Parikrama of Presence
The Alchemy of Circling Through Narratives, Time, and Beingness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17814729 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kakali Bhattacharya (0000-0003-4236-3005, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Qualitative Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1940-8447 • E-ISSN: 1940-8455 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/19408447261420857 |
| OpenAlex | W7125949596 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This autoethnographic essay explores presence and beingness through Parikrama, a contemplative circling practice serving as both a method and metaphor. Drawing on Anzaldúa’s concept of reimagining realities, I present interconnected narratives that collapse boundaries between past, present, and future into a crystallized “now” where memories and dreams merge. Through absurdity as refusal and reimagination—from a horse’s wisdom to defiant linguistic translation—these narratives reveal how witnessing beingness transforms the present moment. The practice of Parikrama reframes resistance as creation, shaping a freedom-infused futurity rooted in presence. This contemplative inquiry reimagines autoethnographic writing as embodied dreaming, where the present becomes a sacred site for reshaping knowledge and possibility
Absurdity · Autoethnography · Contemplation · Embodied cognition · Narrative · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |