Dedications

I wish to express my gratitude to Central University of Punjab for honoring me with a gold medal on the completion of my M.Phil. in Comparative Literature. I want to thank worthy Chancellor Dr. S.S. Johl, former Vice-Chancellor Dr. Jai Rup Singh and to the Vice-Chancellor (at present) Dr. R.K. Kohli. I also wish to thank the Administration block of this university, Registrar Dr. Pankaj Khare, Deputy Registrar Ms. Sweta Arora, Controller of Examination Prof. Jagdeep Singh, OSD (Academics and Admin.) Dr. Sunil K. Gupta, Er. Daljeet Singh (Executive Engineer), Librarian/Professional Assistant Mr. Bhupinder Singh, Mr. Sandeep Kumar (Assistant) and all other administrative officers and staff for their timely and needful help.

I also wish to thank the former COCs of my department of Comparative Literature, Prof. Permjeet Singh Ramana, Prof. Chaman Lal and the current COC Dr. Zameerpal Kaur. I am grateful to faculty members of my department, Dr. Alpna Saini, Dr. Rajinder Kumar Sen, Dr. Ramanpreet Kaur, Dr. Yadwinder Singh and Dr. Neetu Purohit for their immense support. I wish to convey my heartiest thanks to Dr. Amandeep Singh for being the supervisor of my dissertation of M.Phil. It was a great pleasure working under his supervision and to gain knowledge regarding the research work.

I also find the help and support of COCs of other departments and faculty as a great assistance, especially the support of Prof. P. Rama Rao, Prof. R.G. Saini, Prof. R.C. Sharma and others. I am very thankful to my parents and sister for their kind and unconditional efforts. This dedication is incomplete without mentioning that my relatives, neighbors, friends, seniors, classmates and hostel mates were equally supportive during my research work. I also wish to thanks the hostel & mess staff/members for their help.

I wish to dedicate this gold medal to all these above mentioned people because without their motivation I might not have achieved such an honor. I thank each and every one of them for influencing my life with positivity and I will always cherish their kindness.

With warm regards,

Neha Sharma

PS:  I was not able to write all the names so please forgive me but I am grateful to you all.