Trembling: The winds and I

Jurnal ilmu kemanusiaan, 2022

The article delves into the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on society, education and literature, with a specific focus on the experiences and initiatives of the Literature Department at Shoolini University in Himachal Pradesh, India. It explores the paradoxical nature of the pandemic as both a malevolent force and a catalyst for change. The article discusses the challenges posed by the pandemic, including fear-induced psychosis, domestic conflicts and economic hardships, while also highlighting the importance of adaptability in the face of unprecedented adversity. As a case study, the article describes how Shoolini University's Literature Department responded to the crisis by organising a series of online literary gatherings, symposia and conferences, fostering connections and providing solace to individuals grappling with the isolation of lockdowns. They also detail the publication of an anthology titled Covid's Metamorphosis: Stories of our Corona Times, which captures the diverse experiences of individuals during the pandemic. Furthermore, the article explores the shifting landscape of education and pedagogy, emphasising the need for innovative approaches in the post-COVID era. It discusses the integration of practices like yoga and meditation into the curriculum to support holistic well-being and psychological resilience, reflects on the transformative nature of the pandemic, likening it to a tsunami of change and underscores the importance of adaptability, compassion and holistic education in navigating the challenges of the post-pandemic world.

Barat Manthan Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2023

Rising from the ongoing discourse on the global stage concerning the allocation of carbon emissions between developed and developing countries, a compelling parallel can be drawn. This parallel highlight the role of dominant communities in perpetuating environmental degradation while marginalised communities bear the brunt of its consequences. This pattern finds resonance in the social fabric of Indian society, where the phenomenon of caste has cast a pervasive shadow, obstructing progress, and nurturing inequality. Within this framework, a particular stratum of society has historically wielded influence over the multitude of castes, solidifying a hierarchical structure. This wielded influence has translated into economic and social oppression of the Dalits, depriving them of fundamental resources such as water-a vital necessity for both humans and animals. Astonishingly, even the right to access water has been unjustly withheld from the lower castes by the higher castes. The suppression of water access has had dire consequences, leading to the tragic loss of life among Dalits due to water scarcity. This study embarks on an exploration of water-related challenges, predominantly within Dalit literature authored by non-Dalit writers. This examination brings to light the pivotal episode of the Mahad Satyagraha led by Dr Ambedkar, which sought to secure Dalits' access to public water tanks in Maharashtra. The resistance from higher caste Hindus to share water bodies with lower caste Hindus has perpetuated a climate of discrimination. Through a comprehensive analysis, this research endeavours to unveil the extent to which writers have illuminated this issue in their literary works. This examination stands as a testament to the overarching theme connecting global environmental debates with local societal dynamics, both reflecting the unfortunate reality of dominant communities contributing to degradation while marginalised ones bear a disproportionate burden.

Creative Saplings

Women’s agency refers to the faculty of women to make independent choices and take actions based on their own desires, beliefs, and values. However, women's agency is not a uniform experience, as it can be influenced by factors such as race, class, ethnicity, culture, and socio-economic status. Various forms of discrimination and societal barriers can limit women's agency, requiring efforts to address systemic inequalities and create inclusive environments that promote women's autonomy and empowerment. Set in the remote Himalayan town of Ranikhet, Anuradha Roy’s The Folded Earth is an evocative tale that offers a sneak peek into the lives and experiences of the people living in the hills and explores their struggles and challenges. The story is narrated by its protagonist, Maya, a young woman who abandons her family to unite with the love of her life, only to lose him to a snowstorm. She moves to Ranikhet to begin a new life and closely witness the predicaments of the pe...

Literary Voice, 2021

15. Ecofeminism in the English Poetry by Women of North East India: A Critique of Nitoo Das’ Poems Literary Voice Sept 2021-UGC CARE-2664-228X

Environmental deterioration has emerged as a ubiquitous phenomenon which occurs in each nation, at every echelon and stratum, in diverse forms, all through the globe. It influences the Earth, its biotic as well as non-biotic elements including humans, non-human creatures and vegetation. Some facades of this catastrophe are scarcely noticeable. For instance the melting of the Antarctica sea ice as a consequence of climate change is not something most of us take cognizance of but other phenomenon such as deforestation or smog resulting due to pollution, significantly distress the communities where they happen. These ecological scuffles have become a part of everyday life in majority of the populations throughout the world. Humans are the only species accountable for devastation of the environment as well as the globalized expansion of this deadly crisis

Literary Voice , 2021

15. Ecofeminism in the English Poetry by Women of North East India: A Critique of Nitoo Das’ Poems Literary Voice Sept 2021-UGC CARE-2664-228X

Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) Conference, 2020

While pregnant with her first child, Mexican filmmaker Mónica Álvarez Franco posed a question for herself: “What world do I want to leave to my kids?” She expresses this in a recent interview referring to what triggered her to start filming El bosque de niebla (2017) [The Cloud Forest]. She spent four years living in “Las Cañadas,” a cooperative community in the Cloud Forest in Veracruz México, to make the documentary that premiered in 2017. The filmmaker´s main focus is on the daily routine and modes of dwelling of the members of the co-op with a specific interest in the community school. In this paper, I analyze the construction of girls as socio-environmental agents of change. In order to do so, I refer to concepts debated in two main academic areas: Environmental Humanities and Girlhood Studies.

Towards Excellence, 2017

This research article glances in a few words at the concept of ecofeminism and the interconnectedness of woman and nature and their struggle. Earth belongs to all creatures on this planet so human has to share equally with them. All living things on earth have equal share on each and everything on this planet between them, But for the game called survival, human is destroying other things for their own benefits only. Since humanity is inseparable from nature, it is necessary to live in harmony to save the human race as well as the world from the damage and destructions which that demands the need of co existence. It is not only a movement but philosophies. Anita Desai is deeply fascinated by ecofeminism perception and through her novels she is trying to lead her readers to believe that nature and woman are resolving tools to the universal problems arising in today’s scenario. Through the close reading of Desai’s novel, I have explored the concept of ecofeminism. The present paper tr...

Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 2020

This paper reflects on my experience of using personal stories to create a Pot Gan performance exploring the complexity of how lives are lived, how the experience of climate change is shaped by poverty and struggle, but also strength in facing adversity. Bringing real stories to the stage had more meaning, emotion and personal connection for audiences, while also challenging them to work through a solution to the problems the characters onstage faced. It calls on us to treat their stories with an ethics of care, recognising that each person’s story belongs to that person alone.

Deleted Journal, 2010

This paper analyzes selected works of Indian children's literature, both short stories and novels, to tackle the problem of sexism. Sexism constitutes discrimination between the sexes, preventing girls and women from their full emotional and intellectual development in their struggle for a full humanity in their own right. This struggle finds representation even in contemporary children's literature. The main characters in the works selected for this presentation are nearly all female, though one interesting case involves the evolution of a male protagonist in gender awareness. The female protagonists are strong and determined while the male protagonist learns to recognize the power of woman. He also becomes awakened and frees himself from stereotypical gender roles.

Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society, 2018

In recent years, climate fiction has exploded on the literary scene. Meanwhile, climate change is occurring in the Mekong river basin. In this paper, I put these phenomena into contact in an ontologically multi-sited ethnography of climate change and climate fiction. Rather than assuming a radical separation between real and fictive worlds, this entails a comparison that moves back and forth between the realms. On the one hand, as objects of ethnography, works of cli-fi can be examined in terms of the climate-changed worlds they construct and the responses generated within those worlds. On the other hand, as objects for ethnography, these worlds and responses can be laterally compared with different situations, like those found around the Mekong basin. Inhabiting a zone of indiscernibility between Mekong climate change and Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Wind-up Girl, I suggest that lateral comparisons of climate change and climate fiction make it possible to broaden the imaginative spectrum of climate futures and to recover the “strange and adventurous task of believing in this world.”

Creative Saplings , 2023

This paper attempts an ecofeminist reading of select short stories from Nandini Sahu's Shedding the Metaphors (2023). The stories explore the complexities of human emotions, relationships, and experiences and are diverse in their themes of love, loss and self-discovery, where the personal frequently intersects with the political. They contain imagery and symbolism from the natural world to provide the setting and allegorize the distinct experience of being a woman in a patriarchal world and assert the interconnectedness of all beings. Most of the stories have female protagonists whose journey can be traced to draw attention to patriarchy's exploitation of women as well as nature. In some of them, gender intersects with issues like sexuality and class to demonstrate how systems of oppression mutually reinforce each other. While connecting feminism with ecology, ecofeminism contends that women's oppression and ecological degradation are outcomes of patriarchy and capitalism. However, ecofeminism is not restricted to connections between nature and women, but it is about the relationality and interconnectedness of all beings, hence arguing against all systems of domination. human beings. This paper will attempt an ecofeminist reading of select short stories from Sahu's collection. Close textual analysis will expose the underlying oppression of women and the environment and how they are intertwined. Such a reading will be geared towards making a call for dismantling all hierarchies and fostering universal sympathy for all beings, human or non-human.

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