VOLUME 8

Paper Title:
Exploring Existential Consciousness in Arun Joshi’s Novels

Authors:
Subrat Dwivedi¹
Dr. Janmejay Kumar Tiwari²

¹ Research Scholar, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Kisan Post Graduate College, Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh)
² Research Supervisor, Assistant Professor, Department of English, K. S. Saket P.G. College, Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh)

Article Received: 02 September 2026   |   Accepted: 03 October 2026   |   Published Online: 04 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.08   |   DOI:10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.8

Paper Title:
Hill Jaatra in the Light of Brechtian Theories and Practices

Authors:
Deepshikha Dhiman¹
Prof. Hemant Kumar Shukla²
Prof. Pramod Kumar Kukreti³

¹ Research Assistant, Pt. L.M.S. University Campus, Rishikesh
² Professor of English, Pt. L.M.S. University Campus, Rishikesh
³ Professor & Head, Dept. of English, Pt. L.M.S. University Campus, Rishikesh

Article Received: 02 September 2026   |   Accepted: 03 October 2026   |   Published Online: 04 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.15   |   DOI:10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.15

Paper Title:
Urban Fantasies and Marginal Realities: The Politics of Magical Realism in Anosh Irani’s The Song of Kahunsha

Authors:
Prakash M Hiremath¹
Dr. Soumya Tiwari²

¹ Research Scholar
² Research Guide, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Mansarovar Global University, Bhopal

Article Received: 02 September 2026   |   Accepted: 03 October 2026   |   Published Online: 04 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.23   |   DOI:10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.23

Paper Title:
Marital Discontentment and Female Subjectivity in Manju Kapur's Difficult Daughters and A Married Woman: A Feminist Literary Analysis

Authors:
Teena Gautam¹
Dr. Gayatri Saini²

¹ Research Scholar, Department of English, Jai Minesh Adivasi University, Ranpur, Kota, Rajasthan, India
² Assistant Professor, Department of English, Jai Minesh Adivasi University, Ranpur, Kota, Rajasthan, India

Article Received: 02 September 2026   |   Accepted: 03 October 2026   |   Published Online: 04 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.42   |   DOI:10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.42

Paper Title:
Representing Consciousness in Katherine Mansfield’s “Miss Brill”: Stream of Consciousness, Free Indirect Discourse and Internal Focalization

Authors:
Manish Prakash Dunbale

M.A. English, S.E.T., Assistant Professor, Department of English, M.V.P. Samaj’s, Arts, Commerce & Science College, Nandgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Article Received: 02 September 2026   |   Accepted: 03 October 2026   |   Published Online: 04 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.57   |   DOI:10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.57

Paper Title:
Social Reality and Post-Liberal Transformations in Vikas Swarup’s Q & A and Six Suspects

Authors:
Inbavalli A¹
Dr. B. Jeyanthi²

¹ Research Scholar, Department of English, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), India
² Research Supervisor, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), India

Article Received: 02 September 2026   |   Accepted: 03 October 2026   |   Published Online: 04 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.68   |   DOI:10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.68

Paper Title:
Facing the Void: An Existential Reading of Selfhood in Kavita Kané's Lanka's Princess

Authors:
Ms. Agarsana T K¹
Dr. L Mohanasundari²

¹ Research Scholar in English, VET Institute of Arts & Science, Thindal, Erode
² Associate Professor & Head, Department of English, Hindusthan College of Engineering, Ingur

Article Received: 02 September 2026   |   Accepted: 03 October 2026   |   Published Online: 04 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.71   |   DOI:10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.71

Paper Title:
Hamartia and the Fall of the Tragic Hero in Shakespeare's Major Tragedies

Authors:
Dr. P. Sakthivel¹
Dr. R. Amalan²

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College of Engineering, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
² Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College of Engineering, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India.

Article Received: 02 September 2026   |   Accepted: 03 October 2026   |   Published Online: 04 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.88   |   DOI:10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.88

Paper Title:
Language Change in the Digital Era: Reimagining Communication, Identity and the Humanities

Authors:
Dr. Md Shawkat Ali

Professor, Education College, Basantapur, Domkal, Murshidabad

Article Received: 02 September 2026   |   Accepted: 03 October 2026   |   Published Online: 04 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.98   |   DOI:10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.98

Paper Title:
Climate Silence and the Failure of Environmental Communication in Don’t Look Up

Authors:
Nandita Solanki

Research Scholar, Delhi Technological University, Delhi

Article Received: 02 September 2026   |   Accepted: 03 October 2026   |   Published Online: 04 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.103   |   DOI:10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.103

Paper Title:
Artificial Intelligence-Assisted English Language Teaching in Higher Education: Enhancing Communication Competence and Employability Skills among Undergraduate Students

Authors:
Dr. P. Venkanna

Assistant Professor of English, Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

Article Received: 02 September 2026   |   Accepted: 03 October 2026   |   Published Online: 04 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.109   |   DOI:10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.109

Paper Title:
Developing Transformative Competencies in English: A Study at Higher Secondary Level of BSEB Schools

Author:
Dr. Umme Salma

Assistant Professor, Department of English, M.L.S.M. College, Darbhanga

Article Received: 04 September 2026   |   Accepted: 05 October 2026   |   Published Online: 06 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.114   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.114

Paper Title:
Reading Beyond the Textbook: The Pedagogical Significance of Ruskin Bond’s Short Stories in High-School and Undergraduate Education

Author:
Ms. B. Neethu Prathyusha

Lecturer & Research Scholar, Department of English, Pithapur Rajah’s College, Kakinada

Article Received: 04 September 2026   |   Accepted: 05 October 2026   |   Published Online: 06 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.124   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.124

Paper Title:
The Literary Trio of Indian English Literature

Authors:
Dr. V. Sudheer¹
Dr. G. Ramesh²

¹ Lecturer in English, Department of English, Dr. V. S. Krishna Government Degree & P.G. College (A), Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

² Lecturer in English, Department of English, Government Degree College, Kodur (RS), Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Article Received: 04 September 2026   |   Accepted: 05 October 2026   |   Published Online: 06 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.129   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.129

Paper Title:
Spiritual Elements in Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali

Authors:
Dr. Deen Dayal¹
Sunita Rani²

¹ Associate Professor of English, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra.

² Research Scholar in English, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra.

Article Received: 15 August 2026   |   Accepted: 17 September 2026   |   Published Online: 18 September 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.09.163   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.09.163

Paper Title:
Climate Fiction and Environmental Collapse in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake

Authors:
Mr. Selvashekhar S¹
Dr. K. Shivshakti²

¹ PhD Research Scholar (PT), Department of English, Sri Vasavi College, Erode.

² Assistant Professor of English, Department of English, Sri Vasavi College.

Article Received: 09 September 2026   |   Accepted: 10 October 2026   |   Published Online: 11 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.134   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.134

Paper Title:
Imagined Communities in Amitav Ghosh's The Hungry Tide

Author:
Dr. G. Bhaskar Basmi¹

¹ Vice Principal & Assistant Professor of English, A.G. Arts and Science College, Avinashipalayam, Tiruppur.

Article Received: 09 September 2026   |   Accepted: 10 October 2026   |   Published Online: 11 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.140   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.140

Paper Title:
The Literary Trio of Indian English Literature

Authors:
Dr. V. Sudheer¹
Dr. G. Ramesh²

¹ Lecturer in English, Department of English, Dr. V. S. Krishna Government Degree & P.G. College (A), Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

² Lecturer in English, Department of English, Government Degree College, Kodur (RS), Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Article Received: 09 September 2026   |   Accepted: 10 October 2026   |   Published Online: 11 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.144   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.144

Paper Title:
Beyond Human Agency: Environmental and Biological Dimensions of Distributed Agency in Red Mars

Authors:
Monika Rani¹
Dr. Anil Kumar²

¹ Research Scholar, Department of English, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India.

² Assistant Professor, Department of English, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India.

Article Received: 09 September 2026   |   Accepted: 10 October 2026   |   Published Online: 11 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.154   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.154

Paper Title:
Reading Beyond the Textbook: The Pedagogical Significance of Ruskin Bond’s Short Stories in High-School and Undergraduate Education

Author:
Ms. B. Neethu Prathyusha¹

¹ Lecturer & Research Scholar, Department of English, Pithapur Rajah’s College, Kakinada.

Article Received: 09 September 2026   |   Accepted: 10 October 2026   |   Published Online: 11 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.164   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.164

Paper Title:
Navigating the In-Between: The Liminal Journey of an Indian Woman in the UK

Authors:
Ms. Rudach Laxmiben Ransurbhai¹
Dr. Shikha Thakur²

¹ PhD Scholar, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

² Associate Professor, Department of English, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

Article Received: 09 September 2026   |   Accepted: 10 October 2026   |   Published Online: 11 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.173   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.173

Paper Title:
The Colonized Body: Lacanian, Foucaultian, and Feminist Critiques of Subjectivity in Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Author:
Dr. Kahkashan Razi¹

¹ Author affiliation not provided.

Article Received: 09 September 2026   |   Accepted: 10 October 2026   |   Published Online: 11 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.181   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.181

Paper Title:
Psychological Conflict and the Spiritual Void in Anita Desai's Cry, the Peacock and Voices in the City: A Comparative Study

Authors:
Priti Gupta¹
Dr. Gayatri Saini²

¹ Research Scholar, Department of English, Jai Minesh Adivasi University, Ranpur, Kota, Rajasthan, India.

² Assistant Professor, Department of English, Jai Minesh Adivasi University, Ranpur, Kota, Rajasthan, India.

Article Received: 09 September 2026   |   Accepted: 10 October 2026   |   Published Online: 11 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.194   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.194

Paper Title:
Epistemic Fortitude in the Panoptic Campus: Professor Viren's Moral Stoicism, and Resistance to Fabricated Narratives in Vikas Sharma's All Her Fires

Author:
Sudhir Singh¹

¹ UGC NET-JRF, Independent Researcher, Sirsa, Haryana.

Article Received: 09 September 2026   |   Accepted: 10 October 2026   |   Published Online: 11 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.205   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.205

Paper Title:
A Comparative Study of Filial Relationships in the Novels of Manju Kapur and Kiran Desai

Authors:
Archana Soni¹
Dr. Nitendra Kumar Verma²
Dr. Kamlesh Chaurasiya³

¹ Research Scholar – English, Department of English Language, MCBU, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh.

² Assistant Professor – English, MP Government College, Nariyawali, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.

³ Assistant Professor – English, Department of English Language, MCBU, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh.

Article Received: 09 September 2026   |   Accepted: 10 October 2026   |   Published Online: 11 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.211   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.211

Paper Title:
Reimagining Pedagogy in the Age of AI: Constructivism, Creativity, and Human-AI Symbiosis in English Language Teaching

Authors:
B. M. Mukesh Kumar¹
Dr. K. Madhavi²

¹ Research Scholar, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India.

² Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India.

Article Received: 10 September 2026   |   Accepted: 11 October 2026   |   Published Online: 12 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.227   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.227

Paper Title:
Reimagining Pedagogy in the Age of AI: Constructivism, Creativity, and Human-AI Symbiosis in English Language Teaching

Authors:
B. M. Mukesh Kumar¹
Dr. K. Madhavi²

¹ Research Scholar, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India.

² Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India.

Article Received: 10 September 2026   |   Accepted: 11 October 2026   |   Published Online: 12 October 2026

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.227   |   DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.227

Paper Title:
Spiritual Elements in Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali

Authors:
Dr. Deen Dayal¹
Sunita Rani²

¹ Associate Professor of English, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra.

² Research Scholar in English, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra.

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.238   |   View PDF

Paper Title:
Beyond the Biomedical Gaze: Health, Indigenous Knowledge, and the Marginalised Body in Mahasweta Devi’s Pterodactyl, Puran Sahay, and Pirtha

Authors:
Jaishree¹
Dr. Priyanka Singla²

¹ Research Scholar, Department of English & Foreign Languages, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India.

² Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of English & Foreign Languages, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India.

Article Received: 15/09/2026
Article Accepted: 16/10/2026
Published Online: 17/10/2026
DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.246

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.246   |   View PDF

Paper Title:
Performing Masculinity in Shyam Selvadurai’s Funny Boy: A Butlerian Analysis

Authors:
Dr. Siddhi Shahi¹
Dr. Vibuti Sati²

¹ Assistant Professor, Amrapali University, Haldwani.

² Assistant Professor, CITM College, Jaipur.

Article Received: 15/09/2026
Article Accepted: 16/10/2026
Published Online: 17/10/2026
DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.256

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.256   |   View PDF

Paper Title:
Musings of Mannarkoil Professor: Amalgamation of Nostalgia and Indianness

Authors:
Dr. Kadri Nashrin. A¹
Ahmed Jasim Mutar²

¹ Lecturer, Bhavan’s Sheth R.A. College of Arts and Commerce, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

² Ph.D. Research Scholar, S.D. School of Commerce, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Article Received: 15/09/2026
Article Accepted: 16/10/2026
Published Online: 17/10/2026
DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.262

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.262   |   View PDF

Paper Title:
The Rifle as an Extension of the Self: The Shooting Body in A Shot at History

Authors:
Kashyap Parmar Narendra¹
Sanjaykumar Lalani²

¹ Research Scholar, Department of English, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India.

² Principal, Shri Surat Jilla Sahakari Bank Commerce College & Shri Sayan Sahakari Khand Udhyog Arts College, Olpad, District Surat, Gujarat, India.

Article Received: 15/09/2026
Article Accepted: 16/10/2026
Published Online: 17/10/2026
DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.274

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.274   |   View PDF

Paper Title:
The Colonized Body: Lacanian, Foucaultian, and Feminist Critiques of Subjectivity in Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Author:
Dr. Kahkashan Razi

Article Received: 16/09/2026
Article Accepted: 18/10/2026
Published Online: 20/10/2026
DOI: 10.47311/IJOES.2026.8.10.293

Paper ID: IJOES-8.10.293   |   View PDF