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Scoping the Eco-sensitive Mythology in the Works of Amruta Patil and Appupen
Corresponding Author(s) : Himanshi Saini
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022): January
Abstract
Purpose of the study: The study aims to delve into the potential of the graphic novel in the Indian context, for which I have used the works of Amruta Patil and Appupen. The paper investigates the concerns of environment, mythology, and feminine experience and its presentation on a graphic-literary landscape.
Methodology: The methodology used in the paper is that of direct observation. The researcher has used the contributions of Pramod K. Nayar and Emma Varughese further to push the boundaries of the graphic novel in India.
Main Findings: The paper’s main findings have been to bring to light the complex mesh of interdisciplinary strategies required to scope the medium of the graphic novel. The paper narrows down on the success of the graphic novel as a medium to address the issues of the environment in a much more nuanced manner.
Applications of the study: This research can be used to widen the scope of Literary Eco-criticism. It includes the medium of the graphic novel and seeks to examine its operative strategies when raising attention to the issues that pertain to the environment.
Novelty/Originality of the study: The terrain of the Indian Graphic Novel is still new and developing. While some studies have been done in this medium around the themes of the concerns of the cosmopolitan Indian, little has been done to look into the mythological roots and environmental concerns that this genre also illuminates. This essay is a significant step in that direction.
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- Appupen(2022). Legends of Halahala. HarperCollins.
- Appupen (2014). Aspyrus (1st ed.). HarperCollins.
- Appupen (2018). The Snake And The Lotus [Jan 01, 2018] Appupen. Westland.
- Daiya, K. (2018). South Asia in Graphic Narratives. South Asian Review, 39(1–2), 3–10. https://doi.org/10.1 080/02759527.2018.1514131 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02759527.2018.1514131
- Banerjee, S. (2016a). All Quiet in Vikaspuri (1st ed.). HarperCollins India.
- Banerjee, S. (2004). Corridor: A Graphic Novel. India Penguin.
- Banerjee, S. (2019). Doab Dil. Penguin Random House.
- Banerjee, S. (2011). The Harappa Files. Harper Collins.
- Banerjee, S. (2007). The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers. Penguin Books.
- Ghosh, V. (2010). Delhi Calm (0 ed.). HarperCollins India.
- Morton, Timothy (2012). The Ecological Thought. Reprint, Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.23 07/j.ctvjhzskj DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvjhzskj
- Nayar, P. K. (2019). The Indian Graphic Novel: Nation, History, and Critique. Taylor & Francis Group.
- Patil, A. (2018). Adi Parva (2012th ed.). Harper Collins.
- Patil, A. (2018). Kari (1st Ed.). HarperCollins.
- Patil, A. (2018b). Sauptik: Blood and Flowers (Illustrated ed.). HarperCollins India.
- Pattanaik, A. P. A. D. (2019). Aranyaka. Westland.
- Ramanujan, A. K. Is there an Indian Way of Thinking? An informal Essay. Contributions to Indian Sociology, 23(1), 41-58. https://doi.org/10.1177/006996689023001004 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/006996689023001004
- Sen, O. (1994) River of Stories. Kalapvriksh.
- Swahananda, S., Madhavananda, S., & Nirmalananda, S. (2016). Chandogya and Brihadaranyaka Upanishads: With Short Commentaries. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
- Varughese, D. E. (2018). Visuality and Identity in the Post-millennial Indian Graphic Narratives (Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels) (Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018 ed). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69490-0 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69490-0
References
Appupen(2022). Legends of Halahala. HarperCollins.
Appupen (2014). Aspyrus (1st ed.). HarperCollins.
Appupen (2018). The Snake And The Lotus [Jan 01, 2018] Appupen. Westland.
Daiya, K. (2018). South Asia in Graphic Narratives. South Asian Review, 39(1–2), 3–10. https://doi.org/10.1 080/02759527.2018.1514131 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02759527.2018.1514131
Banerjee, S. (2016a). All Quiet in Vikaspuri (1st ed.). HarperCollins India.
Banerjee, S. (2004). Corridor: A Graphic Novel. India Penguin.
Banerjee, S. (2019). Doab Dil. Penguin Random House.
Banerjee, S. (2011). The Harappa Files. Harper Collins.
Banerjee, S. (2007). The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers. Penguin Books.
Ghosh, V. (2010). Delhi Calm (0 ed.). HarperCollins India.
Morton, Timothy (2012). The Ecological Thought. Reprint, Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.23 07/j.ctvjhzskj DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvjhzskj
Nayar, P. K. (2019). The Indian Graphic Novel: Nation, History, and Critique. Taylor & Francis Group.
Patil, A. (2018). Adi Parva (2012th ed.). Harper Collins.
Patil, A. (2018). Kari (1st Ed.). HarperCollins.
Patil, A. (2018b). Sauptik: Blood and Flowers (Illustrated ed.). HarperCollins India.
Pattanaik, A. P. A. D. (2019). Aranyaka. Westland.
Ramanujan, A. K. Is there an Indian Way of Thinking? An informal Essay. Contributions to Indian Sociology, 23(1), 41-58. https://doi.org/10.1177/006996689023001004 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/006996689023001004
Sen, O. (1994) River of Stories. Kalapvriksh.
Swahananda, S., Madhavananda, S., & Nirmalananda, S. (2016). Chandogya and Brihadaranyaka Upanishads: With Short Commentaries. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
Varughese, D. E. (2018). Visuality and Identity in the Post-millennial Indian Graphic Narratives (Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels) (Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018 ed). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69490-0 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69490-0