Trailblazer C6 - Compendium of Conspectuses

TRAILBLAZER
A Colloquium in Communication, Composition & Conversion—A Compendious Convergence
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Department of English
Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupati

Table of Contents
SECTION A: COMMUNICATION ..................................................................................................... 0
INNOVATIVE METHODS IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO NON-NATIVE LEARNERS .................................................... 1

TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE THROUGH ENGLISH LITERATURE .................................................................. 2
SOFT SKILLS: CAMOUFLAGED COMMUNICATION – ANCIENT AND CONTEMPORARY .......................................... 3
PERSPICACITY OF THE BUSINESS ENGLISH JARGON, ABILENE PARADOX .......................................................... 4
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) EG: BUSINESS ENGLISH, ENGLISH FOR ENGINEERS, LEGAL ENGLISH ........... 5
PLACE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN RURAL INDIA.......................................................................... 6
ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM TO DEVELOP COMMUNICATION SKILLS: A STUDY ON THE STUDENTS OF
ENGINEERING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH ................................................... 7
LANGUAGE FROM VEDIC TO MODERN – A VANTAGE ................................................................................ 8
THE DIFFICULTIES FACED BY INDIAN SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH TO USE STRESS AND INTONATION FOR INTELLIGIBILITY .... 9
ENGLISH FOR ENGINEERS.................................................................................................................. 10
ROLE OF PRINT MEDIA IN DEVELOPING SPIRITUALITY: A STUDY ON TTD’S SAPTHAGIRI MAGAZINE................... 11
THE ROLE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN GLOBAL SCENARIO .......................................................................... 12
INCULCATING THE LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO IMPROVE THE LANGUAGE SKILLS THROUGH CO-OPERATIVE
LEARNING APPROACH FOR THE LEARNERS............................................................................................. 13
THE SHORT STORY – ITS ROLE AS AN EFFECTIVE TEACHING AID ................................................................. 14
INNOVATIVE PRACTICES FOR TEACHING VOCABULARY TO ESL LEARNERS AT UG LEVEL ..................................... 15
THE ROLE OF ENGLISH IN THE 21ST CENTURY ........................................................................................ 16
ORAL NARRATIVES – A TREASURE TROVE OF HUMAN TRADITION & CULTURE .............................................. 17
FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM AS AN INNOVATIVE METHOD FOR EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING .......................... 18
THE ROLE OF MUSIC AND SONG IN COMMUNICATION ............................................................................. 19
AN ANALYSIS OF BRAIN FUNCTION AND ITS MANAGEMENT ...................................................................... 20
NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING ..................................................................................................... 21
INTRODUCING THE A IN STEM .......................................................................................................... 22
3 M S: THE ‘OM’ OF SOFT SKILLS TRAINING ........................................................................................ 23
NRITYA KARANAM ......................................................................................................................... 24
ROLE OF SOFT SKILLS IN THE EMPLOYABILITY OF ENGINEERING GRADUATES.................................................. 25
THE IMPACT OF USING EMOJIS, NEOLOGISM, SLANGS AND ABBREVIATIONS IN SOCIAL MEDIA IN MODERN
COMMUNICATION .......................................................................................................................... 26
SELF-QUESTIONING STRATEGY USING LITERARY TEXTS TO IMPROVE READING SKILLS AMONG HIGHER LEVEL STUDENTS:
A STUDY REPORT ........................................................................................................................... 27
CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING: AN EMERGING INSIGHT ................................................. 28
SECTION B: COMPOSITION ........................................................................................................... 0
THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING POETRY IN NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE SITUATIONS ............................. 1
FAILURE OF INTER-FAITH MARRIAGE ...................................................................................................... 2
THEME OF RELIGION IN THE NOVELS OF JAMES BALDWIN........................................................................... 3
ANALYSIS OF GOD, TEXTS AND THEORY FROM THE WORKS OF DEVDUTT PATNAIK’S SHIKANDI ............................ 4
AN OVERVIEW ON THE EPITOMIC POSTNATAL NURTURE INFLUENCES OF MADALASA, A MOTHER OF VEDIC PERIOD ... 5
EXPLORING THE UNREVEALED TRUTH IN DATTANI’S SEVEN STEPS AROUND THE FIRE: A STUDY ............................ 6
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TEMPESTUOUS TEMPEST IN AN ALLURING SERENADE ................................................................................ 7

ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN KAMALA MARKANDEYA’S TWO VIRGINS.............................................. 8
AN ENTWINED CO-RELATION BETWEEN INDIAN AESTHETICS AND ENGLISH LITERATURE ..................................... 9
CURRENT TRENDS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, FICTION, DRAMA, SHORT STORY, POETRY .................................... 10
FEMINISM IN ANITA DESAI`S ‘CRY, THE PEACOCK’ ................................................................................. 11
CHETAN BHAGAT’S MANSPLANATION OF CB NERDY RADHIKA IN ONE INDIAN GIRL ....................................... 12
PLIGHT OF IMMIGRANTS IN BHARATI MUKHERJEE'S SHORT STORIES ........................................................... 13
THINGS FALLING APART WHERE PARENTS CANNOT HOLD - WITH REFERENCE TO THRITY UMRIGAR’S NOVEL “THE
WEIGHT OF HEAVEN”...................................................................................................................... 14
TRANSIENCE IN THE LATER FICTION OF ANITA DESAI ............................................................................... 15
MILLENNIAL POETICS AT THE MILIEU OF CONTEMPORARY POETRY AND ITS EMERGING TRENDS: A STUDY ............ 16
MARITAL DISCORD IN THE SELECT NOVELS OF ANITA DESAI ...................................................................... 17
ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE.................................................................................................... 18
CONFLICT BETWEEN CULTURE AND INDIVIDUALITY IN U.R.ANANTHAMURTHY’S BHARATHIPURA ...................... 19
UPLIFT OF MUSLIM WOMEN THROUGH EDUCATION WITH REFERENCE TO ROKEYA SAKHAWAT HUSSAIN'S SULTANA’S
DREAM........................................................................................................................................ 20
AN OVERVIEW OF THE STYLE AND NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES ADOPTED BY THRITY UMRIGAR AN INDO-AMERICAN PARSI
WRITER IN HER NOVEL THE BOMBAY TIME ............................................................................................ 21
MARRIAGE A MIRAGE ...................................................................................................................... 22
EXPATRIATE EXPERIENCE .................................................................................................................. 23
DRAMA ....................................................................................................................................... 24
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ...................................................................................................................... 25
DIASPORIC ELEMENT IN MIMIC MEN .................................................................................................. 26
IMPERIALISM -- IMPACT ON DECOLONISED COUNTRIES ............................................................................ 27
REAL FREEDOM ............................................................................................................................. 28
QUINTESSENCE OF HAPPINESS ........................................................................................................... 29
ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS................................................................................................................. 30
SECTION C: CONVERSION ............................................................................................................. 0
TRANSLATION VS. INTERPRETATION ...................................................................................................... 1

DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSLITERATING TAMIL WORDS IN THE ROMAN SCRIPT ..................................................... 2
LOCALIZATION OF TV ADVERTISEMENTS: ACROSS TIME AND SPACE .............................................................. 3
DOMESTICATION AND FOREIGNIZATION IN ‘SLEEP’ ................................................................................... 4
TRANSLATION OVER THE AGES............................................................................................................. 5
CALIBRATING SANSKRIT METAPHORS INTO ENGLISH ................................................................................. 6
CONCEPTUALIZING A LINK LITERATURE: A FEW ISSUES IN TRANSLATION ........................................................ 7
CONVERSION IN GLOBALIZATION: LETTER WRITING TO E-MAIL WRITING ...................................................... 8
COMPREHENDING EQUIVALENCE THROUGH CONVERSION- A PRACTICUM....................................................... 9
KARUNA SRI'S PUSHPAVILAPAMAN ANALYTICAL REPORT ......................................................................... 10
SECTION D: TRADITIONAL............................................................................................................. 0
GLORY OF IDOL WORSHIP IN NINE-FOLD DEVOTION ................................................................................. 1

GODS AND CLASSIFICATION OF LETTERS IN YAJURVEDA .............................................................................. 2
VASTU - VIDYA IN VEDAS ................................................................................................................... 3
THE GRAND RITUAL OF LORD SRI VENKATESWARA BRAMHOSTAVAMS ......................................................... 4
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IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENT IN PANCHARATRAGAMA .......................................................................... 5

A NOTE ON BRAHMANA LITERATURE SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE SHATAPATHA BRAHMANA AND
DARSHAPURNAMASA ISTI................................................................................................................... 6
BENEFIT OF ‘AGNI’ (FIRE) IN VARIOUS SOCIO-CULTURAL RITUALS ............................................................... 7
WORD AND ITS SYNONYM .................................................................................................................. 8
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Section A: Communication
Communication
Innovative Methods in Teaching English to Non-Native Learners
There are many methods that are followed while teaching English to non-native learners.
Some are :-
• avoiding complexity while teaching English to learners

• using simple words, sentences and vocabulary while teaching and,
• not to progress to more complex rules of grammar until the learners grasp the basics of the
language.
Mainly teachers should understand, what to teach students to memorize. This paper is aimed at bring-
ing to the fore some innovative methods like using
• audio-visual aids
• simple language
• brief lectures and,
• oral communication
while teaching English to Non-Native learners.
B. Nirmala Darahas,
Research Scholar,
Dept. of Sukla Yajur Veda,
S.V. Vedic University, Tirupati
lrhaas93@gmail.com
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Teaching English Language through English Literature
The very purpose of this paper is to highlight the use of English Literature as an important
technique in teaching basic language skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing (LSRW). It
is also used as an important technique in teaching language areas like vocabulary, grammar and pro-
nunciation in modern times. The purpose of using literary texts in the English language class room by
the English language teachers; what kind of literature should be used by the teachers while teaching
English language; uses of different genres of literature like poetry, short fiction, drama and novel;
literature and the teaching of English language skills to the English language learners will be explained.
Hence, the importance of literature in teaching English language either as a second language or foreign
language will be extracted.
Keywords:
Teaching English Language, Teaching Literature, Language skills, Second language or Foreign Lan-
guage Teaching.
G.RAMAKRISHNAPRASAD
S P W Degree College, Tirupati.
prasadgrk4@gmail.com
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Communication
Soft Skills: Camouflaged Communication – Ancient and Contemporary
Do we need to teach soft skills for the present generation? If yes. Why? How? What? There
is immense need to teach Life Skills for the present generation. The human being in the present ma-
terial world has lost many values. In the present system of living conditions it is difficult to maintain
proper values and relationships. The relationship between families and other relations within society
are not properly maintained. Every human being needs to develop rapport, positive understanding
and an attitude of acceptance towards fellow beings. Living conditions in the present generation keep
changing on a daily basis. Everything is speeded up and sometimes turns chaotic. People expect im-
mediate, fast and speed results. Because of these reasons, people tend to miss mental peace. The
reason the condition of human being tends to leading towards uncontrollable tensions. Money has
become more important than human relations. Though Man has accumulated immense wealth, he is
unable to secure peace and inner calm. In most instances due to lack of understanding Old Age Homes
are increasing in many areas. Misunderstanding among families leads to negative reactions. Nowadays
friendship has become a fashion instead of warm affection, mutual respect, and understanding. The
relationships mainly focus on money and style, fashion and craze. Family environment keeps changing
from time to time.
At this instance, the study of Soft Skills with reference to Epics of Hinduism has become remarkable.
To have more awareness of Soft Skills it is better to take and follow some examples from the Epics to
follow in the present system of living to improve the value of relationships.
Keywords:
Soft skills, Ancient/ Modern, Value of Relationships, Modern System of living, Epics of Hinduism.
Vinayaka Kumar
Asst. Prof. in English,
Government Degree College,
Sadasivpet, Sangareddy,
Telangana State.
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Communication
Perspicacity of the Business English jargon, Abilene Paradox
In the 21st century, it is obvious that the English language is no more an alien dialect for global
population and perhaps a survival parlance. Today international exchange and business of any country
is being represented at a global level. Global interactions are dealt on a day to day basis through Eng-
lish language as a major communication tool, since it is easily communicable. Therefore, the scope of
English language is widened and has become a major component of international Business communi-
cation. Business managerial set ups are successful through simple English communiqué. However,
English communication in business is being mostly flooded with symbols and expressions which are to
be pragmatic in an appropriate way with utmost care., otherwise there would be an ambiguity which
would lead to misunderstanding if these symbols are not properly addressed. Jargons fall into the
category of such symbols and expressions and cognizance of these terminologies make the communi-
cation much smoother and successful in the Business field. There are plenty of such Jargons which
embellish the structures of the Business English. One such Jargon is the Abilene Paradox, commonly
used to irradiate the business system in any managerial organizational environment. The paper illus-
trates on the usage and analysis of this familiar Jargon in the Business managerial communication.
Dr. Y.V.Ratna
Director,
Hituls Holistic Centre,
Bengaluru.
aaratisaibaba@gmail.com
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English for Specific Purposes (ESP) eg: Business English, English for Engineers, Legal
English
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is a subset of English as a second or foreign language. It
usually refers to teaching the English Language to university students or people already in employ-
ment, with reference to the particular vocabulary and skills they need. As with any language taught
for specific purposes. Business English:
Business English is a part of English for specific purposes and can be considered a specialism
within English language learning & teaching, or a variant of International English. Many non-native
English speakers study the subject with the goal of doing business with English-speaking countries or
with the companies located outside the English-speaking world.
English for Engineers is a tool for professional success, allowing as to share with other cultures
around the world, something is considered the language of communications. English is established as
a fundamental tool in the overall education of future engineers. In the field of professional Engineer-
ing, undoubtedly require knowledge of English language.
Legal English is the type of English as used in legal writing. In general, a legal language is a
formalized language based on logic rules which differs from the ordinary natural language.
Harsha Vardhan P,
Kadapa,
Andhra Pradesh
harsha.perubhotla@gmail.com
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Place of English Language Teaching in Rural India
The place of English in school education has been a subject of debate ever since Independ-
ence. When India attained Independence on August 15, 1947, there was a natural reaction against the
study of English. There were certain people who wanted to banish English from the country lock, stock
and barrel. Consequently, the study of English in several states was delayed. Not only that, the number
of periods spent on teaching English at the school stage was drastically curtailed. Some states even
made the study of English optional. English plays an important role in India today. Judging from certain
trends it appears that the influence of English is on the increase rather than on the decrease in India.
The English newspapers yield great power. The number of books published in any other Indian lan-
guage is far less than those published in English. English is still used in offices, High courts, State legis-
lative Assemblies and Parliament. More and more public schools, where the study of English starts
right from the first class, are being opened. It has become a matter of prestige to get admission to
such institutions. Our constitution envisages that Hindi would replace English for all official purposes
by 1965. But even before this deadline was reached, there were disturbances on this issue in the south
consequently, the Parliament passed in 1963 a Bill declaring English as the Associate official language
of India till an indefinite period of time. This is the position till today.
Keywords:
influence of English, reaction, official languages
M. KALYAN KUMAR
Assistant Professor of English
Dept of English, SVCE, Tirupati
kalyanmallela622@gmail.com
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English Language Curriculum to Develop Communication Skills: A Study on the stu-

dents of Engineering Colleges and Universities in Coastal Andhra Pradesh
In the wide-ranging scenario, communication plays an essential role in day to day lives. The
present paper pursues analysing the defects in the present curriculum of the universities and colleges
in the Coastal Andhra Pradesh and brings out useful suggestions and solutions.
David Crystal, one of the world’s foremost experts and author of “Cambridge Encyclopaedia
of the English Language (2003),” estimates that more than 470 million people in the world speak Eng-
lish as a Second Language. The communication skills of the language are of major importance in the
ESL classroom. But, because of the outdated methods and practices of teaching, the prime objective
of teaching English is overwhelmed. The present syllabus in the colleges and universities is teacher-
centric which negates the presence and involvement of students and their partaking. In this regard,
the learners are almost compacted to the level of muted viewers to watch the actions of the teacher.
Accordingly, it is felt that a suitable study into this area is reasonably imperative and this study will
adumbrate a torch on communication skills in applied terms. This paper also provides some remedial
methods to avoid the deficiencies in the present proposed curriculum in the universities and the col-
leges.
Keywords:
Communication Skills, defects in curriculum of universities, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Engineering stu-
dents.
Pavan Kumar Nowbattula,

Asst. Prof. of English,
SRKR Engineering College,
Bhimavaram, AP.
pavansri222@gmail.com
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Language from Vedic to Modern – A Vantage
In this modern world of science and technology and the high influence of western culture with
all bright colours, taking the people to a magical, mess meriting colourful world, the Vedas, or Vedic
literature is gradually fading away.
In this proposed paper, an attempt is made to discuss the place of language, the historical
perspectives of language from ancient to the present scenario.
As Prof. George Cardona quotes, “The accepted cultivated speech of the contemporary lan-
guage that Pāṇini describes in his Aṣṭādhyāyī must have coexisted with more vernacular varieties of
speech in which there were features belonging to the Middle Indo-Aryan division of the language
group”,
Furthermore, let us conjecture about the language used during Vedic period – Sanskrit which
means pure or perfect language. There is much guesswork which is multi-faceted; wherein many fibril
thoughts are discussed regarding language. Light is thrown on this topic to hypothesize the principles
of language and discuss about influence of English language on the mob.
Ms. Nagakala Nanjangud Gopalkrishna

Asst. Prof. of English
IAU, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Kalul15@gmail.com
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The Difficulties faced by Indian speakers of English to use Stress and Intonation for In-
telligibility
The ultimate goal of second learners is to attain fluency like native-speakers. They want to be
indistinguishable from native speakers. However, for, many learners, this dream has remained a
dream, especially in the area of pronunciation. The native speakers identify individuals as non-native
speakers because of their accent. Moreover, a large number of students believe that the main diffi-
culty they encounter when speaking English is pronunciation and consider this difficulty as the main
source of their communication problem. Speech is the medium of communication, which is used more
than the medium of writing. English continues to be a means of international communication for most
Indians. Therefore, it will be desirable to aim at international intelligibility and modify the Indian pro-
nunciation of English. It is believed that one of the goals of pronunciation training is intelligible pro-
nunciation. It is an essential component of communicative competence. As teachers of English in India,
we should first see if our U.G. students speak at least intelligible Indian English. After achieving this,
let us turn our attention to international intelligibility. The necessity of identifying the problems faced
by students in this regard and providing a solution is the basic thought behind the materialisation of
my paper.
Dr. Sudam Laxmankumar

A.V.E.S. Degloor College,
Degloor,
Nanded (Dist) 431717
Maharashtra
sudam_laxman@rediffmail.com
9420537919 / 8096422880
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English for Engineers
English is a language of international communication and the primary source for media & in-
ternet across the globe. So, learning it is extremely important.
In many countries, learning of English begins at the primary schooling stage however, when
students channel out into the engineering streams, technical language takes precedence and the fun-
damentals of communication & grammar are redefined. India is no exception to this.
The current global technology industry is characterized by innovation and its extreme com-
petitiveness. Companies now are in need of talented engineers who can also communicate effectively
with anyone across the globe. This reaugments the need for a common global communication plat-
form [English] which helps build a connect between the `Tech-Social’ world.
The article talks about the science of human intelligence [Engineering] vs. articulation of
thoughts & expressions using a communicative language [English]; and how these two, though sepa-
rated, remain well integrated!
Sai Snigdha Yellapragada

Hyderabad - 500081
ysnigdha@gmail.com
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Communication
Role Of Print Media In Developing Spirituality: A Study On TTD’s Sapthagiri Magazine
Mass media which includes print and electronic media plays a key role in the society in moti-
vating as well as influencing the people in various aspects. Spirituality is also one among the many
fields which has been influenced by media on people. It is universal fact that most of the people now-
a-days put their attention towards spirituality. An attempt is made in this paper to study the role of
TTD run Sapthagiri magazine as a print media in propagating spirituality among people. Tirumala
Tirupati Devasthanams is effectively taking care to promote and propagate Hindu Sanatana Dharma
through its own print and electronic media.
TTD started Sapthagiri Magazine in the year 1949 as a bulletin and at present it is being pub-
lished in 6 languages namely Telugu, English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Sanskrit. The main objective
of Sapthagiri magazine is to propagate religious thoughts, natural, spiritual ideas and develop Bhakti
and positive thinking among humanity. The magazine contains articles on devotional, religious, Spir-
itual, the sacred temples located in different places, Deities, Matadhipathis, their teachings and ben-
efits gained for a welfare society, ways of bhakthi marga, history of noted sages and saints Philosoph-
ical works in a simple language, keeping in view understandable even to a common man. Apart from
this, Invocation, Bhagavadgita slokas, opinions of the Readers, Editorial, monthly astrological predic-
tions, Poems, Serials, stories related to children, Puzzle are the special features which are spiritual and
thought provoking.
Keywords :
TTD, Sapthagiri magazine, Sanathana Dharma, spirituality, print media, Bhakti
J. C. Gnana Prasuna,
Sub-editor(English) TTD,
Chandragiri, Chittoor district,
AP - 517 101
englishsubeditor@gmail.com,
chakrikandati@gmail.com
7396114646
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The Role of English language in Global Scenario
English language has entered into a new set of contestations like - challenging the claim of
British English as the standard English with the emergence of different varieties of English, emphasis
on neutral accent instead of received pronunciation, innovative methods and approaches of English
Language Teaching, different new set of purposes for learning English, English shedding off its colonial
connotations, and English as a vehicle of growth, prosperity and upward mobility. Considering the
importance of English in emerging global context, almost entire world seems to have reached to a
harmony regarding considering it as the global lingua franca.
The English language has become a part of the IT revolution. English is set to conquer the
world… today, it is used, spoken or written; written, in some form or the other, by perhaps 1.5 billion
people around the world; of the English users, three hundred and fifty million use it as the mother
tongue, and the rest as a foreign or second language… it is estimated that there are even more users
of English than of the Chinese language.
English now is the preferred language for global communication and has become the domi-
nant language of internet communication, international trade, commerce, outsourcing, hotel and
tourism etc. From a symbol of colonialism and imperialism, the English language has become a neutral
tool of communication in the new millennium—a global goldmine.
Keywords :
colonialism, global Scenario, global goldmine, harmony, imperialism
Dr. Byra Sujatha,

{M.A(Litt.), M.Phil, Ph.d. P.G.D.F.E, B.Ed, B.L,
Principal,
D.R.N.S.C.V.S. College,
Chilakaluripet.
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Inculcating the learning of English Language to improve the language skills through
Co-operative Learning Approach for the learners.
English Language learning plays a pivotal role in our Indian educational system at all levels
across the country, and the present curriculum of English gives prominence to acquire all the four
major skills of English language. Language learning skills play a more prominent role in professional
colleges as well, promoting language learners to be more proficient in the language during their study
period and also throughout their career. The purpose of this research is to study the feasible tech-
niques that will enhance the interweaving of English Language Learning skills through a viable ap-
proach and learning process. This study further suggests an approach called, “Co-operative Learning
Approach” which easily unites the learners to learn the language easily and naturally. This research
focuses on the learning activities which not only captivate the interest of the students but also involve
them to seek and improve the English Language skills with teambuilding and organizational skills.
Among all, the LSRW skills are essential components of any language and English language in particu-
lar. If they are well connected, the language acquisition will be better like the organic development of
the whole body.
Keywords:
Language acquisition, LSRW Skills, Co-operative Learning.
S.Bhanu & D. Padmaja

Chadalawada Ramanamma Engineering College, Tirupati &
Siddharth Institute of Engineering &Technology, Puttur
bhanuviswanath.75@gmail.com
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Communication
The Short Story – Its Role as An Effective Teaching Aid
Among the very many tools that can augment the objectives of the teaching- learning envi-
ronment, especially in the imparting of a foreign language like English, a rarely used - yet very effective
- teaching aid is the SHORT STORY. The practical utility of the genre has ubiquitously been sidelined
due to various reasons.
While taking into account the global technology-dominated scenario and the ESL / EFL learn-
ers’ obstacles, this paper first traces the origin and development of the genre briefly. Then, it examines
the various negatively impacting factors which have been hindering as well as limiting many an ESL /
EFL instructor’s curiosity to use the genre as an effective tool of language instruction.
Besides detailing the various types of short stories, the present paper also focuses on the lan-
guage learners’ levels which can influence the ESL / EFL instructor’s choice of using the short story as
an effective medium of inculcating interest in the learners’ minds. Finally, it explains the researcher’s
practical experiences with reference to the use of the genre in classrooms across Asia and Africa.
H. R. Sarath Kumar
Asst. Professor of English
Department of Research in English Studies
Sharanbasava University
Kalaburagi, Karnataka. PIN: 585102
sarathpadmaja@gmail.com
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Innovative practices for teaching vocabulary to ESL Learners at UG level
Vocabulary learning is an important aspect of second language acquisition as well as the basis
of linguistics ability. It is central to a second language learner’s conversational fluency and reading
comprehension. It is the best predictor for career success. In India, especially in rural and semi urban
areas, vocabulary was for long a neglected aspect of learning a new language. Even after 8 years of
English language learning at school and junior colleges, students are unable to express themselves
adequately and fluently in English. The aim of the paper is to highlight the need of expanding vocab-
ulary instruction beyond rote learning.
With the emergence of various innovative methods of teaching such as CALL (Computer As-
sisted Language Learning), WFLL (Web Enhanced Language Learning), MALL (Mobile Assisted Lan-
guage Learning) the focus of language teacher by and large shifted from teacher centered to learner
centered instruction. The teacher is not a mere knowledge transmitter, but he or she plays the role
of a facilitator.
The paper discusses certain innovative methods that a teacher can adopt to accelerate the
vocabulary growth of students so that they can catch up their peers.
The paper also analyses the problems encountered by students and examines the feasibility
of enhancing vocabulary of learners under the conditions of multimedia environment through lan-
guage labs. It emphasizes on the effectiveness of task-based approach in the implementation of direct
instruction practices. Research shows that explicit teaching of vocabulary enables the students to
learn vocabulary items faster. Teachers can increase the rates of incidental vocabulary by exposing
the learners to visual, written and spoken texts that are level appropriate and provide enough repeti-
tion of the new words.
Keywords: Conversational fluency, vocabulary instruction, innovative methods, multimedia, task-

based approach
Dr. Ch. Nagamani,

Principal,
DNR Govt. Degree College for Women,
PALAKOL,
West Godavari Dist.
Andhra Pradesh.
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The Role of English in the 21st Century
The Role of English in the 21st Century The world is in various stages of social, economic, and
demographic transition. Economically and politically, the world has changed more rapidly after the
second world war. A drastic change has come in all the fields in this period. Many of English-speaking
countries like America. Australia and European Countries decide the developing nations destiny be-
cause of their Economic status. So, we need to be concerned about the future of the English language
in the 21st century.
According to The Economist (1996), English continues to be the world standard language, and
there is no major threat to the language or to its global popularity. English replaced German after
World War II. With this technical and scientific dominance came the beginning of overall linguistic
dominance, first in Europe and then globally. Internal migration and urbanization may restructure ar-
eas, thereby creating communities where English becomes the language of interethnic communica-
tion neutral language. Universities using English as the medium of instruction will expand and rapidly
create a generation of middle-class professionals. So, need of English language is essential in 21st cen-
tury.
Keywords:
destiny, global, migration, popularity, scientific
Y. Sumithra, Lecturer in English (H.O.D)

C.R. College, Chilakaluripet, Guntur district
sumithrayaramachu@gmail.com
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Communication
Oral Narratives – A Treasure Trove of Human Tradition & Culture
Speech or language is the distinguishing characteristic of man. It is one of the chief attributes
which differentiates him from other living organisms. Every tribe or race of human beings speaks a
language of some kind or other. Other species merely make noise, most of them just spontaneous and
seemingly meaningless. The sounds made by other living beings are sometimes expressive and some-
times rude. But they make sounds out of instincts such as fear, anger, sex, joy, etc.,. As of now human
being is the only species known to us in this universe that has developed mind and personality and
apparently speech. Sir G. Elliot was veracious when he said that “The Discovery of speech marked the
beginning of man.”
In its primary sense language, as the term implies, is oral. When man settled into a society and
civilizations started to flourish, religion, culture and tradition became an integral part of every civiliza-
tion. Many aspects of religion, cultural practices and traditional procedures were orally transmitted
from one generation to the other. The Vedic scriptures are the best examples of this method of oral
narration. In the New World the African slaves were prohibited from education and restricted from
speaking English by the land lords, hence they used oral narratives to pass their tradition and culture
to the next generation.
Fairytales, Fables, Parables and oral bardic poetry, etc.,, are a very important part of English
language and literature. This presentation focuses on the significance of oral narratives which has in-
spired generations of writers. It emphasizes on the importance of encouraging students to read short
stories and motivating them to develop the skill of storytelling which would eventually improve their
command over English language.
Dr.B.L.V.G. JAGAN MOHAN

Lecturer in English
S.V.Vedic University
Tirupathi
blvgjagan@gmail.com
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Communication
Flipping the Classroom as an innovative method for effective Language Learning

The recent trends in language teaching have laid enough emphasis on shifting the classroom
to a more flexible, effective and learner-centric one to overcome the limitations of traditional methods
of language teaching. Rather than learning in a traditional classroom setting, a flipped classroom is
more application-based for learners as it provides space for a hands-on, problem-solving learning en-
vironment. It involves students learning new content prior to the classroom sessions which enables
the teacher to plan for meaningful discussions, interactions and activities during classroom sessions
in a more focussed way. This paper is divided into three sections. The first section presents an intro-
duction on flipping the classroom and the difference between the traditional classroom and a flipped
classroom. The second section discusses the flipped classroom planned and administered during a
fifteen-day bridge course on developing language learning conducted for regional medium students.
A brief discussion on the outcomes of the bridge course is also presented in this section. The third
section discusses the tools that can be helpful in planning and administering a flipped classroom. This
section also highlights the benefits and limitations of this method along with the necessary steps for
flipping the classroom.
Dr. Oruganti Kranthi Priya,

Hyderabad, Telangana, 500074.
priyavankalapati@gmail.com
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Communication
The Role of Music and Song in Communication

The topic " The Role Of Music n Song in Communication " talks about the significance of music and
its unparalleled power in the field of communication.
"shishurvethi pashurvethi vethi ganarasam phanihi"
The infants,animals and even snakes enjoy the essence of music. Not only enjoying, basing on the
tune of the music, they understand the emotions and respond accordingly. This is Nature's wonder.
This hapoens irrespective of language of the words used in that particular musical piece, but, the
music itself,as a communicative language, it supplies the purpose.
It is believed and proved by researches that in the early stazes of human life, music was probably
used more for communication than for pleasure. Probably, music was born along with the creation
of the world. That’s why, all the small to big creatures and human beings, respond fast to a music
rather than any linguistic communication.
We can take a look at nature for one example of how music is used as a form of communication.:
birds are an excellent example of one of the living beings, who can communicate by meaningful, but
musical sounds. Birds can "talk" with one another even though they do not have the kind of tongue
or teeth we need to form words. From the early morning birds chirping sound used for their commu-
nication purposes to express emotions like love n feelings like hunger, fear etc. is musical to the hu-
man ear. Birds even warn us of the presence of dangerous snakes with their musical chirping.
In Indian Classical Music, Sangathi-s used in the song supply better communication - purpose with-
out the need to understand the language of the lyric in it.
ex. _"Ra_ _ra_ _raghuveera_ " the composition of saint Thyagaraja in rag Attana, the music pattern
demands Rama to come to the devotee. The devotee orders the Almighty not much throgh lyric but
with the tune of music.
On the contrary, " _Ra_ _ra_ __maa__ _intidaaka_ " an another musical- piece of saint Thyagaraja in
raag Asaveri, music- pattern requests the Lord to come to devotee's house in such a humble man-
ner. Again here music matters not the lyric.
In the paper on this topic, the musical communication is communicated in an elaborative way taking
much more examples of music pieces like lullaby songs for demonstration.
Mrs. R.VANISREE,
Teacher,
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,
Tirupati.
rvanisree1@gmail.com
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Communication
An Analysis of Brain function and its Management

The Communication between body and brain is a Physical and Psychological major function for a
human being relationship. The Combination of brain and spinal cord is called as central nervous sys-
tem. The lower part of brain is connected to spinal cord which helps in sending electrical signals by
nervous from and to brain and spinal cord. The main function of brain are,
a. Processing sensory information

b. Regulating blood pressure and breathing
c. Releasing hormones
The mutual behaviour between the brain and body and body and brain plays main role in
sleeping, nutrition, physical activity and circadian disruption. Finally we can say the communication
between the brain and body helps in regulating our activities.
N.CHANDRA SEKHAR
S.V.VEDIC UNIVERSITY TIRUPATI
Email : nchandrasekhar2325@gmail.com
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Communication
Natural Language Processing

Natural Language (NL) is the language used by human beings as medium for communication
among themselves. Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of computer science which deals
with the analysis and synthesis of natural languages using computers. Therefore NLP is a discipline
between Computer Science and Linguistics and Logic.
The main task of NLP is to build computational model NLs for its analysis and generation. De-
veloping computer software systems that understand, analyze & generate NL text is a very difficult
process. In such situations a great deal of world knowledge is required to understand the text. When
human beings have to analyze such text, different sources of knowledge like Language Knowledge
(Grammar, Lexicon, Pragmatics & discourse), Common Sense Language (World Knowledge, domain
specific knowledge, context, culture knowledge) are used to understand the text fully.
Need for studying NLP:
1. To break the language barrier among the people of different countries and different
languages.
2. To build intelligible systems that help mankind.
3. To study how humans communicate using Natural Languages.
Aswini Kumari U
S V Vedic University,
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
aswinisvvu@gmail.com
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Communication
Introducing the A in STEM

These are the times of greater promise and potential peril. With the fourth Industrial revolu-
tion powering up the entire gamut of human existence, new technologies emerge as powerful agents
of change. To keep pace with these exponential developments, It is but inevitable that STEM education
is being advocated and endorsed both nationally and internationally. While technological proficiency
calls for an objective approach and analytical and logical thinking are prized and valued, sensitivity to
people and relationships are utterly neglected. People need to be human- to think innovatively, to
have sensitivity, emotional intelligence and social intelligence. This is what machines lack and arts
teach people. This would mean that the portals of STEM education need to be opened up for the ‘A’-
Arts. The focus of this paper is to explore the importance of arts in the context of literature, the scope
for its introduction into engineering education and its influence in shaping a technical person into a
person ready to face the technological developments. It will touch upon the functions of the hemi-
spheres of the brain and how they could be balanced to achieve the desired target.
Keywords:
STEM, emotional and social intelligence , Hemispheres of the brain

Dr.V.Rama Devi,
Professor of English,
Vishnu Institute of Technology,
Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh
hod_bs@vishnu.edu.in
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Communication
3 M S: The ‘OM’ Of Soft Skills Training

In the 21st century, every graduate dreams to settle down in any one of the MNCs and this is
not an easy task given the challenging roles and responsibilities these prospective candidates have to
play in these companies. There is a raging demand for versatile employees who can creatively deliver
goods and make the projects assigned to them a great success. In India, the number of graduates
coming out of institutions is very high, but a very few of them are able to make the final cut. This paper
draws everyone’s attention towards an understanding of what soft skills are required to be nurtured
by the graduates for their survival and ultimately the eventual success. This paper also looks at how
these soft skills can be nurtured by English teaching fraternity or Soft Skills trainers using the 3 M s-
an approach that advocates a paradigm shift in teaching and learning of soft skills.
Keywords:
Indian graduates, Industry demands, paradigm shift, 3 M s
Dr. Ashok Vardhan Garikimukku

Associate Professor of English
DVR & Dr. HS MIC College of Technology
Kanchikacherla - 521180
anusid.1517@gmail.com
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Communication
Nritya Karanam
Nrithya Karanam... To be precise Karanam can be termed as "Bhangima,"(posture). When an
individual starts performing a dance item, he/she stands in a certain posture. He/She postures him-
self/herself on the stage into a certain position while shifting to enact a next word or a sentence. The
posturing of individual dancers into a particular rather beautiful manner is termed as Karanas. The
word Karanam translates to movement or action. Since the postures are related to dance, they are
called nritta Karanam, means dance postures.
Hastapada samayogoo Nrittasya Karanam bhaveth.
Dr. B.Vijaya Jyothi,

Visakhapatnam,
A.P. - 530047
superkidhas@gmail.com
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Communication
Role of Soft Skills in the Employability of Engineering Graduates

Current society demands not only more engineers, but better ones, equipped with abilities to
solve complex technical challenges, working in interdisciplinary teams and dealing with social and cul-
tural issues as well. In order to successfully cope with demands of today's society, the individual is
expected to adopt and develop a wide variety of competencies that allow him to rapid adaptation to
new social and professional requirements. The rapid development of technology and globalization
processes make demands for the development of those competencies of individuals that will provide
them individual success, but also contribute to the success of society in general. Soft skills are very
important to enhance employability. Soft skills need to be enhanced in students to make them com-
petent enough to meet the demands of the current job market. There should be an integrated ap-
proach from all the stakeholders such as faculty, students, educational institutions and the industry
to bring awareness about soft skills among the students and promote the same for enhancing employ-
ability. In this conceptual paper an effort is made to highlight the Role of soft skills in the Employability
of Engineering Graduates.
Dr. T. Sujatha,
Associate Professor of English,
Dept of Humanities & Sciences,
G. Pullaiah College of Engineering and Technology,
Kurnool, AP
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Communication
The Impact of using Emojis, Neologism, Slangs and Abbreviations in Social Media in
Modern Communication
This paper delineates the recent advancements in internet-based communication and its cor-
responding effect on modern communication. Though there are a plethora of words in English lan-
guage, in the 21st century digital communication it has been proved that it is meagre. In the 21st cen-
tury, language is in a state of flux with the advent of internet culture. The netizens are enticed to the
social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, You Tube etc. In
the present scenario, the web has grown as a form of communication, hence, new words, emoticons,
slangs and abbreviations started pouring in. Sometimes words are inadequate to express one’s emo-
tions thoroughly. Since written communication can be interpreted in many ways as there are implicit
and explicit meanings, people became creative to express their views via social media. They became
experts on Internet shorthand with their innovative slangs, emojis, acronyms and abbreviations. Chat-
ting on these sites created a much denser form of shorthand than a tedious task. The social media has
transformed the way people communicate. It acquired wide spectrum and became the tool for inter-
face in the modern world. Meanings of well-known words have shifted dramatically; as ‘Apple’ and
‘Blackberry’ are no longer just fruits. Thus one can see the revolution created in digital communication
and people may start accepting it as alternative mode of communication in the nearest future.
Dr Chelle Naresh
Asst. Professor of English
DR SRK Govt. Arts College
Yanam, Puducherry
naresh.chelle@gmail.com
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Communication
Self-questioning strategy using Literary texts to improve Reading Skills among higher
level students: A Study Report
Working within the cognitive paradigm, the present study explores the possibility of using lit-
erature to motivate academic reading and developing cognitive reading strategies among engineering
students. This approach is based on the premise that there is a need to involve learners in a more
exciting process of reading rather than merely preparing them for content-based examination. By ap-
plying motivational comprehension strategies through self-questioning to analyze and comprehend
poems, students may eventually be able to use those same skills and strategies when reading longer
pieces of text.
Of all the four language skills, reading has always been the core of English courses. Learning
to read is basic to all subjects and progress in reading attainment in students depends on the methods
employed and the interest created in them to read.
The present study showed that implementation of motivational strategies (self-questioning)

to comprehend difficult texts such as poems seem to have had a positive impact on learners’ compre-
hension in reading. It also showed that when learners were left to work independently and when ap-
propriate strategies were provided, there was an increase in their motivation to read
Keywords:
motivational strategies, self-questioning, poetry, comprehension
Dr. Ch. Suvarna Ragini

Assistant Professor
Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology
Gandipet, Hyderabad
swarnaragini@rediffmail.com
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Communication
Content and Language Integrated Learning: An Emerging Insight

“Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is a dual-focused educational approach in
which an additional language is used for the learning and teaching of both content and language. That
is, in the teaching and learning process, there is a focus not only on content, and not only on language.
Each is interwoven, even if the emphasis is greater on one or the other at a given time” -Coyle / Hood
/ Marsh:1:2010).
Ethnic and linguistic assortment of contemporary society entails amplification of language

learning and forming an etymological responsive environment in global higher education institutions.
This article offers a description of CLIL - Content and Language Integrated Learning - in the perspective
of language learning in a higher technical college. CLIL is an individual method to convey content in
teaching: a non-verbal topic is not imparted in a second language, nevertheless through the means of
a second language. Over this range of learning provision, students can achieve knowledge in some
special subjects in the course, and at a stretch master their language skills. In a higher technical edu-
cation, a suitable course is incorporated in the proficient study program along with customary courses.
We venerate CLIL as an effective apparatus of multilingual education system as a means of motivating
students for further studies.
Keywords:
Foreign language, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), Curriculum, Approach, Multicul-
turalism, Communication
Dr. D.Sravana Jyothi,

Assistant Professor, Dept. of. English,
KLEF, Vaddeswaram,
Andhra Pradesh.
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Section B: Composition
Composition
The Aims and Objectives of Teaching Poetry in Native and Non-Native Situations
This paper is devoted to a discussion of the aims and the objectives of teaching English litera-
ture in the native and the non-native situations. It also considers the role of Indian sensibility, in the
teaching of English literature in India. The student's knowledge of tradition, value foci and religious
and social values, acquired by him through 'non-formal' means, also influence his sensibility. This kind
of acquisition of tradition is possible in India due to a sense of belonging to society and the uniquely
unbroken nature of tradition. Hence the pressure it exerts on the student is instinctive; yet, not rudi-
mentary. Thus, the frame of reference, even when it lacks 'formality' is vital enough in its connected
comprehensiveness and, perhaps, more important than formal training in the mother tongue litera-
ture. Placing English literature in such a frame acquires an importance and dynamism and is easily
identifiable by anyone sufficiently and seriously involved in the teaching of English literature in India.
An attempt has been made to explore some possibilities of making use of the student's knowledge of
his mother tongue literature in teaching English literature. In this discussion no distinction is made
between the undergraduate general and optional English syllabi. In the university, the undergraduate
general (compulsory) English syllabus is purely literary.
RAJITHA KOKA
1
Composition
Failure of inter-faith marriage

The objective of this paper is to raise certain questions regarding religious fanaticism and bit-
ter reality of the interreligious marriage of the protagonist Lakshmi a well-educated Hindu girl with
Amir, a Muslim boy. Their marriage was a love marriage, which promised the couple, both marital
happiness and success in their professions. But how the so-called interreligious love marriage cur-
tailed the freedom and identity of Lakshmi the protagonist? And what were the religious persecutions
she faced by the pseudo religious heads? And how she overcomes the mental and emotional trauma
from her husband who threatened her with ‘Talaq’; are the subject of discussion in the paper
Keywords:
fanaticism, interreligious, curtailed, religious persecution, pseudo, Talaq
Ranganath Billar B
Government First Grade Women’s College,
Raichur,
District Raichur,
Karnataka.
ranganathbillar@gmail.com
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Composition
Theme of Religion in the Novels of James Baldwin

The most powerful and impressive expression of Black Power can be found in the works of
James Baldwin. A brilliant essayist and an inspired writer of fiction Baldwin has been exceptional
among modern Black American Writers.
James Baldwin’s first novel Go Tell It on The Mountain has an essentially religious di-
mension. Many features in the novel show that it has a religions perspective – references from scrip-
tures, Biblical allusions and names, ritualistic actions and ecclesiastical practices. The title is from a
negro spiritual.
Each of the three sections of the novel both in sub-title and Epigraph is from Biblical
sources. All the characters in Go Tell It on the Mountain appear to have obsessive religious instincts.
Religion for them is not a matter of just worship, but a fierce and constant compulsion. Strangely
enough, the effects of religion on their lives are usually repellant. Despite the intense religious feeling
pervading the novel, some of the repressive aspects of religion have been very emphatically brought
out by Baldwin.
Keywords:
James Baldwin, Black American Writer, Fiction, Go Tell It on the Mountain, religious dimension, reli-
gious perspective, negro spiritual
D. Durga Prasad Rao

Research Scholar
SV University
TIRUPATI
durgaprasadrao9@gmail.com
3
Composition
Analysis of God, Texts and Theory from the works of Devdutt Patnaik’s Shikandi
Transgender connotes ancient customs, surviving festival, transgender studies implied irra-
tionality, belief in gods and disbelief in humans. Man’s close contact with transgender is considered
the ultimate source of his myth. Devdutt Pattanaik and Laxmi Tripatti novels support the indigenous
culture and life of transgender. These novels not only tell about the transgender community but also
voice the problems of transgenders in the society. It has historical and evolutionary aspects and dis-
cusses the tales of transgender in abundance. The paper discusses about the ancient civilization and
the moralistic attitude about sex, and further analyses the queer theory of Hindu epics and mythology.
Keywords:
transgender, myth, disbelief, ancient, civilization, evolutionary
Dr. Premalatha
Assistant Professor;
&
Ms. Savya P. (M.A)
REVA University
Benguluru-93
Premalatha.s@reva.edu.in
4
Composition
An overview on the epitomic postnatal nurture influences of Madalasa, a mother of

Vedic period
Since ages, it is believed strongly, that the 25% of human health and behaviour in general, is
mainly acquired from mother’s womb itself and there upon 50% of it blooms from the post-natal stage
of nurturing by the parent and rest is acquired by the external factors. It is generally known that the
influences of both parents are bestowed upon the infants, but the imprints and impact of a mother is
more prominent and dominant from pre-natal to post-natal stage as she is the closest warmth-giving
being to the baby. During this stage, a mother is more attached to the baby and thereupon, the mother
constantly strives and dreams to provide the best possible comforts to the child. Madalasa is one such
mother, perhaps unique, who too was providing her babies all comforts but equally, decanted the soul
awakening lullabies and nurtured them with the lessons of displeasure towards human body, worldly
pleasures etc. Because of which, her babies grow up and renounce the world. Various authors have
highlighted Madalasa as an idealistic mother in the Vedic scriptures as well as in the contemporary
writings too. Therefore, the paper depicts upon the postnatal nurturing by Madalasa as emphasized
in the Vedic scriptures, her post-natal nurturing influences upon her children, her idealistic views, her
mental status and epitomic nurturing techniques, projection of her persona in Indian English litera-
ture, how such influences nurture and evolve the society.
Dr. Y.V.Ratna
Director,
Hituls Holistic Centre,
Bengaluru.
aaratisaibaba@gmail.com
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Composition
Exploring the unrevealed truth in Dattani’s Seven Steps around the Fire: A Study
Seven Steps around the Fire is a play written by Mahesh Dattani. After the successful broad-
cast of Do the Needful, Dattani was invited to present the new idea over the radio. His idea was intro-
ducing Uma Rao, the scholastic sleuth, as the main character in Seven Steps around the Fire.
Uma, daughter of the Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore University, is married to the Su-

perintendent of Police, Suresh Rao, who has high expectations of succeeding his father as Police Com-
missioner. But it is Uma, a postgraduate student of Sociology, who is a sleuth in this relationship, and
using rather unconventional means, she uncovers the truth behind a murder in the city’s hijra com-
munity.
As an evasive aide in her detective exploits, constable Munuswamy provides an excel-

lent comic foil. Uma selects the story of the murder victim Kamala, a beautiful hijra eunuch who was
privately married to Subbu, the son of a minister. The young hijra is burnt to death by the minister
who carelessly arranges the marriage of his son to another girl. The wedding attended by the hijras
reveals the naked truth of the murder. Subbu brings out the gun and kills himself. The truth for which
Uma was exploring is revealed.
Abdul Hameed Abubakar

Asst. Professor,
Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University,
Kurnool-518002, A.P
sports.bakar@gmail.com
6
Composition
Tempestuous Tempest in an Alluring Serenade

All the literary arena is a platform,
And all genres columns;
Each has its stake for prominence;
But one genre, drama, played a dominant role.
An amazing actuality of two personages
One from the east and the other from the west,
Spread far across in time, place, culture and language
Left an inerasable mark that was remarkably parallel.
Kalidasa was he known in India,
And divine language did he choose to write,
Many-a-drama imbued in romance,
Of kings and damsels did he display.
Crossing to the west we come across the best,
One who shook the sphere and was known Shakespeare
Global vernacular was his choice
In penning tragedies, comedies and tragi-comedies.
The oeuvres they created encompassed many devices,
Motifs, symbols and figures,
Of which this paper portrays paradoxical parallels.
Dr. K. Usha Sharma; Dr. Pathan Vali

S.V. Vedic University, Tirupati.
usha.kurumaddali@gmail.com
mahammadvalipathan@gmail.com
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Composition
English Literature and Culture in Kamala Markandeya’s Two Virgins

Literature can be defined as written texts with artistic value, which include the traditional
literary genres of poetry, fiction and drama. Teaching of culture in literature plays different roles: it
serves either as illustration or a starting point for the study and mediation of cultural phenomena.
Literature is seen as a reflection of culture and society, portraying people’s ideas and dreams set in
certain time and space framework in the most creative and imaginary way. It both depicts and inspires
social changes and is often treated as a credible source of culture representation.
In this paper I would like to present a literary work of Kamala Markandeya which represents
literature and culture through her novel Two Virgins. In this novel Kamala Markandeya portrays the
influence of modern Western values on the traditional beliefs within the family and the village. Ka-
mala Markandeya has presented the story of two virgins, Lalitha and Saroja. The need for individual
freedom is the central concern of this novel. The female characters are so deeply rooted in the Indian
culture, that they struggle to be free and pure human beings.
Keywords:
english literature, culture, kamala markendaya,two virgins, genres, phenomena, credible, western val-
ues
Sk.Fathima
Research Scholar
SV University
TIRUPATI
E mail id:fathimask86@gmail.com
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Composition
An Entwined co-relation between Indian Aesthetics and English Literature

Indian aesthetics has bestowed a colossal range of human experiences, thoughts, lasting val-
ues, beliefs, and pleasures. Indian aesthetic theories have crossed the disciplines and have become
useful in different arts and literature. It is considered as the prototype of Sanskrit and in due course,
it made it as relevant to literature, humanities, performing arts, comparative studies, and social sci-
ences. It is a vast and diverse subject that warrants a keen interest from practitioners of aesthetics.
Indian aestheticians like Rabindranath Tagore made a perfect fusion of imagination, emotion and sug-
gestiveness (ananda, rasa and dhvani) in his poems ‘The Gardner’ and ‘Gitanjali’. The greatest among
aesthetic poets of the Victorian Era, Tennyson beautifully wove the Indian aesthetic elements like
beauty and morality in his poetry. Indian aestheticism can be seen in the works of Yeats and Eliot.
Yeats learnt Vedantic philosophy and Eliot was greatly influenced by the Bhagavad Gita and esoteric
Buddhism. For instance, Yeats wrote a remarkable sonnet titled “Meru”, the mythical Hindu mountain
of spiritual realization. The poems like Sailing to Byzantium and Byzantium, he discusses the nature of
beauty in art and its permeability. Eliot employs many of the aesthetic devices like suggestion (dhvani),
paradox, myth and ethical principles in his poem “The Waste Land”. Indian aestheticism relies on the
principles of beauty and ethics. It is linked to religion and beauty. These elements can be seen in
Wordsworth “Preface to Lyrical Ballads” where the concept of beauty is inspired by nature and enliv-
ened by the transcendental spirit. The present paper is an attempt to understand the basics of aes-
thetics in English literature.
Keywords:
aestheticism, vedantic philosophy, aesthetic devices, esoteric buddhism
Dr. M.Vanisree
Associate Professor,
S.V Engineering College for Women,
Tirupati.
9
Composition
Current Trends in English Literature, Fiction, Drama, Short Story, Poetry

“Behind every book is a man,
Behind the man is the race,
And behind the race, are the
Natural and social environment
whose influence is consciously reflected’’
- J.Long
Literature is the mirror of society. In C. R. Lewis’ words, ‘Literature adds to reality, it does not
simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in
this respect it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become. In a simpler way, literature is
what we see, feel, observe, and then pen down through different genres like poetry, novel, short story,
essay or drama.
Each age has its own characteristics revealing that particular period and its literature. At the
beginning of a new century the conspicuous characteristics of literature is its striving to break down.
There has become one standard of comparison and thought everywhere- a breadth of view which is
co-existence with that of humanity itself. The test is more and more growing to be the truth to com-
mon human impulses and living. It is as characteristic of our literature as our life – our social experi-
ence, our dress, our manners, and our habits.
It is difficult to define one typical characteristic of 20th and 21st century. This age is full of ex-
perimentation and it is discussed in different genres. The literary canon of 20th and 21st century fore-
grounds an aesthetic shift which is more transitional, experimental, more anxious, and more liberal
and self- interrogating too.
This paper aims to discuss and illustrate the current trends in English literature in fiction,
drama, short stories and poetry.
Keywords:
literature, mirror, society, characteristics, human impulses, social experience, transitional, experi-
mental, trends.
References:
1. htpss://www.jstor.org. The trends of Modern Literature. John Bell Henneman. Journal
2. Bharadwaj, Rekha Kalla. Emerging trends in English Literature of 20th and 21st century. ISBN
No. 9780998900001
Dr. S. Devika Rani

Asst Professor
M.R.P.G College
Vizianagaram
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Composition
Feminism In Anita Desai`s ‘Cry, The Peacock’

Anita Desai occupies a place of prominence among Indo -Anglican novelists . Born in Mussorie
in 1937, she got her preliminary education -from Queen Mary`s school and passed Bachelor`s degree
in English literature from Delhi university. Cry, The Peacock ,Published in 1963 can be considered as
a Trend setting novel as it deals with the mental rather than the physical aspects of its character. The
present paper attempts to probe Desai`s expression of her pre-occupation with modern ideal of build-
ing the society free from male domination. An attempt has been made to show, how Desai represents
the theme of uniqueness of sensibility of woman as compared with male counterpart and how they
suffer on account of emotional as well as physical repression and become the victim of male domi-
nated social and cultural order. Talking about Feminism we can say that Feminism is far from being
single homogeneous movement. It suggests a broad spectrum of approaches to study the literary
works written by men and women. Anita Desai seems to be aware of relationship between feminism
as apolitical movement and movement within literary writing. Feminist movement aims to study lit-
erary text from the point of view of language, Biology, psychology, ideology and culture. The rendering
of feminine sensibility and the dilemmas of women opposed by male dominated and recurring themes
in her fictional works. Desai`s Cry, The Peacock is a unique example or an illusion of the feminist point
of view. She defines the uniqueness of feminine sensibility through the reactions and responses of the
heroine to the events and situations in the novel.
Keywords:
feminism, feminine sensibility, cry, the peacock, feminine dilemma
G. Neeraja
H.O.D. of English
S.P.W. Women’s Degree College
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Composition
Chetan Bhagat’s Mansplanation of CB Nerdy Radhika in One Indian Girl

Out of the wits of Chetan Bhagat, who was hailed by The New York Times as the best-selling
author in India’s history, emerged yet another Corporate Romance etched against the canvas of a
nerdy Radhika Mehta, taking the shape of his seventh novel, entitled One Indian Girl, in 2016. At the
release of this book, he describes it as containing feminism explained in a light and simple manner.
The narration is in the voice of the female protagonist, an independent and a confident Radhika Me-
hta.
My paper argues whether the novelist has justified at least one of the themes he has chosen:
the theme of ‘Indian girl’ with her psyche or the theme of the intangibles of romance and Radhika’s
perception of the relationship in actuality; or has he mansplained it. There is a highly analytical ac-
count of her dating relationship with Debashish Sen, Neel Gupta and finally her mother arranging her
wedding with Brijesh Gulati but with no successful culmination.
Radhika, the feminist female protagonist deciding not once, but twice, to quit her job because
the damn fool that she fell in love with turned out to be more than a damn douche bag. And again,
Radhika, having agreed to marry, but leaving the groom at the altar, on the threshold of wedding is
definitely not a feminist make.
Dr. D. R. Pratima Roy

Head, Department of English
St. Joseph’s Jr., Degree & College for Women
Kurnool – 2 (AP)
12
Composition
Plight of Immigrants in Bharati Mukherjee's Short Stories

Bharathi Mukherjee, Indian-born American novelist and short story writer depicts the humili-
ation and pain often associated with Third World people adapting to North American culture. Her
works focus on the status of new immigrants and the feeling of alienation often experienced by ex-
patriates. Mukherjee’s own struggle with identity as an Indian expatriate in Canada and her own ex-
perience of racism in Canada finds expression in her short fiction Darkness. She says that the country
is hostile towards its citizens who hail from different Asian countries. The present paper aims to study
three short stories of Bharathi Mukherjee namely The World According to HSU, Isolated Incidents
and Tamurlane. It studies the problems of expatriates who are victims of racial discrimination and
violence, their inability to adjust to the new world, their dilemma of being transfixed between two
cultures, their fear of survival and nostalgia.
Dr. Kumara Sridevi

Lecturer in English
Govt. Degree College, Nagari.
kumarasridevi@yahoo.com
13
Composition
Things falling apart where parents cannot hold - with reference to Thrity Umrigar’s
novel “The Weight of Heaven”
Children are a great blessing to mankind. God created man and woman and it’s their respon-
sibility to fill the earth. The procreation is left into the hands of man and woman. My paper aims at
how a wife and a dotted husband have fallen apart at the death of their one and only son. Children
are assets to the parents and in few cases, children act like glue between mommy and daddy for the
family to be going. Thrity Umrigar an Indian American writer had beautifully portrayed in her fourth
novel “The Weight of Heaven” the agony the parents undergo at the loss of their child. The characters
in the novel tried very hard to run away from the grey memories of death but no sooner their realized
that memories are the only the binding force to keep them alive. They believed that running away
from the present memories, hiding their tears wearing a garb of fake reality of being normal and saying
hundred and tenth time all right, made no difference. The couple took a Hercules decision to emigrate
from U.S.A. to India hoping that they could find peace and hope in their existence. Thirty Umrigar
throws light on her audience by giving them a chance to step into the shoes of a deprived mother who
is humble and modest. The novel is about how a woman’s happiness, her happy family collapsed right
in front of her eyes with the unexpected death of her one and only son Ben who is seven years old.
The novel is regretful and filled with melancholy. The memories of Ben keep flashing on and off Ellie’s
mind.
Ellie the protagonist along with her husband travels all the way from ‘West’ and settles in the
‘East’, where the new destination would be a ‘friendly refuge’. The novel is an imaginative exploration
into nitty-gritty of a troubled marriage, and ‘the vestiges of broken love’, compounded by the loss of
the seven-year old son of the couple, Frank Benton and Ellie, ending up in an expatriate culture shock
experience. The couple makes India their second home decides to start a fresh life. Ellie and Frank
find hard to fix their marriage at the cost of their son’s death. Their option has a predilection that
‘exotic India’ would be a harbinger of peace and reconciliation in the backdrop of their conjugal con-
flicts. But destiny seems to have a different path. The novel emphasizes on the idea of the title and it
leaves its readers in pain, suspense and awe.
Dr. V. Sharon Luther

Assistant Professor @ GMRIT
Rajam, Srikakullam Dist;
Andhra Pradesh.
sharon.v@gmrit.org
14
Composition
Transience in the Later Fiction of Anita Desai

Anita Desai as a woman writer explores the integrity of the female psyche in the Indian context
in ways which yield significant insights. Desai explores the submerged selves of the characters to find
out meaning and truth. To achieve this, she highlights the darker side of the characters invisible and
provides a new meaning by delving into the past life of the characters. Majority of her characters
revolt against the normal pattern of life. It is observed that sometimes they choose to withdraw rather
than fight against the situations of life. They try to seek comfort from the inner turmoil when they
realize it to be more difficult to continue in such conditions.
One of the prominent features of Anita Desai’s novels is narration of the past. Desai’s concern
with the past is a major feature of her vision of life and its articulation in narrative terms. The past is
not treated as a background. It constitutes the stuff of the narrative itself.
The narrative moves at different levels. For example, sometimes there is a continuous shift
from the past to the present and to the future. The nostalgia and the desire for the past works as the
shaping spirit of the narratives of Anita Desai. In the works of Desai, the present is constantly inter-
rupted by the past. In fact, memory helps in connecting the disconnected, isolated fragments of expe-
riences into an aesthetically coherent whole.
This paper demonstrates the construction of Transience in Anita Desai’s fiction. It also tries to
show how time has been used as a major theme by Desai in her later fiction. She discusses how time
is viewed by different philosophers and the later part deals with how time has been used by Anita
Desai as a central theme while weaving the narrative pattern of the story of her fiction.
Keywords:
articulation, interrupted, invisible, narrative, nostalgia, transience, turmoil
Dr. Byra Sujatha,

M.A(Litt.), M.Phil, Ph.d. P.G.D.F.E, B.Ed, B.L
Principal
Chilakaluripet.
15
Composition
Millennial Poetics at the milieu of Contemporary Poetry and its Emerging Trends: A
Study
Genre which embodies an explicit form of art, literature or music is categorized by a particular
usage, content and panache. A literary Genre with the characterization of literary composition is de-
termined by literary techniques, tone, content or even length in case of fiction. With varying styles,
structures, subject matters and the use of figurative languages the four main literary genres - poetry,
fiction, non-fiction and drama fulfill the purpose of literature that is representation and appreciation
of life with its power of imagination. Poetry with its aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language such
as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism and metre succeed in inducing meanings to prosaic ostensible
sense. In the present scenario, the literary landscape of 21st century contemporary poetry urges on a
novel theoretical tactic to the various poetic forms of the last two eras. This paper attempts to under-
stand the intricacy of contemporary poetry by exploring into the pronounced range of poetic forms in
existing production and the different ways literary critics have endeavored to qualify these newest
trends.
Keywords:
Alt Lit, Micro poetry, The YOLO Pages
Dr Aditi Abhishikta
B.A. (Psy), M.A. (Pol.Sc.), M.A.(Eng), M.Ed., PhD (Eng)
Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh
16
Composition
Marital Discord in the select Novels of Anita Desai

A novelist of considerable merit, Anita Desai has enriched the tradition of the Indian novel in
English by her persistent concern with the themes of anxiety, anguish and psychological adaptation.
She is an artist of a high order and her concern for human lot has imparted profound appeal to her
novels.
In some of her novels, Anita Desai has introduced marital discord as a central theme. She has
an independent approach to women's problems in Indian social life as well as life in general.
Woman's individual identity has not been positively and open-mindedly realized in Indian so-
cial life. Woman has never been accepted as a full-human being. She is taken for granted on number
of fronts. This casual attitude causes her consistent suffering and miserable life.
A study of Anita's Desai's novels is always a soul-searching process for her readers. She forces
her readers to be completely honest and sincere as she herself is. She fearlessly puts forward the point
that the basic concept of marriage is a social contract theory, based on human convenience and bio-
logical needs. All her heroines and heroes disassociate the factor of love from the concept of marriage.
Keywords:
adaptation, attitude, consistent, discord, psychological, tradition
Y. Sumithra,
Lecturer in English (H.O.D.)
C.R. College, Chilakaluripet, Guntur District
sumithrayaramachu@gmail.com
17
Composition
English Literature and Culture

About William Shakespeare:-
William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor,
widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist. He
is often called England’s National Poet and the “Bard of Avon”.
Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he
married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith.
Sometimes between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and
part –owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later known as the King’s Men.
Plays:
The first recorded works of Shakespeare are Richard III and the three parts of Henry VI, writ-
ten in the early 1590’s during a vogue for historic drama. In the early 17th century, Shakespeare wrote
the so-called “problem plays” Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, and All’s Well That Ends
Well and a number of his best-known Tragedies.
In the final period, Shakespeare turned to romance or tragicomedy and completed three
more major plays: Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest, as well as the collaboration, Per-
icles, Prince of Tyre.
Sunitha P
II year B.A.,
S.V.Vedic University,
Email ID: parisebagu.sunitha@gmail.com
18
Composition
Conflict Between Culture And Individuality In U.R.Ananthamurthy’s Bharathipura

Culture is an integral part of all the behaviour traits that have been learned, and have not only
been manifested and shared by the members of a society, but also have been passed on from one
generation to the other in an uninterrupted succession. This is conspicuously evident in the Indian
context where, in this vast area of land, many cultures flourished and transmitted down from gener-
ations to generations. This legacy has been carried on with streaks by some of the people who took
control over the marginal majority that were subservient in Indian society until late-20th century. Lit-
erature is the reflection of life and society. It is like a mirror that observes each facet of life in subtle
manner. Many modern Indian regional authors, through their works, derided this cultural hegemony
and tried to uplift the morality of the deprived ones besides delineating the dark sides of the culture.
One such modern Indian regional author of this line was U. R. Ananthamurthy, one of the founders of
Navya Movement in Kannada Literature. He wrote many successful and thriving works which mocked
the incoherent, superstitious and boorish behaviour of the upper caste society that tried to overpower
the people who are lowborn. His Samskara, Bharathipura are the novels which strongly condemn the
practice of untouchability and social inequality among human beings.
The primary objective of this study is to throw ample light on the elements of culture in
U.R.Ananthamurthy’s novel Bharathipura, and the way they affect the indigenous people who fight
for their individuality in the social milieu.
Keywords:
culture, society, marginal, hegemony, Indian regional authors, Ananthamurthy, Navya Movement,
Kannada, Samskara, Bharathipura, untouchability, individuality
V. Mallikarjuna
Research scholar (part-time)
Sri Venkateswara College of Arts
S. V. university
Tirupati
19
Composition
Uplift of Muslim Women through Education with reference to Rokeya Sakhawat

Hussain's Sultana’s Dream
Orientalism in India had led to multi-cultured society with Muslims as a conspicuous and very
influential sect. In this multi-layered Indian society, women have been subjugated and considered as
second citizens for many centuries. Muslim females had been confined twice – being Muslim and then
females. But the scenario started changing when the men started thinking of educating their daugh-
ters. The miracle change has not come magically; but the only credited reason behind that is educa-
tion. In reality the education of women which was started as a symbol of radical change in the status
of men; has been able to bring about a great change into women’s life. The maiden work of Rokeya
Sakhawat Hussain’s, Sultana’s Dream, and an exceptional one at that, has been chosen for the present
study. In Sultana’s Dream, the author remarks about the need of females being educated. In her work
she sarcastically comments on male domination and finally concludes her book with a hope of eman-
cipation.
Keywords:
women education, Sultana’s Dream, Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain, women emancipation through educa-
tion
Dr. Shakila Bhanu Shaik,

Asst. Professor,
Department of S&H,
VFATRU
20
Composition
An overview of the style and narrative techniques adopted by Thrity Umrigar an Indo-
American Parsi writer in her novel The Bombay Time
Thrity Umrigar, a Parsi by birth, settled in New Cleveland Ohio, writes with a deep insight and
consideration, in a language that is expressive as well as uncomplicated. In all her novels, she takes
the readers deep into the multi-layered world of characters; the world that is crammed with poverty,
terror, negativity, optimism and discovery. Her writings are clear and honest. Thrity Umrigar deals
with the inner world of Indian women in her novels. Basically, she writes about the situation of
women, their failures in their family life due to lack of husband’s support and constant intrusion of in-
laws. She writes about tradition and modernity in relation to women in the middle-class society. A
woman is the center of her fictional world. Her desires, efforts and failures in the traditional Indian
society are the main highlights of her novels. Her women are modern and self-sustained; yet, they are
bound by the traditional norms of the society. Umrigar’s writings reflect the typical tradition and the
modern feminine sensibility in India. She encourages her women protagonists to fight against all odd-
ities and to create their own footsteps. She makes it clear that hers is not the strident and militant
kind of feminism which sees the man as the cause of all troubles.
G.Pavani
KKR & KSR Institute of Technology and Science
Guntur Dist.
pawanigonnuri@gmail.com
21
Composition
Marriage a mirage
Marriage is one of the most significant, dominant and sacred institution for a woman. Mar-
riage occupies a crucial place in society. It plays a decisive role in human relationships. Portrayal of
marriage has been the recurrent theme in the Indian English novels. Indian women writers have show-
cased the trials and tribulations women have undergone under the institution of marriage. Kavery
Nambisan, the author of the novel Mango Coloured Fish, meticulously weaves the plight of her pro-
tagonist Shari; and her journey of discovering herself. Women like Shari have been exploited and vic-
timized by male dominated social system under the canopy of marriage, but with the spread of edu-
cation and the influence of feminist movement, which have supported for women‘s liberation; deliv-
ered them from the bondages of family ties and suffering. The awareness of the need for liberation
from the shackles of man’s superiority made them realize they potentiality.
Dr. P. Gautami,
Assistant Professor in English,
Vignan University
Guntur Dist.
paltati.gouthami83@gmail.com
22
Composition
Expatriate Experience
Anitha Rau Badami is a popular novelist who shot in to significance with her novels in Indo-
Canadian literature. Her novels reflect many complex aspects like Diaspora, Expatriate experience and
feminism in a very subtle manner. This Vancouver writer has a technique which is special to her in
portraying the suppressed lovelorn emotion of Indian women who practice Indian morale by habit
and follow values reluctantly. The present paper aims at reflecting the thoughts and ideas of second-
generation immigrants.
Dr. K. Rajani,
Assistant Professor in English
P.V.K.N. College,
Chittoor.
rajini.kalahasti@gmail.com
23
Composition
Drama
What is a Drama? Does Drama only give aesthetic pleasure to the spectators? Drama is a type
of literature telling a story, which is intended to be performed to an audience on the stage. Generally,
while drama is the printed text of a play, the word theatre often refers to the actual production of the
text on the stage. Theatre thus involves action taking place on the stage, the lighting, the scenery, the
accompanying music, the costumes, the atmosphere.
Drama is not an absolutely new fruit, it has come into existence at a stage of the continuous
process of literary evolution. The English Drama took place in the Miracle, Morality and Mystery plays
in the Middle English Period. In this paper of mine I’d like to tell about origin of the Drama and trends
in the Modern English Drama.
D. Hemalatha
hemalatha0728@gmail.com
24
Composition
Domestic Violence
Fiction in Indian English Literature has achieved a prominent place in its development. It is the
most powerful form of literary expression and has secured its position as one of the major tributaries
of the world fiction writing. Indian English Literature reflects the culture convention, ideals and the
people of India.
The immigrant writers of Indian origin have secured a desirable stand by noticing a wide vari-
ety of experience of diaspora. One of such eminent diasporic writers is Thrity Umrigar. She belongs to
twentieth century and is a modern Indo-American diasporic novelist. Through her writings and char-
acters she depicts a true picture of India and examines the concepts of power class divide, caste sys-
tem, gender issues and isolation of women.
The present paper aims at studying Thrity Umrigar’s fifth novel ‘The World we Found’, pub-
lished in 2012, which focuses on the diverse reflection of women, their strengths and weaknesses; and
the sufferings of woman in different periods of her life as is shown in the present novel where one of
the protagonists Nishta, is stuck in a miserable marriage, and wishing to withdraw from her married
life; struggles to find a new place and a new identity.
Keywords:
diaspora, immigrant life, isolation, identity, culture
S. Mary Sophia Rani

Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa
sofi.sagili@gmail.com
25
Composition
Diasporic Element in Mimic Men

Indian English Literature has been emerging as a powerful form of literature among the New
Literature; it represents the original and creative writings in English by Indians. Particularly the genre
of Indian fiction, emerged as a new literary phenomenon and added to the world of literary works.
The novel is being molded by the writers who are trying to give it a form, substance and expression
that are truly Indian and also bear a mark of universality.
The term diaspora emerged in 1990. It is as old as post colonial theory. In the area of post
colonial literature, different ethnic groups, based on their different cultural heritage have their own
cultural ethnic, historical perspectives. Hence the condition of the dislocated and dispossessed is emo-
tional and complicated because they can’t find a home of their own. Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
is one of the eminent and a great Caribbean novelist in English. He is associated with Indian Diaspora.
V.S. Naipaul’s fictional works mainly deals about diasporic elements like displacement, cul-
tural clashes and Identity crisis. He has a multicultural background. He was an Indian by ancestry,
Trinidadian by birth, and English by education. Rootlessness is the main theme in his writings.
The aim of this research paper is to analyze the presence of the concepts of the identity crisis,
Cultural clashes, and Political issues in V. S. Naipaul’s novel “The Mimic Men” (1967). Naipaul’s the
“Mimic Men” is divided into three parts and surprisingly the author has kept the name of the protag-
onist a secret until the beginning of the second part. The action of the first part takes place in London
in the youth hood of the protagonist Ralph Singh. The second part of the novel talks about the protag-
onist unhappy childhood, unenterprising boyhood and the pressures that exerted him to leave his
native island Isabella. The third part of the novel explores Ralph Singh shares the ups and downs of his
eventful life in Isabella soon after his coming over to that island nation with Sandra his wife from
London. His marriage and his entry into politics and also finds place.
Keywords:
diaspora, identity crisis, political issues, cultural clashes
C. Sankar Goud
Vemana Univesity,Kadapa
chukkasankar123@gmail.com
26
Composition
Imperialism -- Impact on decolonised Countries

Imperialism is a phenomenon in which a powerful nation occupies and plunders the economic
resources of weaker nations even across the oceans. It all began around 1870 (i.e. in the post indus-
trialization era). In fact, it was a big race among a dozen countries and the resultant rivalry to occupy
more and more overseas colonies. This mad rush to occupy colonies, to enslave the locals and to loot
their resources, took the world on to the brink of the utter devastation as it led to the two deadly
global wars. There are many factors that contributed to this mid – 19th century invention. The indus-
trial revolution compelled the European countries to search for the raw materials for their industries
and for markets to sell their mill made goods. The spirit of national pride led them to expand their
territories overseas. The expanding population is another criterion for their invasions. The last but not
the least is the desire to spread Christianity.
Keywords:
imperialism – concept of imperialism – industrial revolution - harbinger of imperialism-political occu-

pation-economic plunder- cultural hegemony- dent into self pride-racial segregation- cloak of white
man’s burden- divide and rule policy
S. Varalakshmi
Junior Lecturer in English,
Balayogi Gurukulam,
Dinnedevarapadu,
Kurnool)
27
Composition
Real Freedom
This paper intends to express the love of Rabindranath Tagore for his country and the world;
and his thought process that paves way in bringing about a total change in the people’s mentality so
that people can actually savour real freedom
Lalit Bhattarai
Address: S.V.Vedic University,
Alipiri chandragiri, bypass Road, Tirupati
lalitbhattarai6@gmail.com
28
Composition
Quintessence of Happiness
Happiness is usually understood as satisfaction and fulfillment, joy and felicity. But Aminatta
Forna’s concept of happiness is taking on the sufferings of lift at the same time not losing one’s own
joyfulness. Happiness is never a single entity, but it is coated underneath the layers of sufferings as
Forna wishes to illustrate in her novel, Happiness. The western world surmises that happiness without
trauma is normal life. The novel tries to answer two pertinent questions: Does happiness equal lack
of sufferings; Is suffering an essential ingredient in order to experience joy? The protagonist is a mid-
dle-aged Ghanaian psychiatrist becomes aware that trauma is damaging, and trauma free world is
normal to the western perception. The experience of Attila in the warzones of Bosnia, Sierra Leone
and Iraq, the sense of trauma as well as his own trauma when he lost his wife, the failure in the life of
fellow psychiatrist, the case of refugee condemned for arson and the loss of Tano, the son of his niece
has made Attila to realize that trauma as inseparable ingredient in human lives. It is the message that
Aminatta Forna desires to inform her readers. The depiction of characters by Forna is exquisitely wo-
ven with delicate situations of human condition.
Keywords:
happiness, trauma, resilience, coexistence, interconnectedness
Prof. Dr. P.J. Paul Dhanasekaran,

Former Prof and Head, English Dept.,
Sherubtse Campus, Royal University, Bhutan.
Research Consultant, Chennai.
profpjpaul@gmail.com
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Composition
Ecological Awareness
In good olden days of the Vedas, the environment was considered to be the God and the
Goddess of various forms like PANCHABHUTAS. As it is very important to shield nature by balancing
PANCHAAHABHUTAS the sages emphasized about the protection of the PANCHAMAHABHUTAS -
Ether, Air, Fire, Water, Earth- as well as about the flora and the fauna in the environment. By this we
can tell that the ECOLOGICAL AWARNESS had become definite deliberation even during Vedic period.
The vision of beautiful picture and supreme power of Environment varies in the Vedic times from the
Contemporary modern era. In the present-days environmental issues have become a matter of con-
cern. “The creed which evokes people to protect and respect Environment is known as Ecological
awareness.” So mainly every citizen must acquire knowledge about conservation of environment,
measures to be taken to avoid environmental degradation and to minimise pollution rate. Hence, it is
necessary to educate people about ecological interdependence. As ecological balance has become a
need for a healthy interaction between a life form and encircled environment, maximum importance
should be given to that. This paper of mine discusses the importance of spreading ecological aware-
ness among the present generation.
Rupika Priyatham Vemuri

BSc (HCE) First Year
Sri Venkateswara Vedic University
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Section C: Conversion
Conversion
Translation vs. Interpretation

Translation and interpretation are two closely related linguistic disciplines. Translation is ren-
dering a given text in a different language to convey the same meaning, whereas interpretation at-
tempts to give a deeper meaning of a given text. Both translators and interpreters should possess
extensive cultural and linguistic knowledge of their working languages as well as the ability communi-
cate clearly.
Many written works have been translated into regional languages to enable reach a greater
population, like the translation of the Srimad Bhagavatham into Telugu by the renowned poet, Sri.
Bammera Pothana, and the Ramayana to Tamil by Sri. Rajagopalachary. Similarly, Indian texts, namely
the Vedas, have become popular in western countries due to their translation into English by scholars
like Max Muller, CP Brown and Paul Brunton.
Translation of any work has many benefits. It enables sharing of knowledge of science, history,
religion, culture, and so on. Further, translation helps in preserving ancient and contemporary facts,
national and international, for future generations. Such language conversion works are helpful to re-
search scholars to understand the subject without language barriers.
Conversely, interpretation explains the essence of a text in a detailed scientific manner. Called
“Vyakhyana” in Sanskrit, the interpreter impresses upon the listener, the spirit of the author in his
own views. Interpretation varies from time to time depending upon the changes in the contemporary
period. Since there are many interpretations available for a given literature, the greatest advantage is
that understanding of complicated subjects like the Shastras is simplified.
Famous examples include the interpretation of Veda Vyasa’s MulaGranthas by Adi Shankara-
charya, Kalidasa’s Raghuvamsa Kavya by Mallinatha Suri and the Vedas by Sri.Sayanacharya.
Though related, translation is factual while interpretation is more individualistic. However,

both translation and interpretation are useful to enthusiastic readers and learners of all areas of edu-
cation and helps in motivating them to expand their interest, and consequently, their knowledge and
understanding of the subject.
Janardana Sarma
Boduppal,
Hyderabad
kvjjanardana1993@gmail.com
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Conversion
Difficulties in Transliterating Tamil Words In The Roman Script

In today's communication spectrum, dominated by social media and messaging applications,
it has become possible to 'converse' in any language of one's choice (e.g. Tamil) using a freely available
script (e.g. Roman). However, before such transliterations can be formalised for pedagogical or other
social purposes, certain issues must be addressed. To that end, this paper spells out two major diffi-
culties that arise while rendering words from Tamil, the first language of both the authors, in Roman
Script.
The first difficulty has to do with the fact that the 26-letter Roman script lacks unitary symbols
to represent certain sounds in Tamil, including the retroflex approximants spelt as [ழ்] and [ள்] in the
language. The second difficulty relates to the possibility of having more than one Roman representa-
tion for a certain Tamil sound, a case in point being the use of single or double Roman letters to denote
doubled plosive or vowel sounds from Tamil.
The paper concludes by suggesting that difficulties of the kind mentioned above may be re-
solved and a common transliteration scheme evolved, by calling forth (through questionnaires, which
are being developed) the judgments of Tamil speakers who regularly use Roman transliterations in
textual conversations.
Keywords:
transliteration, roman script, tamil sounds, phonology, orthography
Srinivas S
Department of English,
SSN College of Engineering
srinivass@ssn.edu.in
Vishesh Unni Ragunathan

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
visheshunni@gmail.com
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Localization of TV Advertisements: Across Time and Space

Translation practises are rapidly changing in the field of TV advertisements as the goods and
services are crossing boundaries. Texts are being localized beyond the notion of a source text and a
single target text. The present paper analyses a series of such advertisements of a soap product. The
objective of the study is to understand how the concept of text is rapidly changing in the process of
localization, in the field of audio visual translation. The widening scope of the text and its role in trans-
lating an ‘idea’ which is assumed to be formed at the stage of internationalization is discussed. It ob-
serves various aspects that impinge the process of localization across time and space through descrip-
tive analysis.
Uppu Jyothirmai
Research Scholar,
Department of Translation Studies
EFLU
Hyderabad
Telephone No. 7093665250
E-mail address: jyothirmai74@gmail.com
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Domestication and Foreignization in ‘Sleep’

Translation Studies is a fast-growing discipline in the globalized environment where multicul-
turalism and multilingualism exist. It is a bridge between two different cultures and languages and
helps in erasing any kind of differences between them. It is not just transferring information from one
language to another but uniting different cultures, societies and people by respecting their differ-
ences. This translation can be done by using a variety of strategies, methods and techniques. One of
those strategies is ‘Domestication and Foreignization’ proposed by an American translator Lawrence
Venuti. These are very important strategies with a lot of controversy about their application during
the translation process. Some theorists like Eugene Nida favoured Domestication whereas a few other
theorists like Lawrence Venuti preferred the concept of Foreignization. This paper studies the com-
plementary role played by these two important strategies in order to produce a smooth translation.
Keywords:
illusion of transparency, domestication, foreignization
Prof. M. Suresh Kumar,

Acharya Nagarjuna University,
Guntur.
P. C. Viswanath,
Research Scholar,
Acharya Nagarjuna University,
Guntur
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Translation over the Ages

“Translation is an act of rendering a text from one language into another”.
Translation is the only route to enjoy the best literatures of various languages. Translation is
a preserver of ancient literary and cultural heritage. Translation ventures to establish contact between
two languages, two cultures and two minds. In the 21st century, translation is both desirable and in-
dispensable.
Translation over the Ages - Indian Translations
“It is not Manuvad that unites us but anuvad”
21stcentury has heralded good tidings to a new stream of research called Translation Studies
because as Trivedi puts it, “Over the last two or three decades, translation has become more prolific,
more visible and more respectable activity than perhaps ever before”. Translation, a literary exercise,
is not something to be taken in a lighter vein. It is a difficult and serious task. It presupposes two
qualities in a person who wishes to take up translation work and love for the source text i.e. the work
which he wishes to translate is an essential thing.
Translation in India has a different story. It was not caused by forced migrations as in Europe
and elsewhere. There was a time when Sanskrit was widely prevalent in India. It was not only the
lingua franca of India. It was the main vehicle as well, of Indian thought, philosophy, astrology, dance,
music, astronomy, sculpture and literature. The Vedas, The Upanishads, The Bhagavad Gita, Epics like
the Ramayana and the Mahabharata and works on material sciences were all in Sanskrit. People felt
the need of translating these Sanskrit books into their own languages in order to strengthen and enrich
their heritage.
Dr. Byra Sujatha

M.A(Litt.), M.Phil, Ph.D. P.G.D.F.E, B.L.
Principal
Chilakaluripet.
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Calibrating Sanskrit Metaphors into English

Linguistic relativity is generally understood with assertions of a particular way of structuring,
segmentation and articulation of human experience culminating into ideas/concepts, propositions
and cognition. The great Sanskrit Poetician Acharya Kuntaka rightly remarks that language is a code in
which words are its assets (sampatti), sound is its recognition and expression is its verbalization
(sārthakta). Consequently, metaphoric language offers the most interesting and remarkable study.
When mapping of domains is executed in such rich and scientific language like Sanskrit (Indo-Iranian)
vis á vis Indo-European (West Germanic) poor cousin English, translation becomes a real challenge.
Should we know all the linguistic nuisances of both these languages? Is syntactic, semantic and stylis-
tic-pragmatic calibration possible? Can one interpret the implicit meaning embedded in metaphoric
utterances? How far can we succeed to have a faithful translation?
This paper is an attempt to investigate metaphors in the aforesaid perspective.
Prof. (Dr.) Amrita (DoE)

Dean, Faculty of Arts & Languages,
Proctor & Prof. In-Charge C. Library,
BPS Women’s University,
Khanpur Kalan
Dist. Sonipat - 131305.
amrita1177@gmail.com
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Conceptualizing a Link Literature: A Few Issues in Translation

In the contemporary scholarship on English studies, while a significant amount of debate has
centred around 'hybridity' and 'inclusiveness' within the canonical domain of English language and
literature, it is important for the Indian scholars to look into the consequences of introducing the
translated works (literature translated from regional languages into English) for the students of English
since last decade. This theoretical model, once proposed by Sujeet Mukherjee in his article "A Link
Literature for India", has already been experimented with by introducing papers such as 'Modern In-
dian writing in English Translation' at undergraduate level. The logic behind this experiment has been
the fact that the works written by British or American authors pose difficulty to the Indian students at
two levels: socio-cultural and linguistic. A culturally familiar text would help overcome at least one of
these difficulties, hence the introduction of the paper on translation. My article attempts to under-
stand various aspects of this experiment. It intends to seek answers for questions such as: What are
the theoretical underpinnings behind teaching translated literature instead of originally written works
by British/American authors? What is the take of students on the utility of such material? What could
be the implications of this experiment for the large corpus of Vedic and Upanishadic literature availa-
ble in Sanskrit which has the potential to be used as the source material in English through transla-
tions?
Manoj Kumar Yadav

Dept. of Management and Humanities,
NIT, Hamirpur,
Himachal Pradesh, 177005.
swapnilbardbhu@gmail.com
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Conversion in Globalization: Letter Writing To E-Mail Writing

English is the ‘Lingua Franca’ of the world. English language has emerged to be the world’s
most important language which has communicative and educative value. It is a progressive language.
Education has been the primary factor in the moral transmission of English around the world. It has
occupied a prominent place in the world. In countries like India, English is essential to link gap among
different languages. Globalization is an inevitable phenomenon. It effects on Education, trade, tech-
nology, competition, employment, culture, and organization structure.
Globalization is also effects on communication. Letter –writing and e-mail writing have the
greatest practical importance in globalization. Therefore much care learning should be taken in learn-
ing the proper way of writing letters and e-mails. After learning both letter writing and e-mail writing,
we use e-mail writing, which is a modern and effective communication system. Therefore e-mail writ-
ing is preferred to letter writing in globalization.
‘Live locally, think globally’. Internet is available at any place, which is the cheapest mode of
communication. One can send many messages at a time to many persons. It saves time. ICT is the part
of everyone in globalization. So, we prefer to write e-mail writing. Majority of the learners lack confi-
dence in writing letters and e-mails in English, so they remain passive learners. Therefore continuous
practice e-mail writing should be carried out and learners must be made aware of their mistakes and
these mistakes must be rectified by them. Lastly, the teacher teaching English in rural areas do try to
raise the standard of English of course, many of them are honest to their profession but for the re-
quired success, it requires devotion, extra work and extra time to face challenges in globalization.
Dr. Sudam Laxmankumar

M.A., M.Ed., P.G.D.T.E.,L.L.B.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.
A.V.E.S. DEGLOOR COLLEGE, DELOOR
Sudam_laxman@rediffmail.com
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Comprehending Equivalence through Conversion- a Practicum

21st century is a century of Translation Studies. The multiplicity of languages and the need for
‘confluence of cultures’ which are hitherto famous for their diversity has resulted in the growing pop-
ularity of Translation Studies as a separate branch of study. Taking up translation of various texts in
an easily readable and comprehensible form is important. The present study is a study of equivalence
as proposed by Peter Newmark, through a practical translation of one chapter of Yuvraj Singh’s auto-
biography ‘The test of my life from cricket to cancer and back’. The autobiography titled ‘The test of
my life from cricket to cancer and back’ is an autobiography of Yuvraj Singh, the famous cricketer from
India. This book chronicles all the events that catapulted him to success in cricket and success against
cancer. The paper presents the notion of equivalence, the problems encountered in achieving the
same and it attempts to study whether the practice of translation achieves notion of equivalence as
propounded by Peter Newmark.
Keywords:
translation, equivalence, problems encountered, autobiography
Dr. Ashok Vardhan Garikimukku

DVR & Dr. HS MIC College of Technology
Kanchikacherla-521180
anusid.1517@gmail.com
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Karuna Sri's Pushpavilapaman Analytical Report

The colonial rule of British Empire introduction of English education brought about many changes for
the attitude and approach of Indians. The writers of 18th century followed modem ways for writing
literature the gener's that were influenced were Fiction, Romantic Poetry,. Lyrical Poetry etc. This
impact is seen even on Telugu writers of modem era and particularly in writing Lyrical Poetry . The
Telugu writers who were influenced were Rayaprolu , Krishna Shastri, Vedula, Tummala, Viswa-
nadha, Jashuva and Karuna Sree. Karuna Sree in particular humanized his great work Pushpavilapam.
In this poetry plot is not important but inner expression of feelings takes the main role. In the open-
ing lines of the poem the poet expresses devotion and purity, later he moves into conflict. The poet
himself transforms into a flower and expresses his conflict.
The flower takes the human form and narrates the aspects of birth and death and who its respect
towards its mother like human beings. The poet reveals how flowers are used by human beings for
various purposes but finally throws it away. The flower says that it sacrifices its life for the sake of
human beings. The poet through this work wants to convey how human beings are destroying na-
ture.
Keywords:
keywords
Dr. T. Damodaram
Korlagunta, Tirupati – 517501
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Section D: Traditional
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Glory of Idol Worship in Nine-Fold Devotion

Bhakti has nine ways of expression:
1. Sravanam (Listening His names)

2. Kirtanam (Singing His Gunās)
3. Smaranam (Remembering Him)
4. Padasevanam (Serving His feet)
5. Archanam (Worshipping His idol)
6. Vandanam (Prostrating before Him)
7. Dasyam (Serving Him as wage less servant)
8. Sakhyam (being His friend) and
9. Atma Nivedanam (Surrendering to Him whole heartedly)
Archanam takes important and central place in the above nine. According to authorities like
Bhagawad Gita three paths are noted: They are Karma, Bhakti and Jgnana Yogas. Though, they appear
externally as separate, ultimately, they culminate into one Supreme Bhakti, Vikhano Muni, describes
“Narayana parayano nirdwandwo munih). (1 prasna – 1 khanda). Further He prescribes Nityam Ho-
mante, Gruhe, Devayatane va, Bhaktya, Bhagavantam Narayanam archayet, thad Vishnoh Paraman
Padam Gachchatiti Vigjnayate.”
One has to perform Varna, Ashrama Dharmas and then worship Narayana accompanied by
Lakshmi after Homa, morning and evening either in house or temple, with mantras (formulae) called
from entire veda. This leads one to Vishnus’ Parama Pada eternal abode of Vishnu) in this birth itself.
P.Bhavanarayanacharyulu.
Asst. Professor.
Vaikhanasagama Dept.
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Gods and classification of letters in Yajurveda

According to the classification of yajurvedic letters and their gods in "Vyasa Shiksha" the man-
uscript composed by an ancient sage and classifier of Vedas. Maharshi Vedavyasa is an authority on
this text. Prior to deciding the Gods of letters, the author of Vyasa Shiksha sets the number of letters.
According to the aphorism "Akhyanekasya varnordhvah svarasya karatottarah" there are

three types for each vowels" A" - "I" - "U" , Hrasva, Seetha, and Puta. Hrasva meaning short, Deergha
meaning long; and Puta meaning very long; add to make nine in number. There are only two types of
"R", Hrasva and Deergha,(short & long),"L" is only Short (hrasva), now the number of letters comes to
12. "E" "AI" "O" "OU" are also taking the place in vowels. Four of these letters are only deerghas (long
sounds). With these, the number goes up to 16. There is letter "O" is specially selected from "OM", it
is also the deergha (long), then there are two more letters too sharing the line of vowels which are
called as "rangas". These are of two types – long and very long (seetha and pluta). Now the vowels
are totally 19.
Like this there are 66 letters in Krishna Yajurveda as per the direction of Vyasa Siksha. Gods of
letters will be also discussed in full length research paper.
Sri. K.Purushottamacharyulu
\Asst. Professor,
Dept. of Krishna Yajur Veda,
S.V. Vedic University, Tirupati
kpa861975@gmail.com
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Vastu - Vidya In Vedas

The word “Vāstu' etymologically means "the place where people dwell' (vasanti pranino 'tra),
from the root ‘vas’ ‘dwell (nivāse). The place may either be the ground or land on which people reside,
or the house and other buildings people build for their use. The word ‘vāstu' refers both to the site on
which buildings are raised and to the buildings themselves (vases tunnagare ņic cha, according to
Uņādi - sūtra 1.75).
The early Vedic references (e.g., Rgveda 10. 107. 10; 10.146.3) suggest that the build-
ings, especially houses, were more important than the land on which they stood. The Vedic word for
‘house’ is ‘vesma' meaning 'that in to which people enter' (visanti iti); it could be decorated, conse-
crated and rendered charming and beneficent, like the abode of the gods (RV. 10.107.10); veśma
parishkrtaṁ devamāneva chitram). The Atharvaveda (5.17.13) even speaks of the spirit that chooses
to dwell in the houses thus built (na vikarṇaḥ prthu-siras tasmin veśmani jāyate). The Amarakośa gives
the word ‘vāstu' as synonymous with the site on which houses are built (vesmabhūr vāstur astri-
yām/2.2.19).
The word “vāstoshpati” (the lord of Vāstu) occurs in the Rgveda 7.54.1) and Sāyaṇa
explains that this is the spirit that protects the house (vāstosptegphasya pālayitar deva). This spirit is
identified with Indra by Devarāja-Yajvan in his commentary on the Nighộțu. He takes vāstu as signify-
ing mid-region (vāstu antarikșam) and 'vāstoșpati' as protector of this region by virtue of his pervading
it. In the Vedic context, the mid-region (antarikșa) signifies the starry vault (antaḥ madhye skṣāni
nakṣatrāņi yasya tat), and the gods in this sphere include Indra the chief of gods, Vāyu the god of
winds, parjanya the god of rains, Rudra the god of thundering clouds, and the Marud-devatās the gods
presiding over breezes and currents. In later literature, the gods of this realm were personified as Dik-
pālas the guardians of the eight directions even as the lord of the heavenly region Sūrya got structured
into the nine Grahas.
Dr.K.T.V. RAGHAVAN,
Lecturer in Jyotisa and Vastu,
S.V.Vedic University
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The Grand Ritual Of Lord Sri Venkateswara Bramhostavams

The world famous temple of kaliyuga daivam Lord Sri Venkateswara at Tirumala in the state
of Andhra Pradesh is visited by millions of people every year. The temple is known for its various rituals
that are performed daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly and annually. All the activities performed to the
presiding deity Lord Srinivasa are strictly according to principles of Vaikhanasa agama. Among various
rituals that are performed to the Lord, the annual Brahmotsavam which is called Salakatla Brahmotsa-
vam has gained popularity not only in India but also across the world. This elaborate ritual which is
performed for a period of 9 days reveals the glory of presiding deity. Prominence of this ritual is writ-
ten in many languages; English being no exception. This paper aims to present the historical mytho-
logical and devotional aspect of Brahmotsavam festival at Tirumala.
D. P. V. R. Srinivas.
Dept. Of Vaikhanasagama.
S. V. Vedic University.
Tirupati.
PH.9492273273
pardhu.deevi1997@gmail.com
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Importance of Environment in Pancharatragama

The Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient God created this universe. Earth is the only
planet known to have life on it. It was created by God with the fusion of panchabhoothas called Earth,
Water, Fire, Air and Sky. In the process of evolution Man has started to destroy the natural environ-
ment. By this he is not only destroying other living beings but also creating a situation where he will
be destroyed one day. In our ancient Hindu tradition, Vedas, Agamas and Upanishads various
measures are prescribed to safeguard nature.
Agamas mainly deal with rituals that are to be performed in temples and temple constructions
but it also emphasises on protection of environment. It is said in Padma samhitha. 1
M£l® M£rdhani áail¡n¡Æ Nady¡st¢r® Ca Sa´gam®.
Samudrat¢r® Pulin® Hrad® T¢rth® Ca K¡nan®
Ót®Àu NirmitaÆ Sth¡naÆ Siddh¡khyaÆ Vi¿vakarma¸¡.
D®v¡dibhi RahaÆ Tatra Sth¡pita¿c®dyath¡vidhi..
Sri. P.T.G. Bharatasekharacharyulu,

Lecturer,
Pancharatragama,
Tirupati.
ptgbharathsekharacharyulu@gmail.com
1
Padmasamhita kriyapada 1.12-13
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A Note on Brahmana Literature Special Reference to The Shatapatha Brahmana and

Darshapurnamasa Isti
This topic intents presenting about the ancient Indian composition the Brahmana literature,
specially the Shatapatha Brahmana, where the maximum microscopic methods of sacrifices are avail-
able. And also this topic intents presenting the brief of Darshapurnamasa isti sacrifice.
Lalit Bhattarai
Alipiri-Chandragiri, Bypass Road,
Tirupati
lalitbhattarai6@gmail.com
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Benefit of ‘AGNI’ (FIRE) in Various socio-cultural rituals

What is the necessity of giving different names to the same (Agni) fire? In Vedic texts, names
are not given arbitrarily, but to indicate classification of one general principle into various components
through a proper method of nomenclature based on their functions.
Naming a child has important psychological implications that has been proved through vari-
ous studies. Generally, nine parameters are used for nomenclature. These are:
1. place of origin,
2. interactive potential,
3. physical characteristics,
4. beneficence,
5. description of its characteristics in totality,
6. complementarity potential,
7. affection,
8. conjugation,
9. heredity or heritage
These principles have been used in naming AGNIs also.
Agnis with different characteristics are invoked using different names depending on samskara
karma being performed. Various forms of Agnis are described here with their usefulness in karmas
and their benefits, just like a particular thing in society is used in different forms by people with dif-
ferent habits. Also, like a single man assuming the charge of a son, brother, husband, father and in
laws. This is just an attempt to give an insight to the various forms of AGNIs with their usage and
benefits, as described in Vedas.
Dr Girijaprasad Shadangi
Asst Professor
Dept of Samaveda,
Tirupati-517502
gpshadangi@gmail.com
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Word and its Synonym

What is a “word” ? What do we get to know from it? When we know a word, we get to know
the meaning of the thing which is being called by that word. Can a word be attributed only one mean-
ing? No, a word may contain many meanings.
Referring to words from NIRUKTA shastra, for example, which we use daily :
- CHANDRAM - HIRANYAM
- PAYAHA - RAATRI
These are all imparted to us by NIRUKTA shastra. When we don’t get a meaning of a word in
Veda we can look up for it in NIRUKTA shastra. This is the sublimity of NIRUKTA shastra. NIRUKTA
shastra at present is available in the form of a book written by “YASKAMAHARSHI” . This paper aims
at explaining how to understand the combination of words in Sukla Yajur Veda (Kanva sakha) with
those whose meanings are in NIRUKTA shastra.
Nirmala Darahaas B
S N Veda Patasala, Vellekulam,
Pallathery, Palakkad, Kerala.
lrhaas93@gmail.com

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A Colloquium in Communication, Composition & Conversion—A Compendious Convergence

Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupati

SECTION A: COMMUNICATION ..................................................................................................... 0

INNOVATIVE METHODS IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO NON-NATIVE LEARNERS .................................................... 1

SECTION B: COMPOSITION ........................................................................................................... 0

TEMPESTUOUS TEMPEST IN AN ALLURING SERENADE ................................................................................ 7

SECTION C: CONVERSION ............................................................................................................. 0

TRANSLATION VS. INTERPRETATION ...................................................................................................... 1

GLORY OF IDOL WORSHIP IN NINE-FOLD DEVOTION ................................................................................. 1

IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENT IN PANCHARATRAGAMA .......................................................................... 5

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