Devendra Kumar Sharma
Biographic Data
| ID | 6675641 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Devendra Kumar Sharma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Devendra Kumar |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharma |
| SIGNATURE | SHARMA D K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Banasthali University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3772-0522 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Battle of Names and the Self in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Mistress of Spices
Names and identity are inextricably linked and have a profound impact on an individual. Chitra Banerjee has depicted this link in her novel, Mistress of Spices, through the focal character Tilo. Tilo has struggled with identity since birth. Throughout each phase of her life, she’s been given a new name. This research paper aims to explore the various names, their significance, and identities associated with Tilo. Each of her names reflects a new …
Silenced Voice, Reclaimed Agency: A Psychoanalytic and Feminist Reading of Harriet Vanger’s Trauma in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
This study delves deeply into the intricate psychological trauma experienced by the character Harriet Vanger in the literary work The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005), employing a comprehensive Freudian psychoanalytic framework that is further contextualized by pertinent feminist theoretical perspectives. Enduring a prolonged period of sexual abuse inflicted upon her by her father and brother, Harriet epitomizes the archetype of the repressed v…
Unveiling Ecological Feminism in Manga Series Buddha by Osamu Tezuka
Due to constant exploitation of environment, the theory of ecocriticism has emerged; this intersection of literature and ecology provides a greater scope to interpret current environmental crisis, and one of the lenses that has emerged through it, is ‘Ecofeminism’. Ecofeminism is a social and political movement that examines the interconnectedness between the oppression of women and the degradation of the environment. Osamu Tezuka’s manga series …
Discourse on Ecofeminism: A Review
The exploitation and oppression of women in patriarchal societies are closely associated with human supremacy and massive natural resource exploitation. The entire biotic community suffers from men’s exploitation and domination over nature, just as men’s dominance over women is harmful to the societal order, at least ethically. Therefore, understanding the worth, dignity, and necessities of every living form within the biotic community is made ea…
Meaning Amidst Pandemic: Existential Exploration of Albert Camus's The Plague
A multitude of disasters and epidemics have plagued human history all over the world since time immemorial. In every era of human history, pandemics have profoundly impacted human existence. As a cataclysmic event, it serves as a poignant backdrop for examining existentialism which is a philosophical movement that emphasizes individual experience, freedom, and the search for meaning in a seemingly indifferent world. The existential dimension of p…
Exploring the Development of a Diasporic Female Bildung in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane
Throughout millennia, the synchronic and diachronic study of South Asian literary writings has been predominantly written by male writers, reflecting the social and religious traditions in the region. But, since the late 20th century, women’s artistic abilities have gained significance. Their writings have reached the mainstream cultural imagination and have had significant impact on deconstructing the Britishness and the South Asian diaspora. Th…
Mapping the Story of Manga: Graphic Novels and the Cultural Boom in Japan and World
Manga are circulated in graphic novel format as printed Japanese comic books. They are famous Japanese graphic novels or comic books. A popular form of literature, read by people of different age groups. They certainly provide visual as well as linguistic examples of Japanese culture. They deal with a number of genres like fantasy, romance, supernatural, erotica, action, psychological, science fiction and many more to include. This paper deals wi…
Trauma: The new critical idiom
Unveiling Diasporic Shades of Draupadi’s Character in the Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
This research paper reconnoiters diasporic dimensions inveterate in the character of Draupadi in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Palace of Illusions which is feminist retelling of the Hindu epic The Mahabharata from Draupadi’s perspective. Draupadi’s voice reformed by Divakaruni is amalgamation of diasporic consciousness that is both rooted in tradition as well as entrenched by anxieties of modern existence. Through a feminist and postcolonial l…
Poetics of Self in Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus: A Postcolonial Bildungsroman Study
This study situates itself in the literary representations of the interplay of gender, class, color, race, postcoloniality, power politics, violence, identity, and the African self in a Bildungsroman. It focuses on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus as a Bildungsroman of woman, written from a postcolonial outlook. The narrative centers on the growth, development, and experiences of the female Bildungsheld, Kambili, who eventually attains …
Water pollution examination through quality analysis of different rivers: A case study in India
Transformation of Identity as a Travelling Concept: A Case Study
In his essay “Travelling Theory” Edward Said claims that when a theory and an idea moves from one place to another, it is influenced and to “some extent transformed by its new uses and its new position in new times and places.” This essay will employ the travelling theory to analyse the transformation of the identities of immigrants and ethnic minorities and will focus on how and why this transformation has been identified and explored as one of …
Transformation of Identity as a Travelling Concept: A Case Study
In his essay “Travelling Theory” Edward Said claims that when a theory and an idea moves from one place to another, it is influenced and to “some extent transformed by its new uses and its new position in new times and places.” This essay will employ the travelling theory to analyse the transformation of the identities of immigrants and ethnic minorities and will focus on how and why this transformation has been identified and explored as one of …
Water pollution examination through quality analysis of different rivers: A case study in India
Unveiling Diasporic Shades of Draupadi’s Character in the Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
This research paper reconnoiters diasporic dimensions inveterate in the character of Draupadi in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Palace of Illusions which is feminist retelling of the Hindu epic The Mahabharata from Draupadi’s perspective. Draupadi’s voice reformed by Divakaruni is amalgamation of diasporic consciousness that is both rooted in tradition as well as entrenched by anxieties of modern existence. Through a feminist and postcolonial l…
Poetics of Self in Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus: A Postcolonial Bildungsroman Study
This study situates itself in the literary representations of the interplay of gender, class, color, race, postcoloniality, power politics, violence, identity, and the African self in a Bildungsroman. It focuses on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus as a Bildungsroman of woman, written from a postcolonial outlook. The narrative centers on the growth, development, and experiences of the female Bildungsheld, Kambili, who eventually attains …
Exploring the Development of a Diasporic Female Bildung in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane
Throughout millennia, the synchronic and diachronic study of South Asian literary writings has been predominantly written by male writers, reflecting the social and religious traditions in the region. But, since the late 20th century, women’s artistic abilities have gained significance. Their writings have reached the mainstream cultural imagination and have had significant impact on deconstructing the Britishness and the South Asian diaspora. Th…
Mapping the Story of Manga: Graphic Novels and the Cultural Boom in Japan and World
Manga are circulated in graphic novel format as printed Japanese comic books. They are famous Japanese graphic novels or comic books. A popular form of literature, read by people of different age groups. They certainly provide visual as well as linguistic examples of Japanese culture. They deal with a number of genres like fantasy, romance, supernatural, erotica, action, psychological, science fiction and many more to include. This paper deals wi…
Trauma: The new critical idiom
Silenced Voice, Reclaimed Agency: A Psychoanalytic and Feminist Reading of Harriet Vanger’s Trauma in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
This study delves deeply into the intricate psychological trauma experienced by the character Harriet Vanger in the literary work The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005), employing a comprehensive Freudian psychoanalytic framework that is further contextualized by pertinent feminist theoretical perspectives. Enduring a prolonged period of sexual abuse inflicted upon her by her father and brother, Harriet epitomizes the archetype of the repressed v…
Unveiling Ecological Feminism in Manga Series Buddha by Osamu Tezuka
Due to constant exploitation of environment, the theory of ecocriticism has emerged; this intersection of literature and ecology provides a greater scope to interpret current environmental crisis, and one of the lenses that has emerged through it, is ‘Ecofeminism’. Ecofeminism is a social and political movement that examines the interconnectedness between the oppression of women and the degradation of the environment. Osamu Tezuka’s manga series …
Discourse on Ecofeminism: A Review
The exploitation and oppression of women in patriarchal societies are closely associated with human supremacy and massive natural resource exploitation. The entire biotic community suffers from men’s exploitation and domination over nature, just as men’s dominance over women is harmful to the societal order, at least ethically. Therefore, understanding the worth, dignity, and necessities of every living form within the biotic community is made ea…
Meaning Amidst Pandemic: Existential Exploration of Albert Camus's The Plague
A multitude of disasters and epidemics have plagued human history all over the world since time immemorial. In every era of human history, pandemics have profoundly impacted human existence. As a cataclysmic event, it serves as a poignant backdrop for examining existentialism which is a philosophical movement that emphasizes individual experience, freedom, and the search for meaning in a seemingly indifferent world. The existential dimension of p…
The Battle of Names and the Self in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Mistress of Spices
Names and identity are inextricably linked and have a profound impact on an individual. Chitra Banerjee has depicted this link in her novel, Mistress of Spices, through the focal character Tilo. Tilo has struggled with identity since birth. Throughout each phase of her life, she’s been given a new name. This research paper aims to explore the various names, their significance, and identities associated with Tilo. Each of her names reflects a new …
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