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Volume 14 , Issue 1: 2026 (Jan-Mar)
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Literary Theory in the Labyrinth of Ideology Dr. Shivajit Dutta Associate Professor, Department of English Doomdooma College, Rupai Siding, Tinsukia, Assam Email: shivajitdutta@gmail.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.1 |
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Narrating Trauma through
Silence: An Analysis of The Covenant of Water Dr. Liji Varghese Associate Professor, Department of English, All Saints’ College, University of Kerala. DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.6 |
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Voicing the Unheard:
The Radical Legacy of Barbara Smith and the Foundations
of Black Feminist Criticism Neera Gupta¹, Dr. Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat² ¹PhD Research Scholar, Desh Bhagat University, Punjab, India ²Assistant Professor, Desh Bhagat University, Punjab, India Emails: neeragupta1998@gmail.com, bimtiyaz9@gmail.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.11 |
11-18 |
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“Mascots”: The Pragmatic
Agents of Communication Dr. Vinodhini Chinnaswamy Associate Professor of English, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Presidency University, Bangalore – 560064, Karnataka, India Email: vinodhini.c@presidencyuniversity.in DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.19 |
19-22 |
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A Review of Empirical
Studies on Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition in L2
Contexts Yabo Dan School of Foreign Languages, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China Email: dyb2493@163.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.23 |
23-34 |
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The Animist Way of Life of
the Galos of Arunachal Pradesh Kajal Kamsi Research Scholar, Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh, India Email: kamsimaleficent@gmail.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.35 |
35-38 |
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Beyond Armed Struggle:
Settler Colonial Structures in Sahar Khalifeh’s Wild
Thorns Anhar Y. H. Ayyash¹*, Venkatesh Puttaiah¹ ¹Department of English, Maharaja’s College, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka 570005, India *Corresponding Author: anharayyash4@gmail.com ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2517-035X DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.39 |
39-51 |
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Bengali Anglophone
Literature: The Significance of Cultural Identity in
Global Literary Production Sujata Bisoi¹*, Aahana Bisoi² ¹Academic Mentor (M.A. English – American Literature), Muscat, Oman *Email: sibasisbisoi@gmail.com ² Indian School Al Ghubra (International), Muscat, Oman DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.52 |
52-58 |
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Tamil Diaspora in Mauritius:
Recreating Home in Ananda Devi’s Le Voile de Draupadi M. Mohanalakshmi¹, T. Priya² ¹Research Scholar, Centre for French, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India Email: mohanalakshmi_fr1@mail.sjctni.edu ²Assistant Professor, Centre for French, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India Email: priya.t@bdu.ac.in DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.59 |
59-67 |
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An Analysis of the
Comparison of the Works of Kunzang Choden and Khaled
Hosseini Shagufta Nafees Research Scholar, Department of English and Modern European Languages University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India Email: shaguftanafees48@gmail.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.68 |
68-72 |
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Exile, Violence, and the
Self: Reconstructing Identity through Survival in
Benyamin’s Migrant Narratives and Meera’s Political
Realism B. Harshaavardaanan¹, Dr. B. Kathiresan² ¹ Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of English, Thiruvalluvar University, Serkadu, Vellore – 632115, Tamil Nadu, India ² Dean & Professor, Department of English, Thiruvalluvar University, Serkadu, Vellore – 632115, Tamil Nadu, India DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.68 |
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The past in Selected Novels
by Anne Tyler Dr. Samah Thabet Department of English, College of Arts Jouf University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.80 |
80-83 |
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Articulating the Margins:
Rohinton Mistry’s Novels and the Politics of Minority
Representation in Postcolonial India Sivakumaran S¹, Dr. M. Shameem² ¹ Research Scholar (Part-Time), Department of English, Kandaswami Kandar’s College, P. Velur, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India Email: sivakumarans2011@gmail.com ² Associate Professor & Research Supervisor, Department of English, Kandaswami Kandar’s College, P. Velur, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.84 |
84-89 |
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Students’ Attitude Towards
the Varieties of Language: An Empirical Study of the Li
Ethnic Group Li Shuqi¹*, Li Zhanfang² ¹² Department of English, North China Electric Power University, No. 2 Beinong Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing, China *Corresponding Author Email: 1403070208@qq.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.90 |
90-97 |
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Narrating Partition Trauma:
The Child Witness in Bapsi Sidhwa’s Cracking India Alamelumangai K.¹, Dr. M. Shameem² ¹ Research Scholar (Part-Time), Department of English, Kandaswami Kandar’s College, P. Velur, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India ² Associate Professor & Research Supervisor, Department of English, Kandaswami Kandar’s College, P. Velur, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.98 |
98-101 |
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Exploring the Pedagogical Affordances and Constraints of
AI-Supported Presentation Design in EFL Contexts Che-chang Kang¹*, Pei-yi Yen², Chen-wei Guo², Min-hua Li², Wei Mai², Cheng-jun Yen², Yu-xuan Xie² ¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Ling Tung University, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.) ² Student, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Ling Tung University, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.) *Corresponding Author: paxsonkang@gmail.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.102 |
102-114 |
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Phunga Wari: A Cultural Memory of Manipur in the Modern
Digital World Wairokpam Sanghamitra¹, Mutum Rameshwor Singh² ¹Research Scholar, Department of English, Dhanamanjuri University, Manipur, India Email: sanghamitrawairokpam@gmail.com ²Professor, Department of English, Dhanamanjuri University, Manipur, India Email: rameshworm99@rediffmail.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.115 |
115-122 |
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Doris Lessing’s Unseen Thread: Weaving Africa’s
Realities Sumita Kumari¹ & Dr. Vibhash Ranjan² ¹ Ph.D. Scholar, Department of English, Patna University, Patna, Bihar, India ² Assistant Professor, PG Department of English, Patna University, Patna, Bihar, India DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.123 |
123-126 |
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Dr Shinde Sweety’s Arjun Without a Doubt: The Reception
of the non-pareil hero from the Mahabharata Dr. Surabhi A. Parmar Assistant Professor & Head, Department of English, D. K. V. Arts & Science College, Jamnagar (Gujarat) Email: surbhi.parmar24@gmail.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.127 |
127-134 |
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Songs of Labour and Silence:
Folk Work Songs of Rural Bengali Women Ranita Bain Assistant Professor, Department of English, Mugberia Gangadhar Mahavidyalaya, Bhupatinagar, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India. Email: ranitabain84@gmail.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.135 |
135-139 |
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Panch-Bhoota Sensibility in
Mamang Dai’s The Legends of Pensam Dimple Pannu Research Scholar, Department of English, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana, India E-mail: associatesvnnarwal@gmail.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.140 |
140-147 |
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Zorami: The Redemption Song’
As A Resistance Text Meghana V Goshi Research Scholar, Presidency University Email: meghana.20233ENG0022@presidencyuniversity.in DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.148 |
148-152 |
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The Crisis of Identity in
Folk Literature: A Postmodern Perspective Saurabh Lohchab¹, Dr. Surekha Ahlawat² ¹ Research Scholar, Department of English, M.M.H. College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. ² Professor, Department of English, M.M.H. College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.153 |
153-158 |
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Translating the
Untranslatable: The Cultural Terrains of G. Ravi’s
Kandankunnu Muthappan and Dipi Diju’s Kappiri Muthappan Saritha K¹, Dr. Srinivas Vooradi² ¹Research Scholar, Institute of Humanities and Social Science, Srinivas University, Mangalore, India ²Research Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Science, Srinivas University, Mangalore, India DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.159 |
159-164 |
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Tehzib, Memory, and the
Politics of Aesthetic Practice: Reading The Mirror of
Beauty Dr. Suvam Nath Sharma Assistant Professor, Department of English, Arunachal University of Studies Email: suvambitious1@gmail.com. DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.165 |
165-174 |
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Culture, Orality, and Folk
Songs: Storytelling and Cultural Memory in Galo Folk
Songs Monica Basar Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of English Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Email: monicabasar3@gmail.com. DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.175 |
175-179 |
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Magic Realism embodied in
Tribal Belief System and Environment of Arunachal
Pradesh as Reflected in the Writings of Mamang Dai Topi N. Bagra Assistant Professor (G.L), Dera Natung Govt. College, Arunachal Pradesh Email: topibagra01@gmail.com. DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.180 |
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The Nyodu Ngammi Hinam
Practice Among the Galos of Arunachal Kajal Kamsi Research Scholar, Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh, India Email: kamsimaleficent@gmail.com DOI: 10.33329/rjelal.14.1.186 |
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