Authors:María Luz González-Rodríguez Pages: 11 - 24 Abstract: In this article, Anita Rau Badami's second novel, The Hero’s Walk (2000), is analysed through the perspective of the field of affects. This analysis examines how the author, through the imagery of water, presents the non-physical reality of feelings and emotions. Water is the most receptive of the elements, a source of continuous, intimate and transitory metamorphoses. In the form of storms, floods, and other types of natural phenomena related to this element, it is possible to observe how Badami makes use of a metaphorical conceptualisation of intense emotional states related to the psychological trauma that arises from the loss of a loved one. For the purpose of analysis, several important sources in the field of affect theory and water symbolism will be considered. Special emphasis will also be placed on the body (and the house as an integral extension of it) as a receptacle for contained emotions in the processing of pain. PubDate: 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.5565/rev/indialogs.203 Issue No:Vol. 9 (2022)
Authors:Mónica Fernández Jiménez Pages: 25 - 41 Abstract: This article argues that the novel A House for Mr. Biswas (1961), by Nobel-prize winner V.S. Naipaul reflects, through the metaphor of the house, characteristically Caribbean concerns regarding the meanings of home. Therefore, is it argued that the Indo-Caribbean community should be accounted for in theories of creolisation which, until recently, have ignored this community in favour of a unified Afro-creole identity that was to support the struggle for independence and other rights. The aim of this article is to understand creolisation by taking into account the interactions between the diverse diasporas that have created the contemporary Caribbean. As such, the novel unveils the conflicts that arise when there is a neglect of such negotiation. With its ending, even if not openly, A House for Mr. Biswas emphasises the immanence of lived experience in the perception of identity. The home in the novel eventually transitions into Avtar Brah’s homing desire, a concept that challenges essentialism in the apprehension of diasporic identities. Reading the novel through this lens reconsiders the meanings of home in the context of the Caribbean in general and the Indo-Caribbean community in particular. PubDate: 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.5565/rev/indialogs.204 Issue No:Vol. 9 (2022)
Authors:Meenakshi Malhotra Pages: 43 - 58 Abstract: The article explores aspects of Hinduism in some writings by British writers E.M.Forster and Edward Thompson in the early twentieth century, and tries to read nuance into the Orientalist project of mapping India. Unlike some writers like Kipling who wrote in the period of high imperialism and created colonial and racial stereotypes, Forster and Thompson seem to be aware of the complexities of Hinduism, of a God who can laugh and play. This article discusses Forster and Thompson’s understanding of and views on Hinduism. PubDate: 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.5565/rev/indialogs.209 Issue No:Vol. 9 (2022)
Authors:Andrea de la Rubia Pages: 59 - 75 Abstract: Birendra Prataph began painting in the 70s, at a time when Nepal was still in the process of waking up to the shock of modernity. The country, which had been isolated for a hundred years (1850-1950), was suddenly immersed in a speed process of modernisation. Birendra´s career encompassed basically all the creative tendencies usually focused on the "Nepaliness" idea and its national representation, in accordance with the policy of the Panchayat system. It is through the analysis of his artworks that this article reviews the most recent Nepalese art history, introducing its different movements and the local artists who led them. It is based on the hypothesis that despite the patriotic suitability of these paintings, they must also be analyzed from the perspective of the Nepalese irony. For it is by using satire that the artists of Birendra's generation reveal the political, ecological, and social reality of the Himalayan country in the contemporary times. PubDate: 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.5565/rev/indialogs.200 Issue No:Vol. 9 (2022)
Authors:Shahid Jamal, Aakash Upadhyay, Amrita Bajaj Pages: 77 - 97 Abstract: Judima is a traditional rice beer/wine prepared by the Dimasa tribe especially the women of the Dima Hasao district of Assam. The consumption of rice beer/wine brewed from different varieties of rice is a routine practice among different tribal communities of Assam including Dimasa. The making of Judima wine has become an integral part of their cultural and social life for generations. Though the drink fulfills the criteria for the Geographical Indications (GI) tag, it is still waiting for its GI status. The main objective of the study is to identify and analyse the challenges faced in achieving GI for the Judima traditional rice wine of Dima Hasao and its cultural uniqueness. A household survey was conducted through snowball sampling in 2019 in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, India. After the analysis, it was concluded that if Judima can achieve Geographical Indications status, the Dimasa tribe will get a new identity. PubDate: 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.5565/rev/indialogs.205 Issue No:Vol. 9 (2022)
Authors:Devarakshanam [Betty] Govinden Pages: 99 - 101 Abstract: A tribute to the late Professor Brij V Lal PubDate: 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.5565/rev/indialogs.214 Issue No:Vol. 9 (2022)
Authors:Isabel Alonso-Breto Pages: 103 - 113 Abstract: An interview with the late Sri Lankan writer Jean Arasanayagam PubDate: 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.5565/rev/indialogs.210 Issue No:Vol. 9 (2022)
Authors:Miriam Lamas Baiak Pages: 115 - 126 Abstract: A description of the bodily expression of emotion through Indian dances PubDate: 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.5565/rev/indialogs.201 Issue No:Vol. 9 (2022)
Authors:Basudhara Roy Pages: 141 - 145 Abstract: A review of The Partition of Indian Women by Carole Rozzonelli, Alessandro Monti and Jaydeep Sarangi (eds.) PubDate: 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.5565/rev/indialogs.207 Issue No:Vol. 9 (2022)
Authors:Gargi Dutta Pages: 147 - 152 Abstract: A review of Himadri Lahiri’s Asia Travels: Pan-Asian Cultural Discourses and Diasporic Asian Literature/s in English PubDate: 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.5565/rev/indialogs.219 Issue No:Vol. 9 (2022)
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