International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) Volume 7 Number 1 (January 2017)ISSN 2231-6248.Highlights includeTransgressive Gender Discourse in Anita Nair's Ladies Coupe' by Seema Bansal Somani & Rohit PhutelaThe Poetic Art and Vision of Wole Soyinka by C. RamyaDisplacement and Morality in Sunetra Gupta's The Memories of Rain by Ruby Vaneesa and S. Ayyappa RajaA Feminist Analysis of the Love Po...

This collection uses a transnational approach to study contemporary English-language poetry composed by poets of South Asian origin. The poetry contains themes, motifs, and critiques of social changes, and the contributors seek to encapsulate the continually changing environments that these contemporary poets write about.The contributors show that English-language poetry in South Asia is hybridized with imagery and figurative language adapted from the vernacular languages of South ...

The Bhagavad Gita is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Eknath Easwaran’s best-selling translation is reliable, readable, and profound.Easwaran's 55-page introduction places the Bhagavad Gita in its historical setting, and brings out the universality and timelessness of its teachings. Chapter introductions clarify key concepts, and notes and a glossary explain Sanskrit terms.Easwaran grew up in the Hindu tradition in India, and learned Sanskri...

The delightful and often funny poetry of Zen’s quintessential free spirit, Master Ryokan—in a fresh translation by a beloved American Zen figureRyokan Taigu (1758-1831) was a monk in the Soto lineage of Japanese Zen who spent a good part of his life as a hermit, writing poetry, playing with children, and creating simple and exquisitely beautiful calligraphies—sometimes using twigs as his instrument when he couldn't afford a brush. He was never head of a monastery o...

"Why don't you write about your mother? That's what I like when I read Amy Tan," suggested a friend.That was why I read Amy Tan too. Still, I resisted the suggestions until I wrote the Hope Sze medical thrillers and a version of my family snuck onto the pages.And now, wouldn't you know it I am a Chinese/Canadian/doctor/mother myself. So now, instead of grinding my teeth, I can write about my mom while grinding my teeth.Tiger mother? Not strict enough. Dragon lady? Too ...

Like Divakaruni's much-loved and bestselling short story collection Arranged Marriage, this collection of poetry deals with India and the Indian experience in America, from the adventures of going to a convent school in India run by Irish nuns (Growing up in Darjeeling) to the history of the earliest Indian immigrants in the U.S. (Yuba City Poems).Groups of interlinked poems divided into six sections are peopled by many of the same characters and explore varying themes. He...

In The Interior Landscape the great Indian poet and translator A.K. Ramanujan has drawn on a celebrated anthology of classical Tamil poetry to compose an unforgettable sequence of love poems. The story unfolds in a series of dramatic exchanges between a shifting array of characters—the lovers, relatives, friends, rivals, and sundry passersby—and as it does we are conducted through five phases of love, from first meeting, anxiety, infidelity and separation to final union, each asso...

International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) Volume 7 Number 2 (July 2017)ISSN 2231-6248.Highlights includeSolutions to Religious Communalism as Projected in Mahesh Dattani's Final Solutions: An Analysis by S. ChelliahK.V. Dominic's Winged Reason: A Portrait of Social Realism by D.C. ChambialTracing Political Bricoleurs in Winston Churchill's Thoughts and Adventures and Khushwant Singh's The End of India...

International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) Volume 6 Number 2 (July 2016)ISSN 2231-6248Highlights include:"Portrayal of Man-Woman Pairs in the Fictional World of D. H. Lawrence: An Analysis" --S. Chelliah"Feminism and Feminist Literary Theory: A Brief Note" --C. Ramya"Portrayal of Feminine Spaces and Sensibilities in the Short-fiction of Alice Munro" --Syed Mir Hassim & M. Revathi"Violence, Memory and Identity in Indian En...

International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) Volume 7 Number 1 (January 2017)ISSN 2231-6248.Highlights includeTransgressive Gender Discourse in Anita Nair's Ladies Coupe' by Seema Bansal Somani & Rohit PhutelaThe Poetic Art and Vision of Wole Soyinka by C. RamyaDisplacement and Morality in Sunetra Gupta's The Memories of Rain by Ruby Vaneesa and S. Ayyappa RajaA Feminist Analysis of the Love Po...

Writers Editors Critics (WEC) An International Biannual Refereed Journal of English Language and LiteratureVolume 6 Number 2 (September 2016)ISSN: 2231-198XSpecial Issue: a tribute to Indian poet Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926 - 28 July 2016)A Poetic Tribute to Mahasweta Devi - K. V. DominicMahasweta Devi: Death cannot Claim a Valiant Soul - Ketaki DattaMahasweta Devi: Fourth World Literature for Indigenous People--An Obitua...

Writers Editors Critics (WEC) An International Biannual Refereed Journal of English Language and LiteratureVolume 7 Number 1 (March 2017)ISSN: 2231 - 198XRESEARCH PAPERSThe Confessional Voice and Rebellious Cry of Kamala Das as Visualized in her Poetical Works: A Brief Analysis - S. ChelliahThe Philosopher-Scientist A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and his World View: A Study - J. PamelaArtificial Intelligence and the Instrumental Marvellous in Isaac Asimov'...