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Bharatiya Prajna: an Interdisciplinary Journal of Indian Studies, 2016
Playwriting is a mixture of site, history, representation and audiences within the context of ide... more Playwriting is a mixture of site, history, representation and audiences within the context of ideology. It tries to establish relationship between the reader and the text. "Playwriting, which is an intricate and complex interweave with site, history, representation and audience as well as conventions of realism, narrative and stage practice, emerges as a crucial arena of exploration for contemporary feminism, providing insights into the politics of writing and the possible basis for a feminist theory of reception"(Forte, 1996, p. 19). The 'fact of power' accounts for much of the lack of appreciation of women's texts; until there is an appreciable change in power structure, it is unlikely that women's fictional accounts of their lives lying in drawing rooms, the parlour, the nursery, the kitchen, the laundry will have the force to induce masculine jouissance (1996, p. 28). Men's traditional disregard for women's writing and women's mode of existence is caused due to the reality of male power.
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Scholars have offered different viewpoints on partition, but no where do we find any sign of posi... more Scholars have offered different viewpoints on partition, but no where do we find any sign of positive change, one thing that remains constant is that it was a traumatic experience. Partition had been and till date remains a bloody chapter in the history, which was accompanied by horrendous tragic events. Alok Bhalla, in his introduction to "stories about the partition of India" writes, "The Partition of Indian subcontinent was the single most traumatic experience in our recent history." Urvashi Bhutalia, in 'The other side of silence' writes, "The political partition of India caused one of the great human convulsions of history." Ritu Menon and Kamla Bhasin consider it as a "metaphor for irreparable loss." These views hold the mirror up to what partition was in Indian history. The partition of India has resulted in one of the greatest mass migrations. In a span of few months, around twelve million people moved between the new, truncated India and the two wings, East and West, of the newly created Pakistan. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed. People were driven from their ancestral homes and communities. Many migrated, countless lost property and were left destitute. Those who survived faced the task of rebuilding their life on the ruins of other lives. The loss and damage caused to the people cannot be quantified. The bounds of property loss, even if know could not encompass the devastation. The number of persons beaten, maimed, tortured, raped, abducted, exposed to disease and exhaustion, and otherwise physically brutalized remains measureless. The emotional pain of severance from home, family, and friends is immeasurable. People were confronted by the trauma of memory and temptation of forgetting. But what has been done cannot be undone. Partition of India will continue to remain a bloody chapter.
This paper proposes to study some aspects of folk beliefs prevalent in the Khasi Oral Tradition. ... more This paper proposes to study some aspects of folk beliefs prevalent in the Khasi Oral Tradition. The Khasi are an ethnic community residing in Meghalaya, a state of North East India. There are the existent multiple genres of folk beliefs within their religion and worldview. Such beliefs have no foundation in the rational explanation but are widely accepted as truth by the members of Khasi community. The Khasis in their small corner are not behind rest of the world in story telling, as they also have on record the legend of U Ramhah. According to a popular legend the fossil zed stone basket belonged to an evil giant who troubled the people through his greed and unsocial behaviour. The Khasis have their own mythological discourses to account for the extensive formations. They believe that the caverns are the bones of the giant U Ramhah, who died alone and unattended in hills.
The other similar giant rock formation is “Devil’s Tower” which is based on Native American Lore. It suggests Devil’s Tower is a “gift of god" and its existence can not be explained. The Ancient Native Americans have several stories that explain its creation. Some Native American tribes in the area believe that what we see today is what has always been there and the tower is the same shape and size that it has always been.
Looking at giant rock formations, it obviously delivers a common message of victory of good over evil and god always arrive to save mankind and preach prosperity and harmony. And also as a great source of entertainment. The function of such stories is to elucidate the Khasi philosophical thought on every aspect of Khasi culture and make sure that it reaches and hold captive even the simplest of men.
Folk tales have no known origin and are transmitted spontaneously as oral tradition from generation to generation. Folk tales while dealing with situation familiar to listeners, are not usually based on historical facts, but are mostly of fictitious nature and have a predominance of fanciful ideas of the folk. Taking the clue from similar stories referring to natural objects and materials found in different corners of the world, the paper attempts to discuss how the popular beliefs of different communities serve similar functions in the regions they are found and thus become the raw material for studies under comparative framework.
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Confirm or Conform, both the terms revolve around the social norms that govern individual's behav... more Confirm or Conform, both the terms revolve around the social norms that govern individual's behaviour/ belief system. If we look at our social practices, these are rigid and deeply rooted somewhere in our customs and traditions. In a society, individual is not able to raise his/her voice against the social evils because he/she is forced to become a part of group or majority who follow such evil practices. This is where social conformity comes into existence. Now, if an individual accepts majority's behaviour because of fear of rejection then the whole concept is modified and called normative conformity. It's purely termed on the basis of acceptance and fear of rejection. Therefore, if I accept a strict diet to lose my weight in order to look slim and also to avoid remarks of the society then it's purely case of acceptance versus rejection. A person adopts a set pattern of behaviour which is transferred through generations into the family. What happens in this process of inculcating behaviour/ attitude is that an individual starts evolving from within as well as outside. On Sunday morning, I came across a beautifully written article by Shikha Kumar titled "Let's (Not) talk about Sex!" published in Hindustan Times Magazine called Brunch. It was relevant as it was addressing concept of asexuality which is becoming significant as growing number of people are facing it or I would say have internalised it. The term is hugely misconstructed in our society. It's difficult for asexual to gain acceptance. Multiple stereotypes surround asexuality. I talked with few friends to know about their understanding of this new term. Shristi and Sonali believe family pressure creates a psychological line in our mind which represents the highest level of fear. Another friend Bunty thinks that if asexuality is accepted legally then it can create barrier to individual choices. The fear of rejection and punishment impacts individuals self confidence and esteem. Let us recall, some of the real life examples: A dress code in institution might force people to dress up in a particular colour, style or manner which might be against his/her personal choices or say, an organisation trying to suppress labourers. Whenever we are having a discussion over a topic which is well known/received among the masses then an individual may pretend to match his/her thoughts with that of group members in order to gain wider acceptance. This means fear of rejection is of wider significance for any individual. Conformity can be of three types i.e. Compliance, Identification and Internalisation. a) Compliance: If I completely agree with what is being taught by professors in the class, but at
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The other similar giant rock formation is “Devil’s Tower” which is based on Native American Lore. It suggests Devil’s Tower is a “gift of god" and its existence can not be explained. The Ancient Native Americans have several stories that explain its creation. Some Native American tribes in the area believe that what we see today is what has always been there and the tower is the same shape and size that it has always been.
Looking at giant rock formations, it obviously delivers a common message of victory of good over evil and god always arrive to save mankind and preach prosperity and harmony. And also as a great source of entertainment. The function of such stories is to elucidate the Khasi philosophical thought on every aspect of Khasi culture and make sure that it reaches and hold captive even the simplest of men.
Folk tales have no known origin and are transmitted spontaneously as oral tradition from generation to generation. Folk tales while dealing with situation familiar to listeners, are not usually based on historical facts, but are mostly of fictitious nature and have a predominance of fanciful ideas of the folk. Taking the clue from similar stories referring to natural objects and materials found in different corners of the world, the paper attempts to discuss how the popular beliefs of different communities serve similar functions in the regions they are found and thus become the raw material for studies under comparative framework.
Book Reviews by indu pandey
Drafts by indu pandey
The other similar giant rock formation is “Devil’s Tower” which is based on Native American Lore. It suggests Devil’s Tower is a “gift of god" and its existence can not be explained. The Ancient Native Americans have several stories that explain its creation. Some Native American tribes in the area believe that what we see today is what has always been there and the tower is the same shape and size that it has always been.
Looking at giant rock formations, it obviously delivers a common message of victory of good over evil and god always arrive to save mankind and preach prosperity and harmony. And also as a great source of entertainment. The function of such stories is to elucidate the Khasi philosophical thought on every aspect of Khasi culture and make sure that it reaches and hold captive even the simplest of men.
Folk tales have no known origin and are transmitted spontaneously as oral tradition from generation to generation. Folk tales while dealing with situation familiar to listeners, are not usually based on historical facts, but are mostly of fictitious nature and have a predominance of fanciful ideas of the folk. Taking the clue from similar stories referring to natural objects and materials found in different corners of the world, the paper attempts to discuss how the popular beliefs of different communities serve similar functions in the regions they are found and thus become the raw material for studies under comparative framework.