Contemporary Literary Review: India

CLRI Feb 2012

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CLRI 3/2 February 2012

2012-02-05T23:17:00.008+05:30

Editor's Line Forced SanskritisationIn India there has long been a trend of adopting cultural traits of socially upward mobile people. People belonging to lower caste strata, both socially and culturally, adopt traits of the people who belong to the higher caste. They adopt such traits in an effort to emulate the high caste people. By which they shun off those activities which the people of

Review on Concept of Man in Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry by Nishi Sharma

2012-02-05T23:13:00.005+05:30

Review on Concept of Man in Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry by Nishi Sharma Concept of Man in Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry is a distinctive work of art by Jitendra Sharma, based on Sri Aurobindo’s phenomenal poetic endeavor. It is a brilliant attempt to discover the concept of Man in Sri Aurobindo’s poetry. This book brings out Sri Aurobindo Ghose’s integral philosophy of Man and his existence in this

Leafless Tree by Hema Ravi

2012-02-05T23:09:00.003+05:30

Leafless Tree by Hema RaviIn the course of the morning walkthis tree each day I do pass,in its naked existenceflanking foliageit exudes charm. What tales it has to sharehow many life-forms been comfortedin its cool bosompromises and kissesexchanged under its shade—desire to discern Against relentless rain, glittery nightssizzling summers and murmuring windsinflection of clouds day after dayit

Two Poems by Meenakshi Jauhari Chawla

2012-02-05T23:04:00.008+05:30

Two Poems by Meenakshi Jauhari Chawla Meenakshi's two poems School Day and Anyway the Other Guy Always Dies School DayDaylight was born in this room–among ordered rows of school desksand satchels hanging on wooden backs–a warm sunny morning took birthright here, on this stony window-sill. An empty room it is not–nor a room devoid of freckled faces with spectacles,smiles and frowned foreheads–it

Life Taken by Anastasia Rychko

2012-02-05T22:59:00.003+05:30

Life Taken by Anastasia RychkoWe are skin to skin. Heart to heart. I feel your heart beat harder and harder with my every touch. I feel the warmth of your eyes penetrate my being. Through you I see the beauty of life, the beauty that has never been available to me. Through you I see what life can be. But in your eyes I see me, and I know I cannot stop what is inside, the natural stride of my

My Mother Past the Grave by Vishnu Rajamanickam

2012-02-05T22:57:00.003+05:30

My Mother Past the Grave by Vishnu Rajamanickam It was a bright and sunny day as I strolled,With my head bent in flooding reminiscence Along the grapevines with floundering steps,I walked through the aisle in distress. There shining like an armor was the grave,Of my mother, sweet in life and painful in death;Tears rolled down my withered face like crystal pearls,Dear mother, come back to me. I

A Story by Kaye Linden

2012-02-05T22:53:00.005+05:30

A Story by Kaye LindenHe walks alone in the Bronx where women glance and men look down. He pushes a supermarket cart with a squeaky wheel till he reaches his dwelling place where he unloads lentils, rice and onions, carries them up three flights, stopping only to adjust his hold on the bags. The unwinding of the white cloth around long gray hair takes a few minutes as he stares out a

The Tourist’s Gaze by Kawika Guillermo

2012-02-05T22:49:00.002+05:30

The Tourist’s Gaze by Kawika Guillermo In Kerala an elderly Sikh invites me to his home, feeds me Tandoori chicken, egg curry and scrambled eggs and tomatoes. He doesn’t speak a word of English, but we drink whisky and speak in our mother tongues and it feels that we understand each other. We watch Triple H take down Mysterio. Of Chennai, the Guidebook says “the city still has many slums but is

Arts by Eleanor Leonne Bennett

2012-02-05T22:47:00.005+05:30

Arts by Eleanor Leonne Bennett We present three photos by E L Bennett Untitled Rain Over Oil Front All that Comes From Ore Artist’s Bio: Eleanor Leonne Bennett is a 15 year old photographer and artist who has won contests with National Geographic, The Woodland Trust, The World Photography Organisation, Winstons Wish, Papworth Trust, Mencap, Big Issue,

Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory Oedipus Complex: A Critical Study with Reference to D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lover by Sofe Ahmed

2012-02-05T22:37:00.004+05:30

Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory Oedipus Complex: A Critical Study with Reference to D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lover by Sofe Ahmed Abstract Sigmund Freud and his Oedipus complex are among the most often discussed critical and contentious issues of modern psychology and literature. Freud’s theory of Oedipus complex has brought a lot of controversies in modern psychology and literature while

C.C.S UNIVERSITY, Meerut Invites to 6th Two Day National Seminar

2012-01-20T00:26:00.000+05:30