{"id":1002,"date":"2026-06-17T08:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:01:39","slug":"9788197513022-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/9788197513022-08\/","title":{"rendered":"Mimesis, Montage and Mapping: A Spatial Analysis of Gangtok\u2019s Cityscape in the Select Works of Satyajit Ray and Prajwal Parajuly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Sudakshina Bhattacharya\u00b9 <\/i><\/span><\/a> <\/i><\/a>, Dr. Sulagna Mohanty\u00b2 <\/i><\/span><\/a> <\/i><\/a> & Dr. Ankusha Bandyopadhyay\u00b3 <\/i><\/span><\/a> <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b9 \u00b3<\/span>Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr), Department of English & Humanities, Amrita School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India. *Corresponding author.
\n\u00b2<\/span>Assistant Professor, Department of Language, Culture and Society, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai.<\/p>\n

\"DOI\"10.21659\/9788197513022.08<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The concept of spatiality in India is continually evolving with transitions in the social, cultural, political, and economic spheres, shaping our perspectives on spatiality. India is now beginning to be recognised not only as a principally rural and agrarian country but is also attracting notice for its urban spaces and urbanity, including its innate intricacies. The Indian scholarship in this direction is proliferating in commendable ways.  Apart from the critical enquiries, several writers have produced brilliant literary works about Indian cities, like Khuswant Singh, Amitav Ghosh and Mamang Dai, to name only a few. However, an extensive literature review reveals that a minimal eclectic analysis is seen about the smaller urban places in India, such as Sikkim\u2019s capital city, Gangtok. Our study stems from this huge research gap because the process of urbanisation is happening ubiquitously in India, and hence, scholarly probes cannot be limited to the comprehension of the established Indian metropolises alone. Through an interpretive analysis of Satyajit Ray\u2019s detective fiction Trouble in Gangtok<\/em> (1971) and the documentary film titled Sikkim<\/em> (1971), and Prajwal Parajuly\u2019s novel Land Where I Flee<\/em> (2014), the present research attempts to understand the urban nuances of Gangtok within the broad framework of spatial studies to highlight the existence of unique Indian urbanity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keywords<\/strong>:<\/em> Spatial turn, Urbanity, Gangtok, Satyajit Ray, Prajwal Parajuly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Full-Text Chapter PDF<\/a> Full Text Book PDF<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Urban Imaginaries and Indian Cities in Literature<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"DOI\"10.21659\/9788197513022<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Front Matter<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Urban Imaginaries and Indian Cities in Literature: An Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Neethu P Antony and Dr. Arpana Venu<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/a> Full Text PDF<\/span><\/a>  <\/p>\n

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City as Micro-Narratives of Senses and Everyday Experiences: An Analytical Study of Selected Stories from People Called Kolkata<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Olivia Joseph<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/a> Full Text PDF<\/span><\/a>  <\/p>\n

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Multilingual Metropolis: The Politics of Language and Belonging in Guwahati Through Sheelabhadra\u2019s Fiction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sangeeta Bhagawati<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/a> Full Text PDF<\/span><\/a>  <\/p>\n

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Spatial (re)orientations and Epic structures of the urban in Fareeda Mehta\u2019s Kali Salwaar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Elroy Pinto<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/a> Full Text PDF<\/span><\/a>  <\/p>\n

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Between Tramline and Traffic Jam: Mapping Indian City through Satyajit Ray\u2019s Mahanagar<\/em> and Anurag Basu\u2019s Life in a\u2026Metro<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Trisha Sengupta & Dr. Sanghamitra Baladhikari<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/a> Full Text PDF<\/span><\/a>  <\/p>\n

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Reimagining Kolkata: Subaltern Narratives and the Colonial Urban Dystopia in Kallol Magazine\u2019s Literature<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nandini Gayen<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/a> Full Text PDF<\/span><\/a>  <\/p>\n

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Walking, Writing and Resisting the City: Spatial Tactics and Postcolonial Reimaginings in Janice Pariat\u2019s Everything the Light Touches<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Parvin Sultana<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/a> Full Text PDF<\/span><\/a>  <\/p>\n

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Mimesis, Montage and Mapping: A Spatial Analysis of Gangtok City Scapes in the Select Works of Satyajit Ray and Prajwal Parajuly<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Sudakshina Bhattacharya, Dr. Sulagna Mohanty, and Dr. Ankusha Bandyopadhyay<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/a> Full Text PDF<\/span><\/a>  <\/p>\n

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Dr. Sudakshina Bhattacharya\u00b9  , Dr. Sulagna Mohanty\u00b2   & Dr. Ankusha Bandyopadhyay\u00b3 \u00b9 \u00b3Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr), Department of English & Humanities, Amrita School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India. *Corresponding author. \u00b2Assistant Professor, Department of Language, Culture and Society, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,11,12],"tags":[40,42,41,38,39],"class_list":["post-1002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-chapter","category-edited-volume","category-urban-imaginaries-and-indian-cities-in-literature","tag-gangtok","tag-prajwal-parajuly","tag-satyajit-ray","tag-spatial-turn","tag-urbanity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1002"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1073,"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions\/1073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rupkatha.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}