Papers by Guzel Strelkova
RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism
The influence of Marxist ideology has played a peculiar role in the formation of Hindi literature... more The influence of Marxist ideology has played a peculiar role in the formation of Hindi literature. Many writers believed that a literary word, illuminating the problems of inequality and oppression, could awake effective political, social and economic actions that could change an ordinary person’s life. In contemporary Hindi poetry there is the rise of young poets’ interest in socially-engaged narrative, which they clarify with the concept of “socialist”. It is aimed at criticizing the world order surrounding them and the desire to point out the problems of social peace. The authors discuss and translate for the first time the poems of the 21st century - Hindi poets of the left wing Alokadhanva and Avinash Mishra. They, drawing the reader's attention to the fact that the art of the word is given to them from above, raise acute social issues with realistic poems and simple language, hiding their powerlessness behind rhetorical appeals calling for an active struggle. Special atten...
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Народы многонациональной Индии долгие годы боролись за свою Независимость, а затем за свою госуда... more Народы многонациональной Индии долгие годы боролись за свою Независимость, а затем за свою государственность, что было отражено в индийской литературе. Многие произведения литературы хинди посвящены этому времени и тому, что было достигнуто в независимой Индии. Ключевые слова: борьба за Независимость Индии, литература хинди. ABSTRACT People of Multinational India during many еars struggled for their Independence and then for their statehood, this process was reflected in Indian literature. Novels and stories of Hindi writers were dedicated to this period and achievements of independent India.
South East Asia Research, 2012
The paper deals with the approach of Hindi literature to understanding the nature of God through ... more The paper deals with the approach of Hindi literature to understanding the nature of God through the realization of the nature of Life and Death. The focus is on two novels by two prominent novelists: Apne– apne ajnabī (To Each His Stranger, 1961) by Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana “Ajneya” (or “Agyeya”, 1911–1987) and Ai, laṛkī (Hey, Girl!, 1991) by Kṛṣṇā Sobtī (b. 1925). The main characters in Ajneya’s prose are often people who oppose conservative society and experience a feeling of exclusion and detachment from the common world. In his early stories the characters are based on events from the Russian revolution, and in his later creations are lonely heroes. Some of Kṛṣṇā Sobtī’s heroines could also be understood as marginal characters, but they try to overcome this marginality and sometimes work actively to reach their goal. As a rule, they finally succeed. The reader is left with a feeling that Kṛṣṇā Sobtī’s heroines’ attitudes to life on the whole are very positive. In my ...
Orientalia Suecana, 2012
The paper deals with the approach of Hindi literature to understanding the nature of God through ... more The paper deals with the approach of Hindi literature to understanding the nature of God through the realization of the nature of Life and Death. The focus is on two novels by two prominent novelis ...
Известия Пензенского Государственного Педагогического Университета Им В Г Белинского, 2011
Chewing Over the West
In this article I focus on the aspect of gender, discussing a variety of heroines encountered in ... more In this article I focus on the aspect of gender, discussing a variety of heroines encountered in Hindi novels of the first half of the 20-th century. It will be shown that "modern heroine" not only provided a gendered model for the modern Indian woman, but also helped to define a new sense of identity for upper class and educated urban society as a whole.
The paper deals with the approach of Hindi literature to understanding the nature of God through ... more The paper deals with the approach of Hindi literature to understanding the nature of God through the realization of the nature of Life and Death. The focus is on two novels by two prominent novelists: Apne–
apne ajnabī (To Each His Stranger, 1961) by Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana “Ajneya” (or “Agyeya”, 1911–1987) and Ai, laṛkī (Hey, Girl!, 1991) by Kṛṣṇā Sobtī (b. 1925).
The main characters in Ajneya’s prose are often people who oppose conservative society and experience a feeling of exclusion and detachment from the common world. In his early stories the characters are based on events from the Russian revolution, and in his later creations are lonely heroes. Some of Kṛṣṇā Sobtī’s
heroines could also be understood as marginal characters, but they try to overcome this marginality and sometimes work actively to reach their goal. As a rule, they finally succeed. The reader is left with a feeling that Kṛṣṇā Sobtī’s heroines’ attitudes to life on the whole are very positive. In my paper I proceed from the assumption that the creations of both writers combine a western and an Indian approach to understanding and representing the world. The novels look very similar in composition, in the construction of the main characters, and in the way they highlight key elements. But Ajneya and Kṛṣṇā Sobtī in these novels reached practically opposite results depicting their protagonists in the margin between Life and Death, in search of God, attempting to understand the meaning of their existence. For
Yoke, one of Ajneya’s heroines, rebellion against the world and against God is practically the only way to realize Truth. Rebellion is her existential choice. At the same time the writer presents Selma as an alternative heroine.
The novel by Kṛṣṇā Sobtī , written about 30 years later than Ajneya’s, might be viewed as a womanwriter’s attempt to subvert Ajneya’s existentialist pattern. The interplay between the two texts seems to me
very important for understanding the attitude of both writers to the challenges that life and death pose to human beings.
Keywords: Hindi novel, women’s writing, Hinduism, existentialism, Life and Death, Ajneya, Kṛṣṇa Sobtī
Books by Guzel Strelkova
"In Search of a new Image: An Indian Madame Bovary?" - I discuss in the article a variety of hero... more "In Search of a new Image: An Indian Madame Bovary?" - I discuss in the article a variety of heroines encountered in Hindi novels of the first half of the XX th c. and a new type of a female protagonist developed under the influnce of English, French and Russian literature.
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Papers by Guzel Strelkova
apne ajnabī (To Each His Stranger, 1961) by Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana “Ajneya” (or “Agyeya”, 1911–1987) and Ai, laṛkī (Hey, Girl!, 1991) by Kṛṣṇā Sobtī (b. 1925).
The main characters in Ajneya’s prose are often people who oppose conservative society and experience a feeling of exclusion and detachment from the common world. In his early stories the characters are based on events from the Russian revolution, and in his later creations are lonely heroes. Some of Kṛṣṇā Sobtī’s
heroines could also be understood as marginal characters, but they try to overcome this marginality and sometimes work actively to reach their goal. As a rule, they finally succeed. The reader is left with a feeling that Kṛṣṇā Sobtī’s heroines’ attitudes to life on the whole are very positive. In my paper I proceed from the assumption that the creations of both writers combine a western and an Indian approach to understanding and representing the world. The novels look very similar in composition, in the construction of the main characters, and in the way they highlight key elements. But Ajneya and Kṛṣṇā Sobtī in these novels reached practically opposite results depicting their protagonists in the margin between Life and Death, in search of God, attempting to understand the meaning of their existence. For
Yoke, one of Ajneya’s heroines, rebellion against the world and against God is practically the only way to realize Truth. Rebellion is her existential choice. At the same time the writer presents Selma as an alternative heroine.
The novel by Kṛṣṇā Sobtī , written about 30 years later than Ajneya’s, might be viewed as a womanwriter’s attempt to subvert Ajneya’s existentialist pattern. The interplay between the two texts seems to me
very important for understanding the attitude of both writers to the challenges that life and death pose to human beings.
Keywords: Hindi novel, women’s writing, Hinduism, existentialism, Life and Death, Ajneya, Kṛṣṇa Sobtī
Books by Guzel Strelkova
apne ajnabī (To Each His Stranger, 1961) by Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana “Ajneya” (or “Agyeya”, 1911–1987) and Ai, laṛkī (Hey, Girl!, 1991) by Kṛṣṇā Sobtī (b. 1925).
The main characters in Ajneya’s prose are often people who oppose conservative society and experience a feeling of exclusion and detachment from the common world. In his early stories the characters are based on events from the Russian revolution, and in his later creations are lonely heroes. Some of Kṛṣṇā Sobtī’s
heroines could also be understood as marginal characters, but they try to overcome this marginality and sometimes work actively to reach their goal. As a rule, they finally succeed. The reader is left with a feeling that Kṛṣṇā Sobtī’s heroines’ attitudes to life on the whole are very positive. In my paper I proceed from the assumption that the creations of both writers combine a western and an Indian approach to understanding and representing the world. The novels look very similar in composition, in the construction of the main characters, and in the way they highlight key elements. But Ajneya and Kṛṣṇā Sobtī in these novels reached practically opposite results depicting their protagonists in the margin between Life and Death, in search of God, attempting to understand the meaning of their existence. For
Yoke, one of Ajneya’s heroines, rebellion against the world and against God is practically the only way to realize Truth. Rebellion is her existential choice. At the same time the writer presents Selma as an alternative heroine.
The novel by Kṛṣṇā Sobtī , written about 30 years later than Ajneya’s, might be viewed as a womanwriter’s attempt to subvert Ajneya’s existentialist pattern. The interplay between the two texts seems to me
very important for understanding the attitude of both writers to the challenges that life and death pose to human beings.
Keywords: Hindi novel, women’s writing, Hinduism, existentialism, Life and Death, Ajneya, Kṛṣṇa Sobtī