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Paper 107: The Twentieth Century Literature: From World War II to the End of the Century The Role of the Artist in Society: Examining Masuji Ono’s Artistic and Moral Responsibility in ‘An Artist of the Floating World’ Academic Details : ● Name : Mital R. Helaiya  ● Roll Number : 15 ● Enrollment Number : 5108250018 ● Semester : 2 ● Batch : 2025-26 ● E-mail : mitalhelaiya@gmail.com Assignment Details : ● Paper Name : The Twentieth Century Literature: From World War II to the End of the Century ● Paper No : 107 ● Paper code : 22400 ● Topic : The Role of the Artist in Society: Examining Masuji Ono’s Artistic and Moral Responsibility in ‘An Artist of the Floating World’ ● Submitted To : Smt. Sujata Binoy Gardi, Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University. ● Submitted Date : 15 April 2026 Table of Contents Abstract Keywords Research Question Hypothesis Introduction Literature Review Ono’s Artistic Identity and Historical Context Authorial Intention and Ishigur...
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  Paper 106: The Twentieth Century Literature: 1900 to World War II ‘The Second Coming’ as a Modernist Vision: Chaos, Apocalypse, and Prophecy in W. B. Yeats’ Poetry Academic Details : ● Name : Mital R. Helaiya  ● Roll Number : 15 ● Enrollment Number : 5108250018 ● Semester : 2 ● Batch : 2025-26 ● E-mail : mitalhelaiya@gmail.com Assignment Details : ● Paper Name : The Twentieth Century Literature: 1900 to World War II ● Paper No : 106 ● Paper code : 22399 ● Topic : ‘The Second Coming’ as a Modernist Vision: Chaos, Apocalypse, and Prophecy in W. B. Yeats’ Poetry ● Submitted To : Smt. Sujata Binoy Gardi, Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University. ● Submitted Date : 15 April 2026 Table of contents  Abstract Keywords Research Question Hypothesis Introduction Theoretical Framework: Modernism and Apocalypse Historical Context: Post-World War I Chaos Modernist Techniques in The Second Coming Fragmentation and Disruption Prophetic Language and Symbol...

Epistemic Reorientation and Decolonizing English Studies: A Critical-Reflective Engagement with Indian Knowledge Systems

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Indian Knowledge Systems and English Studies: A Transformative Academic Encounter This blog is written as part of a critical academic reflection on the National Seminar on Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) and English Studies, organized by the Department of English under the guidance of Dilip Barad. The purpose of this reflection extends beyond descriptive summarization; it seeks to critically engage with the epistemological, methodological, and pedagogical implications of the seminar, and to examine how these engagements have contributed to a transformation in my intellectual orientation as a student of English literature. Introduction: From Epistemic Dependence to Critical Pluralism As a second-semester M.A. student specializing in English Studies, my academic formation has been deeply informed by dominant Western theoretical paradigms structuralism, postcolonialism, psychoanalysis, and various strands of modern critical theory. While these frameworks have undeniably equipped me with so...