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Item Critique of Western Modernity in Seasons of Anomy by Wole Soyinka(Department of English, 2016) Bhattrai, BimalThis research looks into Soyinka’s Season of Anomy from the perspective of nonwestern modernity. From the time of anti-colonial movement till now, Nigeria attempts to develop modernity native to it. With the time span of a decade, Nigeria succeeds in bringing plenty of reform and progressive transformation. The mounting exploitation and social disintegration take place even after the country moves towards modernization following the end of colonialism. People review and reassert their faith in the power of myth and ritual which works as the haven in the time of dire crisis and unthinkable atrocity. Troubled side of Nigeria reflected in Ofeyi’s entire redemptive endeavor is analyzed. Violence and search for pacifism take place in Nigeria following the end of colonial era. The harsh and harrowing effect of the westernization of Nigeria after the end of colonialism compels many inhabitants of Nigeria to view western modernity critically. Hundreds of thousands of youths lost their lives. The more imported modernity of the west take root on Nigerian soil, the more Nigerian society gets prolonged, the more conflict, chaos and carnage occur. Due to the prolongation of conflict and social unrest, people begin to think that violence become the part of daily life. Fed up with the lingering trace of violence, majority of people turns to the mythical belief and practice.Item Social Disintegration and Women Suppression due to Religious Extremism in Nasrin's Lajja(Faculty of English, 2019) Paudel, MaheshFrom the time immemorial women are marginalized by the male patriarchal society and symbolized as 'other' which is incorporated as a fiction in Lajja. Nasrin situates in the context of religious fanaticism that raised its ugly head in Bangladesh in the wake of the demolition of Babri Masjid in India in 1992. The novel also exhibits immense potential to be studied from a feminist perspective. The representation of the female characters, their treatment at the hands of Muslim and Hindu male fundamentalists at the level of family, society, religion and the fate female characters face are heart rending and hedious, patriarchal society has created a world where women are expected to fit themselves in this frame, where in every sense they are inferior to men and lose their personal identity. Women remain as mere object or property to men. The main problem of the study was why females have been so marginalized in Hindu and Muslim society. The study has concluded that women in these societies have been treated that way because of religion orthodoxy.