Critical and Analytical Essays

Sādhāraṇīkaraṇa : Underlying Process for Experiencing Rasa

Authors: Dr Rakesh Das, Prolay Nandi

Associate Professor, Department of Sanskrit And Philosophy, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute; Research Scholar, Department of Sanskrit And Philosophy, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute

Published: March 2026 | Vol. 1 (2)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0102W02

This article examines the concept of sādhāraṇīkaraṇa (generalization) as the indispensable condition for the experience of rasa in classical Indian poetics. While rasa is traditionally regarded...

Sādhāraṇīkaraṇa Generalisation Aesthetic Cognition Aesthetic Generalization Rasa

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Critical and Analytical Essays

The Metaphysics of ‘Embodiment’ in Bharata’s System of Nāṭya: The Dynamics of ‘Extra-Daily’

Authors: Piyal Bhattacharya

Published: March 2026 | Vol. 1 (2)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0102W01

This critical essay examines the metaphysical foundations of embodiment in Bharata's Nāṭyaśāstra, arguing that the sthānas, cārīs, and karaṇas are not merely physical movements but psychophy...

Nāṭyaśāstra embodiment extra-daily sthāna karaṇa

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Critical and Analytical Essays

Ideology as the Final Arbiter of Truth: A Critique

Authors: Nilambar Chakrabarti

PhD Research Scholar, Jadavpur University, Sylff Fellowship Recipient, Former Research Fellow in South Asian Studies, Smith College.

Published: March 2026 | Vol. 1 (2)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0102W03

This paper examines Pranab Kumar Sen's distinctive and comparatively lesser-known analysis of the concept of ideology, as articulated in his 1992 seminar paper "Philosophy, Science and Ideology," late...

Ideology Epistemology Pranab Kumar Sen Coherence Theory of Truth Foundationalism

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Critical and Analytical Essays

An Analytical Study of Vālājapēṭ Veṅkaṭaramaṇa Bhāgavatar’s Musical Style Using Select Compositions

Authors: Gayathri V B

Postgraduate Scholar, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Audio Engineer, Mahati Cultural Academy, Malleshwaram, Bangalore

Published: March 2026 | Vol. 1 (2)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0102W04

Guru–Śiṣya paramparā is a revered tradition of learning through close mentorship. It is a system rooted in the concept of paramparā, representing an unbroken lineage of knowledge passed from gu...

Guru–Śiṣya paramparā Vālājapēṭ Veṅkaṭaramaṇa Bhagavatar Śrī Tyāgarāja compositional forms structural features

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Review Articles

Suffering, Struggle and Soliloquy: A Postmodernist Reading of Krishna Baldev Vaid’s None Other

Authors: Srijani Dutta

Independent Researcher and Writer, India

Published: March 2026 | Vol. 1 (2)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0102W06

This paper examines Krishna Baldev Vaid’s None Other (1992) through the lens of postmodern literary theory, focusing on the themes of suffering, alienation, and existential fragmentation. The novell...

Postmodernism Krishna Baldev Vaid None Other existential crisis soliloquy

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Review Articles

Nithin Sridhar’s Chatuh Shloki Manusmrti: Tradition, Authority, and the Fourfold Framework

Authors: Amritanath Bhattacharya

Author, Director, Producer, Email: rik_amrit@yahoo.com, Mobile: +91 7003701370, Website: https://rikamrit.com

Published: March 2026 | Vol. 1 (2)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0102W07

This review essay examines Chatuh Shloki Manusmriti: An English Commentary by Nithin Sridhar, situating the work within the broader intellectual framework of the Indian śāstric tradition. The study ...

Manusmriti Dharmaśāstra Anubandha Chatuṣṭaya Nithin Sridhar Śāstric Hermeneutics

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Critical and Analytical Essays

Domestic Porosity and the Transcultural Uncanny in Select Japanese and Indian Folk Narratives

Authors: Debasmita Sarkar

Assistant Professor, Dept of English, SRM University, Sikkim; PhD Research Scholar, Jadavpur University

Published: March 2026 | Vol. 1 (2)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.0102W05

This essay examines how Japanese folk narratives produce the uncanny not through spectacular supernatural intrusion but through subtle disturbances within domestic life. Drawing on Freud’s concept o...

Uncanny Mythopoeic Substitution Domestic Space Ningyō Comparative Folklore

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Book and Exhibition Reviews

Truth, Beauty, and the Aesthetic Quest: Arjun Bharadwaj’s Exploration of Homer through Indian Thought

Authors: Amritanath Bhattacharya

Editor-in-Chief

Published: June 2025 | Vol. 1 (1)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.vol.1.issue.01S.007

This review examines Arjun Bharadwaj's Indian Perspective of Truth and Beauty in Homer's Epics, a comparative literary study that applies Indian aesthetic philosophy to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Bhar...

Comparative aesthetics Indian poetics Cross-cultural literary analysis Rasa theory Epic literature

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Critical and Analytical Essays

Cinema Between the Surgeon and the Observer: Benjamin, Bazin, and Hitchcock’s Psycho

Authors: Sayantan Dutta

PhD Student Department of Cinema and Media Studies University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA

Published: June 2025 | Vol. 1 (1)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.vol.1.issue.01S.003

This paper examines the theoretical divide between Walter Benjamin and André Bazin regarding cinema's relationship to reality, using Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) as a case study to bridge their s...

Film theory Cinematic realism Voyeurism Montage Indexicality

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Critical and Analytical Essays

Moral Dilemmas and Values of the Middle Class in Mrinal Sen's Films: A Study of Ek Din Pratidin and Kharij

Authors: Md. Saddam Hossain

PhD Scholar, Department of Performing Arts, Pondicherry University, Puducherry – 605014, E-mail: saddamhossain@pondiuni.ac.in

Published: June 2025 | Vol. 1 (1)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.vol.1.issue.01S.002

This study examines the moral contradictions and values of the Bengali middle class as portrayed in Mrinal Sen's acclaimed films Ek Din Pratidin (1979) and Kharij (1982). Through critical analysis of ...

Mrinal Sen Bengali middle class moral ambiguity ethical cinema social realism

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Critical and Analytical Essays

Bharata Muni as a Microcosm of Cosmic Emanation: Sustaining, Offering and Expanding Nāṭya through Icchā, Jñāna, and Kriyā

Authors: Shri Piyal Bhattacharya

Founder and Artistic Director Chidakash Kalalay Centre of Art and Divinity Garia, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Published: June 2025 | Vol. 1 (1)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.vol.1.issue.01S.001

This paper examines Bharata Muni through a traditional śāstrika lens, moving beyond historical debates to interpret him as a cosmic principle of performative knowledge (nāṭya-jñāna). Using Sans...

Bharata Muni Nāṭyaśāstra Rasa Dharma Mokṣa

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Critical and Analytical Essays

A Comprehensive Analysis of Sarasvatī Kṛtis by Prof. R. Visweswaran

Authors: Dr. Uma Kumar

Visiting Faculty(Karnataka Music), Department of Performing Arts and Culture Studies Jain University, Bengaluru

Published: June 2025 | Vol. 1 (1)

DOI: 10.63752/pijcace.vol.1.issue.01S.004

In the Nadīstuti Sūktās of Vedic scriptures, Goddess Sarasvatī emerged as the divine river of consciousness and enlightenment, nourishing the genesis of Vedic Sanskrit civilisation. This study con...

Sarasvatī kṛtis Carnatic music composition rāga mudrās Vedic musical tradition devotional music analysis

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Sādhāraṇīkaraṇa : Underlying Process for Experiencing Rasa

The Metaphysics of ‘Embodiment’ in Bharata’s System of Nāṭya: The Dynamics of ‘Extra-Daily’

Ideology as the Final Arbiter of Truth: A Critique

An Analytical Study of Vālājapēṭ Veṅkaṭaramaṇa Bhāgavatar’s Musical Style Using Select Compositions

Suffering, Struggle and Soliloquy: A Postmodernist Reading of Krishna Baldev Vaid’s None Other

Nithin Sridhar’s Chatuh Shloki Manusmrti: Tradition, Authority, and the Fourfold Framework

Domestic Porosity and the Transcultural Uncanny in Select Japanese and Indian Folk Narratives

Truth, Beauty, and the Aesthetic Quest: Arjun Bharadwaj’s Exploration of Homer through Indian Thought

Cinema Between the Surgeon and the Observer: Benjamin, Bazin, and Hitchcock’s Psycho

Moral Dilemmas and Values of the Middle Class in Mrinal Sen's Films: A Study of Ek Din Pratidin and Kharij

Bharata Muni as a Microcosm of Cosmic Emanation: Sustaining, Offering and Expanding Nāṭya through Icchā, Jñāna, and Kriyā

A Comprehensive Analysis of Sarasvatī Kṛtis by Prof. R. Visweswaran

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