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Author(s):
Salma Begum.
Country:
India
Research Area:
English
Page No:
1-6 |
Emily Dickinson and the Poetics of Nature: A Proto–Eco-feminist Perspective
Abstract
This paper looks closely at some of Emily Dickinson’s poems through the lens of eco criticism. It traces how her verses touch on nature, people, and their place within the living world around them. Though known for quiet reflections on inner life, she also dwells deeply on green things, seasons turning, soil breathing—moments that invite environmental readings. By studying meadows, birds, trees, and skies in her lines, the analysis uncovers blurred edges between person and landscape. Her words quietly pull apart old ideas about humans standing above the rest of creation. What emerges is not loud protest but soft insistence—a different kind of closeness with earth, one built on awareness, balance, and respect. Out in her verses, Emily blurs where self stops and world begins—life links tightly, not just near but far. Power lives within woods, streams, and stones; they respond, feel, and act. One idea pulls another: dominance fades when seeing beings as kin. Ethics shift once nature speaks back. Thought grows rooted in soil, shaped by weather and moved by seasons. What we see in her work are careful observations of nature, driven by wonder mixed with deeper questions about existence—blurring lines long held apart: body and spirit, growth and ending, earth and idea. Her verses track slow falls and quiet returns, hinting at cycles now central to today’s views on balance in nature. One might say she fits alongside green thinkers, though rooted in one small town where daily walks fed a sharp attention to soil, light, and seasonal shifts. When ethics meet reverence in these writings, something clear emerges—not prophecy, but poetry that quietly shapes later voices in ecology and feminist reflection. A fresh look at Dickinson casts her not just as someone who wrote about inner life and dying but as someone who saw further. She draws people into noticing more carefully—slowing down, showing respect, and staying small in thought. This grounds her place in current writings on ecology without force or flourish.
Keywords: ecocritical analysis, human-nature relationship, ecological sensibility, literary representation.
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Author(s):
Chandan Sahoo.
Country:
India
Research Area:
English
Page No:
7-13 |
Question the Limit of Human Identity and Science in Frankenstein and Professor Shonku: A Posthuman Study
Abstract
The field of science fiction in today's world is remarkable for its ongoing reflection of contemporary political and social trends. The origin and development of Western and Indian science fiction carry different histories. The earliest form of Western science fiction was more speculative in nature and gradually focused on technologies, discovery and space travel, which can be treated in the group of hard science fiction. Indian science fiction is unique in theme for its treatment of Indianness. It is the blending of myth and modern technology. The paper makes a comparative study of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Satyajit Roy's Professor Shonku using the theoretical framework of Posthumanism. The posthuman study of science fiction may be capable of bringing about a substantial change in society. This paper seeks to understand the human-machine relationship from an ethical perspective in both Western and Indian societies. It also identifies how both writers' different philosophical responses to the power of creation, the weight of responsibility, and the ethical limits of knowledge. Shelley’s Frankenstein created the superhuman creature, which is no less a monster in its characteristics. Whereas Roy’s professor Shounku, is a genius for scientific invention, which have indigenous ideas and is for the well-being of human beings. The paper will be critically analysed by Francesca Ferrando’s idea of Philosophical Posthumanism.
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Author(s):
Manash Pratim Sarma.
Country:
India
Research Area:
Economics
Page No:
14-27 |
Fertiliser Use and Agricultural Outcomes: An Economic Analysis of Farmers in Darrang District, Assam
Abstract
Fertiliser use plays a crucial role in enhancing agricultural productivity and ensuring food security in agrarian economies. However, concerns regarding input-use efficiency, rising cultivation costs, and sustainable nutrient management have increased the need for economic assessments of fertilizer application at the farm level. The present study examines fertiliser-use patterns and their agricultural outcomes among farmers in Darrang district of Assam. The study is based on primary data collected from 300 farming households selected through a multistage sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, farm-budget analysis, and multiple regression models were employed to analyse fertilizer-use behaviour, its impact on agricultural productivity, and the socio-economic factors influencing fertiliser adoption. The findings reveal that fertilizer expenditure constitutes a significant component of cultivation costs and that fertilizer use positively influences crop productivity and farm income. The regression results indicate that fertiliser use, irrigation access, farm size, and educational attainment significantly enhance agricultural productivity. Furthermore, education, farm income, access to institutional credit, and extension services were found to be important determinants of fertilizer-use behaviour. The study also highlights the continued dependence of farmers on nitrogen-based fertilizers, particularly urea, raising concerns regarding balanced nutrient management. The findings underscore the importance of promoting soil-test-based fertilizer application, strengthening agricultural extension services, improving access to institutional credit, and encouraging integrated nutrient-management practices. Such measures can improve fertilizer-use efficiency, enhance farm profitability, and contribute to sustainable agricultural development in Assam.
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Author(s):
Manik Das, Snigdha Naskar.
Country:
India
Research Area:
Library and Information Science
Page No:
28-40 |
Khanar Bachan: A Study of an Indigenous Knowledge Repository on Nutrition and Preventive Health Sciences
Abstract
“Khanar Bachan” constitutes vital components of the Bengal rural knowledge repository, having involved orally over generations based on collective experiences regarding daily life, agriculture, dietary habits, and health. Although “Khanar Bachan” is primarily renowned for its insights into agriculture and weather patterns, numerous Bachan embedded within this tradition contain significant directives concerning human nutrition and preventive healthcare science. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the scientific validation and relevance of the selected “Khanar Bachan” in the context of human nutrition and preventive health care. Employed qualitative and descriptive methodology, this study analyses the thematic content of various “Khanar Bachan” and compares them against established theories and empirical findings within modern nutritional, public health and preventive medicine .The finding reveal that the majority of these concepts are substantiated by modern scientific research.
