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{"title":"Demonetisation in India and its Effect in Nepal","authors":"Nabaraj Gautam, Ramesh Kumar Saud, Lokraj Bhandari","doi":"10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42482","url":null,"abstract":"Demonetisation of Indian Currency of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes was taken as an important tool to fight against crime, tax evasion, corruption and other activities held in underground economy in India. Demonetisation in India directly affected the Nepali economy as India is the largest trading partner with common cultural relationship and open-border. The objective of the study was to examine the effect of recent demonetisation (November. 8, 2016) of India to Nepal. The study used the systematic review to find the effect of Indian demonetisation to the Nepali economy. The study found that it has paved the way for digital payments and supported the process of financial inclusion. The overall transformation in the economy translates into long-term benefit for the industry in India. But, the informal firms faced the liquidity crunch to pay their suppliers and workers without the standard access to cash in India. However, business sector and general people of Nepal are hard hit by the demonetisation because India is not making adjustments to take back demonetised IRs 500 and IRs 1000 notes estimated to be over Rs. 100 million, more than it the Indian policy departure has direct effect in Nepal. The demonetisation policy has created negative effect in Nepal to the greater extent from migrant labours to big business houses.","PeriodicalId":18263,"journal":{"name":"McNair Scholars Journal","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88876484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"COVID-19 Infodemic: Media Ethics and the Challenges of Fake News","authors":"Sidi Sidi Mohamed Hamdani, Bachiri Housseine","doi":"10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42460","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated one of the main ethical challenges regarding the legitimate role of media in maintaining professional standards and ethics during the COVID-19 outbreak, with a focus on the case of Moroccan media. It principally deals with the conundrum of fake news spread in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, it is apparent that there seems to be hardly an area left untouched by fake news regarding pandemic propagation. One should know that more attention has been drawn to the vulnerability of democratic societies to fake news and the ethical challenges brought by the pandemic to people across the globe.","PeriodicalId":18263,"journal":{"name":"McNair Scholars Journal","volume":" 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91413181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘चिसो एष्ट्रे’ कवितामा ध्वनि सौन्दर्य र ध्वन्यार्थको पहिचान {The identity of sound beauty and semantics in the poem 'Chiso Ashtray'}","authors":"कमला Kamala रेग्मी Regmi","doi":"10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42657","url":null,"abstract":"प्रस्तुत अध्ययन कवि भूपी शेरचनद्वारा रचित ‘चिसो एष्ट्रे’ गद्य लघु–कविताभित्र प्रयुक्त ध्वनि सौन्दर्यको पहिचान रविश्लेषणमा केन्द्रित छ । एउटै पङ्क्तिको ४५ शब्दमा रचित यस कविताभित्रको त्रिकोणात्मक घटनालाई आनन्दवर्धनकोध्वनि सिद्धान्तका आधारमा केलाउनु नै यस अध्ययनको मूल उद्देश्य रहेको छ । पूर्वीय साहित्य सिद्धान्तमा आधारित भएरयो अध्ययनलाई वाच्यार्थ र व्यङ्ग्यार्थको कोणबाट विश्लेषण गरिएको छ । कवितामा प्रयुक्त भनाइको गाम्भीर्यता र ध्वनिकोसुगठनलाई उक्तिवैचित्यका आधारमा अध्ययनको केन्द्रविन्दु बनाइएको छ । ग्रामीण समाजका निम्नमध्यम वर्गले ठुलोभनिएको सहर काठमाडौँमा आएर जीवन सुधार्ने सपना देख्नु, तिनले अनेकन सङ्घर्ष गरे पनि हन्डर खाइरहनु तथा टुटेकोठुटे लक्ष्य बोकेर घर फर्कनु पर्दाको विसङ्गतिलाई यस अध्ययनमा ध्वनि सौन्दर्यको व्यङ्ग्यार्थ भावका आधारमा केलाइएकोछ । यसमा शब्द सौन्दर्य र अर्थगत आधारलाई विश्लेषण गरिएको छ । यो लेख गुणात्मक अध्ययन विधिमा आधारित छ ।पुस्तकालयीय सन्दर्भ सामग्रीको उपयोगद्वारा सम्पन्न गरिएको यस लेखमा विशेष गरेर ध्वनि सौन्दर्यको पहिचानलाई मूलआधार बनाइएको छ । समग्रतः यस कवितामा बिम्बात्मक भाव, विसङ्गतिबोधको चित्र र सबाल्टर्न वर्गको दीनताभित्रसजिएको ध्वनि सौन्दर्यचेत ध्वनित रहेको पाइएको छ । {The present study focuses on the analysis of the sound beauty used in the prose short poem 'Chiso Ashtre' written by the poet Bhupi Sherchan. The main objective of this study is to examine the triangular phenomenon in this poem composed in 45 words of the same line on the basis of Anandavardhanako dhwani principle. Based on Eastern literary theory, the study is analyzed from the angle of semantics and satire. The seriousness of the utterances used in the poems and the composition of the sounds have been made the focal point of the study on the basis of idioms. The study examines the anomalies of the lower middle class of rural society dreaming of a better life in Kathmandu, eating hunder despite many struggles and returning home with broken goals based on the irony of sound beauty. It analyzes the word beauty and semantic basis. This article is based on a qualitative study method. This article, conducted using library reference materials, focuses on the identification of sound beauty in particular. Overall, this poem is found to have an aesthetic sense, a picture of a sense of anomaly, and an aesthetic sound embedded in the humility of the subaltern class.}","PeriodicalId":18263,"journal":{"name":"McNair Scholars Journal","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89032495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Achyranthes Aspera from Ghodaghodi Lakeside, Kailali, Nepal","authors":"Harish Awasthi, Pragati Shah, Keshari Kunwor, S. K. Kalauni","doi":"10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42474","url":null,"abstract":"Achyranthes aspera L. (Amaranthaceae) has long been used as antimicrobial, larvicidal, antioxidant and antidiabetic activities. The phytochemical screening of the methanolic extract of leaves and stems of Achyranthes aspera displayed the presence of almost all important phytochemical parameters. In the quantitative analysis of the plant, total phenolic content of methanolic and ethyl acetate extract of Achyranthes aspera plant was observed to be 362.74 ± 10.13 mg/g and 293.96 ± 11.77 mg/g GAE respectively. Total flavonoid in the methanolic and ethyl acetate extract of Achyranthes aspera was found to have 96.33 ± 7.67 mg/gm and 60.29 ± 5.98 mg/g QE. The methanolic extract of the plant extract of Achyranthes aspera exhibited high antioxidant activity among the plant extract (IC50 61.396 μg/ml). LC50 value of methanolic and ethyl acetate extract of the plant was identified to be 56.23 and 1158.77 μg/ml towards brine shrimp larvae respectively. The methanolic extract of Achyranthes aspera only active for Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis.","PeriodicalId":18263,"journal":{"name":"McNair Scholars Journal","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89498673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Changing Patterns of Marriage in Rana-Tharu Communities","authors":"Sita Bist, Pirt Bahadur Bist","doi":"10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42480","url":null,"abstract":"Marriage is an institution of the society which leads to the establishment of family. The Rana-Tharus have their own pattern, culture, rituals, norms, and values regarding marriage. The main aim of the study was to analyse the changing patterns in the Rana-Tharu marriage system. The study employed the situational analysis design of the qualitative research. Semi-structured interview and observation were used as the tools for collecting the data. This study employed the situational analysis design of the qualitative research. Semi-structured interview and observation were used as the tools for collecting the data. For conducting this research, ten informants from Rana Tharu of Shukhalaphanta Municipality-11, Kalwapur villages, Kanchanpur were selected. Thematic analysis was used for the analysis of the data. From the analysed data, it was found that the cultures, rituals, norms that are practised in Rana-Tharu traditional marriage are changed in the present context of marriage. Only those rituals, norms are followed which reflect their cultural identity and some rituals are practised in modified forms. Some of the rituals which seem not so important and are highly costly and time consuming in present context have been abandoned.","PeriodicalId":18263,"journal":{"name":"McNair Scholars Journal","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75732609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Difficulties Experienced by Undergraduate Students in Proving Theorems of Real Analysis","authors":"Harsh Bahadur Chand","doi":"10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42475","url":null,"abstract":"Developing proofs is a very important task of undergraduate mathematics students. However, proving theorems in real analysis is a challenging task for many undergraduate students. In this context, this research was conducted to explore difficulties experienced by undergraduate students in proving theorems of real analysis. Narrative research design under the interpretive research paradigm was used for the study. Three students (higher achiever, average achiever, and below-average achiever) were selected purposively from the sixth semester of B.Ed. programme of the central campus of Far West University. Radical constructivism was selected as the theoretical basis of the study. Interview guideline was prepared as a research tool and interviews of participants were taken based on the guideline. For the analysis and interpretation, interview data were transcribed, coded and then themes were generated. Four themes were constructed that are inability to link statements logically, lack of skill of applying definitions/theorems, lack of skill of selecting an appropriate path of proving, and inability to grasp language/symbols and lengthy proof. The conclusion is that students can have the above types of difficulties in understanding/constructing proof of theorems but the type and extents of the difficulty experienced by learners depend upon the context and ability of learners. This study indicates that beliefs and practices guided by modernism is one of the reasons behind the difficulties in proof construction. The findings of this study would help teachers to select the appropriate pedagogical approach of teaching proofs and students to understand/construct proofs of Real Analysis.","PeriodicalId":18263,"journal":{"name":"McNair Scholars Journal","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85862874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education in Nepal","authors":"B. Dhakal","doi":"10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42465","url":null,"abstract":"Nepal is a multilingual country consisting of 123 languages as reported by the census 2011 (CBS, 2012). Linguistically, all languages are equal. However, there are ideological differences among scholars and stakeholders of language. Critical theorists see language as a tool of dominating the minorities whereas utilitarians see language as a path from local to global world. From ethnic perspective, language is an identity and for politicians and activists, it is a means to activate people and a matter of ideology. For pedagogues, language of instruction has always been a dilemma and a sensitive issue. In this context, this review paper analyses the existing language policy of using mother tongue based multilingual education in Nepal, is just the continuation of assimilationist ideology in disguise and proposes language co-existence approach with a choice in language of instruction in policy and practice as a solution to maintain linguistic identity of ethnic groups. Furthermore, translanguaging can be used as a pedagogical solution in multilingual classrooms.","PeriodicalId":18263,"journal":{"name":"McNair Scholars Journal","volume":"202 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75728450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘थवाङ्को आकाशमुनि’ कथामा सीमान्तीयता {Marginalization in the story 'Under the Sky of Thawang'}","authors":"विष्णुप्रसाद Bishnuprasad शर्मा Sharma","doi":"10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42648","url":null,"abstract":"प्रस्तुत अनुसन्धानमूलक आलेखमा सीमान्तीय सिद्धान्तका आधारमा ‘थवाङ्को आकाशमुनि’ कथाको विश्लेषण गरिएको छ ।‘थवाङ्को आकाशमुनि’ कथामा सीमान्तीयताको खोजी गर्नु र उक्त कथालाई सीमान्तीय पक्ष (आर्थिक, वैचारिक, लैङ्गिक,उमेरगत (बाल, बृद्ध), पहिचान, प्रभुत्व, आवाज) का आधारमा निरूपण गर्नु प्रस्तुत अनुसन्धानको मूल उद्देश्य हो । प्रस्तुतअनुसन्धान गुणात्मक ढाँचा, व्याख्यावादी दर्शन र निगमनात्मक पद्धतिमा आधारित भएकाले पुस्तकालयीय कार्यमा आधारितभई प्राथमिक र द्वितीयक स्रोतका सामग्री सङ्कलन गरी सीमान्तीय अध्ययन गरिएको छ । पूर्व अध्येतासँग संवाद गर्दै तर्कर साक्ष्यलाई लम्बीय र क्षितिजीय आधारमा प्रस्तुत गरी आलेख तयार गरिएको छ । तथ्याङ्कको विश्लेषणका आधारमा‘थवाङ्को आकाशमुनि’ कथामा वर्गीय, लैङ्गिक र वैचारिक सीमान्तीयता सघन रूपमा देखिन्छ भने भौगोलिक, उमेरगत रशैक्षिक सीमान्तीयता वर्गीय सीमान्तीयतासँगै सम्बन्धित भएर आएका छन् । कथामा सीमान्त वर्ग÷पात्रको आवाज र प्रतिरोधीक्षमता भए पनि तिनको पहिचान र सम्बोधन भएको छैन । कथामा लेखक पक्षधरता सीमान्त पात्रप्रति देखिन्छ । सम्भ्रान्तवर्गका कैरनका कारण कथामा सीमान्त पात्र उपेक्षित मात्र होइन, प्राण उत्सर्ग गर्न बाध्य छन् । कथामा सीमान्त पात्रसङ्गठित हुन नसक्नु र सम्भ्रान्त वर्गका कैरन विरुद्ध कडा प्रतिरोध गर्न नसक्नाले पनि उनीहरूको आवाज मौन संस्कृतिकारूपमा रहेको छ । कथामा प्रभुताको उपयोग सम्भ्रान्त वर्गले मात्र गरेको छ तर सीमान्त वर्ग सदियौँदेखि सुविधाबाट वञ्चितछ । सीमान्तीय समालोचनाका सैद्धान्तिक र व्यावहारिक पक्षबारे रुचि राख्ने अध्येताहरूका लागि प्रस्तुत अनुसन्धान उपयोगीहुने देखिन्छ । {The present research article analyzes the story 'Under the Sky of Thawang' based on marginal theory. Exploring the marginalization in the story 'Under the Sky of Thawang' and the story based on the marginal aspects (economic, ideological, gender, age (child, old), identity, dominance, voice). Determining is the main purpose of the present research. As the present research is based on qualitative format, interpretive philosophy and deductive method, based on the library work, primary and secondary source material has been collected and marginalized. The article has been prepared by presenting the argumentative evidence on a longitudinal and horizontal basis while interacting with the former scholar. Based on the analysis of the statistics, class, gender and ideological marginalization are strongly seen in the story 'Under the Sky of Thawang', while geographical, age and educational marginalization have been related to class marginalization. In the story, despite the voice and resistance of the marginalized class / characters, their identity and address has not been revealed. In the story, the author's bias is towards the marginal character. The marginal characters in the story are not only neglected but also forced to sacrifice their lives because of the aristocracy. Their voices have been silenced as they have not been able to organize marginal characters in the story and have not been able to put up strong resistance against the elites. Dominance in the story has been used only by the elite but the marginal class has been deprived of facilities fo","PeriodicalId":18263,"journal":{"name":"McNair Scholars Journal","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79770661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"दार्चुलेली भाषाका सामाजिक भेदहरूको अध्ययन {Study of Social differences of Darchuleli language}","authors":"बासुदेव Basudev विष्ट Bishta","doi":"10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42681","url":null,"abstract":"भाषा विचार विनिमयको शसक्त माध्यम हो । भाषाको माध्यमबाट सबै व्यक्तिहरुहरू एकआपसमा जोडिएका हुन्छन् । भाषाले सामाजिक मूल्य मान्यताका साथै सामाजिक संस्कारलाई बोकेको हुन्छ । भाषा आयोगको वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन (२०७७) अनुसार नेपालमा हाल १३१ ओटा भाषाहरू बोलिन्छन् । यी भाषाहरू मध्ये दार्चुलेली भाषा दार्चुला जिल्ला र सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशको भू–भागका साथै काठमाडौँसम्म प्रयोग व्यबहारमा आउने जनसम्पर्कको भाषा हो । प्रस्तुत लेखको उद्देश्य दार्चुलेली भाषाका सामाजिक भेदहरूको उल्लेख गर्नु रहेको छ । माथिको उद्देश्य पूरा गर्नका लागि गुणात्मक अनुसन्धान विधि अन्तर्गत अवस्था अध्ययन ढाँचाको प्रयोग गरी सामाजिक भाषिक भेदको सिद्धान्त अनुसार दार्चुलेली भाषाको सामाजिक भाषिक भेद पहिचान गरी नेपाली भाषामा अर्थ प्रस्तुत गरिएको छ । यस लेखका लागि दार्चुलेली मातृभाषी व्यक्तिहरुबाट प्राथमिक सामग्री सङ्कलनगरी सामाजिक तथा भाषाविज्ञानका सैद्धान्तिक पुस्तकहरू, जर्नल, प्रतिवेदनलाई द्वितीयक स्रोतका रूपमा उपयोग गरिएको छ । उल्लिखित सन्दर्भ अनुसार यस अध्ययनमा समाजका विभिन्न वर्ग, जात, जाति, व्यवसाय, लिङ्ग, शिक्षा, बसोबासको स्थिति आदिका आधारमा सामाजिक भाषिक भेद रहेको पाइन्छ । दार्चुलेली भाषाको वर्गीय भेदमा ठुला मानिएका जातिले काका, इजा, दाइ, चेली भनी प्रयोग गरेको पाइन्छ भने तल्लो मानिएका जातिले क्रमशः का, ज्या, दादा, परघरी भनेर भाषिक व्यबहार गरेको पाइन्छ । दार्चुलेली भाषामा तल्लो र माथिल्लो नाताबिचको सम्बन्धगत भाषिक व्यवहारमा सानाले ओ दा, ओ दी र ठुलाले सानालाई ए बुना, ए बुनी भनेर सम्बोधन गरेको पाइन्छ । दार्चुलेली भाषामा सामाजिक भाषिक भेद रहेको पाइन्छ । यस लेखबाट सामाजिक भाषिक विषयमा अनुसन्धान गर्ने अनुसन्धाता, विद्यार्थी, शिक्षक, स्थानीय पाठ्यक्रम निर्माता आदि लाभान्वित हुने आशा गरिएको छ । {Language is a powerful medium of communication. All people are connected to each other through language. Language carries social values ​​as well as social culture. According to the annual report of the Language Commission (2077), 131 languages ​​are currently spoken in Nepal. Among these languages, Darchuleli is the language of public relations used in Darchula district and the far western region as well as Kathmandu. The purpose of the present article is to mention the social differences of Darchuleli language. In order to fulfill the above objective, the meaning in Nepali language has been presented by identifying the socio-linguistic differences of Darchuleli language according to the principle of socio-linguistic differences using the condition study framework under qualitative research method. The primary source material for this article is a collection of primary materials from native speakers, and theoretical books, journals, and reports in social and linguistics are used as secondary sources. In the class distinction of Darchuleli language, it is found that the upper castes used kaka, ija, dai, cheli, while the lower castes used linguistic behavior as ka, jya, dada, parghari respectively. In the Darchuleli language, in the linguistic behavior of the lower and upper relatives, the younger ones are called O Da, O Di and the older ones are called A Buna, A Buni. There are socio-linguistic differences in Darc","PeriodicalId":18263,"journal":{"name":"McNair Scholars Journal","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87363955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sublimity and Defamiliarisation in Buddha’s the Dhammapada","authors":"S. Bhandari","doi":"10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42463","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/scholars.v4i1.42463","url":null,"abstract":"This article aims to explore and interpret Buddha’s sayings in the Dhammapada from the perspective of defamiliarisation theorised by Shklovsky and sublimity postulated by Longinus. The Dhammapada is an assemblage of Buddha’s precepts in verses. In this book, Buddha’s words ignite the power and transport the readers in the realm of ecstasy. It is because of the perfect use of sublime and defamiliarisation. Every verse divulges the eternal truth in simple, but powerful words because it synthesises the sources of the sublime categorised by Longinus namely divine inspiration, vehement passion, use of rhetorical tropes, noble diction, and elevated composition. So, Buddha’s words possess power, and have been captivating the readers throughout the ages. Likewise, Buddha’s sayings in the Dhammapada have attained a pinnacle when they irradiate the eternal truth with the use of familiar words in an unfamiliar way. Even the simple words crystallise the genuine truth. In this sense, they use the dynamics of defamiliarisation projected by Shklovsky. In this way, the Dhammapada enthralls humanity endlessly because it yokes defamiliarisation with sublimity. This article implements the exploratory method of the qualitative approach to research to achieve its objectives. Thus, this study introduces a new dimension, revisiting the great heritage of Eastern philosophy from the standpoint of western literary theories.","PeriodicalId":18263,"journal":{"name":"McNair Scholars Journal","volume":"276 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85811197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}