Volume 2, Issue 1 (Summer 2026)

Articles in this Issue

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Aesthetics and Art Philosophy Open Access

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0201S01

Śrī Caitanya Deva as a Connoisseur of Sāhitya Śāstra: A Critical Study of the Pañcadoṣa and Pañcālaṅkāra in Keśava Bhaṭṭa's Verse

Dr. Rakesh Das; Prolay Nandi, Prolay Nandi , Prolay Nandi

Śrī Caitanya Deva, revered in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition as the combined manifestation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Śrī Rādhā, is widely recognized for his philosophical contributions and devotional movement. This article highlights...

Published: Jun 05, 2026 Pages: 09-41

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Literary and Cultural Studies Open Access

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0201S02

Nature in T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land: A Critical Ecolinguistic Study

Prof Prof. Susanta Kumar Bardhan

Ecolinguistics, a relatively new sub-discipline of linguistics, is mainly based on the Sapir-Whorfian ideology of linguistic determinism which claims that the way we use language shapes our interactions with the environm...

Published: Aug 15, 2026 Pages: 43-59

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Literary and Cultural Studies Open Access

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0201S04

A Conversation Wrought in Loss: Exploring the Magical Reality of Rabisankar Bal’s Dozakhnama

Ritushree Sengupta

Historically, Bengali literature has been acclaimed for its richness of fiction as well as poetry. However, not many Bengali authors have been found to be experimenting with the narrative forms. As far as themes and cont...

Published: Aug 15, 2026 Pages: 101-122

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Religious, Spiritual, and Mystical Traditions Open Access

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0201S05

Interpretation of Desireless Action in Śrīmadbhagavadgītā

Dishari Chatterjee

This paper focuses on Niṣkāma karma or desireless action in the light of Śrīmadbhagavadgītā. Gītā, despite being a holy book, is an ethical handbook as well. So Niṣkāma karma or desireless action truly brings out the ess...

Published: Aug 15, 2026 Pages: 123-138

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Literary and Cultural Studies Open Access

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0201S06

Inking the Epic: Subversive Aesthetics and Moral Recalibrations in Ramayana Graphic Novels

Vishnu Mishra

This research paper analyses how recent Indian graphic novels re-envision the Ramayana, not only as mythology but also as an empowering graphic-textual means of grappling with contemporary issues that concern identity, p...

Published: Aug 15, 2026 Pages: 139-149

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Media, Technology, and Digital Art Studies Open Access

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0201S07

Female and the Occult: Re-defining Female Autonomy in Stree and Bulbbul

Pratichi Chowdhury

This paper explores the theme of female autonomy extensively with special reference to demanding female authority, rights, and freedom through the ‘occult’ form. The study involves a literary analysis of two popular Boll...

Published: Aug 15, 2026 Pages: 149-164

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Literary and Cultural Studies Open Access

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0201S08

Deductive vis-à-vis Didactic: The Curious Case of Byomkesh Bakshi

Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay

Saradindu Bandyopadhyay’s immortal creation Byomkesh Bakshi stands apart from other conventional detective characters both in terms of benevolent understanding and humanitarian approach. His main objective is not merely ...

Published: Aug 15, 2026 Pages: 165-179

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Philosophy and Theoretical Inquiries Open Access

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0201S09

The emergence of the modern-day Bhāṣyakāras in the discourse of modern Indian Philosophy

Mr Nilambar Chakrabarti

This review essay examines Nalini Bhushan and Jay L. Garfield's new translation of Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya's Subject as Freedom (Oxford University Press, 2026), a text long regarded as philosophically significant ye...

Published: Aug 15, 2026 Pages: 181-186

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Performance, Dance, and Theatre Studies Open Access

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0201S03

From Sthāna to Samādhi: Reframing Nṛtta in the Nāṭyaśāstra through Yogic and Tantric Frameworks, with Extensions to South-east Asian Dance Traditions

Ashwini Srivatsan

This study proposes that there exists a deeper structural affinity between performance practice and philosophical inquiry than is commonly acknowledged. Grounded in the foundational insights of Piyal Bhattacharya on the ...

Published: Aug 15, 2026 Pages: 61-100

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