ISBN: 9789360807528, 9360807524
In this book, historical and cultural aspects of the tensions between violence and its denial and rationalization in South Asia are taken up in the contributions of this volume which deal with topics ranging from the origins of the concept of ahimsa, to the iconography and interpretation of a self-beheading goddess, and violent heroines in Ajneyas Hindi short stories.
Arvidsson, Stefan
ISBN: 9789368538592, 936853859X
This book critically examining the discourse of Indo-European scholarship over the past two centuries and demonstrates how the concepts of Indo-European and Aryan have been shaped by and utilized for various ideological purposes.
ISBN: 9789354428708, 9354428703
This book is the first ever anthology of short fiction by Bengali Muslim writers in English translation. The nineteen stories in this collection explore the aspirations and anxieties of Muslim lives in rural and urban Bengal, enmeshed in religious sensibilities, class, sexuality, and the tussle between tradition and modernity. Through voices across generations, this book delves into the inner c...
Bhattacharya, Nandini
ISBN: 9789368834304, 936883430X
This book traces epistolary traditions produced within the ethno-linguistic cultures of nineteenth-century Bengal and the North-West Provinces in colonial India. The book provides a close reading of texts and English translations of epistolary literature, selected due to their novelty and radical responses to the postal revolution of the time.
Pai, Roopa
ISBN: 9789357316217, 9357316213
In this collection of evocative essays, she trawls the citys history to tease out bits of the Bangalore jigsaw--a scientists quest for excellence, a maharanis foresight, an entrepreneurs vision, a chief ministers ambition, a writers pride in his language, and more--in an effort to trace the genesis of the liberal soul of the metropolis and its ability to offer inclusive, creative, laid-back spa...
Kaur, Kamalpreet et al
ISBN: 9789368533634, 9368533636
ISBN: 9789348309334, 9348309331
This book is a commemorative volume dedicated to the memory of Prof. M. G.S. Narayanan, one of Indias most distinguished historians. The volume is published on the occasion of his first death anniversary on 26 April 2026, as a tribute to his remarkable, contributions to the study of Indian history, historiography, and culture. This volume will serve as a valuable source of information and an im...
Beasley, Faith E.
ISBN: 9789395474030, 9395474033
This book identifies and explores the traces that exposure to India left on the cultural artifacts and mindset of Frances Great Century and the early Enlightenment. Focusing on the salon of Marguerite de la Sabliere and its encounter with the traveler and philosopher Francois Bernier, this book resurrects the conversations about India inspired by Berniers travels and inscribed in his influentia...
Bhattacharya, Debaditya
ISBN: 9789354426360, 9354426360
This volume explores the historical makings of the Indian university as it stands today, by sifting through archives, colonial/postcolonial policies, textual-literary records and political-economic developments. What results is a critical history--navigating the force of myth and promise, revolutions and reforms, communities and markets. From the glorification of ancient greatness to the riskin...
Rawat, Ranjana
ISBN: 9789386081414, 9386081415
The present book is a collection of different articles. Through this book the author intend to give an appropriate coverage to the study of Museums and Musseology introduced in UG and PG level by UGC as compulsory course work...
More, J.B.P.
ISBN: 9788196682705, 8196682700
In this book, the author explores the role of the Congress leaders from Bal Gangadhar Tilak to Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom from British colonial rule. The author has established in this work the ways by which the Congress leaders the Muslims. It also explores how Jinnah had shot himself on his foot when it was least necessary by demanding Pakistan, so ill-suited to the interests ...
Mucciarelli, Elena
ISBN: 9789366279428, 9366279422
This book examines the social history of ritual and space in premodern Kerala. It engages with what Roland Barthes called the subtlety of life and focuses on a form of domestic ritual--tevaram--and its translation into the space of theatre. Tevaram is articulated through different types of places; the intimate space of the house, in dialectic tension with the space of the temple and the public ...
Tabor, Nathan L.M.
ISBN: 9789395474535, 939547453X
For centuries, Urdu-speaking poets and their audiences have gathered for mushairahs, literary competitions for spoken-word verse. Today the mushairah is a global phenomenon, as audiences in the millions convene in person and online for hours of poetic performance. Tracing these modern gatherings back to their origins, the author introduces readers to the popular emergence of the mushairah in ei...
ISBN: 9788197938306, 819793830X
This volume presents a set of keywords and concepts embedded in the languages of South Asia and its vast cultural landscape. It reiterates specific attitudes, ways of seeing and methods of doing, which are embedded in the historical and contemporary experiences in the region. The volume explore the contexts of their production and how their meanings might have changed in different historical mo...
ISBN: 9788196785260, 8196785267
This book offers a set of new, ground-breaking studies of Indian cities as sites of physical, cultural and historical encounter. It places three colonial cities--Goa, Calcutta/Kolkata and Pondicherry/Puducherry--side by side with the postcolonial city of Chandigarh, created by the independent Indian state, to examine the specificities of cross-cultural exchanges, physical settings, urban flows,...
Arya, Vikas
ISBN: 9788173057427, 8173057427
Every city has two stories, one that it tells the world, and another that it whispers to itself. The Gurgaon we read about in glossy brochures and real estate ads tells the story of progress: a skyline of glass, a grid of expressways and a catalogue of brands. But the Gurgaon that lives in these pages whispers another story--one of loss, memory, and belonging.
ISBN: 9789369730650, 9369730656
For over two and a half centuries, Jane Austens works have captivated readers and scholars alike. This volume commemorates Austens life and legacy through a thoughtfully curated set of essays exploring Indian responses to her works. Ranging from personal reflections on her lesser-known poetry to critical analyses of her craft and themes, the essays also trace her enduring relevance in cinema, e...
Brancaccio, Pia
ISBN: 9788169779869, 8169779863
This is a study that focuses on the art and architecture of a group of Buddhist rock-cut monuments excavated on the western edge of the Deccan Plateau in India. It analyses the various cultural, historical and religious phenomena that shaped the caves at Aurangabad through the first seven centuries of the Common Era and it comments on the Buddhist traditions of the western Deccan as a whole. Th...
Chaudhuri, Asha Kuthari
ISBN: 9789354428234, 9354428231
This book offers the first comprehensive historical account of how English-language theatre emerged, evolved, and thrives in contemporary India. From its origins in the colonial encounter to todays experimental and multilingual productions, the book captures two centuries of dramatic evolution.
Bose, Anita
ISBN: 9789374824245, 9374824248
Chief Editor: Sachchidanand Joshi. This book is a journey through centuries of spiritual tradition, tracing how rituals and festivals rooted in India have shaped and connected cultures across Southeast Asia--including Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma. Through Hinduism, Buddhism, and other traditions, these vibrant celebrations echo ancient devotion and continue to foster community.
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