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PUNE RESEARCH  

AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL IN ENGLISH

( ISSN 2454  -  3454  ONLINE ) (JIF 3.945)

 VOLUME 12, ISSUE - 02 ( MAR - APR 2026 )

AMAR SAHARE

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Stylistics is an important field of linguistic study that explores the relationship between language and literary expression. Literary texts derive their aesthetic value and interpretative richness from the careful use of linguistic patterns and stylistic devices. These devices include metaphor, imagery, symbolism, repetition, foregrounding, and sound patterns, which help writers convey deeper meanings and emotional experiences. This article examines the role of stylistic devices in constructing literary meaning. Drawing on the works of influential linguists and stylisticians such as Roman Jakobson, Geoffrey Leech, M. A. K. Halliday, Mick Short, and Paul Simpson, the article discusses how stylistic analysis provides a systematic method for interpreting literary texts. The present article argues that stylistics bridges the gap between linguistics and literary criticism by focusing on the linguistic structure of literary discourse. Through theoretical discussion, the article demonstrates how stylistic devices shape interpretation, influence reader response, and contribute to the aesthetic power of literature.

Keywords: Stylistics, Literary Meaning, Linguistic Analysis, Stylistic Devices, Literary Language, Discourse

DR. K. HARIKISHAN

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The patient historical research done by Prof  K. R. Srinivasa lyenagar, the creative and critical output by V.N. Bhushan and evaluations of Indian English writers by Prof  C. D. Narasimhaiah have compelled the attention of Indians as well as foreigners to the critical viability of studying Indian English literature with its own peculiar manifestation of imaginative power and significance. The present study deals with a survey of post-Independence fiction from the period 1950 to 1975, with an analysis of the humanistic concerns in the novels of the said period, of writers like Sudhindra Nath Ghosh, Bhabani Bhattacharya, Manohar Malgonkar. Khushwant Singh, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and Kamala Markandaya. The study deals with the analysis of Indian and Western literary historians like  K. R. Srinivas Iyengar, M.K. Naik, H.M. Williams and William Walsh, their approaches and views.

Keywords: Humanity, Humanistic concerns, Pre-Independent Indian English Fiction, Post-Independent Indian English Fiction. 

DNYANESHWAR DALVI & DR. IMRAN PATHAN

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This paper explores how language functions as a cultural marker in Amitav Ghosh’s fiction, with a particular focus on multilingualism and the politics of language in colonial and postcolonial contexts. Using a qualitative literary analysis approach, this study examines select novels to understand how Ghosh uses linguistic diversity to highlight issues of identity, cultural displacement, resistance, and hybridity. The paper also investigates how colonial language policies shaped linguistic hierarchies and how Ghosh’s narratives challenge these power structures through the portrayal of multilingual characters and intercultural dialogues. Language is more than a communicative tool; it is a reflection of identity, history, and power. In the realm of postcolonial literature, language plays a vital role in expressing resistance, hybridity, and cultural negotiation. This research paper explores the role of language as a cultural marker in the fiction of Amitav Ghosh, focusing particularly on how multilingualism and the politics of language operate within colonial and postcolonial contexts. Ghosh’s narratives are deeply rooted in historical realities, where the use and control of language reflect complex power dynamics between the colonizer and the colonized. Through a qualitative literary analysis of selected novels—such as The Shadow Lines, Sea of Poppies, and The Glass Palace—this study examines how Ghosh weaves multiple languages and dialects into his storytelling to portray identity formation, cultural displacement, resistance to linguistic imperialism, and the preservation of cultural memory. The paper investigates how colonial language policies contributed to linguistic hierarchies, often privileging English while marginalizing indigenous languages. Ghosh’s fictional worlds challenge this legacy by presenting multilingual characters who navigate these linguistic terrains with agency and resilience. His use of code-switching, untranslated vernacular terms, and regional idioms not only enhances authenticity but also resists the dominance of monolingual English narratives. By giving voice to a diverse range of linguistic expressions, Ghosh disrupts the conventional colonial linguistic order and reclaims a space for subaltern perspectives. The theoretical framework of this study draws upon postcolonial theorists such as Homi K. Bhabha, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, and Edward Said to understand the intersections of language, power, and culture. The analysis highlights how Ghosh uses language to construct alternative histories and to foreground the voices of those marginalized by colonial discourse. Ultimately, this paper argues that in Ghosh’s fiction, language functions not merely as a narrative device but as a cultural signifier—an evolving symbol of identity, resistance, and transformation within a postcolonial world.

Keywords: Amitav Ghosh, language, cultural identity, multilingualism, postcolonialism, colonialism, linguistic politics, hybridity

KAUMUDI SANJAY PAWAR

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The present paper attempts to discover Tanaya’s hybrid identity and multifaceted cultural journey from her homeland to a foreign land. She crosses the different geographical boundaries that create the complicated spaces in her life. Her culture, at her natal space, represents the values of conventional, traditional, and religious old beliefs that are different from that of international space. Her shift in space, acquires and assimilates the new culture in international space, and decides to enter into a space of professional life of modeling. Her entering into the spatial environment of the world of fashion is against her ritual, culture, religion, tradition, and social norms in her natal space. She, in her feminine space, disobeys her grandfather’s conditioned and socially and culturally filled rules. She keeps herself away from her grandfather’s socio-cultural practices to create her individual space in society. She shatters the cultural as well as familial values and leaves an international space to complete her desire.

Key Words: conventional values, traditional beliefs, religious constrains, native, national and international spaces, geographical boundaries, stereotypical beliefs etc.

DR. G. KIRAN KUMAR REDDY MS. S. PRASHANTHI MR. K. SANTHOSH REDDY

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Literature is an artistic written work, combination of facts, truth, false, histories and predictions in the form of poetry, prose or drama. This paper highlights thematic analysis of O. Henry’s The Gift of Magi. It focusses on the theme of sacrifice. deals with Introduction, themes and conclusion. It delineates the human relationship between Jim and Della. Humans struggle to exhibit their lang lasting love, impact of sacrifice on human mind. It fascinated the readers with human touch. This story is an old story but shown tremendous impact on the readers. For this paper we analyzed various secondary sources and text of the story. The main aim in writing this paper is to emphasize the role of human relations in our day to day life. It covers presentation of role of literature in the human life, how it effects the society and in turn, how it gets effected by the same society. It appeals us greatly due to its essential features including thought, feeling, imagination, and beauty of style and form etc. literature heightens our awareness of human life , provides aesthetic pleasure and relief to the common man. O. Henry is a prolific American short story writer. He dealt with realism, combination of sarcasm and twist at the end of story. It is an amalgamation of humour and pathos, emphasizes upon middleclass city dwellers problems. He is empathetic towards middle class melodies, concerns with financial constraints, exchange of gifts, love, human bond is well portrayed in this story.

Key Words: Sacrifice, empathy, love, marriage, experience.