Abstract: The very act of remembering subsumes a reinterpretation of the past in the present. Citing Daniel L. Schacter, Rajesh Nair argues the memories are records of how we have experienced events, and are not replicas of the events themselves.…
Abstract: Oral narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, preserving culture and instilling moral values. Such oral traditions which are transmitted by word of mouth from one generation to other, may take the form of…
Interview is a personal narrative which throws light on a subject’s personality during his interaction with the interviewer. In fact, the aim of an interview is to explore and rather expose before the audience or readers a person’s judgement of…
Keywords: dalit women, cochin legislative council, indian national congress, mandal agitation, form of engagement, form of exclusion Dr Meera Velayudhan, Fellow Council For Social Development (CSD), Hyderabad is one among the prominent Dalit activists in India. She was gracious enough…
Keywords: empowerment of transgenders, transgender rights activists, lgbt activists, sexual minority, literacy rate Kalki Subramanyam is the founder of “Sahodari Foundation,” an organization working far the empowerment of transgenders in India. As a transgender rights activist, actor and a transsexual…
Abstract: Kerala witnesses the onrush of migrant workers from the other states of India like West Bengal, Orissa, Assam, and Uttar Pradesh. Interestingly, the size of the migrant workforce in the State almost matched the estimated size of Malayalis working…
INTRODUCTION Abstract: Jacob or Yakoob Rama Varma’s autobiography first appeared in the form of a speech which was delivered in connection with his baptism in 1856. It is believed that the event took place in Basel Mission, Kannur and that…
Life writings in vernacular languages are often translated into foreign languages, particularly in English. It happens the other way too. However, oral narratives in local languages are also recorded and translated. In fact, we may identify so many reasons behind…
Abstract: This article seeks to explore the peculiar martyrological configurations that operate in a recent oral/life history of al-laryanvi fat woman, Subhashini as presented in Nonica Datta’s Violence, Martyrdom and Partition: A Daughter’s Testimony. It demonstrates how memory intervenes in…
Abstract: An obituary note in a news paper is more than a death narrative. When it narrates the death, it also inscribes the life of the diseased. An obit piece is a cultural text which performs certain functions. The life…
Since time immemorial, life writers of different types have employed diverse visual texts as powerful narrative tools to inscribe the lives of their subjects. It was with the advancement of technology that the immense possibilities of photographs and other visuals…
On this earth, where millions of various creatures exist, humans are the only race that can annihilate its own people ruthlessly and cause trauma even to the future generations. The present world is a ‘global village’ where market determines the…
