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Devika Panikar

Devika Panikar
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δάσκαλος (dáskalos) means the teacher in Greek. Devika Panikar has been teaching English Language and Literature since 2006. She is an Assistant Professor with the Directorate of Collegiate Education under the Government of Kerala. She teaches at the Government Colleges under this directorate and is now posted at the Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. This website is a collection of lecture notes she prepared by referencing various sources for her students’ perusal. It has been compiled here for the sake of future generations.

The Circus Animals’ Desertion

The Circus Animal's Desertion is a poem by William Butler Yeats, published in 1939 as part of his final poetry collection, The Winding Stair and Other Poems. It is often seen as Yeats's reflection on ...

Comedy of Humours

The Comedy of Humours is a type of comedic play that explores the idea of characters being dominated by a particular "humour" or temperament. Humours were a concept derived from ancient Greek and Roma...

Legal English

Legal English refers to the specialised language used within the field of law. It encompasses a wide range of vocabulary, terminology, and syntax specific to legal documents, contracts, statutes, regu...

Romantic Comedy

The romantic comedy, often abbreviated as rom-com, is a subgenre of comedy that focuses on developing a romantic relationship. It typically focuses on the romantic relationships between two central ch...

The Arrow and the Song 

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is an American poet known for his lyrical and introspective works. The Arrow and the Song is a beautiful poem about the contrast between an "arrow" and a "song". This metaph...

A Subaltern

A Subaltern is a poem by Siegfried Sassoon, a World War I poet known for his stark representations of the war. As with many of Sassoon's writings, he focuses on the harsh realities of war and its impa...

Porphyria’s Lover

Porphyria's Lover is a dramatic monologue by the Victorian poet Robert Browning. It tells the story of a man who, driven by his obsessive love for his beloved Porphyria, commits a shocking and violent...

The Short Story

The short story is a fascinating and versatile literary form, offering a compact yet impactful reading experience. It is a form of literature that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a...

Kubla Khan

Kubla Khan is a renowned poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797 and published in 1816. It's often considered one of Coleridge's most famous and enigmatic works. Coleridge claimed that Kubla ...

Grim Realities, Hopeful Hues

Justice V R Krishna Iyer was a Supreme Court Judge and Minister who reformed the Indian criminal justice system. He stood up for the poor and the underprivileged. Throughout his life, he remained a hu...