Lokaratna an International e-journal
AN E-JOURNAL FOR LANGUAGE, CULTURE, LITERATURE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
LokaratnaA E-Journal for language, culture, literature and Indigenous knowledge
Folklore Foundation, India
ISSN No. ISSN: 2347-6427
UGC Journal Number: 47781
Registered under University Grant Commission, India
Journal Objective
Lokaratna is an international e-journal of Folklore Foundation; India collaborated with World Oral Literature Project, Cambridge University. Folklore Foundation has an international repute of bringing out digital journal disseminated in more than 70 universities and institutes around the globe. The purpose of the journal is to explore the rich cultural heritage of Odisha in particular and interdisciplinary search in general, for a wider readership. Any scholar across the globe interested to contribute on any aspect of folklore and allied areas is welcome. This volume represents the articles on culture, folklore, education, and language pedagogy.
Folklore Foundation Office Bearers
President: Sri Sukant Mishra
Managing Trustee and Director: Dr M K Mishra
Trustee: Sri Sapan K Prusty
Trustee: Sri Durga Prasanna Layak
About Lokaratna
Lokaratna is the official journal of the Folklore Foundation, India and it is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary international and UGC approved academic journal in English.
The objectives of the journal are:
- To invite writers and scholars to contribute their valuable research papers on any aspects of Folklore and allied subjects.
- Articles should be based on the theory and methodology of research with field work.
- To publish seminal articles written by senior scholars on Folklore and allied subjects, making them available as the original sources.
- To present lives of folklorists, outlining their substantial contribution to Folklore
- To present interviews with eminent scholars from India and abroad. Any new idea that would enrich this research journal is welcome.
- To publish book reviews, field work reports, descriptions of research projects and announcements for seminars and workshops.
We also review newly published books, to get your book reviewed write to:
lokaratnaindia@gmail.com / amahanand991@gmail.com
Advisory Board
Linguist, Ex Professor of Linguistics, JNU,New Delhi Adjascent professor,
Department of Anthropology, British Columbia University, Canada
Vice Chancellor, Pundit Rabishankar University, Raipur, Chhattishgarh
Director, Janapada Sampada,Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts (IGNCA)New Delhi
Director, (Intangible Heritage Division,) INTACH, New Delhi
Russian Akademi of Letters, Moscow, Russia
Altai University, Siberia
Senior Academician, Centurion University, Bhubaneswar
Editorial Board
Prof Chittaranjan Kar
Ex Head, Department of Languages, Literature and Culture, Pt Ravishankar University, Raipur,Chhattishgarh
Ms.Mary Provost
Activist, Indigenous Rights, Canada
Dr.Indranil Acharya
Department of English, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur
Dr Subhendu Mund
Eminent poet and Critic of Indian Literature, Bhubaneswar
Prof. Ranjan K. Panda
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
Dr Amitendu Bhattacharya
Asst. Professor, BITS Pilani (Goa)
Dr Harekrushna Meher
Retired Professor of Sanksrit, Odisha
Dr Sharmila Chhotray
Department of Sociology, Tripura University,Agartala
Subhasis Nanda
Asst Professor, EFLU, Hyderabad
Dr Mahendra K Mishra
Director, Folklore Foundation, Bhubaneswar , India
Prof. Anand Mahanand
Executive Editor, English and Foreign Language University, Hyderabad