Prem Kumari Srivastava- PhD (IIT Delhi)
- Associate Professor at University of Delhi
Prem Kumari Srivastava
- PhD (IIT Delhi)
- Associate Professor at University of Delhi
Prem’s research displays a sharp focus on popular culture, indigenous studies, gender and spirituo-eco consciousness.
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As a cultural studies enthusiast, Prem’s research displays a sharp focus on popular culture, indigenous studies, women, gender, religion of saints and English language materials development.
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This edited volume is an exploration of new genres and novel spaces within the burgeoning popular space of Indian English Fiction
This book is primarily a students handbook of contemporary readings of select American short stories and poems.
These twin volumes explore the dynamic field of the cultures, literatures and languages of the indigenous in India. They form volume 1 and 2 of a three volume series
Delving into the much neglected arena of adivasi/tribal studies, this edited volume is a forceful acknowledgement of the rich repertoire of the Indian oral tradition and culture.
An in-depth examination of the six decade long writing career of the American culturalist Leslie A Fiedler.
This chapter examines the poetic oeuvre of a contemporary living poet from India, Sukrita
The book captures the contemporary currents of change in the rapidly mutating publishing world of Indian Popular Fiction.
With a Foreword by Tabish Khair.
Twenty-six cases (4.8%) from a total of 540 patients with acute renal failure (ARF) of diverse aetiology had ARF in association with falciparum malaria. Their ages ranged from 15 to 85 years (mean 31.2). Urinary sediment abnormalities and proteinuria (less than 1 g/24 h) were observed in 15 (57.7%) cases. The probable underlying factors leading to...
Acute renal failure (ARF) in pregnancy constitutes 13.9% (76/545) of all the cases of ARF referred for dialysis in a period of ten years to the University Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Fifty of these 76 pregnant women (66%) developed ARF after abortion and the remaining 26 (34%) had ARF due to complications of late pregnancy....
Since the kidney plays a dominant role in the maintenance of volume in the body fluid spaces through its influence on sodium and water excretion; it must be involved in all forms of hypertension. As Guyton (1) has indicated renal perfusion pressure is a major determinant of sodium and water excretion and hypertension could not be maintained, unless...
There is a dearth of literature on phytotoxicology. A case of poisoning with seed of Thevetia Nerifolia is reported here and the neurotoxic and cardiotoxic manifestations are discussed.
Two rare cases of amebic pericardial effusion as a complication of amoebic liver abscess in the left lobe are described. The pericardial amebiasis should be suspected in a patient presenting with signs and symptoms of pericardial effusion with an evidence of hepatic abscess (in the left lobe) or in a patient with pericardial effusion of uncertain e...
A clinical study of 100 cases of amebic liver abscess with special reference to unusual presentation and difficulty in diagnosis is reviewed. Leucocytosis, decreased hemoglobin and raised ESR was observed in 61%, 77% and 90% of cases. Main alterations in liver function test were: low serum albumin, raised alkaline phosphatase and S.G.P.T. in 60.7%,...
When Bob Ashley wrote Reading Popular Narrative: a Source Book or Christopher Pawling penned Popular Fiction and Social Change, they were, at best, building a case for Popular Culture addressing a eurocentric western scholarship. They did not really consider the burgeoning readership constituencies of such fantastic popular narratives in South East...
