Sonika Sethi

Sanatan Dharma College · Department of English

Of Gulmohars and Kaners is the first work of fiction of the author which paints on a canvas, the geographical boundaries of which extend from the Indian subcontinent to Europe to Greece and to the Gulf. These pan global settings subtly convey the idea that while human emotions cannot be fathomed and scanned even by the most powerful equipment, it’s...

Purple Hibiscus not only depicts the strife between modernity and tradition but also dares to take up the conflict that clogged the minds of thousands of Nigerians in the times of newly acquired Independence. Transition is never an easy process and Adichie has aptly demonstrated the fact through her characters belonging to three generations. The st...

Man is a complex being, a rare combination of innumerable emotions— emotions that are inconsistent, overlapping and sometimes contradictory. It is impossible to sight all these myriad shades of human nature in one individual at one particular time or through a specific span of time. Sometimes, even a life time is not enough to view the full spectru...

Being a woman has never been an easy task— not now nor ever. Across the continents, beyond the realms and over the centuries women have always been the easiest target and have been made to sacrifice or sacrificed in the name of honour. Class, creed, colour, country, century, education— all lose their significance when it comes to the treatment of w...

When the Parsees embarked upon a journey, fearing execution, from the mighty and ancient empire of Persia little did they realize that the journey would lead them to the shores of a little known town of Sanjan in Surat in 717 A.D. What they also failed to anticipate was that one day this potent race would be standing on the verge of extinction. The...

The Merriam Webster defines history as a chronological record of significant events in the past; events that are significant or affect a nation or institution. The Oxford dictionary also defines history as a continuous, typically chronological, record of important or public events or of a particular trend or institution. However, over the centuries...

Book Review of The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

Book Review of A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea Dr. Sonika Sethi Assistant Professor, Dept. of English S D College (Lahore), Ambala Cantt Haryana-134001 sonrok@yahoo.com #94169-54546 BOOK DETAILS: Title: A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea Author: Dina Nayeri Publisher: Allen & Unwin Year: 2013 Place: London Pages: 423 ISBN: 978-1-743316665 Genre: Fiction Bo...

Media has always been a significant platform to raise socio-political issues. Elections are won or lost, personalities and stars are created or marred, business houses are raised or razed— courtesy media. Media holds the power of discourse. Discourse, according to Foucault, refers to: ways of constituting knowledge, together with the social practic...

In this harsh and bitter world where intolerance of ideas and beliefs has become the call of the day, Rohinton Mistry is one such writer who is trying to find sanity in an insane world. The only thread he can find to hang upon is his undying “faith”. It is his faith, in the innate goodness of humanity and his firm belief in the commandment preached...

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, Ukranian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer is considered to be one of the prominent figures of Literary Realism. Critics have often referred to him as the ‗father of Russian realism‘. A prolific writer who showed varied influences in his works ranging from Greek epics to French songs of the Knights,...

Literature has always represented society in one form or another because writers are the ‘sensitive souls’ of the society who are affected by the slightest possible change in their surroundings. These changes get reflected through their works and many a times these sound as discordant and distressing notes on behalf of a certain section of the soci...

From times immemorial, probably from the Paleolithic age to Neolithic age to the establishment of modern civilization, women have been the forbearers of culture. When man was still a hunter or when he learnt the art of growing crops and developed an agrarian society, women due to a number of reasons, stayed behind to look after the household activi...

The idea of "Identity", predominantly associated to the sense of belongingness, is a relatively new concern in Sociology. The idea is partly encouraged by postmodernist arguments about the changing nature of cultural/ personal identities in postmodern societies. The spotlight has been on two specific areas. First, there is a deep-seated attempt to...

Ever since the origin of mankind, men have been assigned the role of hunter/ gatherer/ farmer/ bread winner of the society, thereby relegating women either into the confines of domesticity or to the areas of lesser importance. Growing consumerism and materialism of the 20 th and 21 st century has resulted in a similar fate for nature. As nature was...

A distinguished writer, essayist and playwright, Bapsi Sidhwa began her writing career at the age of twenty-six. Stumbling upon impediments and overcoming them with resilience is perhaps one of the outstanding features of not only the novelist but also of the women characters of her novels. Faced with hardships since her childhood, Sidhwa has not a...