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PUNE RESEARCH  

AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL IN ENGLISH

( ISSN 2454  -  3454  ONLINE ) (JIF 3.945)

 VOLUME 9, ISSUE - 6 ( NOV - DEC 2023 )

JOSHI HITESH BABUBHAI

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This research explores the integration of New Historicism within the narrative fabric of Amitav Ghosh's novels, focusing on the concept of 'The Touch of the Real.' Amitav Ghosh, a significant contemporary writer, often intertwines historical events and cultural contexts within his narratives, creating layers of authenticity and palpable realities in his works. This abstract presents an investigation into Ghosh's novels through the lens of New Historicism, emphasizing the infusion of historical, cultural, and socio-political dimensions that render his narratives profoundly immersive and realistic. Through this analysis, the research seeks to unveil the inherent connections between Ghosh's literary creations and the socio-historical realms they depict, emphasizing how his works encapsulate a vivid 'touch of the real' that transcends mere storytelling, offering a deeper understanding of the past and its implications on contemporary existence. Employing a New Historicist approach enables a comprehensive examination of the interplay between history, culture, and fiction, thereby shedding light on the nuances of Ghosh's narratives and their reflection of historical truths. This abstract outlines the methodology, objectives, and significance of employing a New Historicist perspective to decode the palpable realities embedded within Amitav Ghosh's literary tapestry.

Key Words: Palpable, Touch of the Real, purveyor of a history, New Historicism, resisted systematization, paradigm, emblematic, Practicing New Historicism.

AMMU PERUMAL & SHRUTHI P S

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The word culture itself defines that it is a social phenomenon that reflects the characteristics of a particular society. Cultural is something that is acquired and it also consists of a lot of traits such as habits values believes are music language knowledge and rituals. Culture is a concept and not a concrete one. It generally speaks of food, clothing, rituals, art and so on. Where a custom is defined as a traditional way of behaving or doing something that is unique to a specific society, location or time. When we speak of Indian marriages we have a lot of traditional practices, gesture, behaviour, event or act and as time passes it becomes a custom. Agriculture and society on the planet as its own set of customs and traditions that have evolved over time. A religious or social custom passed down through generations becomes a tradition. A tradition is a practice that has been passed down through generations and it is observed by the majority of people in the society or culture where is a custom can be short left and observed only at the family or individual level.

Keywords: Tradition, Culture, Custom

M. AARTHIKA

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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian- American writer. She is a very notable diasporic writer. She has received American Book Award for her short story collection, Arranged Marriage. Her novels are greatly influencing amidst Indian and Indian- American readers. Mostly, all of her works are set in India and America. Struggles and experiences of south Asian immigrants are focused in her works. She has written in multiple forms of literature, such as poetry, short story and novels. She writes not only for adults but also for children. Her creativity and versatility would be felt in her novels. Each novel of Divakaruni would be unique in its own way. She has written both realistic and unrealistic fictions. The Last Queen (2021) is her attempt on historical fiction. Her usage of magical realism in her novel, Mistress of Spices (1997) is tremendous. Her extraordinary works, The Palace of Illusions: A Novel (2008) and The Forest of Enchantments (2019) are the renditions of Hindu epics, The Mahabharata and The Ramayana. She voices out the victimization of women through her novels and also she shows a light of hope for them. Her novels are set in way which direct a path of success to the immigrant women readers from their struggles.  This article mainly focuses on the struggles on female characters of the novel, Before We Visit the Goddess and further highlights their acceptance of reality in an optimistic manner.

Key Words: Immigrants, Women, Reality, Optimism, Struggles