South Asian Literature And Culture: Social Inclusion And Exclusion

Authors: Priyanka Chaudhary, Tanuja Yadav,
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Introduction At the outset of this chapter, I would like to discuss the meaning of the term, 'South Asia'. It refers to a conglomerate of eight nation states, huddled together in the continent of Asia towards its extreme south. These nation states are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Bangladesh and Afghanistan. They together comprise the South Asian 'region'. A region is a segmented part of the world which identifies itself by some common features that it displays. In the case of South Asia, it is their physical proximity to each other and a common socio cultural and ethnic similarity that they share and have done so since centuries.

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Priyanka Chaudhary

Dr Priyanka Chaudhary is Professor of English, and Head, Department of Languages at Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. She did her PhD in 2003. She has an experience of 17 years in various Academic colleges and Universities. She has good experience in research that includes supervising Ph.D. scholars, teaching English Literature, administrative responsibilities, attending and organizing various types of workshops, preparation of curriculum for UG and PG levels. She has convened an International Conference in March 2021. She is also a Member of the Board of Studies (BOS) at MUJ and other Universities. She has been a Resource Person and has chaired the sessions at International Conferences. She is also serving as student Doctoral Committee member and thesis evaluator at other universities. She has been honoured with the Jewel of India Award and Certificate of Education Excellence in 2015. Four scholars have been awarded PhD under her supervision so far and five research scholars are pursuing their PhD. She has four book publications and various research papers in Scopus, Web of Science and UGC -care listed journals to her credit. Her areas of interest are Cultural Studies, South Asian Writings and Critical Literary Theories.

Tanuja Yadav

Dr Tanuja Yadav is Associate Professor in Department of Languages, Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan. Her research interests include Quebec Literature and French language and literature. She has good command on English, French, and Spanish language. Her doctorate is on Quebec literature and has been written in French language. She has been teaching French language since 1995. She has been awarded the scholarship from French Embassy for several training programmes in France. Embassy of France awarded her the scholarship of Higher Education in France for pursuing the specialisation in Masters in French Language. She has also been selected from India and awarded “Indo -Shastri Canadian Research Fellowship” by High Commission of Canada for the Doctoral research on Quebec literature in University of Montreal, Canada. She has also been awarded Alexandre Dumas Best Literary Award in 2020.