Usha Bande
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This collection of contemporary short fictions offers a kaleidoscopic view of life in all its charms, vagaries, humour and pain. These are not autobiographical pieces but the emotions and feelings that go into the making of a story by blowing up a small situation or a chance remark are real.
The stories mirror social changes and the process of social evolution. They bear witness to the sad yet vibrant existence of women – the pain of separation sung through ...
Himachal Pradesh is a small hill state nestling in the lap of the Western Himalaya . Geographically it is a mountainous State with high ranges, snow clad peaks, unfathomable valleys, powerful rivers and gurgling streams. The topography is difficult and defies easy access. Yet, there have been adventurers who came to the Himalayan terrain, conquered the local chiefs and established kingdoms. When there is kingdom, there is bound to be fortification to secure the ...
Since independence, the Indian short story has matured considerably and is able to reflect the socio-cultural realities with precision. This study seeks to ascertain the emergence of the ‘new’ woman in the Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi and Indian-English short story by women writers of the last fifty years, roughly from the mid-1940s to the end of 1990s. The period studied shows remarkable changes not only in the society but also in woman’s approach to ...
Resistance can be as esoteric as silence and silence can be as impenetrable as hegemonic power; conversely, both resistance and silence have the potential to challenge power. By its very nature, resistance is non-confrontational. It works subtly through seemingly small, innocuous everyday acts of non-compliance and achieves the desired results imperceptibly and slowly. As a socio-cultural-historical practice, resistance has been largely successful, the most ...
Every culture has its narratives and beliefs that seek answers to the intricate and abstract questions about the universe and the place of man in it. And every culture and its different communities have evolved their survival strategies. These have become repository of human experience. In Himachal Pradesh, people experience 'Nature' in its benign as well as formidable mood. Their view of life is rooted in their folk environmentalism and ...
This study places Gita Mehta's works fiction and non-fiction in the framework of Diasporic Studies and tries to ascertain how the author responds to the Indian realities vis-a-vis her western experience. To Gita, India is "home". Home stands for a safe place, where there is no need to justify oneself to others, but as a member of the diaspora she ought to redefine her position. That she should feel the need to explicate and explain herself and her ...