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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 and now works at the Government College Kasaragod. This website is a collection of lecture notes she prepared by referring to various sources for her students’ perusal.

Democracy

Democracy, a poem by the celebrated American poet Langston Hughes, is a powerful piece that speaks about the struggles for freedom, equality, and the inherent rights of individuals in a democratic soc...

The Decline of English Literature

The "decline of English literature" concept is often debated among scholars, critics, and readers alike. This decline does not necessarily imply a reduction in the quantity of literary works produced ...

Nehru and Science in the Age of Coronavirus

Nehru and Science in the Age of Coronavirus is a significant work that revisits the scientific vision of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Santos...

Movement Poetry

Movement Poetry is a term used to describe a group of British poets who came to prominence in the 1950s. They shared a common desire to break away from the modernist traditions of the early 20th centu...

Neoclassical Criticism

Neoclassical criticism, which flourished during the 17th and 18th centuries, was deeply rooted in the intellectual and cultural movements of the Enlightenment. It emphasised the values of reason, orde...

The Indian Constitution: Limited but Necessary

Prof Gopinath Ravindran, the former Vice Chancellor of the Kannur University, is a renowned history scholar. He has written prominent works that serve as a reference for students and scholars, and he ...

To a Skylark

To a Skylark by Percy Bysshe Shelley is one of the most celebrated Romantic poems, written in 1820. The poem is an ode to the skylark, a bird whose song epitomises pure, unbounded joy and transcendent...

Modernism and Postmodernism

Modernism and Postmodernism are two significant movements in literature, art, architecture, and culture that emerged in response to the dramatic changes in society, technology, and worldviews in the l...

Blackout

Roger Mais's Blackout is a short story that offers a profound commentary on race relations, power dynamics, and the human experience. Written during a time when the Caribbean was grappling with the le...

Union Government, Not Central Government

Nanabhoy "Nani" Ardeshir Palkhivala was an eminent Indian jurist, constitutional expert and liberal economist. Born in Mumbai in 1920, he had his master's degree in English Language and Literature. La...
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