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Cultural Ambivalence in Kiran Desai’s Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
(2024) Prem Bahadur Rai; Dr. Bal Bahadur Thapa; Supervisor
This dissertation examines the way characters in Kiran Desai’s Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard, experience cultural dislocation and cultural ambivalence. It foregrounds the way the colonization leads to cultural deviation, fragmentation, disintegration and identity crisis among the colonized people. The dislocation of the Indian traditional culture is the cause of the cultural ambivalence faced by the characters. Mr. Chawla demonstrates an ambivalent behavior and why Sampath runs away from the society. The researcher has derived theoretical insights from Homi K. Bhabha and Mary Louise Pratt to analyze the issue in the selected primary text. With their critical views, this work has observed cultural ambivalence and its consequences in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Mr Chawla’s ambivalent character and Sampath’s transformation are found to be the effects of the colonial legacy.
Experience of Stigma and Discrimination by People Living with HIV
(Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Central Department of Sociology, 2024-07) Prabin Shakya; Prof. Madhusudan Subedi; Supervisor
HIV stigma denotes to the irrational or negative beliefs, attitudes, behavior and judgment towards people living with HIV (PLHIV) followed by discrimination which is the biased and partial treatment of PLHIV having context specific manifestation and diverse impacts. This study aimed to assess the lived experience of HIV stigma and discrimination, identity issues its impact, factors, support system and coping mechanism. A descriptive and exploratory study design was made with qualitative data collected among 60 PLHIV (49 female and 11 male respondents). The qualitative data we recollected by using open ended structured questionnaire. The data gathered were analyzed using a thematic meaning making approach to form the results of the study. It was concluded that the research respondent undergoes the identity crisis after the discovery of HIV due to different contextual factors like physical appearance, lack of knowledge about HIV, self-shaming, absence of social and economic support that lowers their self-esteem, confidence and status. Simultaneously, the respondents rebuild their identity based on their personal resilience, selective and limited disclosure, silent and secrecy, coping mechanisms, outreach and support mechanism through people and organization and access to available resources which is the positive aspects that impact the life of PLHIV. Furthermore, they focused on the health, social and economic aspects of their lives and these enabled them to gradually reconstruct their identity. The thesis pursues to back contributions in the sociology HIV stigma and discrimination. It also seeks to revise the perspectives of symbolic interactions to better understand the emotive and embodied nature of identity processes in HIV stigma and discrimination.
Rhetoric of Empire in Kincaid’sAmong Flowersand Macdonald’sHoly Cow
(Central Department of English Tribhuvan University, 2024-07) Asmita Parajuli; Dr.Komal Phuyal ; Supervisor
Abstract This thesis aims to analyse the perspective of two Western writers through their travelogue on Eastern countries, namely Among Flowers by Kincaid and Holy Cow by Macdonald, to evaluate whether the Orientalist perspective and Western hegemony have continued to exist even in contemporary times. The study utilizes the concepts of postcolonial theory, orientalism, and the theory of Self and Others. The study has reviewed the existing literature concerning the aforementioned travelogues based on the concepts of Orientalism and Others, postcolonial critique of these works, and analyses that have already been undertaken. Furthermore, the study concludes that the authors are essentially neo-orientalists which has given rise to this imperial perspective toward the Third World countries. The thesis has discussed the literature based on theory as well as analysis of the wordings of the two travelogues to conclude that essentially the hypothesis was true and indeed the two authors have embraced and posited the Imperialistic perspectives highly, thus reducing Nepal and India to a subjective representation of their own personalities, failing to capture the true image of their cultures.
Rituals, Gender and Modernity : Mundum Based Performance Culture of Kirant Women
(Central Department of English Tribhuvan University, 2024-07) Solira Rai; Dr. Shiva Rijal ; Supervisor
The Kirants, the ethnic group from Eastern part of Nepal have their major religious text is Mundum that constitutes the free and fair positions for the women as well. Guided by the problem of universal feminism, the research work assumes that not all of the communities of the world have dominated women. Kirant community could be an exception to state that this community has very less degree of discrimination to women. This research work focuses on some particular religious ritual performances and their reflections on sociology cultural and day to day life style of Kiranti Female taking Jaari, a movie, as the primary source of analysis and the Corundum itself. Ancient Kiranti women to today’s modern Kiranti women are devoted and happy with own culture and religious rituals, because Kirantreligion and culture are more flexible than other religious culture and rituals. The study has, by and large, acknowledged that the core theme of Mundumis the matriarchal society. Women's involvement in every ritual performance in fairs and festivals also raises the issue of gender equality among Mundum believers to that end, they enjoy freedom, own identity, individuality because it is given by the Kirant Mundumitself.Kiranti Women have by and large fared better when it comes to gender equality. It is the main binding factor to Kiranti women in one place. They have full faith and respect towards Kirant community and want to pass down such religious rituals to the daughters. This research work argues that the gender status in Kiranti community is good as the women are offered the equal status. Thus, the research work yields the idea that Mundumallows larger degree of freedom to femininity in comparison to other religions and communities. (Key Words: Mundum, Riutal, Kirant, Performance, Women, Culture, Jaari Movie)
State Of Concessional Loan Withreference Ofagricultural Development Bank Limited Ofkathmandu, Nepal
(Central Department of Public Administration (CDPA) Faculty of Management, Tribhuvan University, 2024-03) Sudil Ghimire; Rajib Bickram Rana ; Supervisor
अरुण उपत्यकामा प्रचलित लोकगीतको संरचनात्मक अध्ययन {Arun Upatyakama Prachalit Lokgitko Samrachanatmak Adhyayan}
(2081) हरिहर चापागाई Harihar Chapagain; प्रा. डा. खगेन्द्रप्रसाद लुइटेल; शोधनिर्देशक
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