A study of Culture Shock in the Fiction of Bharati Mukherjee

Bharati Mukherjee is one of the true authors of the Indian Diaspora, having achieved a fortunateposition within a relatively brief creative journey. She has captured the Indian immigrantinvolvement in her works and two collections of short fiction as an exile in the United States. Sheis an author, short story essayist, verified essayist, and writer who was born in India. The vastbulk of her writings are about the lives of Indian immigrants in the United States. Sheinvestigates the topic of movement and change in her books. Immigrants, too, have one desire: tolive in America for the rest of their lives. As a result, as immigrants, they go through a process oftransition and identity transformation. She passes through distinct stages, such as exile,progress, and migration. Her paintings reveal her conflicts with the ethos, cultures, and peopleof the country where she was born (India) and the one to which she emigrated (Canada)(America). In all of her works, the nature of societal conflict causing mental urgency forms thecore of her achievement as a creative craftsman. She is succeeding in portraying societal conflictbetween the East and the West as a mental crises in her heroes' own psyche. Mukherjee focuseson sensitive female protagonists who require a stable sense of personal and societal identity. Sheis concerned about her hero's survival in the new surroundings. She is concerned in conveying aclear and interesting picture of Indian life to the American audience

Database-centric Development of Menus andGraphic User Interfaces

The database-centric approach to graphic user interface (GUI) development, quickly andeasily manages standardisation and modification of labels and look and feel of controls bykeeping various control-creation data into the database. The runtime generation of controlsprovides the flexibility to control their creation and modification issues. This method freezes theapplication code once the development is over. The process of recompilation is eliminated whencreation or modification of controls is done. Dynamic controls such as menus, label, text box,button, combo box, list box, group box, check box, radio button, tab control, spin button, treecontrol can be easily formed and controlled using this approach

Primary pure non-gestational choriocarcinoma of ovary: a rare case report

Germ cell malignancies represent 15% of ovarian cancers. Choriocarcinoma is a malignant tumour with trophoblastic differentiation. It may be gestational or non-gestational and may be a primary tumour or metastatic from other organs. Pure non-gestational choriocarcinoma is an extremely rare neoplasm, with reports of only a few cases. This study reports a rare case of non-gestational pure choriocarcinoma in a postmenarcheal young female and describes details of the tumour, including the clinicopathological findings. A young female presented with sudden onset anxiety, abdominal distention, severe abdominal pain, and severe pallor. Clinically, she was diagnosed as a case of ruptured ectopic pregnancy, and was taken up for emergency laparotomy. A right ovarian mass of 5X7 cm was seen, which was ruptured and was bleeding profusely. Right salpingo-oophorectomy was done, and it was diagnosed histopathologically as primary pure non-gestational choriocarcinoma of ovary. This case report describes the histopathological and immunohistochemical findings of this rare entity, as well as the various methods to differentiate between cases of non-gestational and gestational choriocarcinoma of the ovary. This is important as non-gestational choriocarcinoma has a poorer prognosis in comparison with gestational. Also, the treatment regimen for the two differs

Synchronous mucinous cystadenoma ovary, leiomyoma uterus and mucinous adenocarcinoma cervix infiltrating into uterine leiomyoma: a rare case report

The overall incidence of synchronous female genital tract malignancies is 0.63%. The most frequently observed synchronous neoplasms are those of the ovary together with the endometrium. Cervical and ovarian malignancies are exceedingly rare. We present the case of a female patient who complained of abdominal distention and pain abdomen. A cervical pap smear was performed, and it showed inflammation and atrophic changes. USG abdomen revealed findings consistent with pyometra. Repeated dilatation and curretage for resolving the pyometra was attempted, but it yielded mucinous fluid only. Another USG abdomen was done, which showed a cervical growth. The patient was taken up for staging laparotomy. Per operatively, no growth could be identified in the cervix. However, dense adhesions of the cervix with the bladder were present. A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy specimen was sent for intraoperative cytology, and showed mucinous cystadenoma, ovary. Further, the completion total hysterectomy specimen was sent for histopathology. Sections showed adenocarcinoma, cervix and leiomyoma, uterus. The cervical adenocarcinoma showed infiltration into the uterine leiomyoma. Thus, we document a very rare case involving a patient who presented with three coexistent tumours involving bilateral ovaries and uterus. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of the combination. Accurate diagnosis as separate independent primary tumours or as primary tumour associated with its metastasis, and identification the site of origin in secondary tumours has important prognostic implications and is necessary for appropriate staging and treatment

Synthesis of macromolecular systems via lipase catalyzed biocatalytic reactions: applications and future perspectives

Enzymes, being remarkable catalysts, are capable of accepting a wide range of complex molecules as substrates and catalyze a variety of reactions with a high degree of chemo-, stereo- and regioselectivity in most of the reactions. Biocatalysis can be used in both simple and complex chemical transformations without the need for tedious protection and deprotection chemistry that is very common in traditional organic synthesis. This current review highlights the applicability of one class of biocatalysts viz. ‘‘lipases’’ in synthetic transformations, the resolution of pharmaceutically important small molecules including polyphenols, amides, nucleosides and their precursors, the development of macromolecular systems (and their applications as drug/gene carriers), flame retardants, polymeric antioxidants and nanocrystalline solar cells, etc

The A Key Issue in Bharati Mukherjee’s Novels: Case study of Cultural Shock

Bharati Mukherjee is a Third World Feminist essayist whose main focus is on issues and concerns concerning South Asian women, particularly in India; yet, she claims that her views are more comparable to those of North American women. She differs from other authors in the way she handles her champions (Indian ladies outsiders), most notably with their social stun, which evicts them from life, either directly or indirectly. Tara Banerjee in 'The Tiger's Daughter,' Dimple in 'Spouse,' Jyoti in 'Jasmine,' Devi in 'Abandon it to me,' three sisters - Padma, Parvathi, and Tara in 'Alluring Daughters,' and Tara in 'The Tree Bride,' all demonstrate this. Despite the fact that the courageous women are portrayed as strong and assertive, they arenonetheless subjected to the 'culture stun' behaviour. They have a strong potential for adaptability; they are well-positioned to modify their lives for the better, if necessary, as well as to acknowledge the painful truths of their life in any event. This study aims to capture the core cause, the central notion that underpins the dilemma that so many fans of her works are experienci

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Complicating Vitiligo in an Indian Man

An elderly man, a known case of generalized vitiligo of long duration, presented to us with an ulcerated exophytic growth arising from the vitiliginous skin. The histopathological study confirmed the clinical suspicion of squamous cell carcinoma. Cutaneous neoplasia arising from the vitiliginous skin is a rare situation. Lack of melanin leaves the skin vulnerable to ultraviolet radiation damage, which may predispose to cutaneous neoplasia. Therefore, the importance of photoprotection has been stressed upon through this illustration