Vol 9

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Panini publishes scholarly essays on language, literature and the arts as well as critical reviews of books in the relevant fields. Each article submitted is referred to at least one consultant reader. Articles recommended by the referees are generally accepted for publication. To ensure anonymity, the authors are requested not to reveal their names and identities in the main body of the paper. A brief identification note on a separate sheet of paper should accompany the submission. Manuscripts must be prepared according to the latest MLA & APA Style Manuals and the length of the article should be between 4000 and 7000 words. An abstract of 150-200 words should be provided for each article. Panini accepts electronic submission to the following E-mail address: panini@northsouth.edu. Hard copy can be mailed to Editor, Panini, Department of English and Modern Languages, North South University, Plot# 15, Block # B, Bashundhara, Baridhara, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh. Articles arc received throughout the year. Authors are advised to keep copies of their submissions as unpublished manuscripts are not returned. For enquiry, call at 55668200/2020, 2021. Panini is published once a year, generally in late summer, by the Registrar, North South University.

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Reading Mukhetja's Jasmine through Conternpontry Feminist Lenses
(North South University, 2021) Musarrat Shameem; Dr. A.Q.M.A. Rahman Bhuiyan
The present article reads Bharat' Mukherjee's novel Jasmine from a feminist perspective that incorporates postmodern and diasporic stances in order to interpret the protagonist's character based on her mutability in the diasporic space of the United States of America. The research shows that despite the agony and uncertainty Jasmine faces, she emerges as a strong individual after completing her diasporic trajectories. While facing crucial situations, she develops into an independent person in the following ways: she tries to keep a balance between tradition and modernity; makes chokes based on her own mediation; and takes responsibility for her choices. The article parallels Mukherjee's own journey towards finding a new diasporic identity with that of her protagonist Jasmine. Therefore, the work traces both the real and fictional traversing of two characters who are abundantly influenced by each other in their quest to sculpting a new diasporic identity.
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Gender Inequality and Femicide in Rabindranath Tagore's "Shashi' and "Haimantr: Reading through a Feminist Lens
(North South University, 2021) Selma Hague; Dr. A.Q.M.A. Rahman Bhuiyan
The Bengali Nobel-laureate Rabindranath Tagorc (1861-1941) portrayed the helplessness of women in the hands of patriarchy in his famous short stories. "Shasti' (1893) and "Ilaimanti"(1914) are two of them. "Shasti" first appeared in Sadhana, and the monthly magazine Sabuj Patra first published "Heimann" in 1914. Later, Galpaguchchha included it. In these works, the prominent writer is concerned with gender inequality and femicidc of his time, which still exist globally. There has been evident progress of women in the education and health sectors, and they have also achieved more rights over the years. Still, they are undervalued even in developed countries. In these masterpieces, the protagonist Chandaraand Haimanti, who depict mass women, suffer miserably, become innocent victims of femicide in patriarchy. When Chandara received an order for her hanging in the presence of her husband, he did not consider this loss as a stigma in a patriarchal culture. His sexist mindset dismisses and normalizes the verdict of her execution.ln llaimanti's case, no one killed her, but she was pushed to death through continuous humiliations by her in-laws and neighbors. which she could not tolerate. Chandara and Haimanti show that all women are vulnerable to patriarchy no matter what their social positions or roots arc. In this paper, I will examine gender inequality and fcmicide through two appealing women characters Chandara and Haimanti. Through the depictionsof their predicaments. I will also show men's attitudes towards these global issues.
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Redeeming Raju in The Guide: A Phenomenological Study
(North South University, 2021) Md. Smash eddln Al Famine; Dr. A.Q.M.A. Rahman Bhuiyan
The paper intends to analyze the predicament of Rams the protagonist of R. K Narayan's Die Gunge, from the theoretical perspective of "exult:Mkt I pher.omenology of Martin 11tukgger, supplemented by eelmani Khan from ls-an.nsul SWIM.f early phihosophyss well as Al SOHO: Merleau.Ponty's phenomenological cuplaralltart of human perception It considers Rapis pallid al umatton portrayed in the novel and sm.-Teets his dew-seated guilty consexnee as the characterntic tea= cal what !Iced/eager calls an "authentic' existence. rd In order to make mem sense of RAM situation in a hich he undergoes etuerne sac Retina. it focuses on his past life and how he gradually embraces an 'authentic' existerwe. The study thus eallanattattS that, in the 'authentic" or Anal phase of hot lefc. Rap es more concerned ahoot his 'being' or esisterwe in the community of Alangal than the question of his life
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'Amok' in Frank Swettenham's Malay Sketches and Isabella Bird's The Golden Chenonese
(North South University, 2021) Sanjeeda Hossein; Dr. A.Q.M.A. Rahman Bhuiyan
Motifs of colonial ideology like 'amok' arc fostered by the ',nosh colonial rule: they are embedded rn its colonial discount. Daring the lime of Booth Colonisation in the Mislay 'annuli,. amok meant a wsktary man in a frenzy. =mots with a down losses. Therefore. it is related to colonial for and arnica. From his posmon as an ambonvatoe male colonial administrator. Frank Sas-ttenhun consul-so the mina of amok to Jamb lintish colonial control. On the other hand. Isabella Mad as a woman %tier stouts ahem the East dewntas amok'tam the twcotaws of male British adnunistralets to make her narrative realistic and matting Roth of ten writings strengthened the Ms": of owk within the colonial academic scholarship and administration. This perpetuated the Booth colonial regime in the Malay Peninsula flus Foga will >Mow how Frank Ssattenhank in has Afaloy Stoehr, and Isabella Bird in ha the Insfilevi Carnotwae. dtaia amok as a keno among dans-nail Malays that rowers to he controlled through colonial imenentan. By dams sa n will do a closer inscstiastion of lama as a motif in colonial discourse that perpetuates colonial authotity ova the colonized Keywords knot Prins!, Colonial Asbninistrarion The Akalas Peninsula Colonial smmery
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Beliefs of learners and teachers about the use of Andragogical principles in English language teaching at Higher Education
(North South University, 2021) Sak1ba Ferdousy; Dr. A.Q.M.A. Rahman Bhuiyan
This research investigated the tertiary level English language learners' and teachers' beliefs about the use of andragogical process principles in English language classes. The investigation was done with 150 students and 35 teachers from three private universities in Bangladesh. As the research instrument, the study used a 58 item Liken-scale questionnaire. Knowles' (1968, 1980) ideas concerning andragogical process design elements were adopted as the theoretical framework for the study. The findings revealed that both learners and teachers had firm beliefsin the necessity of teachers' preparing learners before teaching, creating a conducive environment for learning. diagnosis of learner needs etc. But in respect of decision making about learning process, selecting materials, and evaluation, they seemed to believe in teacher-centered learning. Both learners and teachers believed in some andragogical principles and some pedagogical principles. The findings also demonstrated that learners' perception is not similar to that of their teachersin some aspects. The study highlighted the need for understanding both learners and teachers' perceptions and beliefs of language learning and teaching for better out corneal the tertiary level ELT in Bangladesh.

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