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Girish Karnad: an independent thinker and writer Girish Karnad was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer and playwright who predominantly worked in South Indian cinema and Bollywood. He was known for his plays Tughlaq, Hayavadana and Yayati. As a result of his greatest contribution in literature he was fascinated Padma Bhusan, and Sahitya Akadami award as well as he was also a recipient of the 1998Janpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India. Girish Karnad – a well known literary figure always remains in controversies. Mainly he was remained in controversies because of his actively supporting activity to leftist people in separatist movement.  Besides being an independent thinker he was well known figure in political world who strongly depicted the diversity of Indian culture. Besides it he also criticized V.S.Naipaul for his “antipathy towards Indian Muslims” as equally also lashed out on organizer who honoured V.S.Naipaul with Lifet...

Shitala Saatam – Religion Vs Science; Inoculations Vs Vaccination;non-acceptance of intellectuals ShitalaSaatam–   A religious festival of India Shitala is a folk diety, worshipped largely by many faith in the Indian subcontinent specially in North India, West Bengal, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. In Gujarat continent ShitalaSatam as religious festival is celebrated every year in Shravan month. The mythical story or faith behind this is that this goddess will prevent diseases of small pox. In a religious country India, earlier it was necessary to connect scientific facts with religious beliefs for making them generalize among people. As a part of religion,everyone is ready to do whatever is being told to them. At that time perhaps it was appropriate but the complication is that even today also after a tremendous progress in the field of science and technology; we used to see ShiatalSatam as a religious festival which was generalized in our mind. Though society pr...

Shitala Saatam – Religion Vs Science; Inoculations Vs Vaccination;non-acceptance of intellectuals August:patriotism and religious Fervour ShitalaSaatam–    A religious festival of India Shitala is a folk diety, worshipped largely by many faith in the Indian subcontinent specially in North India, West Bengal, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. In Gujarat continent ShitalaSatam as religious festival is celebrated every year in Shravan month. The mythical story or faith behind this is that this goddess will prevent diseases of small pox. In a religious country India, earlier it was necessary to connect scientific facts with religious beliefs for making them generalize among people. As a part of religion,everyone is ready to do whatever is being told to them. At that time perhaps it was appropriate but the complication is that even today also after a tremendous progress in the field of science and technology; we used to see ShiatalSatam as a religious festival w...

Reflective blog on Post-colonial study by Dr.Balaji Rangnathan Dr.DilipBarad sir has organized three days(19to 20 September) guest lecture of Dr.BalajiRangnathan sir from Central University of Gujrat,at department of English, in which sir discussed about various topics of postcolonial studies. During those three days of lactures, BalajiRangnathan has conversed about following mentioned topics;       1. Black Skin and White mask by Frantz Fanon      2.      Orientalism by Edward Said      3.    A Tempest by Amie Cesaire     4.     Imaginary Homelands by Salman Rushdie My Understanding of Postcolonial study   Postcolonialism  or  postcolonial studies  is the academic study of the cultural legacy of  colonialism  and  imperialism , focusing on the human consequences of the control and exploitation of colonized people and their lands.(Wikiped...