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Research Articles

(In)visible spaces: Probing into the politics of same sex belonging in Geetanjali Shree’s The Roof Beneath Their Feet

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Pages 447-464 | Received 14 Feb 2022, Accepted 01 Dec 2023, Published online: 13 Dec 2023

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