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Sardar Patel
The political landscape of India has undergone significant transformation in the twenty-first century. With the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party as a strong nationalist force, historical figures such as Sardar Patel, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, and Deendayal Upadhyaya have been projected as key heroes of the freedom struggle alongside others. This has led to a redefinition and reprioritization of the leadership profile of the Indian independence movement. This book tries to understand Sardar Patel not from the traditional approach of viewing him just as an integrator of princely states or Iron Man but investigate the different dimensions of Patel’s thinking towards India. It discusses his ideas on secularism and minorities, status of women, ideas on cleanliness and environment, scheduled castes, Indian administration, farmers and agricultural rights and land reforms, India’s foreign policy and relations with its neighbours especially China and the greater world powers. First of its kind, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of Indian politics, Indian history, Nationalist movement, political sociology, and South Asian history.
Indian Classical Literature
This book critically analyses classical Indian literature and explores the philosophical, literary, and cultural landscapes which have emerged in response to ancient Indian texts. It highlights the relevance of these texts and studies and how they have come to influence modern Indian literature in various ways. The authors look at classical literature both as a theoretical premise that primarily seeks to develop new knowledge and as a sphere of serious modern/postmodern critical attention. The volume features essays on key texts including Abhijnanasakuntalam, The Cilappatikaram: A Tale of An Anklet, Mrichchakatika, Panchatantra, and Mahabharata. A useful guide to ancient Indian texts, the book will be indispensable for students and researchers of mythology and classical literature, literary and critical theory, Indian literature, Sanskrit studies, and South Asian studies.
New Research in English Studies
On March 8-9, 2023, the European Parliament's special committee on the COVID-19 pandemic invited social scientists to discuss the EU's crisis preparedness and response, acknowledging the convergence of physical and social sciences in addressing global crises. This book explores new research in English Studies shaped by the evolving humanities, rethinking its relationship with other disciplines in light of emerging questions. The collection covers topics like memory studies, trauma, nature-human connections, migration, marginality, identity, culture, and posthumanism, each with a critical and innovative approach. The essays examine subliminal biases related to race, caste, religion, gender, and sexual orientation, highlighting English Studies' interdisciplinary nature and its alignment with the objectives of India's National Educational Policy, 2020. This book will interest academics and researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Doctoral Research in English Studies in India
Aspirant researchers are generally in search of a less researched topic on which to base their doctoral degree. The constraints in identifying a suitable topic for doctoral study are generally ignored. The lack of training in reference skills and the absence of reference sources results in piles of theses on the same or similar topics. Hence, this book, which also includes a separate bibliography of PhD theses, aims to help the aspirant researchers to find out a proper topic for their research degrees and review the related literature. It will guide them to refer to the theses either available on Shodhganga – a reservoir of Indian theses – or in the academic libraries in Higher Education Institutions. The book is also recommended for PhD coursework in Indian universities.
South Asia in Alternative Cinema(s)
South Asia in Alternative Cinema(s) explores the significance and relevance of parallel, the new wave, the new middle cinema, avant-garde and independent cinemas from and on India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and other parts of South Asia. The scholarly and groundbreaking articles interrogate, in a global context, intersecting social, political and cultural issues and offer a rich discourse on the works of eminent filmmakers and their cinematic compositions. The original articles focus on the “New Wave” in Hindi, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Assamese and other regional languages of India, as well as experimental/independent films from and on India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other parts of South Asia, irrespective of the language in which they are made. The book also offers new insights and a fresh perspective on the contentious intellectual relation between human life and its reflection in cinemas.
Joseph Conrad
"The Joseph Conrad Centennial Book Project is a comprehensive study of Conrad's works, focusing on the trajectory of shifting perceptions in Conrad's studies. The hundredth death anniversary of Joseph Conrad is an obvious occasion for a critical revaluation of his literary works. The book includes a critical and insightful introduction by Professor Jeremy Hawthorn and a foreword by Professor Robert Hampson, both esteemed scholars, and serves as a collection of Conradian scholarship and legacy. This collection features essays interconnected by various themes and perspectives from leading experts in Conrad studies. The book offers key concepts for understanding Conrad's complex fiction and non...
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