Sharmila Narayana
Biographic Data
| ID | 253145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sharmila Narayana |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sharmila |
| FAMILY NAME | Narayana |
| SIGNATURE | NARAYANA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Christ University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0508-7080 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Forged in Memory
This paper explores how contemporary Indigenous American novels use material metaphors to express cultural resilience, memory, and identity. Drawing on Louise Erdrich's The Night Watchman , Brandon Hobson's The Removed , and Kelli Jo Ford's Crooked Hallelujah , the analysis investigates how authors employ the imagery of forging, alloying, braiding, and other material transformations as symbolic reflections of Indigenous endurance under colonial a…
Indigenous women’s carework and environmental pedagogy in select contemporary native American fiction
Mythistorical Construction of Divinity and Femininity in Early Mohiniyattam Manuals
The history of Indian classical dances has been shaped by nation-building ideologies that constructed a culturally sanctioned past. For Mohiniyattam, a classical dance from Kerala, dance manuals have constructed a religious and gendered narrative, often relying on myths to comprehend its fragmented history. This paper explores the mythistorical narratives in the dance manuals of four early Mohiniyattam practitioners: Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amm…
Nature metaphors in Kalyanikutty Amma’s Mohiniyattam body aesthetics
Mohiniyattam is a classical dance tradition from the state of Kerala in India, which is bestowed with a feminine identity. Scholars have theorised this feminine identity as self-enforced, constructed and regional. Unique to Mohiniyattam is the inherent relationship with nature. Nature association can be observed in the tradition of Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma, one of the revivalists of Mohiniyattam. This paper will closely read the dance manua…
Smoke and ashes
Subverting Anthropocentric Mythic Elements
The representation of animals in literature has long been dominated by anthropocentric perspectives that prioritize human experiences and values. Animals were relegated to metaphors and narrative accessories, neglecting their inherent rights and treating them primarily as reflections of human qualities. This paper examines the works of contemporary American poets Louise Glück and Mary Oliver, focusing on how their selected poems reconsider conven…
India’s Undeclared Emergency
The challenge of gender stereotyping in Indian courts
Women’s negotiations towards achieving justice are elusive due to patriarchal, cultural and caste norms. The expectation of “compromise” permeates Courts, even in rape cases. In spite of the prevalence of well-formulated substantive and procedural aspects of law, the constitutional promise of equality is still a distant dream for women. Intersectional factors like tradition, caste, religion and culture—all act as impediments to securing justice f…
Voices of Dissent
Nehru
India's Handling of the Covid-19 Crisis
Covid-19 exposed the fragility and inadequacies in India’s health care system, especially in its public health services. The sudden lockdown imposed during the first wave of the virus severely impacted the livelihoods of millions of migrant workers. Then, in spite of warnings about an impending second wave of infection, the government’s failure to prepare the health infrastructure, together with delays in vaccine distribution, cost the lives of h…
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The challenge of gender stereotyping in Indian courts
Women’s negotiations towards achieving justice are elusive due to patriarchal, cultural and caste norms. The expectation of “compromise” permeates Courts, even in rape cases. In spite of the prevalence of well-formulated substantive and procedural aspects of law, the constitutional promise of equality is still a distant dream for women. Intersectional factors like tradition, caste, religion and culture—all act as impediments to securing justice f…
Voices of Dissent
Nehru
India's Handling of the Covid-19 Crisis
Covid-19 exposed the fragility and inadequacies in India’s health care system, especially in its public health services. The sudden lockdown imposed during the first wave of the virus severely impacted the livelihoods of millions of migrant workers. Then, in spite of warnings about an impending second wave of infection, the government’s failure to prepare the health infrastructure, together with delays in vaccine distribution, cost the lives of h…
India’s Undeclared Emergency
Smoke and ashes
Subverting Anthropocentric Mythic Elements
The representation of animals in literature has long been dominated by anthropocentric perspectives that prioritize human experiences and values. Animals were relegated to metaphors and narrative accessories, neglecting their inherent rights and treating them primarily as reflections of human qualities. This paper examines the works of contemporary American poets Louise Glück and Mary Oliver, focusing on how their selected poems reconsider conven…
Nature metaphors in Kalyanikutty Amma’s Mohiniyattam body aesthetics
Mohiniyattam is a classical dance tradition from the state of Kerala in India, which is bestowed with a feminine identity. Scholars have theorised this feminine identity as self-enforced, constructed and regional. Unique to Mohiniyattam is the inherent relationship with nature. Nature association can be observed in the tradition of Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma, one of the revivalists of Mohiniyattam. This paper will closely read the dance manua…
Forged in Memory
This paper explores how contemporary Indigenous American novels use material metaphors to express cultural resilience, memory, and identity. Drawing on Louise Erdrich's The Night Watchman , Brandon Hobson's The Removed , and Kelli Jo Ford's Crooked Hallelujah , the analysis investigates how authors employ the imagery of forging, alloying, braiding, and other material transformations as symbolic reflections of Indigenous endurance under colonial a…
Indigenous women’s carework and environmental pedagogy in select contemporary native American fiction
Mythistorical Construction of Divinity and Femininity in Early Mohiniyattam Manuals
The history of Indian classical dances has been shaped by nation-building ideologies that constructed a culturally sanctioned past. For Mohiniyattam, a classical dance from Kerala, dance manuals have constructed a religious and gendered narrative, often relying on myths to comprehend its fragmented history. This paper explores the mythistorical narratives in the dance manuals of four early Mohiniyattam practitioners: Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amm…
Political science (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Indian History and Philosophy (2 works)