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Sign: A Question of Realism

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕞 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕓𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕔 𝕡𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕠𝕡𝕙𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕒 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕥𝕪 : 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕤 𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕥𝕠 𝕒 ( 𝕡𝕣𝕖 - 𝕖𝕩𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥 ) 𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕖𝕕 . 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕦𝕡 𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 , 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕤 𝕖𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 : 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕤 𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕖 - 𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕡𝕥 . - ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕 & 𝕁𝕠𝕙𝕟 𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕤 The passage, here, critiques the philosophy of language underlying realism, particularly in how it conceptualizes the relationship between signifiers (words, symbols, or signs) and signifieds (...

લેખકીય અને વાચકીય કૃતિઓ

ℍ𝕖 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕤 𝕠𝕗 ‘ 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 ’ 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥𝕤 ( 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 , 𝕦𝕟𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡𝕗𝕦𝕝𝕝𝕪 , 𝕙𝕒𝕤 ‘ 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕝𝕪 ’): 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 ‘ 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕟𝕠 𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕣 , 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕒 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥 ’: 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕟𝕥 - 𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕕𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕥 𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕘𝕖 . 𝔽𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕗𝕝𝕠𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 , 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕡𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕞𝕠𝕕𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 , 𝕒 𝕗𝕚𝕩𝕚𝕥𝕪 , 𝕒 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 ’ 𝕤 𝕣𝕠𝕝𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕣 , 𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕠 ‘ 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕡𝕥 𝕠𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕛𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥 ’. - ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕁𝕠𝕙𝕟 𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕤   આ ઉદ્ધરણ Language and Materialism પુસ્તકમાંથી લેવામાં આવ્યું છે જે રોલાં બાર્થની બે પ્રકારની કૃતિઓની તુલના કરે છે: "લખાણક્ષમ...

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ℍ𝕖 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕤 𝕠𝕗 ‘ 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 ’ 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥𝕤 ( 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 , 𝕦𝕟𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡𝕗𝕦𝕝𝕝𝕪 , 𝕙𝕒𝕤 ‘ 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕝𝕪 ’): 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 ‘ 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕟𝕠 𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕣 , 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕒 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥 ’: 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕟𝕥 - 𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕕𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕥 𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕘𝕖 . 𝔽𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕗𝕝𝕠𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 , 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕡𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕞𝕠𝕕𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 , 𝕒 𝕗𝕚𝕩𝕚𝕥𝕪 , 𝕒 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 ’ 𝕤 𝕣𝕠𝕝𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕣 , 𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕠 ‘ 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕡𝕥 𝕠𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕛𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥 ’. - ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕁𝕠𝕙𝕟 𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕤 This quote is taken from " 𝙻𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚖 " refers to the works of French literary theorist Rola...

Madgaon Express: A Semiotic Analysis

Madgaon Express is film that can be identified as a dark comedy genre film centered on three childhood friends—Dhanush "Dodo" Sawant (Divyenndu), Pratik "Pinku" Garodia (Pratik Gandhi), and Ayush Gupta (Avinash Tiwary)—who dream of a carefree trip to Goa. Their journey spirals into chaos when they accidentally become entangled with a drug mafia due to a bag mix-up involving cash, a gun, and cocaine. The film blends slapstick humor, witty dialogue, and action, drawing comparisons to buddy comedies like Dil Chahta Hai, The Hangover, Go Goa Gone, and Delhi Belly. It explores themes of friendship, escapism, and the collision of youthful aspirations with chaotic reality, set against the vibrant backdrop of Goa. The film is a directorial debut of Kunal Khemu who is quite an active member of Hindi film industry as an actor. Since this is his first film, we cannot bring the Auteurial features into consideration while analysing the film, and hence we will concentrate on gene...