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Note from the Editor-in-Chief

Research Articles

1	The Impact of Advancements in Technology on Marital Communication: An Exploration of Geographically Distanced Marriages in India	Roshni Raheja
2	The Postmodern Functions of The Handmaid’s Tale’s Epilogue	S. Vaishnavi
3	The Jataka Tales through the Lens of Existential and Buddhist Ethics	Anindita Sinh
4	Cultural Plurality in Indian Fiction: Understanding the Indian Identity through R.K. Narayan	Divyali Mehrotra
5	The Legacy of Andal: Exploring the Impact of Andal’s Poetry on the Identity of the Modern Tamil Woman	Upasana Rangarajan
6	Public Transport In Mumbai: Challenges Faced By The Disabled Community	Ava Gilder
7	Social Conditions and the Gender Binary: A Psycho-Social Investigation of Mental Health through a Gendered Lens	Prakriti Sharma

Commentary

1

Understanding the Significance of Digital Literacy for Students of Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts

Shreya Prasanna Kumar

Book Review

1

Pankaj Sekhsaria, Instrumental Lives: An Intimate Biography of an Indian Laboratory. Routledge, 2018

D. Madhav

Publisher
Dr. Anita Patankar
Director, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts
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Patrons
Dr. S.B. Mujumdar
Chancellor, Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar
Pro-Chancellor, Symbiosis International (Deemed University

Dr. Rajani Gupte
Vice-Chancellor, Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Board of Editors
Dr. Vaidyanatha Gundlupet
Editor-in-Chief
Assistant Professor, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts
Email: vaidya.gundlupet@ssla.edu.in

Mr. Pramod Menon
Visiting Professor, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts
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Dr. Priyadarshini Karve
Director, Samuchit Enviro Tech
Visiting Professor, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts
Email: priyadarshini.karve@ssla.edu.in

Dr. Sandip Bhaise
Visiting Professor, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts
Email: sandip.bhaise@ssla.edu.in

Dr. Shirish N. Kavadi
Visiting Professor, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts
Email: shirish.kavadi@ssla.edu.in

Dr. Suchetana Banerjee
Assistant Professor, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts
Email: suchetana.banerjee@ssla.edu.in

Dr. Sumithra Surendralal
Assistant Professor, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts
Email: sumithra.surendralal@ssla.edu.in

Dr. Vasudev Menon
Assistant Professor (Ad Hoc), Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
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Panel of reviewers
Ms. Ananya Dutta
Ms. Ananya Parikh
Ms. Anita Iyer Narayan
Dr. Gayatri Kotbagi
Ms. Gayatri Mendanha
Dr. Gurudas Nulkar
Dr. Hansika Kapoor
Dr. Ipshita Chanda
Dr. Kannamma Raman
Mr. Nikhil Narkar
Dr. Radhika Seshan
Dr. Renu Vinod
Dr. Richa Minocha
Dr. Sadhana Natu
Dr. Shweta Sinha Deshpande
Dr. Ms. Sonali Shrikhande

Student Interns
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Ms. Gunjan Periwal
Ms. Harini Rao
Ms. Harshini Nag
Ms. Isha Mahajan
Ms. Kruthi Nagaraja
Ms. Nayantara Bharteeya
Ms. Neha Dadke
Ms. Nidhi Vaidya
Mr. Shantanu Chhawchharia
Ms. Shreya Upendra
Ms. Viddhi Thakker 

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