Review of the Contributions of a Major Thinker This issue of Samyukta highlights the contributions of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar. Abstract: The operation of caste, both at the systemic level and at the functioning of patriarchy, the growing caste/class divide in feminist political…
Profile of a Feminist This issue of Samyukta gives a profile of Germaine Greer in its regular series on major feminists. Abstract: This is a study of Germaine Greer who is one of the most important voices of feminism and…
The love of an old man Is like the slanting shower- It wets the blades of grass But penetrates not The thirsty root. It doesn’t cause The boughs to tremble No vibration… It rustles down — A quiver Of arrow-like…
“Tuniya, run and post this letter.” “ Tuniya, bring cold water.” “ I’ve put milk on the gas. Remain near, Tuniya. Don’t do anything. When the milk starts boiling,turn the gas off.” All day Tuniya is running. Back from school,…
I open my eyes Dreamily from sleep With a feeling of ecstasy, To find myself Drenched in the moonlight That falls over me From the open window Suddenly I hear a distant muffle, My heart beats fast To find another…
Abstract: Theory building occupies an important place in Social Science research. It helps one to grapple with social realities, to relate the seemingly unrelated and isolated social phenomena with each other and establish their causes and effects. The primary task…
Her sorrows kept vigil with her in the darkness while, Meghanad sprawled, fast asleep, on the white bed spread. Before sleeping, Meghanad had told her that white sheets were something he insisted on, for all colours dissolved in white.To her,…
1. A lone bower under the shining moon And in the shade, My heart sings like a beetle in monotone My words are fire flies, hot thoughts cut them into pieces Yet, I hear the incessant murmur of new born…
Abstract: Farida Karodia, born and raised in the Eastern Cape in South Africa, has taught in South Africa and Zambia and spent twenty-six years in Canada. She has reworked her first novel, Daughters of the Twilight, published by The Women’s…
Eyes keep listening to the sound of the footsteps of those rain drops Ears keep seeing the wind shutting the window Dear restlessness continues to kiss the cheek Ocean of wet signatures continues to knock at the door There no…
Abstract: Awareness of cultural differences mostly exists in the context of tourism, where stereotypical representations of the “Other” are taken for authentic cultural “knowledge”. The “Other” is held at bay or expected to stay with her/his own kin. However, the…
Jean Arasanayagam is of Dutch Burgher origin. She has attracted attention as a highly imaginative and sensitive poet. Besides being autobiographical, her writings also project the tragic state of affairs in her country Sri Lanka, which is torn by internal…
