Identity is the central issue in contemporary literary discourses. The reason behind such centrality lies in the identity crisis faced by individuals or groups due to political and historical movements. In the postmodern ...

The two plays under study are Dance Like a Man (1989) by Mahesh Dattani and The Fire and the Rain (1995) by Girish Karnad. The present study proposes to focus on the depiction of marginal identities of performing artists ...

Delineating identity is a very complex phenomenon because identity has many factors contributing to its development that differ from scenario to scenario. Identities are part of history in which they evolve and are subject ...

Marginalisation of Dalits denotes their wretched conditions in the Indian society. They are socio-economic-cultural and politically exploited for ages. After many years of independence, they are still facing discrimination ...

Women have been viewed and perceived within the constructed patriarchal structure of gender difference. The present research work tries to probe into the silences, subordination and voices of the Third World women in the ...

Dalits have been regarded and perceived inferior and substandard within the wisely constructed hierarchical society in which caste controls the behaviour pattern of the subjects. This research tries to explore the ...