates her presence in the mundane plane. Contemporary writers try to bring the other side of female characters that are termed ‘new woman’ or ‘new business woman’ through their writings and who do not adhere to the traditional norms a woman has to survive. It’s important to note that the concept of the New Woman was not uniform across different cultures and historical periods. The term itself was often used in various ways and carried different meanings depending on the context. While the New Woman was a symbol of progress and liberation for some, it also faced criticism and resistance from those resistant to changing gender roles. But some writers have kept the delicacy of female characters along with their bold roles outside the house. Radha, a pivotal character in the novel Mistress by Anita Nair, has been exploring love, passion, and self-discovery throughout. The present paper highlights the characteristics of the ‘new woman’ as independent and agency, maintaining professional pursuits and personal relationships, empowering herself in societal norms, and coping with the social commentary on the cultural identity by Radha.

Authors :
Divya: Research Scholar, Baba Mast Nath University, Rohtak, Haryana.
Dr. Krishna Chaudhary: Retired Principal, Maharani Kishori Jat Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Rohtak, Haryana.
Dr. Nitin Malhotra: Assistant Professor in English, Amity School of Languages, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, India.
 

Author:
Prof. Dr. Duni Chand Chambial (1950–2025) was a distinguished Indian poet, critic, and editor with 39 years of teaching experience, retiring as a professor in 2008. He authored over 15 poetry collections, won prestigious awards, and was renowned for editing Poetcrit, a journal supporting writers worldwide. His selfless dedication to literature and academia left a lasting impact, with scholars and researchers benefiting immensely from his work.
 

Abstract
Modern poetry in English literature is rich in theme and technique, feeling and form. In theme, it presents the realistic picture of the hollowness, fabrication and hypocrisy of the modern man suffering from so many types of inner psychological problems. It very realistically deals with the fret and fever, the trials and tribulations, the cares and anxieties of modern materialistic mind. The modern man today seldom gets time to stand and stare the beauty of nature and “the ceremony of innocence.” Apart from several other things, modern poetry is a presentation of the dichotomy between the past and the present, the rough and the sublime, man and nature. So far as its language is concerned, it is manipulated, invented and based on new structure. It has what T.S. Eliot means by his famous phrases. It is the fine mirror of “unified sensibility”, that is, feeling and thinking together. Virginia Wolf says that man is seldom present in his actions. This is why it is very difficult to understand a man’s personality because only 10% of men’s personality is visible 90% invisible. In other words, man’s mind is just like an iceberg. So in order to present the inner psychological upheavals going on in the mind of the protagonist, the poets or writers of modern time have to deliberately distort the set of rules of grammar and dictionary and replace the old traditional style with some new wordings and coinages, new expressions and new styles.

Author
Dr. Amar Nath Prasad: Professor and Head, Department of English, Jai Prakash University, Chhapra, Bihar – 841301.
 

Author
Dr. G. Shravan Kumar: professor and University Head , Department of English, Controller of Examination, PJTSAU, Admn. Office, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500030.
 

Author
P C K Prem: (p c katoch) of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member psc hp, shimla), an author of more than seventy books (English and Hindi) is a poet, novelist, short story writer and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal, India.
 

Abstract
The research paper delves into the literary artistry of Bama, a distinguished Dalit writer from Tamil Nadu. The emphasis is laid on the implicit meaning of the poems and songs seen in the middle of her short stories. The poems in her writings celebrate Dalits’ courage to rise above adversity, urging them to hope for a better future. The use of poetry in Bama’s Short stories embody the central theme of empowerment and optimism.In the poems, she uses symbolic language to highlight the harsh realities faced by the characters. The poetic attributes help to celebrate the strengths of the unprivileged people and their communal bonds.Bama’s Poetic attributes include monologue, rhythm and repetition, symbols and metaphors, humor, vivid imagery and rich colloquial language. The attributes not only mirror Dalit life but also transform it into an art form. The article attempts to exhibit how Bama’s storytelling transcends traditional literary boundaries by making her work compelling and transformative.

Authors
P. Jessica Angel Madhurima: Research Scholar, Department of English, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa.
Dr. J. Mercy Vijetha: Research Supervisor, Professor, Department of English, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa.
 

Author
Dr. Dalip Khetarpal: International author. Poet, critic, reviewer, editor, short story writer, and columnist. Former Director Principal.
 

Author
Leslie Fry is an Undergraduate Certificate in Professional Communications candidate at Harvard University Extension School. She has published in the Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics and Skipping Stones. Ms. Fry thanks Carolyn Knoepfler and Elisabeth McKetta for their encouragement and feedback on earlier drafts of this article.
 

Author
Jaydeep Sarangi is a widely anthologized poet with eleven collections and a critic of repute. His recent books include, Mapping the Mind, Minding The Map:Twenty Contemporary Indian English Poets, Sahitya Akademi, 2023 and A Life Uprooted: A Bengali Dalit Refugee Remembers, Sahitya Akademi, 2023. Mapping the Mind, Minding the Map (2023, Sahitya Akademi) is his latest book. Sarangi is currently the President of Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC) and Vice President, EC, Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library, Kolkata. Living with poets and poetry, Sarangi is principal of New Alipore College, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, WB.
 

Abstract
This paper examines the borrowed lines and the use of quotations and italics in the poems of Jeet Thayil. It argues that Jeet Thayil borrows lines and uses quotations and italics to populate various voices in his poems. The borrowed lines unite the poet with his immediate predecessor by forming a creative bridge between the past and present. This paper also argues that in some of his poems, Jeet Thayil borrowed the first lines from other poets, especially those he admired and adored. These lines add literary value and taste to his poems. This inventive way leads to further artistic expression and creation. With this inventiveness, Jeet Thayil has imagined and created a world in his poems and paid homage to his favourite writers. Although it’s an inventive way, it can be argued that there remains a sense of loss and a fear of misreading these poems.

Authors
Annie Abraham is a PhD scholar at KTHM, College, Nashik affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. 
Satish Gore teaches English literature and language at Haribhai V. Desai College, Pune.
 

Author
Dr. Suresh Chandra Pande: Professor of English (Retd.), contemporary critic and poet of wide renown from Nainital (Uttrakhand).
 

Author
Sagar Mal Gupta: Professor of English (Retd.) Linguist, poet, critic and translator from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
 

Author
Biswanath Kundu (b. 1963), a former Indian Railways Accounts Official, is an author of 14 books, including seven poetry collections. His works appear in prestigious journals, and he has co-authored two books of criticism.
 

Author
Manas Bakshi: Banker by profession is poet, short story writer, critic and columnist. He has fourteen books of his English poems, apart from his Ph. D thesis and post-doctoral treatise. Included in more than sixty anthologies published from India and abroad, his poems have appeared in various noted publications in India, U. S. A., Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand etc. He won the first prize in both English short story and poem writing in the All India Competition organized by United Bank of India, for its staff members, in 2003. He has won several awards and prizes for his poetry and stories.
 

Abroad: Cameron Hindrum, Kurt F. Svatek, Robert Maddox-Harle, Rika Inami, Suparna Ghosh.
India: Alexander Raju,  Amar Nath Prasad,  B. C. Dwibedy,  Binod Mishra,  Bipin Patsani,  Biswanath Kundu,   Byomkesh Dwivedy,  Dalip Khetarpal,  Dharam Paul,  Hemanta Pramanik, H. S. Bhatia,  K. Balachandran,  Khirod Malik,  Krishan Gopal,  K. Rajamouly,  K. V. Dominic, K. V. Raghupathi,  Manas Bakshi,  Manoranjan Das,  Nandini Sahu,  O. P. Arora,  P C Katoch ‘Prem’, R. K. Singh,  R. M. Prabhulinga Shastry,  Sagar Mal Gupta,  Sanjoy Saren,  S. A. Hamid, S L Peeran, Saroj K. Padhi,  Sienna Chambial,  S. Padmapriya,  Suresh Pande,  Suruchi Upadhyay.
 

Poems in Translation
Maharaja Bir Chandra Maniya Bahadur,  Kaloji, Karta Dr. Kanwar, Pavninder ‘Pawan’, Rabindranath Tagore, Saroj Parmar, Shakti C Rana, Sizare Velazo, Suman Shekhar.

Regaining the Unlost by R. M. Prabhulinga Shastry; Songs of a Ferryman by Basavaraj Naikar; Emperor The Great by Basavaraj Naikar; Knocking Vistas and Other Poems by Ram Krishna Singh; A Survey of Indian-English Poetry by Satish Kumar; Always in Transit: Poems by Krishna Kumar Mishra; Rhyme and Reason by Vinod Khanna; The Bard and His Sister in Law by Mallika Sengupta; Tapestry of Emotions by Sagar Mal. Gupta; When You Walk Alone by O. P. Arora; the ten hands of a fuchka seller by Daipayan Nair; Dialogue at a Distance by Manas Bakshi; Survival and Other Stories by Hemanta Pramanik.     

Abstract:
Shashi Deshpande’s fiction shows a compelling and empathetic portrayal of the multifaceted struggles faced by women in contemporary Indian society. This paper explores the plights and persecutions endured by her female characters as they navigate the intersecting forces of patriarchy, tradition, and personal aspiration. Through novels such as That Long Silence, The Dark Holds No Terrors, and Roots and Shadows, Deshpande reveals how domestic spaces often become arenas of psychological trauma and moral conflict. Her protagonists confront emotional neglect, marital discord, societal expectations, and the silencing of their voices, yet they also exhibit resilience and a yearning for self-definition.

By employing feminist literary criticism and socio-cultural analysis, the study highlights how Deshpande’s narratives challenge normative gender roles and expose the subtle and overt mechanisms of female oppression. Her nuanced depiction of inner conflict and moral ambiguity allows for a deeper understanding of the lived realities of Indian women. Ultimately, the paper argues that Deshpande’s work not only documents suffering but also gestures toward empowerment, making her fiction a vital contribution to feminist discourse and Indian English literature

Author:
Dr. Nidhi Kumari: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Rajendra College, Chapra (Bihar).
 

Abstract:
Abhijnana Sakuntalam is a world-famous play that reflects the playwright Kalidasa’s great dramatic element, idyllic description of nature, values and aesthetics, virtues and morality, and remarkable handling of true love as merits achieving universal appeal, coherence of tone and quality, and sublime message. The lovers, Dusyanta and Sakuntala in the play are committed to true love. Sakuntala as a child has grown to be in the union of simplicity and purity, nobility and modesty in her character. She develops love for the sights and sounds of nature. Dusyanta, a prince too is flawless in character, thoughts, actions, and manners, happens to have her glimpse in the hermitage of sage Kanva. They fall in love at first sight after having been impressed by their charms and temperaments of each other. They feel fortunate to have their first meeting at the hermitage when their hearts are open for lovemaking. Due to the curse of Durvasa, their union proves to be temporary as the external evil causes their separation as lovers. They prove to be worthy lovers of pure love for their reunion. Their suffering in separation deepens and strengthens their love. It is a temporary separation to lead the lovers to the goal of their reunion as Dusyanta welcomes Sakuntala to his bosom for their happy reunion, letting no Durvasa appear again in the sojourn of their true love like the storm to disrupt calmness. They learn the fact that the curse is responsible for their separation. It in its course purifies their hearts, leading the lovers ultimately to culminate in their happy reunion after the pangs of separation. The play is the loveliest creation of Kalidasa for the cause and welfare of women especially the character of Sakuntala who dominates the play by attracting the utmost attention of spectators or readers. Their love episode simply starts as a small part of Mahabharata but significantly adds beauty and glory to be a play par excellence. Kalidasa is so successful in writing the play Abhijnana Sakuntalam that it rises high to achieve every spectator’s or reader’s encomiums for universal acclaims as a play of pure love.

Author:
Prof. Dr Rajamouly Katta: Author, Writer, Editor, Novelist, Poet. Professor & Head Dept. of English, Ganapathy Engineering College, Warangal (Telangana State).
 

Abstract : 
Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger offers a scathing critique of modern India, exploring the stark contrasts between wealth and poverty, privilege and oppression. This paper examines the novel as an anatomy of contemporary India, dissecting its themes of corruption, social mobility, and the paradox of democracy. Through the protagonist Balram Halwai’s journey—from a village boy to a successful entrepreneur—the novel exposes the deep-seated inequalities of Indian society and challenges the idealistic vision of economic progress. By utilising a bold narrative style and an unfiltered first-person perspective, Adiga foregrounds the tensions within the nation’s social fabric. This study contextualises The White Tiger within postcolonial discourse, analysing its portrayal of class struggle, capitalist ambitions, and the moral dilemmas of survival.

Author:
Dr. Amar Nath Prasad: Professor & Head, P.G.Dept of English, J.P.University, Chapra (Bihar).
 

Abstract : 
Through the lens of two different narratives, this study examines the topic of ophidiophobia, namely the dread of snakes. The psychological and spiritual effects of fear are presented in two very different ways in Swami Rama’s “My Fear of Snakes” and KV Raghupathi’s “Three Experiences with Snakes.” Raghupathi’s story, which is akin to cognitive-behavioural therapy for phobias, centres on the progressive desensitisation of his fear of snakes via repeated exposure and introspection. Conversely, Swami Rama’s narrative is set in a spiritual environment, where his phobia of snakes is treated through meditation, philosophical contemplation, and the counsel of a master, providing insights into conquering fear through spiritual enlightenment. This article contrasts the psychological processes and spiritual development in both narratives, emphasising how the protagonists deal with, overcome, and eventually incorporate fear into their lives. In addition, it examines the larger ramifications of ophidiophobia by looking at its origins in evolutionary psychology and its treatment in current therapeutic methods

Authors:
T. Venkata Ramana, Research Scholar, Lecturer in English, Govt College for Men (A), Kadapa, Distt. Andhra Pradesh
Dr. K. Rani Rajitha Madhuri, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Department of English, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Jubilee Hills, Road No. 46, Hyderabad (Telangana)
 

Author:
Thudum Venkataramana: A lecturer in English, Government Degree College, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, he has over two decades of teaching experience. Currently he is working for his Ph.D on K. V. Raghupathi’s works at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar State Open University, Hyderabad.
 

Author:
Kurt F. Svatek is a poet and a critic. He writes in German and English. He is the Co-Editor of Poetcrit and lives in Austria (Europe).
 

Author:
Bilal Moin, who graduated from Yale in 2024, is a young poet and editor of The Penguin Book of Poems on the Indian city. His research interest is the intersection of development and political economics. Born and raised in Mumbai, he attempts to understand the role of South Asia in the emerging world order.
 

Abstract
The Warrior Queen of Keladi is a historical epic novel that comprehensively portrays the exceptional heroism and gallantry exhibited in the battle by the Rani Chennamma an outstandingly brave and valiant queen of Karnataka. She figured supremely as an invincible and invulnerable warrior for her consecutive and consistent victory over her enemies for protection and emancipation of her kingdom by virtue of her heroism and bravery. She glorified and dignified her regime on account of her Amazonian temper and prowess. Rani Chennamma, the Queen of Keladi, becomes ferociously belligerent and monstrously combatant against her enemies but meekly compassionate and beneficently benevolent towards the underprivileged. The novel depicts superhuman heroic achievements of the queen in the battlefield. It assumes historical significance.

Author :
R. K. Mishra
Reader in English (Retd), Mahalaxmi Nagar (Balangir, Odisha) – 767 001 (India).
 

Author :
H. S. Bhatia
Professor of English (Retd). Renowned critic, poet, and editor of English verse anthologies.
 

Author :
B. C. Dwibedy
Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya ARC Charbatia, Cuttack, Odisha, 754028.
 

Author :
Aju Mukhopadhyay, Pondicherry and Kolkata, India, is a bilingual award winning poet, author and critic. He has published 41 books. An Environmentalist, he writes in Indian and International journals. His works are varied in nature from poems, short stories, novels, features, biographies and travelogues. Besides Poetry and other awards he received Albert Camus Centenary Writing Award from Cyprus, Laureate Award in Best Author category (Non-Fiction) from LITEROMA, Kolkata, Glory of India Award from the Indian Achievers’ Forum and latest, Sri Aurobindo Puraskar from Kolkata. His two latest books displayed in the sell counters are That House That Age, a novel and Vast Akash, a book of poems.
 

Author :
Dr. Rama Rao Vadapalli V.B. : (b. 1938) is a retired ELT professional, a creative writer, critic and translator and has to his credit scores of published books, critical essays and reviews by the hundreds.
 

Author :
Dr. Suresh Chandra Pande
Contemporary critic and poet of wide renown from Nainital (Uttrakhand).
 

Abstract
Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poems often centre on religious meanings, symbols, and themes illustrated through nature. One meaning of the ‘The Windhover’ is that the glory of God is reflected in nature. This meaning can best be understood through exploration of the poem’s symbolism and themes of the power and perfection of nature, and the power and praise of Jesus Christ. A key to understanding ‘The Windhover’ is seeing the bird as both an embodiment of the power and perfection of nature being witnessed by the speaker, and also as an embodiment of Christ. This dual interpretation of the bird reflects a natural experience of awe and a greater spiritual understanding of it, that of being in awe of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. The symbol of the bird as Christ can be understood through biblical symbolism, Hopkins’s word choice, and references to different representations of Christ. In the Middle Ages, Christ was depicted as a knight, which is why Hopkins addresses him as “O my chevalier!” (Line 11). Hopkins also uses medieval French words such as “dauphin” and refers to a “kingdom” in order to allude to Christ, who is seen as the son of God, and ruler of the kingdom of heaven. The agricultural references to the plough and soil towards the end of the poem link to Christ, who often told moral lessons in parables, or short stories related to fruit trees, seeds, soil, planting, and harvest. While the plough overturns the soil to create rich, shiny soil for planting, Christ overturns human hearts to make them figuratively shiny and new.

Authors :
Jaideep Chauhan :
Associate Professor S.D. College, Ambala Cantt., Haryana
 

Abstract
For Philip Larkin, time initiates life with birth and advances it through growth ultimately to culminate in death, the end of life. Life turns a victim to the harsh reality of death, the deathprone reality to mark mortality. He, therefore, treats death as the climax and the curtain-fall of the drama of life. He looks at time as the only destroyer because it has eroding agents for corroding powers. Death marks mortality but not eternity of life, the spiritual aspect of life as in The Gita. The spiritualists are unlike him with his agnostic background. He treats time as a double-edged weapon for it turns our life mortal on one side and our life with all ambitions futile on the other. He, therefore, does not believe in life after death, the state of oblivion in life. Life is therefore a journey to flow from womb to tomb, the two oblivions of life. He further believes that death is “anaesthesia” because it does not let man know its silent occurrence. In time’s endless fleet, the evening, symbolic of old age, culminates in the night that symbolizes death. Time puts an end to life like winter to put an end to the cycle of seasons. Life, in the flux of time, is transient like the flower. Life is a hard journey through time as he finds the present hollow and dreary and the future bringing inevitable death. He grows conscious of the motionlessness, emptiness, nothingness of life as death puts an end to everything, causing pain and suffering. Life leads to the desperate cry in the horror of death. The fact of death constantly worries him “dreadfully.” His poetry reflects man’s struggle in evading the horrifying and terrifying fact of death. There is no poet to delineate death, the harsh reality, so vividly as Larkin. His poetry, therefore, presents the concept of death in kaleidoscopic details.

Author :
Dr. Rajamouly Katta :
Poet, critic, reviewer and translator is professor of English in Ganapathy Engineering College, Warangal (AP).
 

Author :
Dr. J. Mercy Vijetha :
Associate Professor, Department of English, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa – 516 005, Andhra Pradesh.
 

Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that poetry is the most powerful means of expressing memory. Memory presupposes the recollection of past experiences in the present. Memory can be of two kinds: painful and pleasurable. It can be personal or social/of the group. The reader or the listener identifies himself/herself with the feelings and emotions expressed in the poem. Take for example, Lady Macbeth’s sleep-walking scene in which she says: ‘All the perfumes of Arabia cannot sweeten this little hand.’ The intense agony expressed in this line affects the reader/listener intensely and he/she identifies himself/herself with the agony. When one reads a poem on Joshimath or Morbi or on The Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, one undergoes the trauma of group memory.
There is no evidence to show that the memories of crisis last longer than those of good times. But common sense says that it may be true. It would be worthwhile to make a difference between remembrance and memory.
The paper discusses memories of various kinds by giving examples from poets such as Thomas Hood, Laurence Banyu, Shelley, Wordsworth and Rossetti. The paper concludes that by examining the poetic expressions on memory, the research reported in this paper contributes to a deeper understanding of enduring nature of memory.

Author :
Dr Sagar Mal Gupta :
Retired Professor of English.
 

Author :
Dr. O. P. Arora : 
Professor of English (Retd). Contemporary poet, novelist, short story writer, critic and book reviewer. He taught in DU for almost four decades. He has seven collections of poems, three novels besides one collection of short stories to his credit. Awarded with Certificates of Excellence for 2018 & 2019 by Poetry Society of India. His poems have been translated into Spanish and Portuguese.
 

Abroad : Kurt F. Svatek, Suparna Ghosh.
India : Alexander Raju, B. C. Dwibedy, Binod Mishra, Bipin Patsani, Byomkesh Dwivedy, Hemanta Pramanik, H.S. Bhatia, Khirod Malik, Krishan Gopal, K. V. Dominic, K. V. Raghupathi, Manas Bakshi, Nandini Sahu, Naresh Mandal, R. M. Prabhulinga Shastry, Rajamouly Katta, Rajiv Khandelwal, R. K. Singh, S. A. Hamid, Sagar Mal Gupta, Sanjoy Saren, Suresh Pande.

Poems in Translation:
Arvind Thakur, N. Gopi (Tr. Rajamouly K.), Saroj Parmar, Suman Shekhar.
 

A Noble King of Bidanuru: A Historical Novel and The Rani of Kittur: A Historical Play by Basvaraj Naikar; Ranis & The Raj: The Pen and the Sword by Queeny Pradhan; Dream India Dream by Manas Bakshi; A Skyful of Balloons by Santosh Bakhya; Waves of Imagination by Sagar Mal Gupta; A Little Fire by Lalit Mohan Sharma; Let Me a Participatory Flow by Saroj Parmar.

Abstract
The novella Rayanna, the patriot (2015) by Basavaraj Naikar deals with patriotic rebellion of Rayanna, the hero of Kittur kingdom of South India in the second decade of the nineteenth century. With the defeat of the Kittur kingdom, the heroic Rani Chennamma and her confidants were imprisoned. Young Rayanna’s father and many other soldiers were slaughtered. Rayanna wanted to reinstate the Rani to the throne of Kittur by fighting against the Company Sarkar. Rayanna started organizing his own army. He joined hands with other rebel patriots. In his effort to make rebellion, he killed some betrayers and looters who used the name of Rani Chennamma and Raja Mallasarja. Rayanna’s party started their rebellion with the looting of Government treasuries in Bidi village and Sangolli. They invested the money in recruiting soldiers and strengthening their army. While Rayanna was planning for a great rebellion against the Company Sarkar some treacherous soldiers in his army were bribed by the Company Sarkar. So he was trapped easily by his bodyguards. On 16 December 1830 Rayanna was hanged by the British authority. Some of his confidants were also hanged. The rebellion ended in smoke, but the patriotic spirit and zeal of Rayanna and his soldiers is still preserved in the history of India and given due honour by the Indians.
 

Author :
Dr. Kh. Kunjo Singh: Former Head, Dept. of English, Manipur Central University, Canchipur – 795003
 

Author :
Pravat Kumar Padhy : Pravat Kumar Padhy is an awarded Indian English Poet, haikuist and essayist. He obtained his Master of Science and a Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology, ISM Dhanbad.
 

Abstract
This paper aims at investigating the contribution of magical realism as a narrative mode to the thematic critical content of women upliftment or magical feminism as an influential literary domain. Women upliftment is a thematic critical theory in the sense that it tackles themes and ideas more than techniques and structure. In comparison to formalism, structuralism and post-structuralism, feminism proves to be more thematically oriented. The paper works on extending the domain of the feminist theory to embrace magical realism as a narrative mode that refamiliarises its thematic definition of magical feminism. The paper is based on proposing that between magical realism and feminism, there is a relationship that springs from the similarity between them, in addition to the significance attributed to feminism when enhanced by magical realism as a mode of narration. This brings into concern the ‘duality’ and ‘defocalization’ as leading terms that knot both magical realism and feminism to postmodernism as a basic context of reference. Bringing the theme of accepting the ‘other’ into the scene, literary references are made from Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novels .The novels of Marquez explain and show how magical realism, through the theme of avenging abuse, has enhanced the feminist reading that is based here on naturalizing woman contributing to the domain of magical feminism.

Author : 
Shreya Karmakar:  Ashirwad House, Behind Plaza cinema, Lohra Kocha, Tharpakhna, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – 834 001.
 

Author :
Rika Inami graduated from the First Department of Literature, Waseda University, lives in Akita Prefecture, Japan, and is a member of Mirai Tanka Association, Akita International Haiku Network, and Muro Saisei Society. 
 

Author :
P. C. K. Prem: Major contemporary bilingual poet, novelist, short-story writer and critic from Palampur, Kangra (HP).
 

Authors :
Dr. Naqui Ahmad John: Assistant Professor (HOD English), Patna College, Patna.
Dr. Aalia Khan: Assistant Professor, HSS, NIT, Patna.
Sushmita Soni: Research Scholar, Department of English, Patliputra University, Patna.
 

Author :
Dr. Manas Bakshi: Poet, Critic, Reviewer from Kolkata.
 

Author :
Thudum Venkataramana: A Lecturer in English, Government Degree College, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, he has over two decades of teaching experience.
 

Author :
Dr. Sulakshna Sharma: Critic, short story writer, reviewer and Assoc. editor of Poetcrit. Currently she is Asstt Professor of English in Govt College, Baijnath. Lives at Aima in Palampur (Kangra, HP).
 

Author :
Kevin Marshall Chopson received his B.A. in English Language and Philosophy from Eastern Michigan University and M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Murray State University in Kentucky. His poetry and essays have appeared in dozens of literary journals, magazines, and newspapers from coast to coast in the United States and abroad. He has over one hundred and fifty poems in print and has been nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize four times. His first poetry collection A Hollow Earth was published in Romania in July of 2017. Poet Laureate of Gallatin, Tennessee, a DADA and Fluxus art movements scholar and long interested in the visual and audio arts as well, Chopson is currently engaged in presenting his poetic vision – a mash-up of semiotics, postmodernism, and experimental phenomenological musings – in audio recordings, film, theater, and other multi-media formats.
 

Author :
Kevin Marshall Chopson received his B.A. in English Language and Philosophy from Eastern Michigan University and M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Murray State University in Kentucky.
 

Author :
Dr. K. Rajamouly: M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. is Professor of English in Ganapathy Engineering College, Warangal (AP).
 

Abstract
Indo-Anglian Fictions, Particularly the fictions of the thirties, are immensely influenced by the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, who fought for the cause of the under-privileged classes, the have-nots and the downtrodden, the marginalized and the defenseless. Apart from many other things these writers have mirrored the various incidents and happenings of the life and activities of Mahatma Gandhi in particular and the contemporary social and political, economic and religious upheavals in general. But their works, as we shall see, are not simply the collection of historical facts or events, they are highly literary saturated with poetic grandeur and artistic craftsmanship. Among the works dealing with the theme of either Gandhi or the contemporary freedom struggle are Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable (1935), Raja Rao’s Kanthapura (1938), K.S.Venkataramani’s Kandan the Patriot (1932), D.F.Karaka’s We Never Die (1944), Aamir Ali’s Conflict (1947), Venu Chitali’s In Transit (1950), K.A.Abbas’s Inqilab (1955), R.K.Narayan’s Waiting for the Mahatma (1956), Nayantara Sahgal’s A Time to Be Happy (1955), and K.Nagarajan’s Chronicles of Dekagram (1961).The present paper is a critical appraisal of the Gandhian attitudes and visions as employed in most of the writings of Indian novelists in English.
 

Author :
Dr. Amar Nath Prasad: Professor and Head, PG Dept. of English, Jai Prakash University, Chapra (Bihar).
 

Author :
Suresh Chandra Pande: Contemporary critic and poet of wide renown from Nainital (Uttrakand).
 

Author :

Prof. Nandini Sahu: Amazon’s best-selling author 2022, Professor of English and Former Director, School of Foreign Languages, IGNOU, New Delhi, India, is an established Indian English poet, creative writer and folklorist.
 

Author :

Dr. Manas Bakshi: Poet, Critic, Reviewer from Kolkata.
 

Author :
Dr. Sulakshna Sharma: Critic, short story writer, reviewer and Assoc. editor of Poetcrit. Currently she is working as Asstt. Professor of English in Govt College, Baijnath (HP). Lives at Aima, Palampur (Kangra, HP).
 

Author :
P. C. K. Prem: An author of more than sixty-five books, P C K Prem (p c katoch of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member himachal public service commission, shimla), a post-graduate in English literature (1970) from Panjab University, Chandigarh, is a poet, novelist, short story writer, trans-creator and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal, India. He has more than sixty books on various genres to his credit.
 

Abroad: Cameron Hindrum, Kurt F. Svatek, Rika Inami, Robert Maddox-Harle, Suparna Ghosh.
India: Alexander Raju, B.C. Dwibedy, Bhaskar Roy Barman, Binod Mishra, Bipin Patsani, Byomkesh Dwivedy, Dalip Khetarpal, Dharam Paul Thakur, Hemanta Pramanik, H.S. Bhatia, Khirod Malik, Krishan Gopal, K. V. Dominic, K. V. Raghupathi, Manas Bakshi, Nandini Sahu, Naresh Mandal, O.P. Arora, P.C.K. Prem, Rajamouly Katta, R.K. Singh, R.M. Prabhulinga Shastry, S.A. Hamid, Saanvi Sinha, Sagar Mal Gupta, Saroj K. Padhi, S. L. Peeran, S. Padmapriya, Suresh Pande.

Poems in Translation
Arvind Thakur, C. Narayana Reddy, Mallemaala, Pawanedra ‘Pawan’, Saroj Parmar, Suman Shekhar, Vijay Kumar Puri.

Sri Krishna Parijata by Basavaraj Naikar; Shedding the Metaphors by Nandini Sahu; Save me Mother by Suman Shekhar; Always in Transit: Poems by Krishna Kumar Mishra; Voices at the Door...edited by P. K. Patra; When You Walk Alone by O.P Arora; Let Me A Participatory Flow by Saroj Parmar; Regaining the Unlost by R.M Prabhulinga Shastry; Emperor, the Great by Basavaraj Naikar.

Authors :
Rangnath Thakur
SRF, Department of HSS, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhnad, India.

Binod Mishra
Professor of English, Department of HSS, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
 

Author :
Kh. Kunjo Singh
Fromer Head, English Deptt., Manipur University, Manipur.
 

Abstract:
This research paper aims to study Saadat Hassan Manto, a well known short story writer in South Asia. Most of his works target the whole generation of women who were the worst sufferers before and after partition, whose bodies and ‘self’ were crushed. They suffer the heaviest acts of rape and murder which became common during the partition of Indian subcontinent in 1947. This research paper emphasizes on the victimization and narrative of women who were detected and supposed to be mute and totally ignored. Manto does not differentiate between classes and represent the magnified image of despoiled and partitioned self of women. He remains neutral and yet strong when it comes to his view. It also comments on Manto’s innovative technique of giving voice to the ignored section of society, women, who displayed their victimization and marginalization strive to make a living and try and make sense of their scattered realities.

Author :
Preeti Chaudhary
Preeti Chaudhary, (Ph.D.), is an Assistant Professor in N.K.B.M.G. (P.G.) College, Chandausi (Sambhal). Her area of interest is in Urdu Literature.
 

Abstract:
Two Thousand Seventeen: Sesquicentennial Poems (2018) is a collection of forty-nine exquisite poems - twenty-nine by Richard M. Grove and twenty by John B. Lee, brought together to celebrate the sesquicentennial anniversary of Canada’s birth in the year 2017. Diverse in their themes, style and depth, the brilliant welding together of these poems into a firm composite owes itself to an overarching topophilia. The present paper attempts to undertake a bio-centric reading of the book from the point of view of contemporary theories in Ecocriticism and seeks to establish these poems as being predominantly about place and the ways in which we root in and relate to it. It proposes that these poems can, in Timothy Morton’s words, be termed as ecological rhapsodies in which nature is both protagonist and witness and in whose rhythms, both sustenance and wisdom are to be discovered.
 

Author :
Basudhara Roy
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
 

Author :
Suresh Pande
Prof. of English (Retd). Contemporary poet and critic of wide renown.
 

Author :
Basavaraj Naikar
Professor Emeritus. Former Professor & Chairman, Department of English, Karnatak University, DHARWAD 580003 (INDIA).
 

Author :
R.K. Mishra
Retd. Reader in English, Mahalaxmi Nagar–767001, Dist: Balangir, Odisha, State (India).

Author :
Archana D. Tyagi
Associate Prof. in English, B.S.M.(P.G.) College Roorkee, Haridwar 247667 (U.K.)
 

Author :
Archana D. Tyagi
Associate Prof. in English, B.S.M.(P.G.) College Roorkee, Haridwar 247667 (U.K.)
 

Author :
Sagar Mal Gupta
Retired Professor of English. Linguist, poet, critic and translator from Jaipur, India.
 

Author :
Neha Khanna
Assistant Professor of English Chandigarh University, Mohali (Pb.)

Author :
Dinesh Kumar Mali
Dinesh Kumar Mali is a researcher, writer and translator of repute. He has translated more than 25 seminal books which are published worldwide. He has substantially contributed to the MA in Folklore and Culture Studies programme of IGNOU, New Delhi, India.
 

Author :
PCK Prem
P C Katoch of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member psc hp, shimla), an author of several books is a poet, novelist, short story writer and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal, India.
 

Author :
Suresh Chandra Pande
Contemporary critic and poet of wide renown from Nainital (Uttrakhand).
 

Abroad: Kurt F. Svatek, Robert Maddox-Harle, Ruth W. Schuler, Suparna Ghosh.
India: Abhyudita, Aju Mukhopadhyay, Arbind Kumar Choudhary, Alexander Raju BC Dwibedy, Bipin Patsani, Byomkesh Dwivedy, Chhabindra Basantia, Dalip Khetarpal, Dharam Paul Thakur, Hemanta Pramanik, H. S. Bhatia, Hoshang Merchant, Khirod Malik K Rajamouly, K. V. Dominic, Manas Bakshi, Nandini Sahu, Neha Khanna, Parthajit Ghosh, Prinyanka Vaidya, Prabhulinga Shastry, R.M., Rajiv Khandelwal, R. K. Singh, Sagar Mal Gupta, S. A. Hamid, Soumee Bhaumik, Sanjoy Saren, S.L. Peeran, S. Padmapriya

Poems in Translation:
Saroj Parmar, Suman Shekhar.
 

Songs of Rajasthan and Other Poems by Sagar Mal Gupta ; Sri Krisna Parijata by Tammanna of Kulagodu; The Rani of Kittur: A Historical Play and Light of Humanity and Other Plays by Basavaraj Naikar; The Door and the World by Chandra Shekhar Dubey; An Anachronous Shower by Subhrasankar Das; Dazzling Light by S. L. Peeran; Song of Light and Other Poems by DC Chambial; Any Wife to Any Husband (Poems) by P. Raja; The Tiny Astronaut by Sahoo, Amlaan Akkshayanshu, Poems for Leisure, Pleasure & Contemplation: An Anthology ( Ist edn.)

Reviewers for January, 2023
K. Balachandran, Chandrasekharaiah, C R Visweswara Rao, Atreya Sarma U, R K Singh, K.V. Raghupathi, Nidhi Tiwari, DC Chambial
 

Author :
Basavaraj Naikar
Professor Emeritus, Karnatak University, Dharwad 580 003.
 

Author :
Rajamouly Katta
A poet, critic, reviewer and translator is Professor of English, Ganapathy Engineering College, Warangal (AP).
 

Author :
Arti Chandel Parmar
 A Poet, critic, short story writer is presently Assistant Professor of English, at Govt. PG College Dharamshala (HP).
 

Author :
H.S. Bhatia
Professor of English (Retd.); Renowned critic, poet, and editor of English verse anthologies.
 

Abstract
With contemporary mode of modus operandi, there are several discourse and ‘ism’, emerged, but the most potent and influential discourse in original form is a Gandhian Discourse. Although, Gandhian Discourse is disconnective genre in emerging new paradigm shift, and recent shades of upcoming literary trends of writings, but every hidden treasure can be dug and pruned to acclimatize intellectual thrust of mind. Mahatama Gandhi, undoubtedly was the most influential and at times controversial figure. Nevertheless, the influence of Gandhian ideas and philosophy affects on a larger scale, both at national, and international fronts. Gandhi, a well determined man, with strong conviction and unruffled thoughts was the only binding force to unit all at equal front for setting our country free from British colonial regime. The utilitarian traits of Gandhiji well proved that ‘united we stand and divided we fall’. The present paper is a sincere effort to point out how Gandhian ideology plays an important role in giving new strength, new confidence to Indian Language by establishing a new kind of Developmental Communication which influences not only individual, but also society, particularly, taking into account two novels Kanthapura by Raja Rao (1938), and Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable (1935).

Author :
Suruchi Upadhyay
Assistant Professor, Department of English, D.A.V. P.G. College, Siwan (A Constituent College of Jai Prakash University, Chapra).
 

Author :
Aju Mukhopadhyay
He is a bilingual award winning poet, author and critic. He has published 41 books. An Environmentalist, he writes in Indian and International journals. His works are varied in nature from poems, short stories, novels, features, biographies and travelogues. Besides Poetry, other awards he received are Albert Camus Centenary Writing Award from Cyprus, Laureate Award in Best Author category (Non-Fiction) from LITEROMA, Kolkata, Glory of India Award from the Indian Achievers’ Forum and latest, Sri Aurobindo Puraskar from Kolkata. His two latest books displayed in the sell counters are That House That Age, a novel and Vast Akash, a book of poems.
 

Author :
Rama Rao Vadapalli V. B.
He  is a retired ELT professional, a creative writer, critic and translator and has to his credit scores of published books, critical essays and reviews by the hundreds.
 

Author :
PCK Prem
Major contemporary bilingual poet, novelist, short-story writer and critic from Palampur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
 

Author :
Shibangi Dash
She is a PhD researcher in the Department of English, University of Delhi. Her primary research interest lies in an intersectional study of caste in India, gender studies, food studies, and Odia literature. She has presented papers in various national and international conferences including the annual conference of American Comparative Literature Association in 2021. She has published research papers on Dalit writings.
 

Author :
Suresh Chandra Pande
Contemporary critic and poet of wide renown from Nainital (Uttrakhand).
 

Author :
Dimple B Theophilose
A teacher (on leave) in S. S. U. P. School Thodupuzha, Kerala, India and is studying for M. A. English degree. Interested in studying people and their minds as an endless cruise to find real life. Published her maiden collection of English Poems, What’s Me? The Virgin Hustler, from Authorspress, New Delhi. Her poems have also been published in national and international refereed journals. Now she is in the process of publishing another collection of English poems and a Malayalam travelogue.
 

Author :
Saroj Parmar
Prof and Head Deptt.of Hindi (Retd). Poet, short story writer, essayist, critic and book reviewer. Has appeared in several journals and zines of repute and also associated with AIR and Doordarshan.
 

Author :
Sagar Mal Gupta
Professor of English (Retd), poet, critic, linguist and translator from Jaipur.
 

Author :
Bhaskar Roy Barman
Agartala, West Reipura, Tripura.
 

Author :
Thudum Venkataramana
A Lecturer in English, Government Degree College, Rayachoti (Annamayya District), Andhra Pradesh, he has over two decades of teaching experience. Currently, he is working for his Ph. D. on K. V. Raghupathi’s works at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Open University, Hyderabad. He has participated in a number of seminars and conferences and presented papers. His articles have appeared in books with ISBN.
 

Author :
Basavaraj Naikar
Professor Emeritus. Former Professor & Chairman, Department of English, Karnatak University, DHARWAD 580003 (INDIA).
 

Author :
K. V. Raghupathi
K.V. Raghupathi holds a Ph.D. in English Literature, writes in English, and lives at Tirupati. Poet, novelist, short story writer, and critic, he has been widely anthologized and published. Published thirty books that include twelve poetry collections, two novels, and two short story collections besides eight edited critical works. His poetry collections include Desert Blooms (1987), Echoes Silent (1988), The Images of a Growing Dying City (1989), Small reflections (2000), Samarpana (2006), Voice of the Valley (2006, 2014), Wisdom of the Peepal Tree (2006, 2014), Dispersed Symphonies (2010), Orphan and Other Poems (2010), Between Me and the Babe (2014), On and Beyond the Surface (2018), and TheMountain is Calling… (2018). His poetry is usually marked with rich and dense philosophy, mystical/transcendental thoughts, romantic elements, and imagery comprising similes, metaphors, personifications, apostrophe, irony, climax, anticlimax, and full of rhetoric and symbols. His two novels are The Invalid (2012) and The Disappointed (2014); his short fiction includes: The Untouchable Piglet (2015) and A Gay and a Straight Woman (2017). His poems and short stories, besides thought-provoking and stimulating scholarly papers, have appeared in various newspapers like The Hindu, The Statesman, Print and online journals. He taught at three different universities, S.V. University, Tirupati (1997-2007), Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa (2007-2011), and the Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur (2011-2019). His other passions include classical Karnatic Music and Yoga. As a Yoga sadhaka in the classical tradition, he has published over thirty articles and four books on Yoga besides delivered eighty-six discourses on his Yoga channel. His thoughts on Yoga and Yogic life are most radical, unconventional, and deeply insightful. He is a recipient of several national awards for his poetry, creative wring, and Yoga.
 

Abstract :
R.M. Prabhulinga Shastry’s Vivekananda (The Voice of India) is a three-act play based on awakening dialogues on the being, the super-being, the Almighty, the soul, the world, Maya, duty, education, knowledge, marriage, truth, consciousness, love, sage or rishi, life, death, birth, rebirth, ultimate purpose of life, etc., for blissful living. In fact, these vivid and colorful dialogues on various subjects of socio-cultural and spiritual values are courteously taken from the real speeches of Swami Vivekananda, who himself is the most significant character of this play, and are intimately and intensely revealed during his communication with the other fictitious characters hailing from different parts of the world. The play, particularly through asking and answering questions, distinctively reproduces the practical philosophy of life as revealed in the Vedic literature for the thoughtful development of the global audience.

Author :
Abnish Singh Chauhan
Dr Abnish Singh Chauhan (1979), the editor of two online journals– Creation and Criticism and IJHER and a Hindi magazine– Poorvabhas (iwokZH;kl), is presently serving as a Professor and Principal, BIU College of Humanities & Journalism, Bareilly International University, Bareilly. He has authored a number of books including Swami Vivekananda: Select Speeches, Speeches of Swami Vivekananda and Subhash Chandra Bose: A Comparative Study, The Fictional World of Arun Joshi: Paradigm Shift in Values and Tukda Kagaz Ka (A collection of Hindi Lyrics).
 

Author :
Rama Rao Vadapalli V. B.
A retired professional, is a creative writer, critic and translator and has to his credit scores of published books, critical essays and reviews by the hundred.
 

Abstract 
Larkin as man and poet finds time as man’s element. Time is not an abstract idea but a moving force. Life is rooted in time with “eroding agents”. Life initiating with birth looks into the future as seen from childhood. It traverses from the future to the present and finally to the past. Time is practical for him as fate to a fatalist, reason for a rationalist and the divine to a theist or spiritualist. Time has mysterious powers to turn life into mortality and futility. In life, birth initiates childhood to have all expectations about the future, proceed to manhood or womanhood to find them unfulfilled in the present that turns into the past. He treats the past as the uneventful experience. He considers childhood in his middle age “forgotten boredom” and “unspent”. His poetry reflects the past sans sentimentality.

Author :
Dr. K. Rajamouly
Professor and Head, Department of English (S.H), Ganapathy Engineering College, Warangal has forty-five books to his credit. He has three books of criticism, ten books of short stories, nine novels, five books of poetry to his credit, three research books on functional grammar, and nine books on ELT. He is widely anthologised at home and abroad. His critical articles, poems and reviews have been published in leading journals of English like Contemporary Vibes, CLRI, Muse India, Poetcrit, Metaverse Muse, TRIVENI, Ruminations, Creation and Criticism, Kakatiya Journal of English Studies, Edu Tracks, Satavahana Journal of English Studies, Music and other journals.
 

Author :
PCK Prem
P C Katoch of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member psc hp, shimla), an author of several books is a poet, novelist, short story writer and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal, India.
 

Author :
Ram Krishna Singh
A well-known Indian English poet, has been writing for over four decades now. He has published 20 poetry collections, including You Can’t Scent Me and Other Selected Poems (2016), God Too Awaits Light (2017), Growing Within/Des?vâr?ire l?untric? (2017), There’s No Paradise and Other Selected Poems Tanka & Haiku (2019), Tainted With Prayers: Contaminado con Oraciones (2020), A Lone Sparrow (2021), and Against the Waves: Selected Poems (2021). He retired in 2015 as Professor at IIT-ISM, Dhanbad.
 

Author :
B. C. Dwibedy
PhD in English literature, a prominent contemporary major poet, and critic. Currently Principal, KV Kirandul (CG).
 

Author :
Suresh Pande
Prof. of English (Retd). Contemporary poet and critic of wide renown.
 

Author :
Aju Mukhopadhyay
Award winning world poet with membership of various international poetry sites. Member of the advisory Board of the Editors in some important magazines, Author of various genres of books. Laureate award winner books (Non-fiction). Novelist, Essayist, Environmentalist and critic.
 

Author :
K. V. Dominic
Professor of English (Retd). Contemporary major poet, critic, short story writer and Editor. Edits Writers Editors Critics & Indian Journal of Multicultural Literature from Thodupuzha, Kerala.
 

Author :
Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya
Dr. Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya (b. 1947), M.A. (Triple), P. Phil. PhD is a retired college teacher now residing at Belur Math, Howrah (West Bengal). A Bilingual writer (Eng. & Bengali), he has been writing on different subjects for the last thirty-one years, he seeks to retrieve the wealth of poetry when it is a revelation. His brilliant interpretations of the poetry of various poets have won much acclaim. He is a soldier of the Underground Poetry Movement in present day Bengali literature. Dr. Mukhopadhyaya has been awarded Ashutosh Mukherjee gold medal for writing a treatise on modern Bengali drama. He leads a group of online writers called Sefirah@googlegroup.com which has more than 150 members.
 

Abstract
Charge against literature that it is of no practical utility and it encourages people to be fanciful is not new. Plato’s Republic is full of charges against literature. Also many great minds have defenses for the need and utility of it. Plato’s disciple Aristotle defended literature with some solid arguments. In our time G.B. Shaw showed us through his literature how it could pave the way to social betterment. Women Empowerment is a burning issue of today. Shaw in his literature championed the cause of women. G.B. Shaw though is labelled a misogynist, interestingly in many ways fought for the rights of women. So, through literature Shaw served the practical purposes and succeeded in making his works relevant.

Author :
Radhashyam Dey
Asst. Prof. of English, Yogoda Satsanga Mahavidyalaya, Jagannathpur, P.O-Dhurwa, Ranchi-834004 (Jharkhand).
 

Author :
Neelanjana Pathak
Head, DOE, St. Aloysius’ Autonomous College, Jabalpur. She has published more than 25 scholarly papers in national and international journals, magazines, has co-edited and published 5 books. She has also published poems. She was awarded the ‘Saksharta Mitra’ award in 2009. In 2010, she received the ‘Editor’s Choice Award’ for creative and critical writing from Home of Letters, India. She is the editor of Ninad, a multidisciplinary biannual journal and is on the editorial board of an international journal on Women published from Jabalpur University.
 

Author :
K. V. Dominic
Professor of English (Retd). Contemporary major poet, critic, short story writer and Editor. Edits Writers Editors Critics & Indian Journal of Multicultural Literature from Thodupuzha, Kerala.
 

Author :
PCK Prem
P C Katoch of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member psc hp, shimla), an author of several books is a poet, novelist, short story writer and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal, India.

 

Author :
Radha Kanta Mishra
Retd. Reader in English, Mahalaxmi Nagar 757001, Balangir, Odisha, India.
 

Abstract
In Indian democracy, reservation policy is one of the major tools to reaffirm and develop right to equality as guaranteed, by the Constitution, to all the citizens of India and, in a way, to uplift the weaker and deprived sections of the society. But, due to its wrong interpretation and implementation in the present scenario, it is continuously creating a new type of disadvantaged and disheartened group in Indian society. Hence, the research paper tries to explore poetic expressions of a few contemporary Hindi poets for understanding the present form of reservation policy and its resultant effects on nation-building and nation-branding.

Author :
Radha Kanta Mishra
Retd. Reader in English, Mahalaxmi Nagar 757001, Balangir, Odisha, India.
 

Abstract
Diasporic fiction works as a wheel to connect the mother nation with the adopted nation in time and space, and as more and more diasporic narratives gain popularity, the nuanced stories from the previously colonised nations are gaining a momentum. Ondaatje who has spent his childhood in Sri Lanka and now is a Canadian citizen, weaves Anil’s Ghost as a tapestry heaped with transnational sentiments, he looks back at South Asia as a cultural hub; for writers like Ondaatje, it is extremely important to create space for the unheard stories of their people and connect it with the mainstream literature, as a commitment to the honesty of writing. Having gone through the experience of diaspora such writers have endowed their fiction with the sentiments of hybridity, multiculturalism and globalization in abundance. As these metanarratives speak of the people who were either never spoken about or were subjugated, they attempt to explore the historical facts and dig deeper into the archives to unearth these disembodied voices, perhaps for emancipation and for challenging the disavowal of native cultures.
The two major pillars that are indicative of cultural changes for any kind of people are language and religious/ritualistic practices. Language, the basic element of dialogue, is still an inexhaustible source of conflicts and coexistence, which engages with people and can result in the fact that they might be living in different worlds even if they live in the same neighborhood. Intercultural dialogue thus appears a sine qua non of contemporary society enroute to a transcultural future, where the sheer preaching of multiculturalism may echo the evolution of hybridity, new ritualistic practices, and greater tolerance. Ritualistic practices could be social or religious, the blending of practices, for instance in food, clothing and lifestyle have always been the markers for an evolving culture. Moreover, south Asia has been a fecund space for thriving of hybrid cultures with the Indian ocean being the fluid medium for navigation of languages and rituals. The south Asian diasporic author, Michael Ondaatje has enriched the aesthetics of literature by enmeshing his narratives with many cultural instances from countries like Sri Lanka and Canada. This paper has attempted to address language and ritualistic ceremonies (religious and social) as transcultural motifs in south Asian novel Anil’s Ghost.

Authors :
Tuhina Bose
A research scholar of Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya and Assistant Professor at Fr. C. Rodrigues Institute of Technology Vashi-Navi Mumbai.

Neelanjana Pathak
HOD St. Aloysius College Jabalpur (MP).
 

Author :
B. C. Dwibedy
Principal, K. V. Kirandul, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India – 494556.
 

Abstract
Post war Literature comprises many British writers. Among them, John Osborne is expert in portraying the identity crisis of Jimmy Porter in his realistic play Look Back in Anger (1956). According to Modern Dictionary, identity crisis is a personal psychological conflict particularly in adolescence implying confusion about one’s social rule and often a sense of loss of continuity to one’s personality. This identity crisis is analyzed with general perspectives of psychoanalysis by Erikson to discover the enigmas found in one’s personality. Jimmy Porter, the protagonist of faces the identity crisis in the play. In each and every part of this play, we consider him as an angry young man whose anger is the outcome of his frustration and identity crisis. Identity crisis denotes a feeling of unhappiness and confusion. Jimmy is dissatisfied with his life and society. The story of the play expresses his anger against people and things in his ambiance. At the initial part of the play, we find three characters- Jimmy, Alison, wife of Jimmy and Cliff, bosom friend of Jimmy. Jimmy and Cliff come from a working class family while Alison comes from an upper middle class family. The difference of social status between Jimmy and Alison is the real cause of Jimmy’s dissatisfaction. His rude attitude portrays him as a rebel of society. His character depicts his outrages and estrangement for the upper class of society. All over the play, we find him fighting against the sense of estrangement and identity crisis.

Author :
Twishampati De
Research Scholar, Ranchi University, Ranchi.
 

Abstract
The prerogative term ‘home’, bounded in leaps and layers, where reality is laid inside close inlet of one’s mind. As a human being, we all dream and imagine of creating a perfect and ideal home, but to what extent we get it varies. As home is never created by one but by all in totality. In the present world, the ideology of home has changed. it’s no more a cosy solace to rest, love and of belongingness. Apparently, silent gaps do exist at home which makes one choked and suffocated. The present paper is based on the poem, “Listening to Abida Parween on Loop, I Understand Why I miss Home and Why it must be so”, by Tishani Doshi. It focuses on an ingrained search to liberate one from clutches of artificial bonds of home, to create and feel new concept of home which is still to be reinvented, relocated, and remade in terms of contemporaneity.

Author :
Suruchi Upadhyay
Assistant Professor, Department of English, D.A.V.P.G. College, Siwan. A Constituent Unit of Jai Prakash University, Chapra .

 

Author :
PCK Prem
P C Katoch of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member psc hp, shimla), an author of several books is a poet, novelist, short story writer and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal, India.
 

Author :
Suresh Pande
Professor of English (Retd), contemporary major poet and critic.
 

Author :
Sagar Mal Gupta
Retired Professor of English. Linguist, poet, critic and translator from Jaipur, India.
 

Author :
PCK Prem
P C Katoch of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member psc hp, shimla), an author of several books is a poet, novelist, short story writer and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal, India.
 

Author :
Pravat Kumar Padhy
Pravat Kumar Padhy holds a Master of Science and a Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology, ISM Dhanbad. He is a mainstream poet and a writer of Japanese short forms of poetry (haiku, tanka, haiga, haibun, tanka prose). His poem “How Beautiful” is included in the undergraduate curriculum at the university level. Pravat’s haiku own The KloštarIvaniæ International Haiku Award, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Invitational Award, IAFOR Vladimir DevidéHaiku Award, Setouchi Matsuyama Photo Haiku Award, and others. His haiku are published in many international journals and anthologies including in Red Moon Anthology. Haiku are featured at “Haiku Wall”, Historic Liberty Theatre Gallery in Bend, Oregon, and at Mann Library, Cornell University. USA. His tanka is figured in “Kudo Resource Guide”, University of California, Berkeley. His tanka has been put on rendition (music by José Jesús de Azevedo Souza) in the Musical Drama Performance, ‘Coming Home’, The International Opera Through Art Songs, Toronto, Canada. His Taiga (Tanka-Photo) is featured in the 20th Anniversary Taiga Showcase of Tanka Society of America. His photo-haiku is presented at Haiku North America Conference, 15-17, October 2021.
 

Author :
V. Alexander Raju
V. Alexander Raju, retired Professor of English, served under Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, and later as Professor of Literature in Bahir Dar, Mekelle and Gondar Universities of Ethiopia and in Al Fatah University of Tripoly, Libya. He is a poet with five volumes of poetry, a novelist with seven novels and a short story writer with two collections.
 

Abstract
Dr. K. Venkatareddy has dramatized Dr. Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable just as Santha Ram Rau had dramatized E. M. Forster’s A Passage to India long back. In this dramatic version, Dr. K. Venkatareddy has added an epilogue to the original novel a la Bernard Shaw in St. Joan thereby updating Dr. Anand’s humanist vision of life and by complementing Gandhism with Ambedkarism. Dr. Anand had problematized the issue of untouchability by suggesting three options for Bakha like conversion to Christianity, education and the use of flush-system. Bakha was left confused by these difficult options. But Venkatareddy shows in his Epilogue how Bakha makes use of the privilege of reservation, passes his B.A. Exam externally and the Competitive Exam and becomes a Social Welfare Officer to fulfill the dreams of all the downtrodden people.

Author :
Basavaraj Naikar
Professor Emeritus, Former Professor & Chairman, Department of English, Karnatak University, Dharwad-580003.

Author :
Dr. Anupam R. Nagar
Principal, Gurukul Mahila Arts & Commerce College, Post Box No. 21, Bokhira Vistar, Jubilee, Porbandar (Gujarat) - 360 579, India.

Abstract
Right from Bharata, the Indian Sanskrit acaryas considered aucitya as an important phenomenon for a good poetry. But they dealt with aucitya in general sense. However, in the eleventh centrury, Acarya Ksemendra used this term in its technical sense. He, who was inspired by Anandavardhana and his literary teacher, Abhinavagupta, composed a full length treatise, named Aucitya-vicara-carca, to elucidate and expand the concept of aucitya, evidently elevating it to the status of a full-fledged doctrine of poetry. In his opinion, the life of poetry is neither rasa nor dhavni nor any other factor but aucitya. He defines it as “Auciatyam rasasidhasya sthiram kavyasya javitam" which means that ‘propriety is the abiding life of poetry and that is endowed with rasa or sentiment’. The present study is an analysis of Scott’s The Dance is One in the light of Sanskrit poetics with special reference to the aucitya-siddhanta as propounded by Acarya Ksemendra. The present attempt has affirmed that Scott’s The Dance is One bears the striking, graceful qualities, alluring charm and elegance of expression caused by bhasaucitya or propriety of language, gunalamkara-rasaucitya or propriety of excellence, poetic figure and sentiment, vyakaranaucitya or propriety of grammar, sanskriti-aucitya or propriety of culture and kavya-pratibhaucitya or propriety of creative genius.
The secret of the appeal of Scott’s The Dance is One lies in the fact that it is based on the fundamental qualities of human life and human nature. It aims not only at instructing but delighting and transporting too. Moreover, it comes from the heart of the poet and goes deep down into the heart of the reader. Keeping this account of Scott’s The Dance is One, it can be said that it has unlimited expanse, extraordinary power and velocity, unprecedented majesty and universal appeal. It bears all the possible proprieties of the aucitya-siddhanta of Acarya Ksemendra.

Author :
Dr. Archana D. Tyagi
Asst. Prof. of English, B.S.M. (PG) College, Roorkee, Haridwar (U.K.) -247 667

Author :
Dr. Jaydeep Sarangi
An award winning bilingual writer, translator, is Professor of English and Principal, New Alipore College, Kolkata. He is the founder Vice president, Guild of Indian English Writers Editors and Critics (Kerala) and Vice President, Executive Council, IPPL, ICCR, Kolkata.

Author :
Dr, Rama Rao Vadapalli VB
Dr, Rama Rao Vadapalli VB (b.1938), a retired ELT professional, is a creative writer and translator and has to his credit scores of published books, critical essays and reviews by the hundred.

Author :
Dr. Shashi Nath Pandey
Dept. of English, Rajeev Ganghi Govt.P. G. College, Ambikapur, Sarguja, Chhattisgarh.

Author :
Dr. Suresh Chandra Pande
Renowned poet and critic. Retired as professor of English from Uttrakhand Education Service. Lives at Haldwani (Uttrakhand).

Author :
Dr. Barinder K. Sharma
Associate Professor of English, Baring Union Christian College, Batala (Gurdaspur) 143 505.

Author :
P C K Prem
(p c katoch of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member himachal public service commission, shimla) an author of more than fifty-five books is a poet, novelist, short story writer, translator and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal.

Author :
Suparna Ghosh
Is a writer and painter from Toronto, Canada. She retired from her position as an adjudicator in a Quasi-Judicial Tribunal with the Federal Government of Canada. Suparna has published three books of poetry - Sandalwood Thoughts, a collection of poems and drawings; Dots and Crosses, a long prose poem with sketches with a CD version, where she reads the poem to the accompaniment of original music; and Occasionally, which features poems in free verse and the ghazal form of poetry in classical Indo-Persian style, one of which has been translated into Urdu and set to music in Occasional Ghazal. Among other awards, she won the grand prize for the Artists Embassy International Dancing Poetry Competition, and her poem was choreographed and staged at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. She has exhibited her paintings in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and New Delhi.

Author :
Aju Mukhopadhyay
Bilingual author of 36 books, Aju Mukhopadhyay, is an award winning poet, author and critic.Published as a world poet, he contributes different genres of literature to various journals. Among other poems, he has contributed Japanese short verses like haiku, haibun, tanka, senryu and of a mixed genre, Ekfrastic, to large numbers of international journals and websites. Some of his haiku are set to music. Of the ten books of poems two are of Japanese short verses: Short Verse Vast Universeand Short Verse Delight. Besides short stories, he has authored a novel and the second is in process .His works have been widely anthologized and translated in various languages. Besides others, he has recently been awarded, Best Author: Laureate award, Kurukshetra.

Author :
Dr. Shashikant Kurodi
Asst. Prof. of English, SDM College (Autonomous), Ujire.
Ms. Deepthi R
II MA, English, SDM College (Autonomous), Ujire.

Author :
S. L. Peeran
# 868, 25th Main, Sector-1, HSR Layout, Bengluru-560 102.

Abstract
The present paper aims at critically examining the verb phrase (VP) structure in English and Hindi, the two languages commonly used by an educated Indian, particularly in the Hindi speaking belt of India. Gone are the days of traditional grammars which study sentences in terms of subject and predicate or consisting of a principal clause and subordinate clauses - subordinate noun clauses, subordinate adjective clauses and subordinate adverb clauses. Traditional Grammar by F.T. Wood, Thomson and Martinate, J.C. Nesfield and many others discuss the structure of English language in a very restricted and limited manner and fail to answer many significant questions.
That was the period when language studies came under philology. With the term linguistics getting popular in the first half of the 20th century, the whole approach to language studies underwent dramatic change. The theory of transformational generative (TG) grammar, as well as the application of this theory to a specific language which started in 1940’s and led the way for serious discussions in linguistic literature.
It has now generally been accepted that Noam Chomsky’s Syntactic Structures (1957), introduced a serious rethinking and an evaluation of the then current general linguistic theories. And later, when Robert Lees’ The Grammar of English Nominalisation (1960) appeared, it demonstrated in detail, the power of transformational theory for the description of a particular language. In recent times, a large number of western and non-western languages have been analysed following this theoretical frame-work. As a result, extremely valuable insights have been gained into the human language behaviour in general and more specifically into the workings of particular languages. This also led to analyse languages in a scientifically oriented linguistic manner. More and more contrastive and comparative studies of English were conducted in relation to other languages and dialects. Such syntactic studies are not only confined to theoretical linguistics or syntax; they become more significant, meaningful, and useful in the area of Applied Linguistics as well.

Author :
Bhawesh Kumar Bhargav
Ph.D. (English), T.M.B.U., Bhagalpur

Author  :
P C K Prem
(p c katoch of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member himachal public service commission, shimla) an author of more than fifty-five books is a poet, novelist, short story writer, translator and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal.

Author :
Mahendra Kumar Mishra
 #239, Gitanjali Nagar, Sector - 1, Raipur (CG) – 497 002.

Author :
Suresh Chandra Pande
Prof of English (Retd); Poet and critic from Uttranchal Colony, Haldwani – 263 139

Author  :
P C K Prem
(p c katoch of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member himachal public service commission, shimla) an author of more than fifty-five books is a poet, novelist, short story writer, translator and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal.

Author :
Basavaraj Naikar
Professor Emeritus of English, Karnatak University, Dharwad 580003.
 

Author :
Sagar Mal Gupta
Poet and critic; UK and USA Returned Retired Professor of English.
 

Author :
Aju Mukhopadhyay
Bilingual author and award winning poet, environmentalist and critic. He also contributes in Japanese short verses like haiku, haibum, tanka, senryu and mixed genre – Ekfrastic to large number of intercontinental journals and websites. He has also authored besides short stories a novel and the second is in process. Widely anthologized and translated in various languages. Ecently awarded, Best Author: Laureate Award from Kurukshetra.
 

Author :
O. P. Arora
Retd. Professor of English is poet and critic.
 

Author :
Kh. Kunjo Singh
Professor of English, Manipur University, Canchipur – 795003.
 

Author :
Bairagi C. Dwibedy
Ph.D. in English literature, he is contemporary major poet and critic. Widely published, he presently is the Principal at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kirandul, Chhattisgarh.
 

Author :
V. Ramachandra Babu
Research Scholar, Department of English, Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh.
 

Author :
Dr. Rama Rao Vadapalli 
A Retired ELT professional, is a creative writer and translator and has to his credit scores of published books, critical essays and reviews by the hundred.
 

Author :
Prof. C. D. Narasimhaiah
He was a renowned Professor of English, a prolific writer and critic, also renowned for his Commonwealth Studies Centre, Dhvanyaloka in Mysuru.
 

Author :
PCK Prem:
A former academician, (Beauraucrat, member Himachal Public Service commission, Simla) and a trilingual writer, poet, critic, novelist, translator has more than sixty books to his credit. Lives at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh.
 

Author :
Dr. Archana D. Tyagi
Associate Prof. in English, B.S.M. (PG) College, Roorkee, Haridwar - 247667 (U.K.).
 

Author :
Manas Bakshi
Poet and critic from Kolkata.
 

Author :
Dr. Rama Rao Vadapalli V. B.
Retired ELT professional, is a creative writer, critic and translator and has to his credit scores of published books, critical essays and reviews by the hundred.
 

Author :
K. Balachandran
Prof. of English (Retd.), Poet, Critic & Translator. Contact: 64/1 Subramanyan Street, Chidambaram 608001 (TN).
 

Author :
Dr. Vandana Rajoriya
Assistant Professor of English in the Department of English and Other European Languages, School of Languages, Dr Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, (A Central University) Sagar (M.P.) She has two reference books, two volumes of poems, eleven Chapters in books and anthologies and fourteen research papers in refereed Journals published till date. She has also presented papers in many National and International Seminars and conferences and delivered invited talks in many Seminars, Workshops and Training Programmes.
 

Author :
Dr. Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhayaya
A retired college teacher. He is a bilingual (English & Bengali) writer and has been writing on varied subjects for the last more than thirty years. He is a soldier of the Underground Poetry Movement in present day Bengali literature. He has been awarded Ashutosh Mukherjee gold medal for writing a treatise on modern Bengali drama. He leads a group of online writers called Sefirah@googlegroup.com which has more than 150 members. He lives at Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal.
 

Author :
Shujaat Hussain
(Founder President): United Spirit of Writers Academy, Poet, Critic, Author, Writer, Editor, Thinker and Reformist. Contact: 4/771, Friends Colony, Aligarh -202002 (U.P.)
 

Author :
Jaideep Chauhan
Assistant Professor, S.D. College, Ambala Cantt.- (Haryana).
 

Author :
K. Rajamouly
Professor of English, Ganapathy Engineering College, Warangal. Contact: House No.: 2-7-207, Excise Colony, Subedari, Hanamkonda, WARANGAL (Telangana)-506 001.
 

Author :
Rama Rao Vadapalli, V. B.
He is retired professor of English, ELT specialist, poet, critic and translator of wide renown from Andhra Pradesh. Contact: D-II-4-002, NTP Colony, Post - Hotagi Station (MH)-413 215.
 

Author :
K. Rajani
M.A., Ph.D; Assistant Professor in English, P.V.K.N. Govt. P.G. College, Chittoor, A.P.
 

Abstract
George Bernard Shaw is regarded as the greatest English dramatist of the modern age. His contribution to British theatre is considered second only to that of William Shakespeare. By rejecting outmoded theatrical conventions and championing realism and social commentary in his work. Shaw succeeded in revolutionizing British drama. He has been credited with creating “the theatre of ideas” in which his plays explore such issues as sexism, sexual equality, socioeconomic divisions, and the effects of poverty, philosophical and religious theories. He was awarded with Nobel Prize for literature in 1925 for writing his masterpiece Saint Joan. He continued to be a prolific playwright, an essayist, a social and political commentator and socialist activist. Shaw’s major dramatic works are infused with his social, economic and political concerns, particularly his criticism of the inequalities and injustices of late Victorian capitalism. He is also credited with creating the serious farce, a dramatic genre that inverts melodramatic conventions and utilizes comedy to promote serious views on public policy, social institutions and morality.

Author :
Sushil Kumar Mishra
(Writer of Thirteen books), Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, Haryana.
 

Author :
Aju Mukhopadhyay
Poet, short story writer and critic.Add: 8, Cjeir Lodi St., Puducheri – 605.
 

Author :
S. Padmapriya
Writer and Thinker, Bangalore. Contact: Plot no 27, Flat no 4,’Subramanya Enclave’, 7 th Cross, I Main, I Block, Vasanth Vallabh Nagar, Bangalore-61.
 

Author :
Pravat Kumar Padhy
He hails from Odisha, India. He holds a Masters in Science and Technology and a Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad. He has a certification of the Executive Education Programme on “Advanced Management” from IIM-Bangalore. His literary work cited in Interviews with Indian Writing in English, Spectrum History of Indian Literature in English, Alienation in Contemporary Indian English Poetry, Cultural and Philosophical Reflections in Indian Poetry in English, History of Contemporary Indian English Poetry etc. He is credited with seven collections of verses. His Japanese short form of poetry (Haiku, Tanka, Haibun, Haiga, Senryu, Tanka Prose) appeared in various international journals and anthologies. His haiku won Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Honourable Mention, UNESCO International Year Award of Water Co-operation, The Kloštar Ivaniæ International Haiku Award, IAFOR Vladimir Devide Haiku Award, Diogen Spring Haiku Award, 7th Setouchi Matsuyama International Photo Haiku Award, Second International Haiku Contest for the award “Radmila Bogojevic”, IRIS Commendation Award and others. His haiku is showcased in the exhibition “Haiku Wall”, Historic Liberty Theatre Gallery in Bend, Oregon, USA. His tanka, ‘I mingle’ is featured in the “Kudo Resource Guide”, University of California, Berkeley.
 

Author :
R.Venkata Ramana
Asst.Prof. in English, Hyderabad.
 

Author :
B. C. Dwibedy
Principal Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kirandul, Dist-Dantewada, Chhattisgarh.
 

Author :
P C K Prem
(p c katoch of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member himachal public service commission, shimla) an author of more than fifty-five books is a poet, novelist, short story writer, translator and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal.

 

Author :
Santosh K. Padhy
He Completed his Ph.D. in 2005, an MRP Sanctioned by UGC, Kolkata in 2007 and a Major Research Project sanctioned by UGC, New Delhi. Has authored Home as Metaphor, The Home-Bound Vision, Ecofeminism as a Global Commitment and Blood Letters. Has translated Arrogant IAS and Other Stories. Writes articles and poems both in English and Odia.
 

Author :
Vibha Agrawal
Associate Professor, C. J. Patel Arts & Commerce College, Tirora.
 

Author :
R.K. Mishra
Retired Reader in English, Mahalaxmi Nagar, 767001,District Balangir, India.
 

Author :
Rama Rao Vadapalli VB
He is retired professor f English, ELT specialist, poet, critic, and translator of wide renown from Andhra Pradesh. Contact: D-II-4-002, NTP Colony, PostHotagi Station (MH) – 413 215. 
 

Author :
K Rajamouly
M.A., M.Phil.,Ph.D; Professor of English, Ganapathy Engineering College, Waranga.
 

Abstract
Literature is packed with the instances of outstanding humanistic insights. Whether Indian writing in English or other types, the arrival of post-structuralism and postmodern era, right from the late 1960s and 1970s of the last century to these days of early twenty-first century, are only numerous factors of humanism. These humanism and human concerns can be explored much in Jayanta Mahapatra’s poetry. Like a true humanist, he tries to review the truth by placing himself in the midst of the ruins of the temples, traditions, rites, rituals, superstitions, beliefs and the other side of modern life and recording his responses to it. His poetry reads like a story submerged with a never-ending concern and sympathy for humanity. He takes people into so much assurance that he never doubts their aptitude to convert them from their inexorable humanity.

Author :
Mrinal Kanti Das
Ph.D. Scholar, Ranchi University (Reg. No-134378/18), Contact: AtMahammadpur (Behind Life & Light School), P.O.-Belda, Dist-Paschim Medinipur (WB) – 721424.
 

Author :
Basudhara Roy
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.
 

Author :
Suman Shekhar
Suman Shekhar, born at Palampur (Kangra) in a middle class family on 30 September 1962. She received her primary education from the Christian missionary St. Anne Girls High School, which was later taken over by the HP government, and Matriculation from the Govt. Girls High School, Palampur.
 

Abstract
Tainted with Prayers, by eminent Indian Poet R. K. Singh, embodies the voices of dissent against the stringent subjugation and atrocities inflicted by the political authorities. From taking up the issues of territoriality to marginality, unsparing male ego to the throes of violence and insecurity, Singh’s poems speak for the disenfranchised. The collection captures everything from personal experiences to global trauma. Across the expanse of his poetry, R.K. Singh combines the seriousness of issues with a degree of playfulness to acknowledge the dilemmas of the armored self. The poems in this collection invite us to a space of interactive encounter with the self, disclosing the disquieting narratives created by us. Considering the fecundity of his poetic oeuvre, the review essay is an attempt to focus on the political, cultural, stylistic, and aesthetic nuances of Singh’s latest collection of poetry titled Tainted with Prayers.

Author :
Queen Sarkar
Queen Sarkar is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kakkanad, Kochi, India- 682039. She has done her Ph.D. in Contemporary Indian English Poetry from IIT Kharagpur. Her paper titled “A Song for Every Voice: Tales of Dissent in Karthika Nair’s Until the Lions” got selected in the 2018 KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultural Conferences, organized by The University of Kentucky, Lexington. In addition to this, she has also presented and published her papers in reputed International Journals, and poems in International anthologies. She has worked on New Zealand literature and the precarious existence of women in the sex industry and its subculture during her M.Phil. She has also played the character of “Lata” for Indian Director, playwright, actor, and writer, Mahesh Dattani’s Play Dance Like a Man, organized by the Department of English, Banaras Hindu University.
 

Author :
Suresh Chandra Pande
He is Poet and critic of renown. Retired as professor of English. Lives at Haldwani Uttrakhand.
 

Author :
Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya
Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya (b. 1947), M.A. (Triple), P. Phil. PhD is a retired college teacher now residing at Belur Math, Howrah (West Bengal). A Bilingual writer (Eng. & Bengali), he has been writing on different subjects for the last thirty-one years, he seeks to retrieve the wealth of poetry when it is a revelation. His brilliant interpretations of the poetry of various poets have won much acclaim. He is a soldier of the Underground Poetry Movement in present day Bengali literature. Dr. Mukhopadhyaya has been awarded Ashutosh Mukherjee gold medal for writing a treatise on modern Bengali drama. He leads a group of online writers called Sefirah@googlegroup.com which has more than 150 members.
 

Abstract
John Osborne’s plays gained popularity among the audience because his plays aim to find out the concern of the playwright over the frustration of the society through analysing the Social and Personal aspects. His heroes serve as a role-model to depict the lied frustration, especially, in the youngsters at that time. The issues of his heroes have been shifted from social to personal or present both these elements. The protagonists of his plays are presented as angry young men who become the victims of their own disillusionment and despair. His autobiographical experiences serve as a personal protest. On the other hand, the course of the plays depicts a transformation of social into personal. Social protest also figures in J.B. Priestley’s article, “What is Wrong in Britain Today”. He writes: “We know vaguely that we are no longer top dogs in the world, but apart from that we don’t know what kind of dogs we are. We are in danger of turning into a faceless nation” (5). In fact, Osborne’s plays are reactions in the form of protest against social chaos. They protest but what they finally get is frustration. Still they do not rest, they protest because they know that there lies the solution to maladies.

Author :
Twishampati De
Research Scholar in Ranchi University. Contact: C/o- Dr. Nirmalendu De, Vill- Nazarganj , P.O. Midnapur, Dist - Paschim Medinipur, Pin- 721101.
 

Author :
P C K Prem
(p c katoch of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member himachal public service commission, shimla) an author of more than fifty-five books is a poet, novelist, short story writer, translator and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal.
 

Author :
Manas Bakshi
Poet and critic from Kolkata. 
 

Author :
Sulakshna Sharma
PhD in English literature, is presently lecturer in English.
 

Author :
PCK Prem
Former academician, civil servant and retired as member Himachal Pradesh Public Service commission is an author of about sixty books is a poet, novelist, short story writer, translator and a critic in English and Hindi. Lives at Ghuggar, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh.
 

Author :
Huma Hashmi
Assistant Professor, Department of English, J. A. S. Imambara Girls P. G. College, Gorakhpur.
 

Author :
Jaylaxmi Jadeja
Associate Professor, M.V.M Arts College, Rajkot.
 

Abstract
This paper tries to examine Alexander Raju’s “Hopes and Fears” (2003) from a deconstructive critical perspective. The study tries to come, as close as it can, to the text in order to deconstruct it and reaches at a new reading of the poem by applying the principles of the theory of Deconstruction. “A New Critical reading of the text” as Tyson declares “is often a useful first step in deconstructing a literary work because such readings can almost always be found to rest on a binary opposition in which one member of the pair is privileged over the other” (260). So, firstly the poem is analyzed from new critical point of view, and then it is analyzed using deconstructive principle. A deconstructive critic looks for meanings in the text that conflict with its main theme, focusing on self-contradictions of which the text seems unaware. The paper begins by discussing the concepts of deconstruction as a modern critical theory. It reveals to the reader an overview of deconstruction as a theory of reading texts. Moreover, it proceeds to examine how deconstruction can illuminate the above-mentioned poem by analyzing its verbal contradictions in terms of meaning and structure. Under the scrutiny of deconstruction, these characteristics ultimately uncover the instability of literary language and meaning. This deconstructive reading of the text will allow the reader to gain a better understanding not only of the poem, but also of deconstruction as a literary theory.

Author :
Alehegn Bitew Melesse
Lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
 

Authors :
R. Karthikeyan
Lecturer in English, P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja Polytechnic College, Rajapalayam–626 108 Tamilnadu.

A.Thiruppathi Venkateswaran
Lecturer in English, P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja Polytechnic College, Rajapalayam – 626 108 Tamilnadu.
 

Authors :
P. Raja
Born on October 07, 1952 at Olandai-Keerapalayam, a village in Pondicherry Raja graduated in English Literature from Tagore Arts College, and then moved to Annamalai University (Tamil Nadu) for his post-graduation. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Madras University. A voracious reader from his college days, he began his writing career when he was barely twentyfour. A book-reviewer and translator for a start, he wielded his pen in all genres of literature and consistently continues to be so.

K. V. Raghupathi
He writes only in English. He is a poet, short story writer, novelist, book reviewer and critic. Currently he is teaching in the department of English Studies, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur – 610005.
 

Abstract
Julius Caesar (1599) is a political play that analyzes republican form of governance and reveals how a strong head of the state who seems to promise some dignity to the lower classes so that he can retain power over republic indulges in a power tussle with a strong group of upper class senators who hold power and have a dislike for lower classes. Shakespeare deals with the political apparatus of the time and highlights the pitfalls of both the monarchy and republic. Therefore, neither Caesar, nor Brutus is a hero or villain rather it is the common masses, who are everything: antagonists, protagonists and victims.

Author :
Jai Singh
Asstt Professor, Dept of Indian and World Literatures, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad (Telangana) – 500 007.
 

Author :
B.C.Dwibedy
PhD in English Literature. Renowned poet and critic. Contact: Principal, KV Kirandul, NMDC Complex KIRANDUL, Dantewada (CG) – 494 556.
 

Abstract
The present paper tries to explain how Caribbean post colonial writers are influenced by the culture and its hybridity. This cultural canvas has also been explained in view of different races living together. This black-British writer has examined the relation of slavery and imperialism through the eyes of Leila. Culture and society are the basis of the novel. This novel is also explored in the light of Homi Bhabha’s theory of hybridity.

Author :
Neha Singh
PhD., Department of English, University of Rajasthan.
 

Author :
Capt. (Dr) Satendra Kumar
Associate Professor of English, Govt. P. G. College Rishikesh, Dehradun, UK.
 

Author :
Suresh Chandra Pande
Retd. Professor of English. Poet and critic. Contact: Tiwari’s House, Uttranchal Colony Phase-II, PO: Haripurnail, Haldwani – 263 139 (UK).
 

Abstract
Vihang Naik’s poems embrace themes like religious, social, cultural, political, economic and personal history. “Indian Summer” deals with nature in summer. Poet’s love for environment is apparent in “Summer Hill Devdars”. An earthquake can significantly change the face of the Earth, its geographical features become manifest in his poem “Gujarat”. Verandah and Banyan have been used as suggestive symbols. His poetic style is laconic marked by linguistic deviations, mainly graphological deviations. He is an environment friendly and geographically bound poet. His love for nature and life at its simplest form is well expressed in his poems. His words are simple like the simplified life he portrays in sync with nature.

Author :
Ansulika Paul
Guest Lecturer: B.R.P. Government Polytechnic, Dhamtari, Chattisgarh (India).
 

Abstract
William Butler Yeats has been regarded as one of the extraordinary modern poets. He inspired and influenced his contemporaries as well as successors, such as T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound and W.B. Auden. Yeats started his long literary career as a romantic poet and gradually evolved into a modernist poet. There are three common themes, love, Irish Nationalism, and mysticism, in Yeats’ poetry, but modernism is the overriding theme. As a typical modern poet, he laments for the great devastation and destruction of the 1st World War and regrets for post-war modern world which is in disorder and chaotic situation. Yeats is anti-rationalist in his attitude which is expressed through his passion for occultism or mysticism. He is a renowned poet in modern times for his sense of morality and humanity. When W.B. Yeats is compared to his contemporary poet T. S. Eliot, Yeats is considered as the seed of modernism whereas T.S. Eliot is the tree of that seed. Eliot and Yeats have certain things in common. Both are intensely aware of man in history and of the soul in eternity.
Yeats is a modern Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He is a pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments. In his later years, he served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Yeats is a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival.

Author :
Sushil Kumar Mishra
Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, SRM University, Sonepat, Haryana.
 

Author :
Kumari Neelkama
Research Scholar, Univ. Dept. of English, TM Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur (Bihar).
 

Author :
Basavaraj Naikar
Professor Emeritus, Former Professor & Chairman, Department of English, Karnatak University, Dharwad – 580003.
 

Author :
R. K. Mishra
Mahalaxmi Nagar, Balangir, Odisha-767001.

 

Abstract
‘Home’ occupies a pivotal place in every individual’s life as it provides stability, security, comfort, and harmony along with the sense of orientation. Consequently, everyone craves for his/her own home. Their longing for a better home makes them displace from their native place and they become a part of diaspora. But quite contradictory, when they land on the alien shore, they find it difficult to assimilate the new socio-economic and political conditions. Gradually, their illusions about better habitat prove to be deceptive. Time and again, they encounter precarious conditions. They fail to reconstruct a home of their dream in the alien locale. Amitav Ghosh has realistically portrayed the plight of the displaced people in his debut novel, The Circle of Reason. The present paper tries to bring to the fore the pathetic condition of the diasporic people, who live on the margin: truly, they belong to nowhere.

Authors :
Samshad N. Sheikh
Assistant Professor C. J. Patel Arts & Commerce College, Tirora (MS).

Dilip K. Jena
Assistant Professor, N. M. D. College, Gondia (MS)
 

Author :
Santosh K. Padhy
(b. 1967). Completed his Ph.D. in 2005, an MRP Sanctioned by UGC, Kolkata in 2007 and a Major Research Project sanctioned by UGC, New Delhi. Has authored Home as Metaphor, The Home-Bound Vision, Ecofeminism as a Global Commitment and Blood Letters. Has translated Arrogant IAS and Other Stories. Writes articles and poems both in English and Odia.
 

Author :
K Rajamouly
Professor of English, Ganapathy Engineering College, Warangal. House No. 2-7-207, Excise Colony, Subedari, Hanamkonda, WARANGAL (Telangana)-506001.
 

Authors :
Shashikant Kurodi
Asst. Prof. of English, SDM College (Autonomous), Ujire-574240

Rakshitha Jain
Asst. Prof. of English, SDM College (Autonomous), Ujire-574240.
 

Author :
Dr. Anupam R. Nagar
Principal, Gurukul Mahila Arts & Commerce College, Porbandar-360575, Gujarat.
 

Author :
Capt. (Dr.) Satendra Kumar
Associate Professor of English, Govt. P.G. College Rishikesh, Dehradun, UK.
 

Author :
Rita Shanthakumar
She is working as an Associate Professor in Cauvery College for Women, Tiruchirapalli.
 

Author :
Aju Mukhopadhyay
8, Cheir Lodi St., Puducheri-605001.
 

Author :
Rama Rao Vadapalli
V.B., D-II-4-002, NTP Colony, HOTGI Station-413215.
 

Author :
PCK Prem
IAS (Retd.), Ghuggar, P.O.: Palampur, Dist. Kangra (HP)-176061.