Sukhendu Das Abstract Patrick White’s take on cannibalism in A Fringe of Leaves is a least discussed issue. Australian critics felt uncomfortable to deal with it. Surprisingly, only few non-Australian critics commented on this issue. White’s take is marked by ambivalence as cannibalism tends to stand for both savagery and sacramental. The article seeks to […]
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Absence of the Real from the Reel: Politics of Exclusion and Cinematic Aloofness for the Dalit Cause in Popular Bengali Films of Recent Decades
Probhat Chandra Hazra Junior Research Fellow, Dept. of English, Visva-Bharati Abstract The construction of a homogeneous national identity through the filmic narratives has been one of the most persistent tropes of the Indian cinematic culture for a long time now. The popular Hindi cinema in particular has made a conscious attempt to appeal the elite […]