Indian Authors

                 GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN MAHESH DATTANI`S  `TARA`                               Mahesh Dattani has presented the bizarre reality of the woman playing second fiddle to man.This play opens with Chandan changed into Dan in order to absolve himself from the guilt of killing his sister.He has to bear the brunt of his grandfather`s and mother`s cruelty .He considers himself responsible ... [full story]

 Suffering means the act of distress, pain, endered. Through the topic, I want to present the women belonging to Indian middle class, who are brought up in a traditional, environment and one struggling to liberate themselves and seek their self-Idnetity and independence in the novels of Shasi Deshpande. Shashi Deshpande gives minute details of development of ... [full story]

The concept of marriage has formed a very long time. It can be said that the institution of marriage has exist forever and has always been the same. One can also say that the institution of marriage is a central pillar which our society is based. However, this does not necessarily mean that it should be ... [full story]

 I. K. Sharma has emerged as a poet of political and social reality and his poetry is a new found treasure, rich in evocative meaning, powerful in use of image and metaphor and profound in its message.Explaining his thematic concerns I.K. Sharma himself reveals :``I have criticised socio-economic conditions of our society and also politicians. A ... [full story]

"Our society conditions young girls to believe that Real Life consists of getting married having children, promoting one's husband's career by planning huge, endless meals for overfed people, buying the latest model of this and that and so-forth."1Thus, Sahgal delineates the helplessness of Indian women and indifference of society to their plight in marriage. Judith Butler ... [full story]

EMERGENCE OF NEW WOMEN IN THE NOVELS OF MANJU KAPURBY DR. RAM SHARMAThe purpose of this research is to study new women in the novel of Manju Kapur so taking into account the complexity of life, different histories, cultures and different structures of values, the woman’s question, despite basic solidarity, needs to be tackled in relation ... [full story]

PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN THE NOVELS AND SHORT-STORIES OF BHARATI MUKHERJI  Taking into account the complexity of life,different histories culture and different structures of values, the woman’s question despite basic solidarity, needs to be tackled in relation to the socio-cultural situation. The novels of Bharati Mukherjee are self actualising. Quest for the definition of self and ... [full story]

 Kamala Markandaya was genuinely concerned with the problems of rural India before independence. Among many ailments, hunger and degradation were the most torturing and disgusting. They were the greatest social concerns of India before freedom. In her various novels, she had dealt with several problems concerning various aspects of India like social, political, national and international ... [full story]

    WRITINGS FROM THE MARGINS: A STUDY OF SHASHI DESPANDE'S "The Dark Holds No Terrors"                                     By Dr. Ram SharmaSr. lecturer in EnglishJ.V. (P.G.) college,Baraut, Baghpat (U.P.)  In the way the bulk of post-colonial New English Literature has been generally preoccupied for the last few decades with the marginalised and the under dog. In ... [full story]

The Trial between the humanists and the anti-humanists in Vijay Tendulkar's play 'Silence! The court is in Session'.                                                                                      By                                                                    Dr. Ram Sharma                                                                   Sr. lecturer in English                                                                   Janta Vedic College                                                                   Baraut, Baghpat (U.P.)             Vijay Tendulkar (1928-2008) emerged as a rebel against the established values of a fundamently orthodox society with the production of Shantata! court ... [full story]