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Seductive lures of hetero-patriarchal love

Love is that elusive four-letter word that has haunted human consciousness forever — it has served as the muse for poets, philosophers…

May 24, 2018

Seductive lures of hetero-patriarchal love

May 24, 2018

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Decolonization of the Canon: what this means for women writers of colour

Over the past week, I have encountered many sceptics who have expressed anxiety over the project of decolonisation; they felt that we…

Nov 4, 2017

Nov 4, 2017

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Raya Sarkar’s List and the attitudes of systemic bullying

Ever since Raya Sarkar’s List of Sexual Harassment Accused (LoSHA) in Indian academia went viral, it has been subject to much debate. As a…

Nov 1, 2017

Nov 1, 2017

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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: Fragments of Love and Hope

Arundhati Roy curiously dedicates The Ministry of Utmost Happiness to the “unconsoled” — this is the story she waited for twenty years to…

Aug 12, 2017

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: Fragments of Love and Hope

Aug 12, 2017

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Under the spell of Opium: the colonial past in Flood of Fire by Amitav Ghosh

There are some books that you dive straight into and others that you never really have the impetus to read. And then, sometimes you…

Jul 22, 2017

Under the spell of Opium: the colonial past in Flood of Fire by Amitav Ghosh

Jul 22, 2017

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Jeanette Winterson’s The Powerbook: examining the role of authorship in contemporary fiction

When one critically examines a book, an article, or an extract, what role or significance does the author have in that assessment? Do we…

Mar 20, 2017

Jeanette Winterson’s The Powerbook: examining the role of authorship in contemporary fiction

Mar 20, 2017

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Reimagining Fokir in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide

After reading The Hungry Tide, my mother mentioned how moved she was by the character of Fokir — the poor fisherman who nurtures the…

Mar 11, 2017

Reimagining Fokir in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide

Mar 11, 2017

Sohni

Sohni

PhD Student specializing in Diasporic Women's Writing | Volatile cat-loving woman | Feminist rebel | Diasporic space ninja

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