Praveen Kumar Maduri

In the first study, an eco-critical analysis explores nature in Mahakavyas, delving into selected episodes of the Ramayana and Mahabharata and examining the environmental significance and non-human entities in their cultural context. The second study focuses on sexuality, freedom, and identity in Jeanette Winterson's works, examining religious influences, control, compulsory heterosexuality, and binary factors. The third study explores the rise of Korean culture from BTS to Korean dramas and movies, assessing their influence on India. In the fourth study, Herge is identified as a visionary comic artist, analyzing his comic series "Destination Moon" and "Explorers on the Moon" in terms of inspiration, geo-political factors, backdrop, and space war timeline. Lastly, in the fifth study, the authors explore identity and survival in Min Jin Lee's 'Pachinko' and Amitav Ghosh's 'The Shadow Lines', delving into the novels' backgrounds and offering a comprehensive analysis of these themes.