Food for Thought

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Bhartiya Sahitya Inc., Dec 4, 2023 - Education - 112 pages

What is life if not a banquet? In the quest for comprehension and meaning, the matters of the world within and without become ‘Food for Thought’ and invite us to blend and infuse them with flavours and aromas to stir the senses. As I reflect upon my journey of life, I am filled with gratitude for the opportunities to share my thoughts and ideas. The essays and opinions in this compilation are fortunate to have found a place on the platter, for it is not food but hunger that pushes us to seek nourishment - a testament to our need for sustenance in the modern world.

- Alka Jain


 

Contents

Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 15
Section 16
Section 17
Section 18
Section 19
Section 20
Section 21
Section 22

Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14
Section 23
Section 24
Section 25
Section 26
Copyright

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About the author (2023)

The author is a proud daughter, sister, wife, and mother, serving as an Assistant Professor of English at Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi. 

Born on 28th October 1974, in Kolkata, in a Marwari family, Alka Jain graduated from Loreto College, Kolkata. Post-marriage, she settled in Jhansi and continued her academic journey. She has a Doctorate in English from MATS University, centered around feminine sensibility in the Indian context, and has published over twenty research papers and two books. Fond of composing poems in Hindi, English, and Marwari and a firm believer in the power of literature as a vehicle of transformation and change, she has started a YouTube Channel to sensitize the youth on socio-cultural and environmental issues through self-composed poems. She believes in the power of storytelling for social impact and has penned several articles on women's issues, social prejudices, unity and diversity, and ecological and environmental conservation.

She has published around 40 opinion articles and essays in English and Hindi in several newspapers of national repute, like The Hindu, The Free Press Journal, Dainik Jagaran, Krishi Jagaran, and the like. Her articles have also been published in the National Book Trust, Ministry of Education publications.

Bibliographic information

TitleFood for Thought
AuthorAlka Jain
PublisherBhartiya Sahitya Inc., 2023
ISBN1613017332, 9781613017333
Length112 pages
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