PinnedChinmayee BabbalPolitics of Caste and Representation in Premchand’s KafanKafan (1936), the last story in Premchand’s oeuvre has been a subject of criticism in multiple ways. While Premchand has been credited for…Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 2023
Chinmayee BabbalThe diasporic identity in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth“Our identity is at once plural and partial. Sometimes we feel we straddle two cultures; at other times, that we fall between two stools” —…Aug 3, 2023Aug 3, 2023
Chinmayee BabbalThe post-colonial aesthetic in the poetry of Neruda, Walcott and Mamang DaiThe term post-colonial literature refers to those works of literature that emerged from a culture that was historically colonised. This…Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 2023
Chinmayee BabbalFunny Boy: A ReviewSelvadurai’s debut novel, Funny Boy explores a Sri-Lankan Tamil boy’s life and his transition to adolescence as he comes to terms with his…Oct 3, 2022Oct 3, 2022
Chinmayee BabbalThe train, the journey and the violence of partition.The image of the train is held intimately in the collective memory of families who witnessed the violence of partition unfold in front of…Oct 3, 2022Oct 3, 2022