Vol 1 – Special Issue September 2025

Nuruddin Farah’s Maps, the opening novel of his Blood in the Sun trilogy, delves into the complex interplay of identity, belonging, and nationalism against the backdrop of Somalia’s turbulent history and the Ogaden War. The narrative centers on Askar, an orphan raised by Misra, an Ethiopian woman, in a small...

Joseph Boyden is a Canadian novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, essayist, and a public speaker of Irish and Scottish descent. Joseph Boyden in his works very effectively illustrates the native culture of the Cree people and their struggle to create a respectable identity.

Western Ghats are renowned for its rich biodiversity and serve as a habitat for many species. UNESCO has recognised it as a global biodiversity hotspot due to the presence of endemic species in it and it plays a vital role in maintaining sustained ecology. However, due to industrialisation and urbanisation,...

News of the World (2016) is a fictional historical novel written by American writer Paulette Jiles. This novel spins around the experiences of two protagonists, namely Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a 71- year-old veteran, and Johanna Leonberger, a 10-year-old girl. Captain Kidd is assigned to return a girl named Johanna...

Cultural Revival is the process of reviving traditional customs, arts, languages and heritage. It shows how identity and cultural heritage are protected. British literature, known for addressing identity and cultural narratives, provides a platform to explore such themes.

Culture, tradition and environment are interconnected to each other, for it explores the identity of a particular group of people. The Appalachian region is filled with rich and varied cultures that narrate the traditions of the Appalachian Mountains that have become an abode of livelihood for distinct groups of people.

It is a known truth that even in digital era, the study of mythology is not considered an escape from reality into the world of fantasy, but a journey in search of greater understanding about human existence. Despite its repetitions, innumerable interpretations and adaptations, the mythical narratives have never lost...

In literary analysis, tacit narratives play a crucial role in helping the readers understand the underlying dynamics of a text and its characters. These narratives can reveal the character’s inner assumptions and perspectives, as well as the cultural, social and historical contexts in which the text was written.

As its female characters deal with the devastation caused by World War II, the book All the Light We Cannot See examines their emotional complexity, resiliency, and trauma. Anthony Doerr provides a moving reflection on the sacrifice, grief, and personal hardships that many women went through throughout the war, as...