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Pundra University of Science & Technology
Apurba Roy
Lecturer
Master of Arts (MA) in English Literature and Cultural Studies, University of Rajshahi |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature and Language, Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology (BAUST) |
Lecturer Pundra University of Science & Technology |
1. https://doi.org/10.22259/2637-5907.0602004 Journal of Religion and Theology (Sryahwa Publications, Delaware, USA) (ISSN - 2637-5907, Volume 6, Issue 2) Finding Peace Through Christian Theology: Exploring Detachment, Divine Grace, and Liberation with Vedantic Reflections of Swami Vivekananda |
2. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijp.20251301.15 Published in the International Journal of Philosophy (548 7th Ave, New York, USA) (ISSN: 2330-7439, Volume 13, Issue 1) The Nature of Sorrow: A Philosophical Exploration of Dukkha |
3. Roy, Apurba. "Dukkha and Màyà: The Philosophical Dimensions of Suffering in Buddhism and Vedanta." Bulletin of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata, India, April, 2025. An analytical inspection of the nature of suffering through the lenses of Buddhist dukkha and Vedantic màyà, emphasizing metaphysical and ethical intersections. |
4. Roy, Apurba. "Sri Ramakrishna on Māyā." The Vedanta Kesari (English International Monthly Magazine), Forthcoming, (November 2025). Published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, India. An inquiry into how Sri Ramakrishna redefined Māyā not as mere illusion, but as the divine play that veils and reveals the Ultimate Reality. |
5. Roy, Apurba. “Nirbaak Anusandhitsa.” Koumodi, Literary Annual, 3rd Edition, February 2022. Published by Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University. |
B.A (Hons) thesis: Conducted original research on T.S. Eliot’s "The Waste Land" in relation to Advaita Vedanta, offering a non-dual philosophical reading of modern alienation and spiritual decay. |
Composed "The Art of Failing," a reflective piece on the philosophical implications of failure, emphasizing its transformative and ethical dimensions. |
Theological and Philosophical Schools: Vedanta Philosophy (Advaita/Non-dualism): Focus on metaphysical inquiry into the nature of self, consciousness, and ultimate reality through the lens of Advaita Vedanta. Buddhist Philosophy: Special interest in the doctrines of Madhyamaka and Śūnyavāda (the philosophy of emptiness), with comparative studies across Theravada, Tibetan, and Mahayana traditions. Taoist Philosophy: Exploration of Taoist metaphysics, cosmology, and ethics, emphasizing the Tao as a metaphysical principle of harmony and spontaneity. |
Literary Theories and Criticism: Psychoanalytic Criticism: Application of Freudian and post-Freudian theory to literary texts, exploring the unconscious, desire, trauma, and symbolic meaning. Marxist Literary Criticism: Examination of class, ideology, and material conditions within literature and cultural production. Structuralism and Post-structuralism: Engagement with linguistic, semiotic, and deconstructive frameworks to analyze the instability of meaning and textuality. |
Interdisciplinary Research: Film Studies and Musicology: Investigation of cinematic narratives and musical expressions as cultural texts, with emphasis on aesthetic, philosophical, and socio-political dimensions. |