Thursday, August 21, 2025

Ghashiram Kotawal by Vijay Tendulkar

 


Vijay Tendulkar’s Ghashiram Kotwal is more than just a historical play—it’s a sharp critique of corruption, lust for power, and the cyclical nature of exploitation. Set during the Peshwa rule in Pune, this iconic Marathi drama combines history with folk theatre elements like Tamasha, music, and dance to question morality and politics.

To make this fascinating text come alive, I’ve prepared a detailed video lecture that dives deep into:
✔ The historical and cultural context of the play
✔ Themes of power, gender, and morality
✔ Key characters like Ghashiram, Nana Phadnavis, and the Sutradhaar

The lecture simplifies complex ideas and connects them with contemporary issues—because Tendulkar’s message is still relevant today!


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ðŸ’Ą After watching the lecture, test your understanding with a 15-mark MCQ quiz designed to help you revise important aspects of the play.

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Because literature is not just to be read, but experienced, analyzed, and debated!


Happy Learning!

Monday, August 18, 2025

Paper 3: Ph.D. Coursework Presentation

 

Studying Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island Through the Lens of Digital Literary Cartography

Paper 3: Ph.D. Coursework Presentation


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Paper 2: Ph.D. Coursework Presentation

 

Digital Literary Cartography: Exploring Literary Texts Through Mapping

Paper 2: Ph.D. Coursework Presentation



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Paper 1: Ph.D. Coursework Presentation

 

Predatory Publication

Paper 1: Ph.D. Coursework Presentation




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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

āŠŪોāŠ°āŠŠિāŠš્āŠ› - āŠĩિāŠĻોāŠĶ āŠœોāŠķી: āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĪિāŠ­ાāŠĩ (āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°- āŦ§āŦŠ/āŦĶāŦŽ/āŦĻāŦĶāŦĻāŦŠ)


āŠŪોāŠ°āŠŠિāŠš્āŠ› - āŠĩિāŠĻોāŠĶ āŠœોāŠķી

This blog features a letter I wrote to the respected Dr. Vinod Joshi sir, offering my reflections on his epistolary novel Morpichchh."


                āŦ§āŦŠ/āŦĶāŦŽ/āŦĻāŦĶāŦĻāŦŠ 


āŠŠ્āŠ°િāŠŊ/ āŠ†āŠĶāŠ°āŠĻીāŠŊ āŠĩિāŠĻોāŠĶ āŠœોāŠķી āŠļાāŠđેāŠŽ,(āŠļંāŠŽોāŠ§āŠĻ āŠķું āŠēāŠ–ું āŠĪે āŠĻ āŠļāŠŪāŠœાāŠŊું āŠāŠŸāŠēે āŠŽંāŠĻે āŠēāŠ–ું āŠ›ું)


āŠ•ાāŠēે āŠļાંāŠœે ‘āŠŪોāŠ°āŠŠિāŠš્āŠ›’āŠĻું āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĻ āŠŠૂāŠ°ું āŠ•āŠ°્āŠŊું. ‘āŠŪોāŠ°āŠŠિāŠš્āŠ›’ āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠĻāŠĩāŠē āŠđોāŠĩાāŠĨી āŠĩિāŠšાāŠ°્āŠŊું āŠ•ે āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĪિāŠ­ાāŠĩ āŠŠāŠĢ āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ° āŠĶ્āŠĩાāŠ°ા āŠœ āŠēāŠ–ું. āŠ†āŠŪ āŠĪો āŠŪે āŠ•્āŠŊાāŠ°ેāŠŊ āŠ•ોāŠˆ āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°ો āŠēāŠ–્āŠŊા āŠĻāŠĨી, āŠļિāŠĩાāŠŊ āŠ•ે āŠ‰āŠĪ્āŠĪāŠ°āŠĩāŠđીāŠŪાં. āŠ•ોāŠˆ āŠŠāŠĢ āŠĩાāŠĪ āŠđોāŠŊ āŠĪો āŠ†āŠļાāŠĻીāŠĨી WhatsApp, āŠŸેāŠēિāŠ—્āŠ°ાāŠŪ āŠšેāŠŸ āŠŪાં āŠ•ે āŠŦોāŠĻ āŠĶ્āŠĩાāŠ°ા  āŠĨāŠˆ āŠœાāŠŊ. āŠĩāŠģી āŠ—ુāŠœāŠ°ાāŠĪીāŠŪાં āŠœ āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ° āŠēāŠ–āŠĩાāŠĻો āŠĻિāŠ°્āŠĢāŠŊ āŠ•āŠ°્āŠŊો āŠ›ે. āŠ†āŠķા āŠ›ે āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĨāŠŪ āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠŊāŠĪ્āŠĻ āŠļાāŠ°ો āŠĪો āŠĻāŠđીં āŠŠāŠĢ āŠ ીāŠ• āŠ ીāŠ• āŠŽāŠĻે. 


           āІ āŠŠુāŠļ્āŠĪāŠ• āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĩાāŠĻી āŠķāŠ°ૂāŠ†āŠĪ āŠŪે āŠ˜āŠĢા āŠļāŠŪāŠŊ āŠŠૂāŠ°્āŠĩે āŠ•āŠ°ેāŠē. āŠŠāŠ°ંāŠĪુ āŠĩāŠš્āŠšે āŠāŠŪ. āŠ. āŠĻી āŠŠāŠ°ીāŠ•્āŠ·ા, āŠ˜āŠĢા āŠŽāŠ§ા āŠ•ાāŠ°્āŠŊāŠ•્āŠ°āŠŪો āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ…āŠĻ્āŠŊ āŠ•ાāŠ°્āŠŊો āŠđોāŠĩાāŠĨી āŠ†āŠ—āŠģ āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĩાāŠĻું āŠķāŠ•્āŠŊ āŠĻ āŠŽāŠĻ્āŠŊું āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ…āŠĄāŠ§ેāŠĨી āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĩાāŠĻું āŠ›ોāŠĄી āŠĶીāŠ§ેāŠē. āŠđાāŠēāŠŪાં āŠŠāŠĢ āŠđું āŠĻેāŠŸ āŠŠāŠ°ીāŠ•્āŠ·ાāŠĻી āŠĪૈāŠŊાāŠ°ીāŠŪાં āŠŠāŠ°ોāŠĩાāŠŊેāŠē āŠ°āŠđું āŠ›ું. āŦ§āŦŪ āŠĪાāŠ°ીāŠ–ે āŠŠāŠ°ીāŠ•્āŠ·ા āŠ›ે. āŦ§āŦĐ āŠĪાāŠ°ીāŠ–ે āŠ…āŠšાāŠĻāŠ• āŠœ ‘āŠŪોāŠ°āŠŠિāŠš્āŠ›’ āŠđાāŠĨāŠŪાં āŠēીāŠ§ી āŠĻે āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĩાāŠĻું āŠķāŠ°ૂ āŠ•āŠ°્āŠŊું. āŠ†āŠŪ āŠĪો āŠ•ોāŠˆ āŠŠāŠĢ āŠŠુāŠļ્āŠĪāŠ• āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĩા āŠŽેāŠļું āŠĪો āŠ­ાāŠ—્āŠŊે āŠœ āŠ›ેāŠē્āŠēા āŠŠાāŠĻાં āŠŠāŠ° āŠĻāŠœāŠ° āŠœાāŠŊ, āŠŠāŠĢ āŠ–āŠŽāŠ° āŠĻāŠđીં āŠĪે āŠĶિāŠĩāŠļે āŠĨોāŠĄું āŠĩાંāŠš્āŠŊા āŠŠāŠ›ી āŠ›ેāŠē્āŠēા āŠŠાāŠĻાં āŠŠāŠ° āŠŪાāŠ°ી āŠĻāŠœāŠ° āŠ—āŠˆ.  āŠēāŠ–્āŠŊું āŠ›ે, ‘āŠēિ. āŠ…āŠĻāŠĻ્āŠŊા, āŠœે āŠđāŠĩે āŠ°āŠđી āŠĻāŠĨી.’ āŠ† āŠĩાંāŠšી āŠđું āŠĨોāŠĄી āŠŪુંāŠœાāŠŊ āŠ—āŠŊેāŠēી. āŠŪāŠĻે āŠ–āŠŽāŠ° āŠĻ āŠđāŠĪી āŠ•ે āŠ† āŠāŠ• āŠĩાāŠ•્āŠŊ āŠŪāŠĻે āŠļāŠĪāŠĪ āŠœāŠ•āŠĄી āŠ°ાāŠ–āŠķે. āŠļાāŠšું āŠ•āŠđું āŠĪો āŠ…āŠĻāŠĻ્āŠŊા āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ…āŠŠૂāŠ°્āŠĩ āŠĩāŠš્āŠšે āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠĩ્āŠŊāŠĩāŠđાāŠ° āŠĶ્āŠĩાāŠ°ા āŠĨāŠĪો āŠĩાāŠ°્āŠĪાāŠēાāŠŠ āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ­ાāŠĩોāŠĻું āŠ†āŠĶાāŠĻ-āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĶાāŠĻ āŠķāŠ°ૂāŠ†āŠĪāŠŪાં āŠāŠ•āŠļૂāŠ°ીāŠēું āŠŠāŠĢ āŠēાāŠ—્āŠŊું. āŠ•āŠĶાāŠš āŠāŠŸāŠēે āŠœ āŠēાંāŠŽા āŠļāŠŪāŠŊ āŠļુāŠ§ી āŠŽૂāŠ• āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĩા āŠĻ āŠēીāŠ§ી. āŠ†āŠķ્āŠšāŠ°્āŠŊāŠĻી āŠĩાāŠĪ āŠ āŠ•ે āŠ āŠŠāŠ›ી āŠŪાāŠĪ્āŠ° āŠĶોāŠĒ āŠĶિāŠĩāŠļāŠŪાં āŠœ ‘āŠŪોāŠ°āŠŠિāŠš્āŠ›’āŠĻું āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĻ āŠŠૂāŠ°ું āŠĨāŠŊું. āŠĩāŠš્āŠšે āŠ•āŠˆ āŠ•āŠ°āŠĩાāŠŪાં āŠŠāŠĢ āŠšિāŠĪ્āŠĪ āŠĻ āŠŠāŠ°ોāŠĩાāŠŊું 


‘āŠŪોāŠ°āŠŠિāŠš્āŠ›’āŠĻું āŠ›ેāŠē્āŠēું āŠŠાāŠĻું āŠĩાંāŠšી āŠŽૂāŠ• āŠđાāŠĨāŠŪાં āŠēāŠˆāŠĻે āŠđું āŠŽેāŠļી. āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĪાં āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĪાં āŠ†ંāŠ–ો āŠ­ીāŠĻી āŠĨāŠˆ āŠ—āŠŊેāŠēી. āŠ†āŠ•ાāŠķāŠŪાં āŠœેāŠĩા āŠ•ાāŠģા āŠĄિāŠŽાંāŠ— āŠĩાāŠĶāŠģોāŠ āŠ•āŠŽāŠœો āŠ•āŠ°્āŠŊો, āŠĪāŠ°āŠĪ āŠœ āŠēાāŠ‡āŠŸ āŠœāŠĪી āŠ°āŠđી. āŠŪāŠŪ્āŠŪી, āŠŽāŠđેāŠĻ āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ­ાāŠˆ āŠ—āŠ°āŠŪીāŠĨી āŠĪ્āŠ°āŠļ્āŠĪ āŠĨāŠˆ āŠ“āŠļāŠ°ીāŠŪાં āŠŽેāŠ ા. āŠđું āŠ“āŠļāŠ°ીāŠĻા āŠāŠ• āŠ–ૂāŠĢાāŠŪાં āŠ–ાāŠŸāŠēા āŠŠāŠ° āŠŽેāŠļી āŠđāŠĪી. āŠđાāŠĨāŠŪાં āŠŠુāŠļ્āŠĪāŠ• āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ†ંāŠ–ો āŠ­ીāŠĻી. āŠĪેāŠŪāŠĻી āŠđાāŠœāŠ°ીāŠĻા āŠēીāŠ§ે āŠ°āŠĄી āŠŠāŠĢ āŠĻ āŠķāŠ•ાāŠŊું. āŠđ્āŠ°āŠĶāŠŊāŠŪાં āŠ…āŠ•āŠģાāŠŪāŠĢ āŠĨāŠĩાāŠĨી āŠŪે āŠœāŠŸ āŠ•āŠ°ી āŠĄેāŠēો āŠ–ોāŠē્āŠŊો. āŠđāŠŪāŠĢાં āŠœ āŠĻāŠĩું āŠāŠ•્āŠļૈāŠļ āŠ–āŠ°ીāŠĶ્āŠŊું. āŠšāŠēાāŠĩāŠĪા āŠ†āŠĩāŠĄી āŠ—āŠŊું āŠ›ે āŠŠāŠĢ āŠĄ્āŠ°ાāŠ‡āŠĩિંāŠ— āŠŸેāŠļ્āŠŸ āŠŽાāŠ•ી āŠ›ે āŠāŠŸāŠēે āŠĪેāŠĻે āŠŠāŠĢ āŠŪાāŠ°ી āŠļાāŠĨે āŠĄેāŠē āŠŽāŠđાāŠ° āŠ•ાāŠĒ્āŠŊું. āŠēાāŠŊāŠļāŠĻ્āŠļ āŠŪાāŠŸેāŠĻી āŠĄ્āŠ°ાāŠ‡āŠĩિંāŠ— āŠŸેāŠļ્āŠŸ āŦĻāŦŊ āŠĪાāŠ°ીāŠ–ે āŠ›ે āŠāŠŸāŠēે āŠ°ોāŠœ āŠĨોāŠĄી āŠŠ્āŠ°ૅāŠ•્āŠŸિāŠļ āŠ•āŠ°āŠĩી āŠŠāŠĄે āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ†ંāŠ āŠĄો āŠ˜ૂંāŠŸāŠĪા āŠķીāŠ–āŠĩું āŠŠāŠĄે. āŠ…āŠŪાāŠ°ી āŠķેāŠ°ી āŠāŠĩāŠĄી āŠŠāŠđોāŠģી āŠ•ે āŠŽે āŠŸ્āŠ°āŠ• āŠāŠ•āŠļાāŠĨે āŠŠāŠļાāŠ° āŠĨāŠˆ āŠķāŠ•ે āŠāŠŸāŠēે āŠļāŠ°āŠļ  āŠŠ્āŠ°ૅāŠ•્āŠŸિāŠļ āŠĨāŠˆ āŠœાāŠŊ āŠ›ે. āŠŪંāŠĶ āŠŪંāŠĶ āŠŠāŠĩāŠĻāŠĻી āŠēāŠđેāŠ°āŠ–ી āŠļાāŠĨે āŠĩāŠ°āŠļાāŠĶāŠĻા āŠŠāŠđેāŠēા āŠĩāŠđેāŠēા āŠĩāŠ§ાāŠŪāŠĢાં āŠĨāŠĩાāŠĻા āŠંāŠ§ાāŠĢ āŠđāŠĪા. āŠŽāŠđાāŠ° āŠŠāŠĢ āŠšિāŠĪ્āŠĪ āŠĻ āŠŠāŠ°ોāŠĩાāŠŊું āŠāŠŸāŠēે āŠ˜āŠ°ે āŠ†āŠĩીāŠĻે āŠ†āŠŠāŠĻે āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ° āŠēāŠ–āŠĩાāŠĻું āŠķāŠ°ૂ āŠ•āŠ°્āŠŊું. āŠ§ોāŠ§āŠŪાāŠ° āŠĩāŠ°āŠļાāŠĶ āŠĪૂāŠŸી āŠŠāŠĄ્āŠŊો. āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĢાāŠēી āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ§્āŠ°ુāŠĩી āŠĶોāŠĄāŠĪા āŠĶોāŠĄāŠĪા āŠŪાāŠ°ા āŠ˜āŠ°ે āŠ†āŠĩ્āŠŊા āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ•āŠđે āŠšાāŠēો āŠĶીāŠĶી āŠĩāŠ°āŠļાāŠĶāŠŪાં āŠĻāŠđાāŠĩા. āŠ…āŠŪે āŠŽāŠ§ા āŠĩāŠ°āŠļાāŠĶāŠŪાં āŠ–ૂāŠŽ āŠ°āŠŪ્āŠŊા( āŠ°āŠŪ્āŠŊા āŠœ āŠ•āŠđીāŠķ āŠ•ાāŠ°āŠĢ āŠ•ે āŠ–ૂāŠŽ āŠ§ીંāŠ—ાāŠŪāŠļ્āŠĪી āŠ•āŠ°ી. āŠ†āŠ–ી āŠķેāŠ°ી āŠŪાāŠĨે āŠēીāŠ§ી āŠđāŠĪી.) āŠŠāŠĢ āŠŪāŠĻ āŠđāŠœુ āŠ˜āŠĢા āŠĩિāŠšાāŠ°ોāŠŪાં āŠŠāŠ°āŠĩાāŠŊેāŠēું āŠđāŠĪું. 


āŠ•ાāŠēે āŠŪāŠĻે āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĢાāŠēી āŠ•āŠđે, “āŠĶીāŠĶી āŠŪાāŠ°ા āŠŠāŠ— āŠĪāŠŪાāŠ°ા āŠŠāŠ— āŠœેāŠĩāŠĄા āŠĨāŠķે āŠĻે āŠĪ્āŠŊાāŠ°ે āŠŪāŠĻે āŠĪāŠŪાāŠ°ા āŠšāŠŠ્āŠŠāŠē āŠĨāŠˆ āŠ°āŠđāŠķે”. āŠ°િāŠĶ્āŠ§િ āŠ āŠđāŠļીāŠĻે āŠ•āŠđ્āŠŊું, “āŠĪાāŠ°ા āŠŠāŠ— āŠŽāŠđુ āŠļāŠ°āŠļ āŠ›ે, āŠĶીāŠĶી āŠœેāŠĩāŠĄા āŠĨāŠķે āŠĪ્āŠŊાāŠ°ે āŠĪāŠĻે āŠĨāŠķે āŠ•ે āŠđāŠĩે āŠŠāŠđેāŠēા āŠœેāŠĩા āŠĻાāŠĻા āŠŠāŠ— āŠĨāŠˆ āŠœાāŠŊ āŠĪો āŠ•ેāŠĩું āŠļાāŠ°ું!” āŠ† āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠĻāŠĩāŠēāŠŪાં āŠ†āŠĩા āŠ…āŠĻેāŠ• āŠļાāŠđāŠœિāŠ• āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠķ્āŠĻો āŠ›ે. āŠœ્āŠŊાāŠ°ે āŠŪે āŠ† āŠŠુāŠļ્āŠĪāŠ• āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĩાāŠĻી āŠķāŠ°ૂāŠ†āŠĪ āŠ•āŠ°ી āŠđāŠĪી āŠĪ્āŠŊાāŠ°ે āŠœ āŠŪે āŠ†āŠŠāŠĻે āŠ•āŠđ્āŠŊું āŠđāŠĪું āŠ•ે āŠ•āŠĶાāŠš āŠ† āŠŠુāŠļ્āŠĪāŠ• āŠĩાંāŠš્āŠŊા āŠŠāŠ›ી āŠŪāŠĻે āŠ˜āŠĢા āŠļāŠĩાāŠēોāŠĻા āŠœāŠĩાāŠŽ āŠŪāŠģી āŠœāŠķે. āŠŠāŠ°ંāŠĪુ āŠĨāŠŊું āŠāŠĩું āŠ•ે āŠđāŠĩે āŠ…āŠĻેāŠ• āŠĻāŠĩા āŠļāŠĩાāŠēો āŠĨāŠĩા āŠēાāŠ—્āŠŊા āŠ›ે.


āŠ† āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠĻāŠĩāŠēāŠŪાં āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĢāŠŊāŠĻું āŠ†āŠēેāŠ–āŠĻ āŠ›ે. āŠŠ્āŠ°ેāŠŪ āŠķું āŠ•āŠđેāŠĩાāŠŊ āŠ āŠ•āŠĶાāŠš āŠŪāŠĻે āŠ–āŠŽāŠ° āŠĻāŠĨી. āŠ•્āŠŊાāŠ°ેāŠŊ āŠāŠĩું āŠ•āŠˆ āŠĩિāŠķેāŠ· āŠ…āŠĻુāŠ­āŠĩ્āŠŊું āŠœ āŠĻāŠĨી. āŠđા, āŠŠāŠ°િāŠĩાāŠ° āŠļાāŠĨે āŠŠ્āŠ°ેāŠŪāŠĻી āŠĩિāŠķુāŠĶ્āŠ§ āŠāŠĩી āŠēાāŠ—āŠĢી āŠœોāŠĄાāŠŊેāŠē āŠđોāŠŊ āŠ›ે. āŠāŠŸāŠēે āŠœ āŠ•āŠĶાāŠš āŠđું āŠŠોāŠĪાāŠĻે āŠ…āŠĻāŠĻ્āŠŊા āŠ•ે āŠ…āŠŠૂāŠ°્āŠĩāŠĻી āŠœāŠ—્āŠŊાāŠ āŠŪૂāŠ•ીāŠĻે āŠĩિāŠšાāŠ°ું āŠ›ું, āŠ†āŠĩો āŠļ્āŠĻેāŠđ āŠŽે āŠĩ્āŠŊāŠ•્āŠĪિāŠ“ āŠĩāŠš્āŠšે āŠđોāŠŊ āŠ–āŠ°ો? āŠ…āŠĻે āŠđોāŠŊ āŠĪો āŠŠāŠĢ āŠ āŠ•ેāŠŸāŠēો āŠļāŠŪāŠŊ āŠŸāŠ•ી āŠ°āŠđે. āŠĨોāŠĄા āŠĶિāŠĩāŠļ āŠŠāŠđેāŠēા āŠœ āŠŪાāŠ°ી āŠ–ૂāŠŽ āŠĻāŠœીāŠ• āŠāŠĩા āŠāŠ• āŠĩ્āŠŊāŠ•્āŠĪિāŠ āŠŠોāŠĪાāŠĻો āŠ…āŠĻે āŠœીāŠĩāŠĻāŠļાāŠĨીāŠĻો āŠŦોāŠŸો āŠļોāŠķિāŠŊāŠē āŠŪીāŠĄિāŠŊા āŠŠāŠ° āŠŪૂāŠ•્āŠŊો. āŠŪે āŠŪેāŠļેāŠœ āŠ•āŠ°્āŠŊો ‘āŠŊૂ āŠŽોāŠĨ āŠ†āŠ° āŠēૂāŠ•િંāŠ— āŠļો āŠŠ્āŠ°િāŠŸી ’. āŠāŠŪāŠĢે āŠđāŠļāŠĪું āŠ‡āŠŪોāŠœી āŠŪોāŠ•āŠē્āŠŊું. āŠŪે āŠ•āŠđāŠŊું, ‘āŠ•ેāŠŪ āŠđāŠļો āŠ›ો?’ āŠĪો āŠ•āŠđે, ‘āŠĪાāŠ°ા āŠēāŠ—્āŠĻāŠĻા āŠĪ્āŠ°ીāŠļ āŠĩāŠ°્āŠ· āŠĨāŠķે āŠĪ્āŠŊાāŠ°ે āŠĪāŠĻે āŠŠāŠĢ āŠ†āŠŪ āŠœ āŠđāŠļāŠĩું āŠ†āŠĩāŠķે.’ āŠŪāŠĻે āŠ†āŠķ્āŠšāŠ°્āŠŊ āŠĨāŠŊું. āŠŪે āŠ•āŠđ્āŠŊું, ‘āŠŊોāŠ°’āŠļ āŠ‡āŠļ āŠēāŠĩ āŠŪેāŠ°ેāŠœ āŠ°ાāŠ‡āŠŸ?’ āŠĪો āŠ•āŠđે, ‘āŠđા, āŠŠāŠĢ āŠāŠĪો āŠĩāŠ–āŠĪāŠĻી āŠĩાāŠĪ āŠđોāŠŊ. āŠđāŠĩે āŠŪેāŠ°ેāŠœ āŠ°āŠđી āŠ—āŠŊા, āŠēāŠĩ āŠŠāŠĄી āŠ—āŠŊો.’ āŠŪāŠĻે āŠđāŠļāŠĩું āŠ†āŠĩ્āŠŊું. āŠŪે āŠŠૂāŠ›્āŠŊું, ‘āŠĪો āŠŠ્āŠ°ેāŠŪ āŠ•āŠ°ાāŠŊ āŠ•ે āŠĻāŠđીં?’. āŠ āŠ•āŠđે ‘āŠđા, āŠŠāŠĢ āŠŸāŠ•āŠķે āŠāŠĻી āŠ†āŠķા āŠĻ āŠ°āŠ–ાāŠŊ.’ āŠŪે āŠđāŠļીāŠĻે āŠēāŠ–્āŠŊું ‘āŠŸāŠ•ાāŠ‰ āŠŠ્āŠ°ેāŠŪ’. āŠŪāŠĻે āŠ•āŠđે, ‘āŠ§ેāŠŸ āŠ‡āŠļ āŠ“āŠ•āŠœીāŠŪોāŠ°ોāŠĻ’. āŠ āŠĩāŠ–āŠĪે āŠŪāŠĻે āŠĨāŠŊું āŠ•ે āŠķું āŠŠ્āŠ°ેāŠŪ āŠŸāŠ•ાāŠ‰ āŠĻ āŠđોāŠŊ? āŠ…āŠĻāŠĻ્āŠŊા āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ…āŠŠૂāŠ°્āŠĩ āŠĩāŠš્āŠšે āŠĪો āŠ—ાāŠĒ āŠŠ્āŠ°ેāŠŪ āŠ›ે. āŠœો āŠ† āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠĻāŠĩāŠē āŠ†āŠĻાāŠĨી āŠ†āŠ—āŠģāŠĻા āŠœીāŠĩāŠĻ āŠĩિāŠ·ે āŠŠāŠĢ āŠēāŠ–ાāŠˆ āŠđોāŠĪ āŠĪો āŠķું āŠŽંāŠĻે āŠĩāŠš્āŠšેāŠĻા āŠŠ્āŠ°ેāŠŪāŠŪાં āŠ“āŠŸ āŠ†āŠĩી āŠœાāŠĪ? āŠ…āŠĻāŠĻ્āŠŊા āŠ›ેāŠē્āŠēા āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠŪાં āŠ…āŠŠૂāŠ°્āŠĩāŠĻે āŠēāŠ–ે āŠ›ે, ‘āŠĪāŠŪે āŠŽંāŠĻે āŠ…āŠđી āŠŠāŠđોંāŠšો āŠĪ્āŠŊાં āŠļુāŠ§ી āŠœો āŠđું āŠŸāŠ•ી āŠ°āŠđેāŠĩાāŠĻી āŠđોāŠĪ āŠĪો āŠŪાāŠ°ા āŠđાāŠĨે āŠœ āŠŪે āŠĪāŠĻે āŠēીāŠાāŠĻે āŠļોંāŠŠી āŠĶીāŠ§ો āŠđોāŠĪ... .. āŠēીāŠાāŠĻે āŠ•āŠđેāŠœે āŠ•ે āŠŪાāŠ°ી āŠ›ેāŠē્āŠēી āŠˆāŠš્āŠ›ા āŠŠૂāŠ°ી āŠ•āŠ°ે.’ āŠđāŠœુ āŠŽે-āŠšાāŠ° āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°ો āŠŠāŠđેāŠēા āŠāŠ•āŠŽીāŠœા āŠļાāŠĨે āŠĩૃāŠĶ્āŠ§ āŠĨāŠĩાāŠĻા āŠķāŠŪāŠĢાં āŠļેāŠĩāŠĪી āŠđāŠĪી āŠ…āŠĻે āŠđāŠĩે āŠ āŠŠોāŠĪાāŠĻા āŠ…āŠŠૂāŠ°્āŠĩāŠĻે āŠēીāŠાāŠĻે āŠļોંāŠŠāŠĩાāŠĻી āŠĪૈāŠŊાāŠ°ી āŠŽāŠĪાāŠĩે āŠ›ે. āŠœીāŠĩāŠĻāŠĻી āŠ†āŠ–āŠ°ી āŠ•્āŠ·āŠĢો āŠ•ેāŠŸāŠēી āŠĶુઃāŠ–āŠĶાāŠŊāŠ• āŠđોāŠŊ āŠ›ે? 


āŠđāŠŪāŠĢાં āŠœ āŠđું, āŠŪાāŠ°ા āŠŪāŠŪ્āŠŪી, āŠ…āŠĻે āŠŽāŠđેāŠĻ āŠœૂāŠĻી āŠĩાāŠĪો āŠēāŠˆ āŠŽેāŠļેāŠēા. āŠĩાāŠĪāŠŪાંāŠĨી āŠĩાāŠĪ āŠĻીāŠ•āŠģāŠĪા āŠŪāŠĻે āŠĨāŠŊેāŠē āŠŪુāŠĪ્āŠŊુāŠĻા āŠļાāŠ•્āŠ·ાāŠĪ્āŠ•ાāŠ°āŠĻી āŠĩાāŠĪ āŠ†āŠĩી. āŠđું āŠēāŠ—āŠ­āŠ— āŠļાāŠĪāŠŪાં āŠ§ોāŠ°āŠĢāŠŪાં āŠđોāŠˆāŠķ āŠœ્āŠŊાāŠ°ે āŠŪāŠĻે āŠœીāŠĩāŠēેāŠĢ āŠ†ંāŠšāŠ•ી āŠ†āŠĩેāŠē. āŠŪāŠđુāŠĩાāŠĻી āŠĪāŠŪાāŠŪ āŠ…āŠļ્āŠŠāŠĪાāŠēોāŠŪાં āŠđું āŠŽે āŠ•āŠēાāŠ•āŠĻી āŠŪāŠđેāŠŪાāŠĻ āŠ›ું āŠāŠĩું āŠ•āŠđી āŠŪાāŠ°ા āŠ…ંāŠĪિāŠŪ āŠļંāŠļ્āŠ•ાāŠ°āŠĻી āŠĪૈāŠŊાāŠ°ી āŠ•āŠ°āŠĩાāŠĻું āŠļૂāŠšāŠĩેāŠē. āŠŽāŠ§ા āŠ•ુāŠŸુંāŠŽીāŠœāŠĻોāŠĻે āŠŠāŠĢ āŠ† āŠŽાāŠŽāŠĪે āŠœાāŠĢ āŠ•āŠ°ી āŠĶેāŠĩાāŠŪાં āŠ†āŠĩી āŠđāŠĪી. āŠĄોāŠ•્āŠŸāŠ°ોāŠ āŠļાāŠĨે āŠ āŠŠāŠĢ āŠļૂāŠšāŠĩેāŠēું āŠ•ે āŠŪાāŠ°ી āŠŠાāŠļે āŠŪાāŠĪ્āŠ° āŠŽે āŠ•āŠēાāŠ•āŠĻું āŠœીāŠĩāŠĻ āŠ›ે. āŠœો āŠ† āŠļāŠŪāŠŊāŠ—ાāŠģાāŠŪાં āŠŪāŠĻે āŠ­ાāŠĩāŠĻāŠ—āŠ° āŠŠāŠđોંāŠšાāŠĄી āŠĶેāŠĩાāŠŪાં āŠ†āŠĩે āŠĪો āŠ•āŠĶાāŠš āŠŪāŠĻે āŠœીāŠĩāŠĻāŠĶાāŠĻ āŠŪāŠģે. āŠ āŠļāŠŪāŠŊે āŠŪāŠŪ્āŠŪી āŠ…āŠĻે āŠŠāŠŠ્āŠŠા āŠŪુāŠĻ્āŠœાāŠˆ āŠ—āŠŊેāŠēા. āŠāŠ• āŠĪો āŠ°āŠĩિāŠĩાāŠ° āŠ…āŠĻે āŠœāŠģāŠœીāŠēી āŠ…āŠ—િāŠŊાāŠ°āŠļ. āŠ°ાāŠĪ્āŠ°િāŠĻા āŠŽે āŠĩાāŠ—ેāŠēા. āŠœેāŠŪāŠĪેāŠŪ āŠ•āŠ°ીāŠĻે āŠŠāŠŠ્āŠŠા āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ˜āŠ°āŠĻા āŠēોāŠ•ોāŠ āŠāŠŪ્āŠŽ્āŠŊુāŠēāŠĻ્āŠļāŠĻો āŠŪેāŠģ āŠ•āŠ°્āŠŊો. āŠŠāŠĢ āŠŽે āŠ•āŠēાāŠ•āŠŪાં āŠŪāŠđુāŠĩાāŠĨી āŠ­ાāŠĩāŠĻāŠ—āŠ° āŠ•ોāŠˆ āŠŠāŠĢ āŠļંāŠœોāŠ—ોāŠŪાં āŠŠāŠđોંāŠšી āŠķāŠ•ાāŠŊ āŠĻāŠđીં āŠ āŠŪુંāŠœāŠĩāŠĢ āŠđāŠĪી. āŠŽāŠ§ાāŠ āŠ†āŠķા āŠ›ોāŠĄી āŠĶીāŠ§ી āŠđāŠĪી. āŠŠāŠĢ āŠ•āŠĶાāŠš āŠŪાāŠ°ે āŠ† āŠĶુāŠĻિāŠŊા āŠļાāŠĨેāŠĻી āŠēેāŠĢાāŠĶેāŠĢી āŠŽાāŠ•ી āŠđāŠķે āŠāŠŸāŠēે āŠŽે āŠĻી āŠœāŠ—્āŠŊાāŠ āŠˆāŠķ્āŠĩāŠ°ે āŠšાāŠ° āŠ•āŠēાāŠ•āŠĻું āŠ†āŠŊુāŠ·્āŠŊ āŠ†āŠŠી āŠĶીāŠ§ું āŠ…āŠĻે āŠŪāŠĻે āŠ­ાāŠĩāŠĻāŠ—āŠ°āŠĻી āŠļāŠ° āŠŸી. āŠđોāŠļ્āŠŠિāŠŸāŠē āŠŪાં āŠĶાāŠ–āŠē āŠ•āŠ°ી. āŠĪ્āŠ°āŠĢ āŠĶિāŠĩāŠļે āŠ­ાāŠĻāŠŪાં āŠ†āŠĩી. āŠ­ાāŠĩāŠĻāŠ—āŠ°āŠĨી āŠœ્āŠŊાāŠ°ે āŠŠાāŠ›ી āŠ˜āŠ°ે āŠ†āŠĩી āŠĪ્āŠŊાāŠ°ે āŠŽāŠ§ા āŠŪāŠĻે āŠ•āŠđેāŠĪા, āŠœો āŠĪāŠĻે āŠ•āŠˆ āŠĨાāŠĪ āŠĪો āŠĪાāŠ°ા āŠŪāŠŪ્āŠŪીāŠĻે āŠŽāŠđુ āŠ†āŠ˜ાāŠĪ āŠēાāŠ—āŠĪ. āŠēાāŠ—ે āŠœ āŠĻે āŠđું āŠ†āŠ–ું āŠ˜āŠ° āŠŪાāŠĨે āŠēāŠˆāŠĻે āŠŦāŠ°āŠĪી. āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ†āŠŪ āŠŠāŠĢ āŠŠોāŠĪાāŠĻું āŠļંāŠĪાāŠĻ āŠŪૃāŠĪ્āŠŊુ āŠŠાāŠŪે āŠĪો āŠŪાં-āŠŽાāŠŠāŠĻે āŠĪો āŠ†āŠ˜ાāŠĪ āŠēાāŠ—ે āŠœ āŠĻે! āŠĩાāŠĪ āŠ…āŠđી āŠ āŠ›ે āŠœો āŠđું āŠĪ્āŠŊાāŠ°ે āŠŪૃāŠĪ્āŠŊુ āŠŠાāŠŪી āŠđોāŠĪ āŠĪો āŠķું āŠŦāŠ°āŠ• āŠŠāŠĄāŠĪ? āŠ•āŠĶાāŠš āŠĨોāŠĄો āŠļāŠŪāŠŊ āŠŽāŠ§ાāŠĻે āŠŊાāŠĶ āŠ†āŠĩāŠĪ, āŠĨોāŠĄા āŠĶિāŠĩāŠļ āŠŽāŠ§ા āŠ†ંāŠļુ āŠļાāŠ°āŠĪ āŠ…āŠĻે āŠŠāŠ›ી āŠđું āŠ­ુāŠēાāŠˆ āŠ—āŠˆ āŠđોāŠĪ. āŠĪૃāŠ·ાāŠēિāŠĻું āŠ…āŠļ્āŠĪિāŠĪ્āŠĩ āŠœ āŠĻ āŠđોāŠĪ. āŠĪāŠŪāŠĻે āŠŠāŠĢ āŠŪāŠģી āŠĻ āŠđોāŠĪ. 


āŠĩાāŠĪ āŠ…āŠđી āŠ āŠ›ે āŠķું āŠ…āŠŠૂāŠ°્āŠĩ āŠ…āŠĻāŠĻ્āŠŊાāŠĻે āŠ­ૂāŠēી āŠœāŠķે? āŠ…āŠĻે āŠ­ૂāŠēી āŠĻ āŠœાāŠŊ āŠĪો āŠŠāŠĢ āŠœે āŠ°ીāŠĪે āŠāŠĢે āŠ…āŠĻāŠĻ્āŠŊાāŠĻે āŠšાāŠđી āŠĪે āŠ°ીāŠĪે  āŠēીāŠાāŠĻે āŠšાāŠđી āŠķāŠ•ે āŠ–āŠ°ો? āŠœો āŠđા, āŠĪો āŠ…āŠĻāŠĻ્āŠŊાāŠĻું āŠ…āŠļ્āŠĪિāŠĪ્āŠĩ āŠāŠĻા āŠŪાāŠĪાāŠŠિāŠĪા āŠļિāŠĩાāŠŊ āŠ•ોāŠˆāŠĻે āŠĻ āŠļાંāŠ­āŠ°ે āŠāŠŪ āŠŽāŠĻે. āŠ…āŠĻે āŠœો āŠ…āŠŠૂāŠ°્āŠĩ āŠ…āŠĻāŠĻ્āŠŊા āŠĻી āŠ…ંāŠĪિāŠŪ āŠˆāŠš્āŠ›ા āŠŠૂāŠ°ી āŠ•āŠ°ી āŠēીāŠાāŠĻે āŠ…āŠŠāŠĻાāŠĩે āŠ…āŠĻે āŠēીāŠાāŠĻે āŠĪે āŠ°ીāŠĪે āŠšાāŠđી āŠĻ āŠķāŠ•ે āŠĪો āŠ āŠēીāŠા āŠļાāŠĨે āŠ…āŠĻ્āŠŊાāŠŊ āŠĨāŠŊો āŠĻ āŠ•āŠđેāŠĩાāŠŊ? āŠ†āŠĩા āŠĪો āŠ…āŠĻેāŠ• āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠķ્āŠĻો āŠ›ે. 


āŠ† āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠĻāŠĩāŠē āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĩાāŠŪાં āŠ–ૂāŠŽ āŠœ āŠ°āŠļ āŠŠāŠĄ્āŠŊો. āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠĻી āŠķāŠ°ૂāŠ†āŠĪāŠŪાં āŠ•āŠđ્āŠŊું āŠĪેāŠŪ, āŠ…āŠ§āŠĩāŠš્āŠšે āŠŪોāŠĻિāŠŸોāŠĻāŠļ āŠŦીāŠēિંāŠ— āŠ†āŠĩી. āŠŠāŠĢ āŠŠāŠ›ી āŠļāŠŪāŠœાāŠŊું āŠ•ે āŠ āŠĩાāŠĪો āŠĻāŠĩāŠēāŠ•āŠĨાāŠĻે āŠĻāŠĩી āŠ—āŠđેāŠ°ાāŠˆ āŠ†āŠŠે āŠ›ે. āŠ…āŠĻāŠĻ્āŠŊા āŠļાāŠđિāŠĪ્āŠŊāŠĻી āŠĩિāŠ§્āŠŊાāŠ°્āŠĨીāŠĻી āŠ›ે āŠ…āŠĻે āŠāŠĻા āŠĶ્āŠĩાāŠ°ા āŠēāŠ–ાāŠŊેāŠē āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°ોāŠŪાં āŠĩāŠŠāŠ°ાāŠŊેāŠē āŠļાāŠđિāŠĪ્āŠŊāŠ•ૃāŠĪિāŠĻા āŠĩિāŠĩિāŠ§ āŠ‰āŠĶાāŠđāŠ°āŠĢો āŠ āŠļ્āŠŠāŠ·્āŠŸ āŠ•āŠ°ે āŠ•ે āŠŠોāŠĪે āŠĪેāŠŪ āŠŠંāŠĄી āŠŠāŠĪāŠ°ેāŠē āŠ›ે. āŠđું āŠŠāŠĢ āŠļાāŠđિāŠĪ્āŠŊāŠĻી āŠĩિāŠ§્āŠŊાāŠ°્āŠĨીāŠĻી āŠ›ું āŠāŠŸāŠēે āŠĨāŠŊું āŠ•ે āŠœો āŠđું āŠ•āŠˆāŠ• āŠēāŠ–āŠĪી āŠđોāŠĩ āŠĪો āŠ†āŠĩા āŠ‰āŠĶાāŠđāŠ°āŠĢો āŠŪાāŠ°ા āŠēેāŠ–āŠĻāŠŪાં āŠŠāŠĢ āŠ…āŠĩāŠĩા āŠœોāŠˆāŠ. āŠ…āŠŠૂāŠ°્āŠĩ āŠĩāŠĻāŠļ્āŠŠāŠĪિāŠķાāŠļ્āŠĪ્āŠ°āŠĻો āŠĩિāŠ§્āŠŊાāŠ°્āŠĨી āŠ›ે. āŠŽંāŠĻે āŠŠોāŠĪāŠŠોāŠĪાāŠĻાં āŠ•્āŠ·ેāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠŪાં āŠĻિāŠŠુāŠĢ āŠ›ે āŠĪેāŠĩું āŠĪāŠ°āŠĪ āŠœ āŠļāŠŪāŠœાāŠŊ āŠœાāŠŊ āŠ›ે. āŠ•્āŠŊાંāŠŊ āŠŠāŠĢ āŠ…āŠĪિāŠķāŠŊોāŠ•્āŠĪિ āŠĨāŠĪી āŠĻāŠĨી. āŠĩāŠģી āŠŽંāŠĻે āŠāŠ•āŠŽીāŠœાāŠĻા āŠ•્āŠ·ેāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠĻી āŠšāŠ°્āŠšાāŠŪાં āŠ°āŠļ āŠĶાāŠ–āŠĩે āŠ›ે. āŠĨોāŠĄા āŠļāŠŪāŠŊ āŠŠāŠđેāŠēા āŠđું āŠ…āŠĻે āŠŽāŠđેāŠĻ āŠēāŠ—્āŠĻ āŠĩિāŠ·ે āŠĩાāŠĪો āŠ•āŠ°āŠĪાં āŠđāŠĪા āŠ•ે āŠ•ેāŠĩું āŠļાāŠ°ું āŠĨાāŠŊ āŠœો āŠāŠĩી āŠĩ્āŠŊāŠ•્āŠĪિ āŠœીāŠĩāŠĻāŠŪાં āŠŪāŠģે āŠœે āŠ†āŠŠāŠĢાં āŠ•ાāŠŪāŠĻે āŠŠāŠĢ āŠļāŠŪāŠœી āŠķāŠ•ે-āŠœાāŠĢāŠĩાāŠĻો āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠŊāŠĪ્āŠĻ āŠ•āŠ°ે!(āŠ…āŠđી āŠđું āŠ˜āŠ°āŠ•ાāŠŪāŠĻી āŠĩાāŠĪ āŠĻāŠĨી āŠ•āŠ°āŠĪી).  


āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĪી āŠĩāŠ–āŠĪે āŠ˜āŠĢી āŠĩāŠ–āŠĪ āŠ†āŠŠāŠĻા āŠēેāŠ•āŠšāŠ°āŠŪાં āŠŽેāŠļી āŠđોāŠŊ āŠāŠĩું āŠēાāŠ—āŠĪું. āŠ†āŠŪાāŠĻા āŠ˜āŠĢા āŠŽāŠ§ા āŠ‰āŠĶાāŠđāŠ°āŠĢો āŠ†āŠŠે āŠ‡ંāŠĄિāŠŊāŠĻ āŠŠોāŠāŠŸિāŠ•્āŠļāŠĻા āŠĩāŠ°્āŠ—ોāŠŪાં āŠ•āŠđેāŠēાં. āŠ†āŠĨી āŠĩાંāŠšāŠĪી āŠĩāŠ–āŠĪે āŠ•āŠˆāŠ• āŠļાંāŠ­āŠģેāŠēું āŠāŠĩું āŠēાāŠ—āŠĪું. 


āŠđāŠĩે āŠ…āŠđી āŠĩāŠ§ુ āŠĻāŠđીં āŠēંāŠŽાāŠĩું. āŠ† āŠŠāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠŪાં āŠ­ાāŠ·ાāŠĻી, āŠĩ્āŠŊાāŠ•āŠ°āŠĢāŠĻી, āŠāŠĩી āŠ˜āŠĢી āŠ­ૂāŠēો āŠđāŠķે. āŠĪે āŠŪાāŠŸે āŠŠāŠđેāŠēેāŠĨી āŠ†āŠŠ āŠ­ાāŠ·ાāŠĩિāŠĶāŠĻી āŠŪાāŠŦી āŠšાāŠđું āŠ›ું. 


āŠ†āŠŪāŠĪો āŠŪેāŠļેāŠœāŠŪાં āŠĩાāŠĪ āŠĨાāŠŊ āŠœ āŠ›ે, āŠŠāŠĢ āŠđāŠĩે āŠœāŠē્āŠĶી āŠ†āŠŠāŠĻી āŠļાāŠĨે āŠŪુāŠēાāŠ•ાāŠĪ āŠĨāŠķે āŠĪ્āŠŊાāŠ°ે āŠĩિāŠļ્āŠĪાāŠ°āŠĨી āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠķ્āŠĻો āŠ•āŠ°ીāŠķ. 


                                                                                                                              āŠēિ. 

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Friday, June 13, 2025

Learning Outcome: Ph.D. Coursework

 Reflections on the Ph.D. Coursework



This blog reflects my learning outcomes and personal insights from the recently completed Ph.D. Coursework organized by Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Barad, Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, held from 1st to 8th June 2025. The coursework was designed for newly enrolled research scholars in English and marked the formal beginning of our research journey. Though preliminary online sessions had already been conducted earlier by Dilip Barad sir to introduce us to the structure and expectations of the program, this intensive one-week course served as an enriching and rigorous academic initiation.

This year, the Ph.D. batch consists of only three scholars, all working under the esteemed guidance of Barad sir. The small group size proved to be a boon, allowing for personalized attention, in-depth discussion, and a more interactive, dialogue-based learning environment. It created a space where we could freely discuss our individual research interests, raise doubts, and critically engage with both foundational concepts and practical challenges of research.

Key Components and Learning Highlights:

The coursework was thoughtfully designed to cover the core aspects of academic research, from reading and reviewing literature to writing a research thesis. The sessions combined asynchronous learning (through assigned video lectures and online quizzes) and synchronous classroom engagement, ensuring a blended learning approach that catered to different modes of understanding.


We were assigned a series of video lectures covering fundamental research topics such as:

  • The mind and temperament of a research scholar

  • The art of literary research (based on Richard D. Altick’s work)

  • Understanding research hypotheses and framing research questions

  • Basics of qualitative and quantitative research

Following each video, we had to reflect on our learning through blog writing, which encouraged critical thinking and articulation of ideas in academic prose. These were accompanied by online quizzes to reinforce conceptual understanding.


In-Class Learning and Practical Insights

During the classroom sessions, Prof. Barad not only elaborated on the concepts introduced in the videos but also provided practical strategies and tips. Some of the major themes discussed included:

  • Tools and strategies for literature review

  • How to organize reading and writing in research

  • The difference between good and poor academic writing

  • How to make compelling arguments

  • Using digital tools like Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and OpenAlex

  • Creating researcher IDs (ORCID, Scopus ID, Vidwan, etc.)

  • Accessing and evaluating scholarly databases and journals

  • Exercises for developing academic discipline and inquiry



What stood out the most was the emphasis on the researcher’s mindset. We learned that research is not just about collecting data or summarizing books—it’s about developing a habit of questioning, interpreting, and contributing new perspectives. Prof. Barad encouraged us to embrace skepticism, uncertainty, and doubt as necessary components of the research process. As beginners, we were reassured that confusion is the starting point of clarity.


For me, this coursework was much more than a formal academic requirement—it was a transformative experience. It helped me:

  • Gain confidence in navigating the landscape of academic research

  • Understand the ethical and intellectual responsibilities of a scholar

  • Cultivate a habit of reflective writing

  • Begin to see my research area in clearer and more focused terms

The small batch size fostered a deeply engaging learning atmosphere. Every query—no matter how basic—was welcomed and addressed. Discussions were often spontaneous and shaped by our individual curiosities, making the sessions dynamic and intellectually stimulating.

Here is the list of blogs written as part of the Ph.D. Coursework:

The Ph.D. Coursework has laid a strong foundation for my research journey. It has equipped me not only with knowledge but also with the tools and mindset needed to undertake meaningful academic inquiry. I am grateful to Prof. Dilip Barad sir for his constant support, detailed guidance, and visionary teaching approach. As I move forward with my research, I carry with me the learnings, reflections, and inspiration gained during this vital academic initiation.



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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Webinar: Learn How to Access Taylor & Francis Journals Subscribed Under One Nation One Subscription

Webinar


Today, I had the opportunity to attend an insightful webinar titled “Learn How to Access Taylor & Francis Journals Subscribed Under One Nation One Subscription,” conducted by Ms. Radhika Sharma and organized by Taylor & Francis. This free webinar was open to all and specifically designed to benefit researchers, faculty members, and students across Indian academic institutions.










The session proved to be highly informative, particularly for those engaged in academic research and scholarship. Ms. Sharma provided a comprehensive demonstration of the Taylor & Francis Online platform, covering key aspects such as account registration, search techniques, advanced filtering, and accessing full-text articles. The webinar focused on how to effectively utilize the extensive collection of peer-reviewed journals made available under the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative launched by the Government of India.


The session was structured to be both informative and practical. It offered a comprehensive walkthrough of the Taylor & Francis Online platform, guiding attendees through registration, article searches, the use of advanced filters, and accessing full-text research articles via institutional access provided under ONOS.

A significant highlight of the webinar was the hands-on practice session, where participants were encouraged to engage directly with the platform. This real-time demonstration helped bridge theoretical understanding with practical application, making the platform accessible and familiar, especially for new users.


Key Features and Learnings

1. Free Access Through ONOS

  • Indian users affiliated with ONOS-registered institutions can access millions of peer-reviewed research articles at no cost.

  • Access is provided via institutional Wi-Fi, LAN, or specific IP ranges, without needing personal subscriptions.

2. Account Registration and Login

  • Guidance was provided for creating a personal account on the platform.

  • Although institutional access works without login, having a personal account enables bookmarking, saving searches, setting alerts, and personalized reading lists.

3. Multiple Search Options

  • Users can search for content using:

    • Title

    • Author

    • Keywords

    • DOI

    • Journal Name

  • Advanced Search Filters allow refinement by:

    • Subject area

    • Date of publication

    • Access type (Open Access or Subscription)

    • Article type (Research, Review, etc.)

4. Broad Disciplinary Coverage

  • The platform provides access to journals across:

    • Humanities and Social Sciences

    • Science, Technology, and Medicine (STM)

    • Health and Allied Sciences

  • Journals are published under renowned imprints like:

    • Taylor & Francis

    • Routledge

    • Dove Medical Press

5. Accessibility and Listening Feature

  • A text-to-speech (audio) feature is available, allowing users to listen to articles, making the platform accessible and user-friendly for diverse learning needs.


Additional Features of the Platform

1. Personalized Dashboard

  • Users can:

    • Save and organize articles

    • Create reading lists

    • Set up content alerts based on keywords, topics, or journals

2. Citation and Reference Management

  • The platform supports various citation styles such as APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard.

  • Direct export options to tools like:

    • Zotero

    • EndNote

    • RefWorks

    • Mendeley

    • BibTeX

3. Article-Level Metrics

  • Articles include:

    • Altmetric scores

    • Citation counts

    • Download statistics

    • These metrics help in evaluating academic visibility and impact.

  • All references are hyperlinked for seamless cross-referencing.

  • Some articles include supplementary files like datasets, charts, or multimedia elements.

  • The platform is fully optimized for mobile and tablet use, enabling flexible, on-the-go research.


Hands-On Practice Session

The interactive hands-on session allowed attendees to:

  • Register or log in to the platform

  • Execute sample searches using various filters

  • Browse specific journals and topics

  • Access full-text articles through institutional login

This participatory approach helped users navigate the platform efficiently, encouraging confidence and ease in exploring scholarly content.


Personal Reflection

As a Ph.D. researcher, I have been actively using the Taylor & Francis Online platform for my academic work. This session proved particularly beneficial for deepening my understanding of the platform’s advanced features and helped me explore resources in a more organized and systematic way. It also highlighted tools that I had not used before, such as citation exports and listening features, which will support my future research.

Moreover, the session also emphasized that researchers can submit and publish their work through Taylor & Francis journals. This dual opportunity—for accessing and contributing to global scholarship—makes the platform highly valuable for emerging scholars and experienced researchers alike.

Conclusion

The webinar conducted by Ms. Radhika Sharma served as a comprehensive guide for maximizing the use of Taylor & Francis journals under the ONOS initiative. By blending technical instruction with hands-on experience, the session empowered participants with practical research tools and deeper engagement with quality academic resources. For any researcher seeking to strengthen their research practice, sessions like these are an essential step toward informed and efficient scholarly exploration.


This blog, I hope, serves as a useful starting point for accessing quality scholarly resources available through Taylor & Francis.


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