L Kavitha Nair
Biographic Data
| ID | 4095383 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L Kavitha Nair |
| GIVEN NAMES | L Kavitha |
| FAMILY NAME | Nair |
| SIGNATURE | NAIR L K |
| AFFILIATIONS | SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-6863-4501 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From Hubris to Humility
Reimagining Myths
Myths are more than literary plots and themes; they provide insights into social structures and the human psyche, particularly regarding women’s roles across various cultures and historical periods. This study explores how myths, specifically those embedded in the epic Ramayana, can be retold to challenge patriarchal norms. In Stealing the Language, Alicia Ostriker describes revisionist myth-making as repurposing ancient figures to drive cultural…
Navigating Identity
Puja S., Grief, Anger, and In-between
Śurpaṇakhā from the Rāmāyaṇa, though she plays a pivotal role in the epic, is often neglected in the main discourse. The character’s exclusion from the central narrative typically positions her as the “other” and reduces her to a flat, villainous archetype. To bring her from the margins to the center, it is crucial to reimagine and reinterpret her narrative in order to reclaim her subjectivity. Thus, this paper proposes revising Śurpaṇakhā in Poi…
Place and Memory
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Place and Memory
Navigating Identity
Puja S., Grief, Anger, and In-between
Śurpaṇakhā from the Rāmāyaṇa, though she plays a pivotal role in the epic, is often neglected in the main discourse. The character’s exclusion from the central narrative typically positions her as the “other” and reduces her to a flat, villainous archetype. To bring her from the margins to the center, it is crucial to reimagine and reinterpret her narrative in order to reclaim her subjectivity. Thus, this paper proposes revising Śurpaṇakhā in Poi…
From Hubris to Humility
Reimagining Myths
Myths are more than literary plots and themes; they provide insights into social structures and the human psyche, particularly regarding women’s roles across various cultures and historical periods. This study explores how myths, specifically those embedded in the epic Ramayana, can be retold to challenge patriarchal norms. In Stealing the Language, Alicia Ostriker describes revisionist myth-making as repurposing ancient figures to drive cultural…
Narrative (5 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Autobiographical memory (1 work) · Bridge (graph theory (1 work) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 work) · Classical Studies and Philology (1 work) · Cognitive psychology (1 work)