Languages And Comparative Literature - Master Dissertation

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    Depictions of the Shattered Human Lives in the World of Human Trafficking in One Among Us by Paige Dearth and A Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison
    (Central University of Punjab, 2018) K. V. , Vinoy; Babu P, Dinesh
    The present study deals with the literary representation of the issues of human trafficking and its impact in the lives of human beings. One Among Us by Paige Dearth and A Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison highlight the different aspects of human trafficking industry wherein sex trafficking become a common source for power, money and source of sexual gratification. Both the novels open before us the hidden realities of trafficking industry that seem to be thriving despite its diabolic nature. The study focuses on analysing the way in which various dimensions of trafficking industry is presented in the novel. It explores the traumatic conditions of the young victims of trafficking, and the destruction it causes in family and social structures. It also tries to analyse the exploitive web of trafficking industry that has an orientation towards sex, power, money and pleasure. By analysing the novels based in India and America, it tries to identify the universal nature of trafficking and the differences in the representations of it in both the novels. While analysing through the lenses of Freud's psychoanalysis theory, it gives the impression that both of these novels depict the space of trafficking world as a world of disoriented human mind where there is a struggle between the Id, Ego and Super Ego. Id, traffickers, seems to be thriving over iii the restrictions of Ego and Super Ego that ultimately leads to the destruction of the whole system. Corban Addison and Paige Dearth expose the human trafficking world as a cancerous growth that can shake the foundations of a peaceful and civilized society.
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    Representation of Regionalism in TranslatedTexts of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's Patthumma's Goat and OV Vijayan's The Legend of Khasak
    (Central University of Punjab, 2018) Pk, Fameel; Zafar, Shahila
    The present study deals with therepresentation of regionalism in the translated Texts of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's Novel Patthumma's Goat and OV Vijayan'sThe Legend of Khasak.This study focuses on how regionalism creates a unique and special literature.Vaikom Muhammad Basheer and O V Vijayan give to reader to go deep into different experience throughout the novel. This study focuses on into different features distinguishing the life, social relations, customs, language, dialect, or other aspects of the culture of that area and its people.it also analyse compare and contrast two different regional novels to analyse the different forms of representation. To evaluate the contribution of regional literature for the mainstream literature,.is one of the main purposes of this study.
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    Depictions of the Conflict between Tradition and Modernity in the Select Novels of O. Chandumenon and Lalithambika Antharjanam
    (Central University of Punjab, 2018) Rakhi, Krishna S; Dinesh Babu P.
    The study undertaken attempts an analysis of the conflict between tradition and modernity as depicted in O. Chandumenon's Indulekha and Lalithambika Antharjanam's Agnisakshi. Both the texts make a clear demarcation of tradition and modernity, through the characters of different generations and the transition in the belief system and perceptions of the respective generations on various events and occurrences. The study enables a better understanding of the tradition of Kerala and the functioning of tharavads
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    Girish Karnad's The Fire and the Rain and Mahesh Dattani's Dance like a Man: A study of Marginal Identities and Performing Artists
    (Central University of Punjab, 2018) Mahanta, Susmita; Saini, Alpna
    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 by the societal marginalisation like gender, caste, and class. In the play Dance Like a Man, the life of the dancers is pathetically portrayed as they are never privileged for keeping the classical dancing fresh and alive rather the dancers are marginalised. Politics and Patriarchy serve as an obstacle in the path of dancers like Jairaj, Ratna and Lata. Dancing is chosen as a profession and occupation by the dancers but frequent depreciation by the family members and the society has made them handicapped economically as well as socially. The society, the dancers dwell in, never misses an opportunity to exploit, criticise and blame them. Thus, a chapter of this study is about the marginalisation of the artist on the basis of societal marginalisation. The first marginalisation looked upon in the play for performing artists is gender divide, like how females and males behaving like female are treated. The second marginalisation is class divide and the third is caste. The play, The Fire, and the Rain is about the marginalised actors who are hindered by caste, class, and gender. Acting chosen as a profession by Brahmin was not accepted in the medieval period in India. The actors were termed as low-caste. In this play, religion, politics, and patriarchy are the factors responsible for the marginalisation of the theatre actors. Karnad's, through this play, wants to save theatre by saving the theatre artist by using the tool of myth. This study focuses on unmasking the truth that the profession of an individual is not to be chosen by birth rather it is individual's choice that matters in choosing his/her profession. This study aims to bring out the reasons and consequences for the marginalisation of performing artists depicted in both the plays.
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    The Institution of Marriage as a Framework of Power and Relationships: A Study of Wedding Album by Girish Karnad and Halfway House by Mohan Rakesh
    (Central University of Punjab, 2018) Rupal; Zafar, Shahila
    The present study aims to explore the role of the social institution of marriage as the framework of power and relationships. The study attempts to analyze various perspectives on marriage with reference to the play Wedding Album by Girish Karnad. It seeks to endeavor various ups and down in the marital life, family facades and the distorted web of relationship in light of the play, Halfway House by Mohan Rakesh. The current study aims to bring the two plays together on the same platform through the medium known as Marriage. It acts as the catalytic agent which is dully subdued in both the plays. Halfway House can be the extension of the play Wedding Album as both the plays deals with basic fundamental theme of Marriage.
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    Women at the Crossroads in Indian Fiction: A Study of The Thousand Faces of Night, Hangwoman, and Ancient Promises
    (Central University of Punjab, 2018) John, Aiswarya; Saini, Alpna
    This study entitled "Women at the Crossroads in Indian Fiction: A Study of The Thousand Faces of Night, Hangwoman, and Ancient Promises" examines the problems, predicaments and individual resistance of three generations of Indian women varied in time, space, caste-class sections and outlooks. These novels are specially chosen as their portrayal of women characters, in its own unique ways, reveals the crossroads of women in Indian fiction.
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    Comparative study of Class Struggle in Urban and Rural societies from the novels The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga and Kankan da Katlam by Ram Sarup Ankhi
    (Central University of Punjab, 2018) Singh, Harpreet; Saini Alpna
    The present study deals with the issues of the social division of different classes in society as upper and lower class on the economic bases. The division further leads to the dependency of lower classes on upper classes for basic needs which accounts for the subjugation of lower classes. The scenario of class struggle is different in the metro cities as depicted by Adiga in The White Tiger as compared to the agrarian society depicted in Ram Sarup Ankhi's Kankan da Katlaam. The comparative study deals with the similarities and differences in the portrayal of both the writers.