Ira Sarma
Biographic Data
| ID | 4275595 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ira Sarma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ira |
| FAMILY NAME | Sarma |
| SIGNATURE | SARMA I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for South and Central Asian Studies, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6785-3644 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Multilingual Nation
India’s proverbial multilingualism has long bothered intellectuals and scholars of all shades. In order to get a grip on the apparently unruly state of linguistic affairs, more often than not, the
Indian Graphic Novels
In this article I want to look at how and to what effect Indian graphic novelists employ visual intertextualities and mixed media in their works. After the introduction of four categories of visual referencing in the graphic novel (allusion, direct and indirect quote, appropriation) a detailed analysis of selected examples from Appupen, Vishwajyoti Ghosh, Amruta Patil and Sarnath Banerjee’s works will show how the authors appropriate a broad vari…
Negotiations of Home and Belonging in the Indian Graphic Novels Corridor by Sarnath Banerjee and
In times of increasing spatial mobility the negotiations of home and belonging for those who need (or want) to settle down in new places have become a daily issue, and the young in particular often leave their families behind as they set out to conquer new frontiers. Looking at two Indian graphic novels—Corridor by Sarnath Banerjee (2004) and Kari by Amruta Patil (2008)—this article will examine the notions of what constitutes “home” for the prot…
Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan and Margaret Bourke-White’s Partition Photographs
Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan and Margaret Bourke-White’s Partition Photographs: Clash of Narratives or Postmemory Project Memories of the Partition of India have, over the last decades, been constructed through a broad range of media, such as biographical memory, historiography, or literature. An interesting more recent example of remembrance is the illustrated golden jubilee edition of Khushwant Singh’s novel Train to Pakistan (2006) whic…
Indian Graphic Novels
In this article I want to look at how and to what effect Indian graphic novelists employ visual intertextualities and mixed media in their works. After the introduction of four categories of visual referencing in the graphic novel (allusion, direct and indirect quote, appropriation) a detailed analysis of selected examples from Appupen, Vishwajyoti Ghosh, Amruta Patil and Sarnath Banerjee’s works will show how the authors appropriate a broad vari…
Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan and Margaret Bourke-White’s Partition Photographs
Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan and Margaret Bourke-White’s Partition Photographs: Clash of Narratives or Postmemory Project Memories of the Partition of India have, over the last decades, been constructed through a broad range of media, such as biographical memory, historiography, or literature. An interesting more recent example of remembrance is the illustrated golden jubilee edition of Khushwant Singh’s novel Train to Pakistan (2006) whic…
Negotiations of Home and Belonging in the Indian Graphic Novels Corridor by Sarnath Banerjee and
In times of increasing spatial mobility the negotiations of home and belonging for those who need (or want) to settle down in new places have become a daily issue, and the young in particular often leave their families behind as they set out to conquer new frontiers. Looking at two Indian graphic novels—Corridor by Sarnath Banerjee (2004) and Kari by Amruta Patil (2008)—this article will examine the notions of what constitutes “home” for the prot…
Indian Graphic Novels
In this article I want to look at how and to what effect Indian graphic novelists employ visual intertextualities and mixed media in their works. After the introduction of four categories of visual referencing in the graphic novel (allusion, direct and indirect quote, appropriation) a detailed analysis of selected examples from Appupen, Vishwajyoti Ghosh, Amruta Patil and Sarnath Banerjee’s works will show how the authors appropriate a broad vari…
A Multilingual Nation
India’s proverbial multilingualism has long bothered intellectuals and scholars of all shades. In order to get a grip on the apparently unruly state of linguistic affairs, more often than not, the
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