Stories in a New Skin: Indian Mythology in Literature

Call for Papers:

Anthology titled: Stories in a New Skin: Indian Mythology in  Literature

We are happy to announce an anthology titled "Stories in a New Skin: Indian Mythology in  Literature" to be published by a reputed publisher with an ISBN. You are invited to contribute your scholarly, unpublished article(s) to the anthology

Sub Themes: The following are the areas/writers of choice

1.      R K Narayan

2.      RN Tagore

3.      Chetan Bhagat

4.      Amitav Ghosh

5.      Anita Desai

6.      Arundhati Roy

7.      Aravind Adiga

8.      Arun Joshi

9.      Kartar Singh Duggal

10.  Kiran Desai

11.  Khushwant Singh

12.  Namita Gokhale

13.  Rohinton Mistry

14.  Shobha De

15.  Shashi Deshpande

16.  Vijay Tendulkar

17.  Vikram Seth

18.  Any other writer of your choice related to Indian Writing in English

 

Theme:

For thousands of years people have associated objects in the sky, the Earth, and aspects of their physical world with the gods and goddesses of their cultures. Through these pages, find out about the gods and goddesses of different cultures around the world, and the works of art people have created to give them expression. Indian Mythology is one of the richest elements of Indian Culture, which enriches it further and makes it a unique one in the world. Through generations, different stories in Indian mythology have been passed from generation to generation either by word of mouth or through carefully stored scriptures. It is our endeavour to bring forth the different elements of Indian mythology by a myriad of articles and stories which not only make educational reading but also make a good source of recreational reading. These stories, which form the backbone of Indian mythology, area great medium for people especially parents to inculcate interest in Indian Culture in the younger generation and to impart values of Indian culture to them. The interesting aspect of the stories in Indian Mythology, is that they are usually meant to convey subtle facts, rules and maxims to guide our daily lives. Who doesn't enjoy a well written story? Naturally story-telling is the best medium for conveying even powerful messages. The stories in Indian mythology vary from subtle maxim conveying tales of Panchatantra and Jataka-tales to subtle life paradigm defining stories from the Bhagvad-Gita, Ramayana and Mahabharata. A key point to note is that there are usually multiple stories explaining the same fact or occasion or festival. So each version is right in its own merit. This is a result of the natural evolution the stories might have gone in the process of being handed over from generation to generation for centuries.

Mythology, in fact, is as much a source for a historian as are folklore, proverbs, art, architecture and literature. AK Ramanujan's work, on the many versions of the Ramayana, is indeed an illustration of this.Shashi Deshpande,Namita Gokhale too has series of short stories to their credit bringing mythology closer to the readers.

Paper Submission:

1.      The length of the paper should be between 3000-4000 words. The contributors are asked to strictly adhere to the MLA Handbook (7^th Edition) for writing their papers.

2.      The paper must contain the title, author's name, author's affiliation (organization, city and country).

3.      Paper should be written in Times New Roman (12 font size) and 1.5 line spacing.

Important Dates:

Paper Submission: 25 March, 2015

Acceptance: 30 March, 2015

 

Editors:

Dr. KshamataChaudhary Asst. Prof./Convener, Dept. of English VardhamanMahaveer Open University Kota-21 (Rajasthan) Mob-09413987679 Mail-id: kshamata.kota@gmail.com

Dr Sanjay Goyal, Assistant Professor Department of English Jain VishvaBharati University, Ladnun-341306, Rajasthan Mob-09414447277 Mail-id: sanjaygoyaljvbu@gmail.com