INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGLISH: LITERATURE, LANGUAGE & SKILLS Volume 9 Issue 3 / October 2020 ISSN 2278-0742 / www.ijells.com October 2020 2 ISSN 2278 0742 Editor’s Note Dear Readers & Contributors, Welcome to the October 2020 issue of IJELLS. Each issue is special to me as I embark on a new journey of learning with compiling the articles. This is the 9th year of publishing, 45th issue and I have undertaken this journey of reading, reviewing, editing, rewriting, compiling and learning that many times. We have an interesting collection of Haiku, Short Story and research articles. Hope it is an enjoyable and learning experience reading this issue. I am introducing a young photographer, Bhargav Ram, whose work is on the cover page. International Journal of English: Literature, Language and Skills – IJELLS extends its service into publishing books. We have started the enterprise IJELLS Publishing. This is a platform where we help the authors self publish their work. Check out our website at www.ijellspublishing.org to understand more. Happy Reading and Happy Sharing! Dr. Mrudula Lakkaraju Chief Editor Volume 9 Issue 3 www.ijells.com October 2020 3 ISSN 2278 0742 Founding & Chief Editor Dr. Mrudula Lakkaraju, Department of English, Osmania University is trained from EFLU and a Doctorate from Osmania University. She prefers the designation of a trainer and a writer. She has presented several academic articles to international and national seminars, conferences, journals, and magazines. Casual and creative writing is also her forte. She is a prolific reader and writer. Her areas of interest are Post colonial Literature, Gender Studies, Film Studies, English Language Teaching, Contemporary Literature and Communication Skills. Board of Editors Dr. Thirunavukkarasu Karunakaran English Language Teaching Centre, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Dr. Isam M Shihada Al Aqsa University, Gaza strip Dr. Ravi Bhushan Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana Dr. G. Venkata Ramana, BVRIT, Narsapur Volume 9 Issue 3 www.ijells.com October 2020 4 ISSN 2278 0742 Contents Editor‟s Note..................................................................................................................................................................................02 Editorial Board .............................................................................................................................................................................03 Contents...........................................................................................................................................................................................04 Creative Writing in English Life-ing through Jitendra Menghani ............................................................................................................................................................................06 Sunshine is not lost Anita Konwar......................................................................................................................................................................................07 English Literature Representation of Women in the Movies Padman and Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Anavisha Banerjee………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….10 Multidimensionality of Life in Vikas Swarup‟s Novel Q & A Ashish Gupta.......................................................................................................................................................................................21 The „Private‟ Female Body in the Public Space Deepthi Prashant ...............................................................................................................................................................................27 The Humanoid Monsters of Victorian Age Himanjali Gollapinni..........................................................................................................................................................................35 Construction and Annihilation of Patriarchal Hegemony in Margaret Atwood‟s The Testaments Janmejay Kumar Tiwari………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….……40 Music and Politics Intertwined Megha Dutta.......................................................................................................................................................................................49 Eco Critical Reading of Robert Frost‟s Selected Poems Mita G. Shah & Anant Shukla…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……58 Cultural Matrix: Modernism and Its Genesis Munir Khan.........................................................................................................................................................................................66 Convergence of Disinterested Word and Action – A Presidential Retrospective T. Radhakrishna Murty.....................................................................................................................................................................86 Tentacles of Violence and Its Strategic Solution Santosh Kumar Singh........................................................................................................................................................................99 . English Language Teaching Teacher Reflection to Nurture Effective ESL Pedagogic Practices during Pandemic Crisis Chandrasekharan Praveen................................................................................................................................................................105 Language Acquisition and Memory Samuel Mundru.................................................................................................................................................................................111 A Comparison between “The Fire Sermon” of T.S. Eliot and the Dhammapada of the Buddha to Establish Ethical Values for B. Tech Students in ELE Classes Priyambada Pal & Sanjeeb Kumar Mohanty ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………115 English & Communication Skills Impact of Printed Text on Deep Reading Skills Dharshini Shanmugam.....................................................................................................................................................................122 A course in Multimodal Academic Writing: Using Disruptive Technologies to Solve Wicked Problems Kshema Jose.....................................................................................................................................................................................130 Author Profiles………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………..……..………………….……..173 Cover Page Image “Autumn 2020” Racharla Bhargava Ram, +91-9581953939 Short Story Image Courtesy http://image-sketch.blogspot.com/2011/06/old-man-sketch.html Volume 9 Issue 3 www.ijells.com October 2020 5 ISSN 2278 0742 Volume 9 Issue 3 www.ijells.com October 2020 6 ISSN 2278 0742 Creative Writing in English Life-ing through Jitendra Menghani kingfisher dives fish darts, and . pack of dogs life goes on wake the night with a choral symphony dive through the drone of persistent noise, to find an oasis of calm overtures of democratic traffic, make a loud republic flow of ink colonizes white space, to create an empire of scribbles daily I toil shrink mountains and cross rivers oh . my Himalayan abode energy from sun percolates my eyelids – inshining my partner stabbed me today with a lie crafty hands infuse in stone, brick and steel wet your ideas a desire to seduce and stories, in stream of reflected emotions scavengers – on Discovery channel and prime time news a distant mirage soothes my soul, when eyes open how my body burns Volume 9 Issue 3 www.ijells.com October 2020 7 ISSN 2278 0742 Sunshine is not lost Anita Konwar ―Deuta, are you fine?‖Mr. Baruah did not know when he fell asleep while reading a book. He suddenly wakes up at the call of Jishnu. For the last eight years, Baruah has been living a solitary life in his ancestral house. Jishnu is his only helping hand. Jishnu is an unemployed educated youth of the village Heujpur. He has his own family with his old mother, his wife Kamala and two years old son, Kripa. He cleans the house, cooks food for Baruah and gives him medicines at scheduled times. Sometimes he stays with Baruah at night. ―Deuta, will you take a cup of tea?‖ Jishnu asks Mr. Baruah. ―Yes, give me a cup of tea‖ He replies, ―How is your mother now?‖ ―She is not well, Deuta. It‘s such a difficult time. I took her to the local doctor. He advised me to take her to Dibrugarh for better treatment. But I have no money to hire a car to go to Dibrugarh,‖ Jishnu sighs. ―Don‘t worry Jishnu, I will try to find out a way,‖ Mr. Baruah says. Baruah helps Jishnu in his difficult times. So, he is always grateful to Baruah. Three days have passed. There is no news from Jishnu‘s side. These days, Baruah does not go out for a morning walk as lockdown was imposed. He has confined himself to the four walls of the house since the last two months. In these lonely hours, Baruah remembers Ila, his deceased wife. His son Rakesh is working in a multi-national company in USA and his daughter Bela lives in Bangalore. They are busy with their own lives. Since the death of Ila, Baruah is living a solitary life and is now accustomed to it. His only company was Jishnu but since last few days, Jishnu has been going through some difficulties. In the absence of Jishnu, Baruah does not feel like cooking for himself. He cooks his