Books by Pratik Dalwadi

Ramanujan presents Indian philosophical thoughts in his poetry. At the same time he is aware of his ¿dharmä (duty ¿ in its all senses) as an Indian or as a Hindu Brahmin. He presents in his poems the struggle undertaken by Indian community ¿ spiritual as well as physical mental etc. He also presents the hopes and aspiration of Indian mind. In the Introduction part this refers that A. K. Ramanujan¿s poem. Awareness of ¿Dharmä in The Striders defines ¿dharmä and Bharat (India) and traces the roots of Ramanujan¿s The Striders poems into ¿dharmä. Human Struggle of Indians in The Striders highlights the struggle of Indian people generally physical and particularly spiritual. Hopes and Aspirations of Indians in The Striders throw light on the optimistic mind set of Indian community and depict hopes and aspirations of all Indians. Finally, in conclusion summarizes all these specialities in short.

Asif Currimbhoy defines what socio-cultural elements are and how writers used these socio-cultural elements in their work. There are three dramas like: The Doldrummers, Monsoon and The Miracle Seed, selected for this part. In The Doldrummers Asif Currimbhoy, with the use of socio-cultural elements narrates that how the youth of modern India mislead on the name of advanced and fashion. Youth of the modern era are imitating western culture and the effect of this blind following described. While Monsoon discusses about the biblical myth of Noah¿s Ark. Asif Currimbhoy describes that how an individual blindly follow the religious rituals and ruin their life and this destruction of their life is not limited to them but also forcefully applied their wrong belief on others in the name of religion. The Miracle Seed talks about the difference between urban and rural ideology, belief and life style. Socio-Cultural elements is the medium to know about the society, religion and culture. In addition, it is the bridge, which provides the clear path to know and understand the humankind of the society.