Indian Literature – The Criterion: An International Journal in English https://www.the-criterion.com Bi-Monthly, Peer-reviewed and Indexed Open Access eJournal ISSN: 0976-8165 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.the-criterion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-02-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Indian Literature – The Criterion: An International Journal in English https://www.the-criterion.com 32 32 The Tribal World of Dangaan: A Loss of Inheritance and Troubles of Displacement https://www.the-criterion.com/the-tribal-world-of-dangaan-a-loss-of-inheritance-and-troubles-of-displacement/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:51 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/the-tribal-world-of-dangaan-a-loss-of-inheritance-and-troubles-of-displacement/

The Tribal World of Dangaan: A Loss of Inheritance and Troubles of Displacement

Author: Dr. Jayant D. Chaudhari

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 112-118

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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The Tribal World of Dangaan is an English translation by Dr. Durgesh Borse, while

Keywords: Dangaan, Tribal, Displacement, Cultural Assimilation.

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]]> The Search for Womanhood in Heat and Dust https://www.the-criterion.com/the-search-for-womanhood-in-heat-and-dust/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:51 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/the-search-for-womanhood-in-heat-and-dust/

The Search for Womanhood in Heat and Dust

Author: K. Denish Raja Durai

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 104-111

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but, on the contrary, their

Keywords: Women, Womanhood, History, Identity, Heat, Dust.

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]]> Art and Artifice in the ‘Tales from Firozsha Baag’ by Rohinton Mistry https://www.the-criterion.com/art-and-artifice-in-the-tales-from-firozsha-baag-by-rohinton-mistry/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:51 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/art-and-artifice-in-the-tales-from-firozsha-baag-by-rohinton-mistry/

Art and Artifice in the ‘Tales from Firozsha Baag’ by Rohinton Mistry

Author: Dr. Aktar Islam

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 95-103

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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Rohinton Mistry is a contemporary Indian Parsi writer and presently settled in Canada. He

Keywords: Contemporary, Imaginative, Diasporic, Dilemmas, Preoccupations, Travails.

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]]> Ratan Kumar Sambharia’s https://www.the-criterion.com/ratan-kumar-sambharias/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:51 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/ratan-kumar-sambharias/

Ratan Kumar Sambharia’s

Author: Laksheyata Yadav

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 83-94

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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The village occupies a crucial space in the plot setting in Dalit narratives. It is fraught

Keywords: Dalit fiction, rural, anonymity of city, social mobility, marginalised, role

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]]> Representation of Bioregionalism and Eco- consciousness in Thejaswi’s Jugari Cross https://www.the-criterion.com/representation-of-bioregionalism-and-eco-consciousness-in-thejaswis-jugari-cross/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:51 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/representation-of-bioregionalism-and-eco-consciousness-in-thejaswis-jugari-cross/

Representation of Bioregionalism and Eco- consciousness in Thejaswi’s Jugari Cross

Author: Syed Sirajuddin Quadri & Dr. Santhosha G.K

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 76-82

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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Bioregionalism is a novel way of thinking about location and the globe from an

Keywords: Bioregion, Bioregionalism, Eco-consciousness, Living-in-Place,

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]]> Seeking a Future in the Past: The Socio-Ecological Significance of Tinai in the Anthropocene https://www.the-criterion.com/seeking-a-future-in-the-past-the-socio-ecological-significance-of-tinai-in-the-anthropocene/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:51 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/seeking-a-future-in-the-past-the-socio-ecological-significance-of-tinai-in-the-anthropocene/

Seeking a Future in the Past: The Socio-Ecological Significance of Tinai in the Anthropocene

Author: Akhila Pingali

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 58-75

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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The paper refers to the analysis of the 2000-year-old Tamil akam poetry done by critics

Keywords: Landscape, akam poems, tinai, ecology, ecocriticism, nature, culture.

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]]> Exploring Tangents of Cultural Memory in Easterine Kire’s Mari and Sky is My Father: A Naga Village Remembered https://www.the-criterion.com/exploring-tangents-of-cultural-memory-in-easterine-kires-mari-and-sky-is-my-father-a-naga-village-remembered/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:51 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/exploring-tangents-of-cultural-memory-in-easterine-kires-mari-and-sky-is-my-father-a-naga-village-remembered/

Exploring Tangents of Cultural Memory in Easterine Kire’s Mari and Sky is My Father: A Naga Village Remembered

Author: Neha Chauhan & Dr. Tamishra Swain

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 47-57

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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India’s Northeast has been subject to violence, subjugation, and neglect. Voices of the

Keywords: Cultural Memory, Naga Identity, Naga Culture, Northeast.

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]]> Unravelling Social Hierarchical Dominance and Hypocritical Christianity: A Critical Analysis of Bama’s Karukku https://www.the-criterion.com/unravelling-social-hierarchical-dominance-and-hypocritical-christianity-a-critical-analysis-of-bamas-karukku/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:51 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/unravelling-social-hierarchical-dominance-and-hypocritical-christianity-a-critical-analysis-of-bamas-karukku/

Unravelling Social Hierarchical Dominance and Hypocritical Christianity: A Critical Analysis of Bama’s Karukku

Author: Suresh Kumar

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 39-46

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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Human beings are social animals. Social norms determine their behaviours and existence

Keywords: hierarchical dominance, convent, Church, Christianity, empirical experiences,

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]]> Revisiting Naga Cultural Heritage through Temsula Ao’s These Hills Called Home: Stories from a War Zone https://www.the-criterion.com/revisiting-naga-cultural-heritage-through-temsula-aos-these-hills-called-home-stories-from-a-war-zone/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:45 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/revisiting-naga-cultural-heritage-through-temsula-aos-these-hills-called-home-stories-from-a-war-zone/

Revisiting Naga Cultural Heritage through Temsula Ao’s These Hills Called Home: Stories from a War Zone

Author: Rakesh Ghosh & Dr Deepa Moni Boruah

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 31-38

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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Keywords:

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]]> Manohar Malgonkar’s Fictional Treatment of the Freedom Movement in His Works https://www.the-criterion.com/manohar-malgonkars-fictional-treatment-of-the-freedom-movement-in-his-works/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:53:45 +0000 https://www.the-criterion.com/manohar-malgonkars-fictional-treatment-of-the-freedom-movement-in-his-works/

Manohar Malgonkar’s Fictional Treatment of the Freedom Movement in His Works

Author: Dr. Sumangala G. Maradi

Volume: V14   |   Issue: n6   |   Month & Year: Dec 2023

Pages: 11-18

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10448030

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History’s connection with literature is well known. Among all literary forms, the novel has the

Keywords: Historical Themes, Prince, Partition, Freedom Movement.

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