Preeti Oza
Dr. Preeti Oza is an ICSSR Senior Fellow of 2025. Currently a principal of LRMC-University of Mumbai, she is an associate professor at the Department of English at St. Andrew's College, University of Mumbai. She holds two PhD degrees in interreligious studies, marginal literature, and emancipation writings. She was a trainer for the Oxford Program Teaching Professor 2022 for BYU, USA, and a postdoctoral fellow in the ICI Fellowship on 'Religion and Culture in Asia' at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Preeti Oza has published books on higher education, comparative religion, and comparative literature. She works on interreligious studies, marginal literature, and emancipation writings. She works in Dalit Studies, the Buddhist movement, marginal literature, higher education, and skill development through language acquisition...
Address: 1. Principal, LRMC- Ladhidevi Ramdhar Maheshwari Night College of Commerce- University of Mumbai
2. Associate Professor, Department of English, St. Andrew's College, University of Mumbai.
Address: 1. Principal, LRMC- Ladhidevi Ramdhar Maheshwari Night College of Commerce- University of Mumbai
2. Associate Professor, Department of English, St. Andrew's College, University of Mumbai.
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most complex epic “The Mahabharata”. What makes it different and probably most unique is the
point of view from which it is told. This novel tells the complete story from Draupadi‟s point of
view. Draupadi- The heroine of “The Mahabharata” is one of the most intriguing woman
characters in world literature. She right from her birth throughout her life till the end is guided
and lived by many influences. the author here puts a very unique woman-centric perspective for
the modern readers.
This book is published as a part of the Book Project Vertical of the Grand Academic Portal (GAP). GAP is an NGO registered with the NITI Ayog of the Government of India and working in the field of capacity building in the higher education sector. There are moments when you are certain that your religious beliefs are correct and will not be altered. Our points of view are likely to evolve or be passed on to our children and grandchildren through time, or they may just disappear altogether. If the past is any indication, this will most certainly happen as well. Religious beliefs and interactions with religious institutions have changed over time as a result of historical developments. Is God's physical appearance constantly changing? This question is explored in-depth in this book from the perspective of the digital universe.
Covid-19 disease originated in December 2019, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. WHO has declared the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency. It affected society and global economy. It also affected global environment. Since then it has been considered as the most crucial global health scare and disaster and the greatest challenge that the humankind faced since the World War II. It has been spreading around the world, posing enormous health, economic, social, psychological, environmental, educational, and other such challenges to the world. The coronavirus outbreak is severely disrupting the global economy. Almost all the nations are struggling to maintain health and hygene, slow down the transmission of the disease and explore newer ways by testing & treating patients, quarantining suspected persons through contact tracing, restricting large gatherings, maintaining complete or partial lock down etc. The COVID-19 pandemic has also exposed systemic flaws and drastic inequality. It has been a challenge for the academicians and they have a critical role in global pandemic and socio-economic recovery. In the wake of the crisis, academia can serve as an advocate, a watchdog and a trusted authority. As countries begin easing COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures, calls to not “go back to normal” are getting louder. The pandemic has exposed systemic flaws and highlighted the drastic inequality in our global neoliberal system. Some of the privileged minority of the global population has been able to work from home, while the majority of workers have risked their own health and the health of their families to survive. The virus has revealed the essential value of global unity and inclusion.
This book is touching upon these critical areas of inquiry and describes the impact of COVID-19 on society and other global concerns and the possible ways in which the disease can be controlled has also been discussed.
‘Religion is against women’s right and women’s freedom; in all societies, all the women are oppressed by all the religion ‘–Taslima Nasrin
“We make her paint her face and dance
If she won't be a slave, we say that she don't love us
If she's real, we say she's trying to be a man
While putting her down we pretend that she is above us”
― John Lennon
Various factors have been cited as contributing to the oppression of women, the most significant of which is cultural conditioning. With its roots in patriarchal rules, attitudes, and behaviors, the assumption that men are superior to women still has an impact on women in the modern world. The cultural practices that are enforced by those who believe they are important and superior still marginalise women.
In almost every area of life, the world has undergone a big change because of digital technology. Religion, faith, and belief have changed a lot over the years. The methods, medium, and messages have all changed. As the middle class gets more money, they become more religious. The rise of new digital gods, the rise of powerful new digital god-men, and the rise in demand for digital priests have all happened in the last decade. Digital Gods have also brought religion into public life. This is because God lives in the open domain of the digital world. Increasingly, people are looking to the market for spiritual fulfillment. Religion has become another thing that people can buy in a culture that is full of commercial distractions. Faiths of all kinds have to compete not only with each other, but also with a wide range of more fun and easy recreational activities on the digital platform to reach out to a wider audience/ followers. This paper discusses some of the popular areas of the consumption of God as a product and service in the digital online marketplace.
The Cinema has undergone a transformation in recent years, and the societal thirst for horror begs an important question: why do so many of us enjoy being horrified, disturbed, or afraid? The virtual world of cinema's concept of utopia and dystopia has evolved. The horror genre has developed its aesthetics as a result of increased scholarship and attention over the last four to five decades. The search for the 'missing horizon' has spawned a slew of new cinematic theories. The majority of these horror film ideas are Freudian in nature, with a focus on the concepts of ‘repression’ and ‘release’. However, Noel Carroll's new concept of 'The Philosophy of Horror' examines the pleasure of horror films. He claims that the source of this pleasure is a special curiosity that produces a sense of ‘hope’. ‘Horror’ can be analysed form the dichotomy of Utopia and Dystopia- Heart and Hopes. This paper examines the most iconic and cult film, Robert Wiene's 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary'. The film has a powerful storyline of hope and despair, transporting spectators to 'La Shangrila land,' and then resolving the paradox to the simple joy of gore. It provides ‘spectacle horror' with fine camerawork, pacing, and an artistic splitter that add to the pure Hope in the pure Performance.