Papers by Ritu raj choudhary
From the Paleolithic era till the modern times of current Pandemic, human race has witnessed not ... more From the Paleolithic era till the modern times of current Pandemic, human race has witnessed not only biological evolution but also sociocultural one. Gender has always been an important consideration in development of civilizations. Without much change, the world has been perceived only in binary oppositions which consign the social structure only in heteronormative ideal of having an adamant notion of a man or woman, their social practice, behavior and fixed identities. Contemporary Post-modernist Indian writers through their writings shamble the power hierarchy and reconsider these social practices, softening the gender distinctions. Based on these literary texts of gender dichotomy in terms of non-normative sexual identities from the epic Mahabharata presented in the book The Pregnant King, this paper is an attempt to reinterpret the gender transgression and psychological issues which testifies unawareness of a double marginality, a perspective on latent conflict between society...
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European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, Nov 1, 2020
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Solid State Technology, May 30, 2020
The Mahabharata, a legendary tale is considered among the most prominent epics that providesdeep ... more The Mahabharata, a legendary tale is considered among the most prominent epics that providesdeep insight in the philosophical ideas, morality and exposition of Dharma and Society. The reinterpretedworks of Mahabharata rather focus on the individual or self than the society or dharma. It has been apractice to glorify the Heroes and vilified the anti Heroes and their friends in these old mythologies, judgingthem on the basis of set normative values, dharma and social dogmatic religious theories. This paper aims atlooking the character of Duryodhana in the light of developmental psychology, peer victimization and hisconflict between society and self through the interpretations from Retelling of The Mahabharata in themythological fiction Ajaya: Roll of the Dice by Anand Neelakanthan. The unconventional queer side of himas a very sincere and valiant prince, willing to stand for what he believed in, is made alive in the personalityof Suyodhana. This paper reviews the Socioemotional aspects of an individual in his adolescence yearsleading to subtle marginalization and how the insecurities of the society improbably disconnect a personfrom his essential core and create a fallacious, insincere personality around him and force him to berecognized with it in the name of Dharma or Education, ignoring his inner self swinging between theconflict of self and society, making Duryodhana out of Suyodhana
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European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, Dec 29, 2020
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Solid State Technology, 2020
The Mahabharata, a legendary tale is considered among the most prominent epics that providesdeep ... more The Mahabharata, a legendary tale is considered among the most prominent epics that providesdeep insight in the philosophical ideas, morality and exposition of Dharma and Society. The reinterpretedworks of Mahabharata rather focus on the individual or self than the society or dharma. It has been apractice to glorify the Heroes and vilified the anti Heroes and their friends in these old mythologies, judgingthem on the basis of set normative values, dharma and social dogmatic religious theories. This paper aims atlooking the character of Duryodhana in the light of developmental psychology, peer victimization and hisconflict between society and self through the interpretations from Retelling of The Mahabharata in themythological fiction Ajaya: Roll of the Dice by Anand Neelakanthan. The unconventional queer side of himas a very sincere and valiant prince, willing to stand for what he believed in, is made alive in the personalityof Suyodhana. This paper reviews the Socioemotional aspect...
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Indian Mythology is one of the unique elements of Indian culture which enriches it further and ma... more Indian Mythology is one of the unique elements of Indian culture which enriches it further and makes it a unique one in the world. Through generations, different stories in Indian Mythology have been passed from generations to generation orally or in written scriptures. Gender dichotomy has been reflected as a dominant part of patriarchal society in these mythologies. As a result, this factor creates dangerous consequences which limit a person's full potential and wellbeing. Male or female because of these fixed identities imposed by the society, are forced to ignore their personality traits, temperament and unique characteristics and have to follow the fixed social and cultural notions of 'Masculinity' and 'Femininity’. This paper attempts to read Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s novel The Palace of Illusions as an attempt to reinterpret the gender and psychological issues which testifies unawareness of a double marginality, an inequality felt by Draupadi both in terms ...
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