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    NEGOTIATING IDENTITY IN POSTCOLONIAL SPACE: A CRITICAL STUDY OF SELECTED SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORIC FICTION
    (Central University of Punjab, 2019) Naik, Showkat Ahmad; Singh, Amandeep
    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 to constant change and transformation. Therefore, phenomenon of identity, an enigma till now, has become more enigmatic due to the emergence of postcolonial space, because of the blending in of different identities in it. Postcolonial space created after wide-ranging resistance with intellectual and diplomatic dexterity is intended to exploit the myth that dissenting voices can never be absolutely silenced. However, the paradox that lies amid the postcolonial space is that chaos perpetuates order. For that reason, this thesis is an attempt to illuminate that all noticeable instabilities cannot be identified underneath the heading of chaos as sometimes the assumption of certain negative terms may be used as much in the facility of backing up to remove whatever is made obligatory. There are some postcolonial diasporic writers who describe postcolonial spatial scenario and show how the canon of South Asian English Literature has flourished itself to some definite expectations by forging a counter-Orientalist discourse. Brick Lane by Monica Ali, Queen of Dreams by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai, The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid and Home Boy by H.M. Naqvi are novels that are drenched with issues regarding the notion of identity in postcolonial space particularly in the diasporic contexts. These authors in their respective novels traverse into the new suburban to negotiate identity of the different characters and expose the dilemmas they go through.
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    Exploring Dalit Experiences: A Comparative Study of the Autobiographical Narratives of Balbir Madhopuri, Tulsi Ram, Sharankumar Limbale and Siddalingaiah
    (Central University of Punjab, 2018) Gora, Devendra Kumar; Sen, Rajinder Kumar
    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 marginalisation, oppression, and exploitation of Dalits in Indian social set-up by undertaking the comparative analysis of autobiographical narratives of Balbir Madhopuri, Tulsi Ram, Sharankumar Limbale and Siddalingaiah. The selected four writers represent contemporary Dalits of the different geographical locations Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka respectively. Being the representative of Dalits, these authors deal with the cause of Dalits in their literary creations. They voice against the victimisation of subjugated Dalits into the diverse socio-cultural locations. The research interrogates social and cultural norms in different episodes of selected autobiographies and use the personal experience of writers to expose the discrimination and subjugation of Dalits. A thematic approach from Dalit perspective has been adopted for this study. The research probe into the positioning of Dalits in hierarchical structure and how the basic rights are violated. The study comprehensively exhibits the effort of the writers to create new space using education as the mean for upward mobility.
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    REPRESENTATION OF DALIT VOICES IN LITERATURE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SHORT STORIES OF OMPRAKASH VALMIKI AND S. R. HARNOT
    (Central University of Punjab, 2018) Chitra; Sen, Rajinder Kumar
    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 and untouchability. Every human being has right to entertain their Human Rights freely but the Human Rights of Dalits are also violated. Dalit discourse voices the humiliated and stigmatised experiences of the underprivileged. They are fighting for survival in the society and trying to claim their rights. This research examines the attempt of Dalits in constructing an identity under the influence of education. By exposing exploitation, suppression, human rights violation and assertion of Dalits have been critically expressed in this research work by focusing on the short stories of Omprakash Valmiki and S. R. Harnot. Apparently, both writers belong to different geographical locations, both revealed and exposed the present scenario of Dalits in their literary works bluntly. The primary objective of this research work is to understand how they are facing and fighting with their caste based identity and how they are trying to overcome from their situations, this work raises question regarding ages long suppression of Dalits and also tries to locate some suggestions to the problems of Dalits.
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    VOICING THE SILENCES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE SELECTED SHORT STORIES OF BHARATI MUKHERJEE AND BUSHRA EJAZ
    (Central University of Punjab, 2018) KAUR, SHYAMKIRAN; Sen, Rajinder Kumar
    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 Eastern and the Western world by undertaking a comparative study of the selected short stories of Bharati Mukherjee and Bushra Ejaz by using feminism as a theoretical framework. The selected short fiction taken for this research work includes Mukherjee’s Darkness (1985) and The Middleman and Other Stories (1988) and translated short stories of Bushra Ejaz, Selected Short Stories of Bushra Ejaz (2010), which are from her collections Barah Anne ki Aurat (1994), Aaj ki Sheharzad (2005). Mukherjee and Ejaz are representatives of contemporary women of India and Pakistan respectively. The selected writers are from diverse socio-cultural locations but what joins them is their dissent against the social and cultural construction of gender. Both of the authors can also be regarded as feminists because they express their rebellion by constructing a variety of adversarial stratagems against the patriarchal culture in their creations. The comparative study leads us to a comprehensive exploration of these writers understanding of the subordinated position of women, their struggle to assert their voice and their audacious efforts to propose new patterns of feminine existence. The selected writers, through their literary creations, try to create a space for the Indian immigrant and Pakistani women that throws a definite challenge to the masculine tyranny. The study also raises questions by dealing with serious and clandestine matters of women. Thereby, their literary creations can be commended as the voice of the women world. The research work depicts the positive role of Indian-American, and Pakistani writers in the on-going conflict of establishing female selfhood. By comparing the selected writers and their selected works, the study contributes to the spectrum of Comparative Literature.
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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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    Revisiting history and the question of idenity: a comparative study of the shadow lines and tamas
    (Central University of Punjab, 2013) Kaur, Pardeep; Sen, Rajinder Kumar
    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 world, history is regarded as a process wherein the writing of history has become more central than the history itself. Literature is one of the tools through which history of a particular time gets representation and such representation of an era gives voice to the common people who are ignored in the metanarrative of national history. The aim of present research, a comparative study of Amitav Ghosh's The Shadow Lines and Bhisham Sahni's Tamas is to understand the nature of history and identity. Amitav Ghosh, the postmodernist Indian English writer has huge body of work to his credit; varying in travel essays, novels and historical non-fiction. The present novel deals with the issues of fragmented identities and histories based upon fragmented memories. Bhisham Sahni, a progressive Hindi writer and humanist gives realistic representation to the mid twentieth century India in his novel highlighting constructed divisions among different sections of the society and partition of the country as a consequence. The idea of 'voice to the voiceless' is materialised through relocating the subalterns in history. The comparative analysis has been carried out with an objective to trace the similar impact of dominant discourses upon human subjects. In both the novels, the passive subaltern is suffering and is ignored in official history. It is not about what is in history rather it is about what is missing in history