G J V Prasad
Biographic Data
| ID | 210118 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G J V Prasad |
| GIVEN NAMES | G J V |
| FAMILY NAME | Prasad |
| SIGNATURE | PRASAD G J V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
"Capital" consciousness
This article situates Rana Dasgupta’s Capital: A Portrait of Twenty-First Century Delhi (2014) within contemporary trends in urban writing from India. It analyses Dasgupta’s representation of the cultural milieu of Delhi and its explosive growth in 2000s India using Saskia Sassen’s concept of “global city” and Asher Ghertner’s concept of “world-class city”. It examines Dasgupta’s usage of the non-fiction form – comprising extensive commentary and…
English Studies
I joined the University of Delhi as a student in 1974, having quit a course in Engineering, hoping to hone my writing skills in an English department. I was as naive and misguided as many students who decades later would join BA Honours courses in English hoping to learn the language! Creative writing was not a component of the BA English Honours degree then or now, nor was it then or now the course in which to learn to speak or write except inci…
Books
Trans-Creating India(s)
Une remise en question du concept de nation appliqué à l'Inde sert de base à une étude sur le rôle de l'anglais comme langue d'écriture ou de traduction de la littérature indienne dans la formation de l'identité nationale. La traduction de textes indiens soulève des questions sur l'inéquité de pouvoir entre les langues et le traitement des différences culturelles
"Capital" consciousness
This article situates Rana Dasgupta’s Capital: A Portrait of Twenty-First Century Delhi (2014) within contemporary trends in urban writing from India. It analyses Dasgupta’s representation of the cultural milieu of Delhi and its explosive growth in 2000s India using Saskia Sassen’s concept of “global city” and Asher Ghertner’s concept of “world-class city”. It examines Dasgupta’s usage of the non-fiction form – comprising extensive commentary and…
Trans-Creating India(s)
Une remise en question du concept de nation appliqué à l'Inde sert de base à une étude sur le rôle de l'anglais comme langue d'écriture ou de traduction de la littérature indienne dans la formation de l'identité nationale. La traduction de textes indiens soulève des questions sur l'inéquité de pouvoir entre les langues et le traitement des différences culturelles
Books
English Studies
I joined the University of Delhi as a student in 1974, having quit a course in Engineering, hoping to hone my writing skills in an English department. I was as naive and misguided as many students who decades later would join BA Honours courses in English hoping to learn the language! Creative writing was not a component of the BA English Honours degree then or now, nor was it then or now the course in which to learn to speak or write except inci…
"Capital" consciousness
This article situates Rana Dasgupta’s Capital: A Portrait of Twenty-First Century Delhi (2014) within contemporary trends in urban writing from India. It analyses Dasgupta’s representation of the cultural milieu of Delhi and its explosive growth in 2000s India using Saskia Sassen’s concept of “global city” and Asher Ghertner’s concept of “world-class city”. It examines Dasgupta’s usage of the non-fiction form – comprising extensive commentary and…
Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Indian History and Philosophy (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Capital (architecture (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Consciousness (1 work)