Sunita Agarwal

The book is a psychological analysis of a man’s mind when he is faced with extreme situation of pain, suffering and trauma . Victor Frankl was a psychologist who was imprisoned in concentration camp during holocoust for two years. Despite unbearable torture and inhuman treatment how a man cope up with such situations psychologically is well explained in the book. In these camps man is reduced to a non entity; his ‘self’ is attacked continually and his entire being is smashed by physical, mental and psychological torture. Victor Frankl says that no one can control one’s thoughts and imagination and this becomes his survival strategy in these camps and ultimately he succeeded in coming out alive . In this book, he depicts his experience and acquaints the world/ reader with this most dreadful and horrifying historical event of the world. He mentions three psychological stages dissimilar to Sigmund Freud in coping with such situations. He also gives his own psychological treatment to treat such mental traumatic psychological issues.

Inspiring book . A story of a black revolutionary against racial discrimination and resistance against subservient position in the society. Fighting for equal rights,

This novel about three generation of Indian diaspora delineates as it apparently seems not about the generational conflict but adaptation and settlement of first generation in a foreign country-America. The world threatening incident of 9/11 makes Mrs. Das realise that this country has accepted people from almost all the countries but diaspora is not equally responding to it . They rather pose a threat to it. Her decision to apply for American citizenship and adoption of its lifestyle affirms this faith.

Ek Alag Mausam by Mahesh Dattani , the Indian Playwright, is about societal mindset wherein they treat HIV positive patients as outcast. Fear of this deadly disease makes them treat it as contagious. The drama is more of a courage of Ms Aparna who decides to leave her husband for whom she got this infectious diseases AIDS. She dedicates her life to ‘Jeevan Jyoti ‘ which is engaged in helping and caring HIV positive children. The drama deconstructs the societal attitude towards these victims. Aparna organises a cultural event with the participation of these children to bring a change in the outlook of public/ society.