Mapping Indianness: Niranjan Mohanty’s Poetry

Niranjan Mohanty is a distinct and unique voice in Indian English poetry. His poetry is a milestone in propagation and popularization of indigenous cultural ethos and methods. He fuses together religiosity, modernity, contemporaneity and imagination. He has unflinching faith and devotion in Almighty. In his Prayers to Lord Jagannatha and Krishna he reminds of medieval devotional poetry. He represents God in different and unconventional manner. To him God is friend, foe, companion, animal etc. He is not reluctant in critiquing and exhibiting devotion to God simultaneously he surrenders himself entirely. Mohanty’s poetry is full of mystic journey. His poetic themes include the poet’s love for his dead father, the poet’s grief over the de-generation that sprouts on the name of modernity and development and deep faith in rituals and religion. He glorifies the incarnation of divinity in the human form and records the pangs, suffering, longing, desire and uncertainties in love like mortal beings. The mythical references, images and symbols affirm poet’s craving for God, culture and tradition

Hamlet’s Exclusive Solitariness: Born Existentially

The present paper attempts to study Hamlet, the masterpiece of Shakespeare in the light of existentialism. The key features of existentialism, dread, anxiety, alienation, undecidability- are to be found in the play in abundance. The play poses many fundamental questions such as what is man, what is the meaning of human life, what is death and so on. The protagonist is tossed in the most complicated situation having lost his father, mother and the crown. His encounter with the spirit of his father intensifies his trouble. The existential philosophers like Sartre and Albert Camus have shown their interest in the role of   mysterious working of the forces of the nature in human life that decides the course of existence. Hamlet in many ways exhibits the predicament of human life and depicts the universal human dilemma. &nbsp

Hamlet’s Exclusive Solitariness: Born Existentially

The present paper attempts to study Hamlet, the masterpiece of Shakespeare in the light of existentialism. The key features of existentialism, dread, anxiety, alienation, un decidability- are to be found in the play in abundance. The play poses many fundamental questions such as what is man, what is the meaning of human life, what is death and so on. The protagonist is tossed in the most complicated situation having lost his father, mother and the crown. His encounter with the spirit of his father intensifies his trouble. The existential philosophers like Sartre and Albert Camus have shown their interest in the role of   mysterious working of the forces of the nature in human life that decides the course of existence. Hamlet in many ways exhibits the predicament of human life and depicts the universal human dilemma. &nbsp

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Mn2+-Doped Cadmium Formate Dihydrate Single Crystals

An electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) study on Mn2+ doped Cadmium formate dihydrate single crystals is carried out. The EPR spectrum at room temperature exhibits only one out of five fine structural transitions which split into six hyperfine lines in all directions. The spectrum is simulated using the EasySpin program and evaluated spin Hamiltonian parameters. The simulated EPR spectrum is in good agreement with the experiment. By comparing direction cosines of spectroscopic splitting factor g and the direction cosines of different bonds determined by the crystal structure data it is found that Mn2+ enters the lattice substitutionally and only one Mn2+ site is identified. The obtained g and the hyperfine interaction constant A achieved are g = 2.006 ± 0.002, A = (98 ± 2) × 10−4 cm−1 and the second-order axial zero-field splitting parameter D = (60 ± 2) × 10−4 cm−1

ESR and optical study of Cu2+-doped bis-(5,5′-diethylbarbiturato)bis picoline Zn(II)

ESR studies were conducted on Cu2+-doped bis-(5,5′-diethylbarbiturato)bis picoline Zn(II). Two Cu2+ lattice sites, Cu2+(I) and Cu2+(II), were identified. These sites exhibit two sets of four hyperfine lines in all directions. The g factor and hyperfine splitting were calculated from ESR absorption spectra: gx = 2.0201 ± 0.002, gy = 2.0900 ± 0.002, gz = 2.1634 ± 0.002, Ax = (30 ± 2) × 10−4 cm−1, Ay = (40 ± 2) × 10−4 cm−1 and Az = (154 ± 2) × 10−4 cm−1. It was found that Cu2+ enters the lattice substitutionally. The ground-state wavefunction of the Cu2+ ion in this lattice was determined from the spin Hamiltonian constants obtained from the ESR studies. With the help of an optical absorption study, the nature of the bonding in the complex is also discussed

EPR and optical absorption studies on VO2+ ions in l-asparagine monohydrate single crystals

X-Band electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies of VO2+ ions in l-asparagine monohydrate single crystals have been done at room temperature. Detailed EPR analysis indicates the presence of two magnetically inequivalent VO2+ sites. Both the vanadyl complexes are found to take up interstitial position. The angular variation of the EPR spectra in three planes ab, bc and ca are used to determine principal g and A tensors. For the two sites the spin Hamiltonian parameters are, site I: gx = 1.9633, gy = 2.0274, gz = 1.9797, Ax = 88, Ay = 61, Az = 161 × 10−4 cm−1; site II: gx = 1.9627, gy = 1.9880, gz = 1.9425, Ax = 90, Ay = 66, Az = 167 × 10−4 cm−1. The optical absorption study is also carried out at room temperature and absorption bands are assigned to various transitions. The theoretical band positions are obtained using energy expressions and a good agreement is found with the experimental values. By correlating EPR and optical data different molecular orbital coefficients are evaluated and the nature of bonding in the crystal is discussed

EPR and optical absorption studies on VO2+ ions in calcium fumarate trihydrate single crystals

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) studies of VO2+ ions in calcium fumarate trihydrate single crystals have been done at room temperature. EPR analysis indicates the presence of two magnetically inequivalent VO2+ sites. For the two sites the spin Hamiltonian parameters are, Site I: gx = 1.9689,gy = 2.0087,gz = 1.9344, Ax = 73,Ay = 88,Az = 202; Site II: gx = 1.9675,gy = 2.0100,gz = 1.9346,Ax = 75,Ay = 90, Az = 206 (×10−4) cm−1. The optical absorption study is also carried out at room temperature. By correlating EPR and optical data the nature of bonding in the crystal is discussed. The three-line superhyperfine structure has been attributed to two protons