Veer Kunwar Singh University

Routinising Catastrophe: Camus's The Plague and the Order That Follows Crisis

Routinising Catastrophe: Camus’s The Plague and the Order That Follows Crisis Ajay Kumar* Shambhu Sharan Sharma** Catastrophe is commonly understood as a rupture of ordinary life. Albert Camus’s The Plague, however, shows that rupture does not remain exceptional once it acquires...

Assessment of wetland and vegetation dynamics in the context of urbanization and seasonal variation using surface indices in Ara city, India

The pressure of rapid urbanisation has led to the rapid transformation of wetlands and vegetation, causing major problems for ecological sustainability in fast-growing cities. This study assesses the spatiotemporal dynamics of wetland, vegetation, and built-up surfaces in Ara Cit...

Lucidity without Liberation : Sisyphus, Clamence, and the Ethics of Repetition

Lucidity without Liberation : Sisyphus, Clamence, and the Ethics of Repetition Ajay Kumar * Camus is commonly read as making lucidity the decisive response to the absurd. This paper complicates that reading by setting Sisyphus alongside Jean-Baptiste Clamence in The Fall. Both be...

A Comparative Study of Developmental Challenges Faced by Early and Late Adolescents

A Comparative Study of Developmental Challenges Faced by Early and Late Adolescents Dr. Ramendra Kumar Singh* Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by rapid physical, emotional, and social changes. The problems experienced by adolescents may differ across various...