Indian Literature Since Independence
Author: K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar
Publisher: New Delhi : Sahitya Akademi
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 428
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Author: K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar
Publisher: New Delhi : Sahitya Akademi
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 428
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn literature in Indic languages and in English.
Author: B. R. Agrawal
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9788126902941
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Book Presents A Reasonably Comprehensive Account Of The Development Of The Indian English Novel Since Independence. The Novel During The Colonial Period Has A Different Outlook And Was More Concerned With The Problems Of The Indian People Suffering Under The British Yoke. After Independence The Indian Writers Looked At The Indian Scene From The Postcolonial Point Of View. There Were New Hopes, No Doubt, But The Problems Social, Economic, Religious, Political And Familial That Were Submerged In The Flood Of The National Movement Emerged And Drew Attention Of The Creative Writers. The Partition, The Communal Riots After Partition, The Problem Of Casteism, The Subjugation Of Women, The Poverty Of The Illiterate Masses Became The Focal Points. Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, R.K. Narayan, Nayantara Sahgal And Kamala Markandaya In The Beginning Wrote Novels Of Social Realism In The Fifties.But After The Sixties, New Trends Emerged. Writers Like Anita Desai, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Bhabani Bhattacharya, G.V. Desani, Chaman Nahal, Manohar Malgonkar And B. Rajan Portrayed The Picture Of The Post-Independence Indian Society. The Stream Of The Early Fifties Now Turned Into A Broad River With New Currents And Cross Currents. The Old Traditional Method Of Novel Writing Gave Way To Modern Techniques.The Indian English Novel Took Further Strides In The Eighties And The Decades That Followed It. Salman Rushdie Can Be Said To Be The Leader Of The New Trend. Shashi Deshpande And Arundhati Roy Followed Suit.This Book Divided Into Six Chapters Surveys And Discusses The Major Trends In The Post- Independence Indian English Novel. The Major Writers Discussed Apart From The Trio, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao And Mulk Raj Anand Are Bhabani Bhattacharya, Nayantara Sahgal, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Anita Desai, Arundhati Roy And Kamala Markandaya.This Book Will Be Of Immense Help To The Students Of Indian English Fiction And The General Reader.
Author: Kodaganallur Ramaswami Srinivasa Iyengar
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Published: 1973
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kathleen Firth
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 180
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFocusing on literature, film and the broadcast media, these essays are drawn from a conference at the University of Barcelona in Spain to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of India's independence. The essays look both backwards and forwards in time, both to developments within India and to the growth of Indian communities settled throughout the world. In particular, the volume explores the position of women, both in literary and filmic portrayals, and through the emergence of important women's voices in Indian writing. In the first section, dealing with writing both in English and Indian languages, Murari Prasad traces the evolution of feminist ideas; Mary Condé explores anglophone women's writing with particular reference to Arundhati Roy and to expatriate writers in North America such as Bharati Mukerjee; and Elizabeth Russell discusses issues of identity in Indian women's writing in relationship to theories of gender and ethnicity. In the second section, which focuses on the defining voices of Indian nationalism, C.D. Narasimhaiah pays homage to the founding fathers of Indian writing, Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. Syd Harrex analyses the work of R.K. Narayan and Savita Goel discusses the contemporary images of Rohinton Mistry. The third section deals with Indian writing in the diaspora. Kathleen Firth looks at the twice-displaced writer M.G. Vassanji; Rajana Ash focuses on the work of Indian women writers currently working in Britain; and Felicity Hand looks at the position of the Asian community in Britain through the work of such writers as Hanif Kureishi. The final section examines the development of Indian film and broadcast media. Somdatta Mandal deals with Bengali nationalism and print media; Daya Thusu surveys the evolution of Indian media into the late-nineties and Sara Martin compares Western images of India in film with India's own film industry. "...this book is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to introduce themselves to Indian literature from 1947 to the present day from the Indian diaspora, with slighter chapters on film and the media. This book contextualises key figures of Indian literature, both novelist and poets, within the political and social aftermath of Partition, and offers insight to the complex issues of identity tackled by many post-colonial writers with key references to postmodern theorists including Edward Said, Helene Cixous, and Julia Kristeva." Parm Kaur, Black Alliance Newsletter Dr Kathleen Firth teaches in Spain at the University of Barcelona. She has researched the area of overseas South Asian literature.
Author: Indian Association for English Studies
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 160
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndian English Literature Since Independence Reflects A Rich Diversity. The Book Makes An Intensive Study Of The Works Of The Writers Like Kamala Markandaya, Anita Desai And Salman Rushdie Who Have Helped In Shaping The Modern Indian Writing In English.
Author: Salman Rushdie
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1997-08-15
Total Pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9780805057102
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStories and excerpts of novels from India since the country attained its independence in 1947. The subjects range from religious strife, to the assault on the senses of the many people one is surrounded by.
Author: Rakesh Rathod
Publisher: Nitya Publications
Published: 2019-01-01
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 8194343275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnglish literature in India is linked with the works of writers of the Indian diaspora born in India but residing elsewhere. A pioneer was Raja Rammohan Roy; poets were Henry Vivian Derozio, Madhusudan Dutt, Aru and Toru Dutt, and Manmohan Ghose. Indian literature in English actually dates back to the 1830s to Kashiprasad Ghosh, who is considered the first Indian poet write in English.
Author: Shashi Tharoor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2011-09-01
Total Pages: 626
ISBN-13: 1628721596
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this award-winning novel, Tharoor has masterfully recast the two-thousand-year-old epic, The Mahabharata, with fictional but highly recognizable events and characters from twentieth-century Indian politics. Nothing is sacred in this deliciously irreverent, witty, and deeply intelligent retelling of modern Indian history and the ancient Indian epic The Mahabharata. Alternately outrageous and instructive, hilarious and moving, it is a dazzling tapestry of prose and verse that satirically, but also poignantly, chronicles the struggle for Indian freedom and independence.
Author: Priyamvada Gopal
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-11-12
Total Pages: 199
ISBN-13: 113433253X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLiterary Radicalism in India situates postcolonial Indian literature in relation to the hugely influential radical literary movements initiated by the Progressive Writers Association and the Indian People's Theatre Association. In so doing, it redresses a visible historical gap in studies of postcolonial India. Through readings of major fiction, pamphlets and cinema, this book also shows how gender was of constitutive importance in the struggle to define 'India' during the transition to independence.
Author: Sukrita Paul Kumar
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2021-09-28
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 100045262X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book engages with the life and works of the distinctive Hindi writer Krishna Sobti, known for making bold choices of themes in her writing. Also known for her extraordinary use of the Hindi language, she emerges as an embodiment of a counter archive. While presenting the author in the context of her times, this volume offers critical perspectives to define her position in the canon of modern Indian literature. Alongside important critical essays on her, the inclusion of excerpts from the translations of some major works by the author, such as Zindaginama, Mitro Marjani and Ai Ladki, greatly facilitate an understanding of her worldview and the contexts in which she wrote. Also included in this book are some of her reflections on the creative process that help in unfolding the complexities of her characters and her specific approach to the language of fiction. Writing in the times of significant political and cultural churnings, her fiction includes themes such as the Partition of the country and its aftermath, women and their sexuality, desire and violence, history and memory. Her writing subverted the dominant narratives of the times and de-historicised history. Her own essays and other critical writings demonstrate the way Krishna Sobti’s characters are abundantly polyphonic and seeped in social realities. They encapsulate the cultural milieu of their times and serve as a site of resistance to the dominant archive of power. Her interactions with her fellow Hindi writers such as Nirmal Verma and Krishan Baldev Vaid, as also her letters, her memoirs and the reminiscences of others, further enrich this volume and establish her unique voice. Part of the ‘Writer in Context’ Series, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of Indian literature, English literature, postcolonial studies, cultural studies, gender studies, translation studies and Partition studies.