Not every novelist writes within a Vedantic framework, yet many works of Indian fiction do lend themselves remarkably well to Vedantic rereading. This is especially true when a novel or short story is shaped by inwardness, moral conflict, duty, renunciation, suffering, attachment, or the search for a stable self. In such cases, the Vedantic lensContinue reading “Vedantic Retrospective Re-reading of Indian Fiction”
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The “Literature of Victimisation”: a double-edged sword: (Part-1 of 2)
Many in the world today are quite aware of what in recent decades has gained not only popular but also academic recognition as a distinct literary genre called the “literature of victimisation”. For those who have such awareness but may not be able, when asked, to define it, it perhaps worth reminding them about theContinue reading “The “Literature of Victimisation”: a double-edged sword: (Part-1 of 2)”
Brace yourself for Arundhati Roy winning the Nobel Prize for Peace sometime 2024-29
Please read this and ponder over ⬇️ https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/world/united-nations-human-rights-office-urges-indian-authorities-to-drop-cases-against-author-arundhati-roy-over-comments-on-kashmir/cid/2029993 This lady is a fine writer in English, of course, but then we know that her literary output — apart from a single much feted debut novel published 30 years ago — has been very near zero. Her life path thereafter has taken her only on theContinue reading “Brace yourself for Arundhati Roy winning the Nobel Prize for Peace sometime 2024-29”