The Interiors

Volume 6, Issue 1 - January 2026

Volume 6, Issue 1 - January 2026

Publication Date:
July 1, 2017

Total Articles:
30

Pages:
1 - 204

ISSN:
2319-4804

Editorial Team

Editors
Dr. Neeraj Kumar
Dr. Neeraj Kumar Chief Editor

Professor in P.G. Dept. of English and Research Centre

Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya

Advisory Boards
Academic Advisory Board
Dr. B. N. Sahay
Former Professor and Head P.G. Department of English
Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya
Dr. Hari Mohan Prasad
Former Professor and Head P.G. Department of English & Former Director Academy of Foreign Languages and Cultural Co-operation
Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya
Dr. Ivan Khristo Masih
Former Professor and Head P.G. Department of English & Former Director Dept. of Hotel Management and Catering Technology
Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya
Dr. B. K. Jha
Former Professor & Head Department of English
Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag
Dr. Chakradhar Prasad Singh
Former Professor and Head P.G. Department of English & Former Director Dept, of Journalism & Mass Communication & Former Vice Chancellor
Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya
Dr. Somnath Prasad
Former Professor and Head P.G. Department of English
Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya
Dr. Prabhat Kumar Singh
Professor of English
Central University of South Bihar, Gaya
Dr. K.K. Narayan
Head Dept. of English Gaya College, Gaya
Magadh University, Bodhgaya
Dr. Parmananda Jha
Former Associate Professor & Head Dept. of English, Former Chairman All India Association for English Studies
C. M. College, Darbhanga L.N.Mithila University, Darbhanga
Dr. A.A. Khan
Professor & Head Dept of English
Govt. D.T. College, Utai, Durg (Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla University) Raipur (Chhatisgarh)
Dr. Geeta M. Patil
Professor and Head Department of English
Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad (Maharastra)
Dr. Anita Singh
Professor & Head Department of English
B.H.U., Varanasi
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Articles in This Issue

30 Articles

Defending Ancient Springs of Faith

BHAVESH KUMAR JHA *

Twenty first century is remarkable for a persistent search for positives, a quest for meaning that could impart some pattern to the chaotic flux of life. Man must exceed himself and grasp this real world with the combined powers of sense, soul and mi...

Keywords: transcendental function, microcosmic reflection, spiritual health, threatening nightmares, qualitative mystery, cosmic sense.

Subaltern Voice in Siddhartha Chowdhury's Story "The Leader of Men"

BHAVESH CHANDRA PANDEY *

Postcolonial poetics tries to assess and analyse the mechanism of marginalization caused due to colonialism. It also tries to focus on the features of the hegemonic superstructure that operates through oppression, suppression, dislocation, disaffi...

Keywords: Elite, hegemony, marginalization, postcolonialism, proletariat, subaltern.

Historiographic Metafictional Technique in Amit Chaudhuri's Fiction

SHAILESH RANJAN *

This article focuses on how Amit Chaudhuri uses history against fiction and how he represents reality against fiction. In the nineteenth century , literature and history were considered branches of the same tree of learning , a tree which sought to i...

Keywords: Postmodern, historiography, metafiction, history, migration, classical music.

Man and the Mind (with special reference to

VIJAY CHANDRA VERMA *

Shakespeare's King Lear)The article entitled "Man and the Mind" is in two parts. The first part is totally creative, based upon the personal experiences and findings, acquired from the discussion among peers whereas the second part is purely a critic...

Keywords: Consciou, super-conscious, oblivion, dormant, conductor, phenomenon, microcosm, serenity, additives, depersonalised.

Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake : No Running From Death

SHRUTI SHARMA *

Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake (2003), a Pulitzer winning novel is now a major motion movie. Lahiri won this prize for her collection of ghost stories Interpreter of Maladies. The Namesake is her first novel and a successful one. The story of the novel...

Keywords: Rootlessness, nostalgia, existential, phenomenon, loneliness, indelible transitoriness.

Distributional Properties of Affixes in English

RIA MUKHERJEE *

Language users have a remarkable ability to create, produce, and comprehend complex words. Words such as 'undercut' and 'bakery' appear to be composed of units, traditionally called morphemes, that recombine in rule-like ways to form other words, suc...

Keywords: Distributional properties, convergence theory, connectionist theory, word recognition, cross-linguistic variation, lexical syntax

Prismatic Refraction of Eco-criticism in Anita Desai's Cry, the Peacock

Kumari Rashmi Priydarshni *

The human world cannot be separated from that of nature. Eco-criticism studies literature and environment from an interdisciplinary perspective and aims at improving human life on cultural, social, ethical and psychological levels. Anita Desai, deepl...

Keywords: Prismatic refraction, peasantry, eco-criticism, alienation, pragmatic, eco-feminist, surrealistic, bio-diversity, existentialist, cinematographic technique

Anita Nair's Ladies Coupe: A Journey Towards Self-Discovery

Preeti Bala *

The paper examines Anita Nair's Ladies Coupe as a gynocentric narrative focusing on women's self-discovery, identity, and emancipation. Through the protagonist Akhilandeshwari and five other women travelers, the novel critiques patriarchal structures...

Keywords: Modernism, post-modernism, gynocentric, self-identity, dignity, female self-discovery, self-expression, assertion, emancipation

Concept of Parenthood in Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things

Binita Kumari *

This paper analyzes the multidimensional theme of parenthood in Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things. It explores three generations of parents in the Ayemenem family and examines how parenting styles?including biological, adoptive, foster, and sin...

Keywords: Parenthood, relationship, foster parents, adoption, single parenting

Gender Discrimination and Segregation in Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns

Anam Jabeen *

The paper examines gender discrimination, segregation, violence, and patriarchal oppression faced by Afghan women as depicted in Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns. It highlights physical, psychological, emotional, and sexual violence inflict...

Keywords: Gender discrimination, segregation, feminism, Afghan women, patriarchy

Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things: A Study in Human Relationship

Shweta Kumari *

This article examines the deep, complex, and unconventional relationship between the dizygotic twins Rahel and Estha in Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things. It explores how the twins share an intense emotional and psychological bond that transcen...

Keywords: Twins, siblings, dizygotic, sex, laws of love

Amish Tripathi's Shiva Trilogy: A Study in the Concept of Hinduism

Mamta Kumari *

The article examines Amish Tripathi's Shiva Trilogy through the lens of Hindu philosophy, mythology, and socio-political thought. It explores Shiva as both a cosmological and human figure, highlighting his transformation from an ordinary tribal leade...

Keywords: Shaivism, Ardhanarishwara, Suryavanshi, Chandravanshi, perpetual conflict

Search for Self in Shashi Deshpande's A Matter of Time

Khushnuma Perween *

The article examines the theme of women's search for identity in Shashi Deshpande's novel A Matter of Time. It focuses on the predicament of Indian middle-class women within a patriarchal society, highlighting issues such as disappointment, suppressi...

Keywords: Disappointment, suppression, desertion, predicament

Shakespeare's Concept of Time: A Study of his Sonnets

Sweta Kumari *

The paper examines William Shakespeare's concept of time as reflected in selected sonnets. It highlights time as a powerful, destructive, and devouring force that affects both human beings and nature, bringing decay, change, and death. The study anal...

Keywords: Time, friendship, procreation, death, relevance, forceful, nature, mightier and devastating

E.M. Forster's The Longest Journey: A Critical Approach

Md Riyazuddin *

The article presents a critical analysis of E. M. Forster's novel The Longest Journey, examining its autobiographical elements, philosophical concerns, and humanist vision. It explores the protagonist Rickie Elliot's search for self-understanding thr...

Keywords: Cambridge, Sawston, Wiltshire, self-understanding, pragmatism, emotions, feelings
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