21CILS: 21st Century Indian Literary Studies

About the Journal

Aim

21CILS: 21st Century Indian Literary Studies is a peer-reviewed journal focused on studying and exploring the genres, writings, forms, and interpretations of Indian Writing in English in the 21st century. The journal fosters contemporary India's intellectual landscapes and its evolving literary cultural expressions and voices that shapes the global narratives.

21st Century Indian Writing in English represents a dynamic and rapidly evolving literary landscape, reflecting the contours of new India. Distinguished by its engagement with globalization, migration, technology, and socio-political transformations, modern Indian English literature departs from earlier postcolonial and nationalist paradigms, adopting innovative narrative forms, experimental styles, and interdisciplinary approaches. It explores diverse voices, including those from marginalized communities, regional perspectives, and diasporic contexts, offering fresh insights into identity, culture, and memory. The newness of this literature lies not only in its thematic concerns but also in its stylistic pluralism and willingness to interrogate traditional literary conventions.

21CILS: 21st Century Indian Literary Studies provides a platform for researchers, academicians, and scholars for a systematic study and critical engagement with 21st-century Indian Writing in English which are essential for understanding the changing contours of India’s literary imagination and its contribution to global literary discourse.

Scope

The journal invites original research papers, critical articles, and book reviews that enhance the comprehension of Indian literary creation and reception in the twenty-first Century. 

Areas of focus include, but are not limited to:

  • Contemporary Indian fiction, poetry, drama, and life writing

  • Diasporic and transnational Indian literatures

  • Postcolonial, decolonial, and subaltern readings

  • Representations of gender, caste, class, and region in Indian texts

  • Ecocritical, environmental, and posthumanist approaches

  • Digital and experimental literatures emerging in India

  • Thematic studies on identity, migration, and globalization

  • Comparative and cross-cultural perspectives

  • Translation, adaptation, and reception studies

The journal particularly encourages interdisciplinary research that engages literature in dialogue with cultural studies, philosophy, politics, media, and the digital humanities.

Subject

21st Century Indian Writing in English 

Language

English

Publication Frequency

21CILS: 21st Century Indian Literary Studies welcomes research articles, critical analysis, and book reviews from academicians, researchers, and scholars all over the world.

Our journal is published on the 15th of February, June, and October. We focus on publishing a limited number of high-quality research articles.

Peer Review Process

The manuscripts submitted for publication will undergo a rigorous and anonymous peer review process. The editors of 21CILS: 21st Century Indian Literary Studies oversee the peer review process and conduct blind reviews, adhering to the stringent standards of scholarship and critical evaluation of an international journal.

Book reviews are not blind-peer-reviewed. They are scrutinized by editors to ensure compliance with publication standards and may undergo peer review, if deemed appropriate by the editors. 
For more details : Publication Ethics   

Publication Charges

The submission and peer review process is free of charge.

Upon acceptance, the authors are required to remit a fee of INR 2500 for the publication of their paper.

APC (Article Publishing Charges) is only applicable to the open-access e-journal and it is for the publishing process and maintenance of the journal. 

Open Access Policy

21CILS: 21st Century Indian Literary Studies is an immediate open access e-journal that are available to the public for the dissemination of knowledge. The writers AGREE to grant a shared license in lieu of copyright - the Creative Commons - Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY) License.

Starting Year

2025

Format of Publication

Online

Preferred Editorial Style

MLA

Editor-in-Chief

Dr F Shophet Peter Benedsingh M.A., M.Phil., NET., Ph.D.,
Editorial Board

Publisher

Myrtle Enterprises 
Publisher Details

Policy and Privacy

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