CONTENTS OF IJML 9.2 JULY 2019

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RESEARCH ARTICLES

The Concept of a free democratic world and optimistic

vision of a perfect future as the essence of Whitman’s

Poetry: An Appraisal 07

- S. Chelliah

Subalternizing Nature Towards Ecological Crisis in the

Andamans: Reading Pankaj Sekhsaria’s

The Last Wave: An Island Novel 13

- Shruti Das

A Poet, Compassionate and Sensitive: An Evaluation of K. V.

Dominic’s Poetry 23

- Poonam Nigam Sahay

Brij Bhalla’s The Cosmic Dance Waltz in Spheres of

Divinity and Humanity 35

- Poonam Dwivedi

Human Rights and South African Literature 43

- M. Prabhakar & K. Ram Mohan

Sri Aurobindo’s Poetic Capability to Arrive at a Knowledge of

Secret Things and Potentialities of Nature through the Spiritual

Language of Poetry: An Appraisal 52

- C. Ramya

Nissim Ezekiel: An Insightful Analysis of Poetry-Philosophy

Interface 58

- Kanchan Mehta

Interpretation of O. Henry’s Short Story,

‘The Gift of the Magi’ Using Linguistic Approach 67

- B. Sushma

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History, Order and Transgression in Roy’s

The God of Small Things 72

- Kirtika Singh

Dream and Reality in Ramesh K. Srivastava’s

“Road Not Taken” 80

- Gurdeep Tripathi

Love and Gender Politics in As You Like It 86

- Rupesh Singh

When Love Plays Foul: A Feminist Perspective of

Toni Morrison’s Love 95

- Sebin Justine

Timeless Women in Kavery Nambisan’s The Scent of Pepper 103

- Veena. K. G

REVIEW ARTICLES

S. Kumaran’s Philosophical Musings for a Meaningful Life:

An Analysis of K V Dominic’s Poems—A Critical Appraisal 110

- Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya

T. Vasudeva Reddy’s Farewell Ring and Other Stories—

Stories Based on Real Incidents 115

- D. C. Chambial

BOOK REVIEWS

K. V. Dominic’s Sanchita Karma and Other Tales of Ethics

and Choice from India 120

- D. C. Chambial

Mai Van Phan’s Tinh Lang (Silence) 125

- Manas Bakshi

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POEM REVIEW

Review of K. V. Dominic’s “I can’t Count My country Free” 130

- Greshma Clement

SHORT STORIES

EXPIATION 133

- Ramesh K. Srivastava

World Environment Day 140

- K. V. Dominic

THEFT 144

- Manas Bakshi

CANCER 146

- Sabita Chakraborty

POETRY

THE FRIVOLOUS WHIMS 57

- D. C. Chambial

FLOWER AND BEE 151

- D. C. Chambial

WHEN OTHERS FAIL 152

- D. C. Chambial

Godavary River in Floods 153

- Satyam S. Moorty

Godavary River in Summer 154

- Satyam S. Moorty

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Sailing from Athens to Greek Islands 34

- Satyam S. Moorty

Fear in My Palm! 155

- Satyam S. Moorty

A Hamlet of Brahmin Widows 79

- Satyam S. Moorty

Breakdance of Democracy 109

- Manas Bakshi

All That’s Needed 124

- Manas Bakshi

Empty Lives... 156

- Neha Motwani

Interrogation: an Existential Enquiry 157

- Neha Motwani

Practice the ‘Pause’ 158

- Neha Motwani

I folded my Hands 159

- Omkar Kundu

Bharathiar’s Poem – “Nirpadhuve Nadapadhuve”

(To be or not to be) A Transcreation 160

- A. Vanitha

List of Contributors 162