Chapter Two Ethnographic Fictional representation of tribe and gender in select fiction of Pratibha Ray Pratibha Ray’s The Primal Land is the story of Bonda tribals who struggled to survive through the development induced displacement of their indigenous ‘country’. She reconstructs the socio-cultural myths, beliefs and rituals of the past and also the present transformations in the socio-cultural setup in the Bonda lands. BondaRay’s narrative provides us the social, political, and economic…
THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION AND THE END OF THE DIVINE RIGHTS THEORY KRITHIKA KATARIA BA.LLB 1ST YEAR INTRODUCTION The Glorious Revolution that occurred in England was a peaceful and bloodless revolution .It holds great political and constitutional significance in the history of England. As a result of this revolution Divine rule or despotic rule was replaced by the Rule of Law and the supremacy of the parliament was established in UK once again. Divine rule by the king which vested…
RE Essay – Ani Gemmill Hinduism and Catholicism couldn’t be more different however when it comes to the belief in life after death many similarities occur. In both religions the concept of life after death is based on a higher being or God in which they aim on returning to. (e.g. Brahman for Hindus and God for Catholics.) When Hindus die they believe in the concept of samsara meaning death and rebirth. They live their next life through karma. Catholics believe when they die they will go to…
Chapter one Anita Desai as a novelist Anita Desai is one of the most powerful and distinguished Indian English novelists. She has an extraordinary sharpness and penetration of vision. Her writings have drawn world-wide critical attention. Anita Desai has added a new dimension to the Indian English fiction: the exploration of human psyche. She is endowed with searching psychological insight and often peeps into the inner recesses of the psyche, rather than merely presenting the outer spectacle…
Basit Ali Task 1 Who was Patanjali and what did he do? There are many myths about who Patanjali was and what his origin was. It is said that Patanjali was thrown from heaven as a little snake into the palms of Gonika, his virgin mother. It is said that Patanjali was sent to the earth to inculcate the teachings of Yoga in the human beings. “Pat” means leaves containing knowledge, and “Anjali” means offering or a hand gesturing something to offer. It is often translated as fallen from heaven as…