New Light on History of Asamīyā Literature from the Earliest Until Recent Times
Author: Dimbeswar Neog
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Published: 1962
Total Pages: 484
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Author: Dimbeswar Neog
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Published: 1962
Total Pages: 484
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Arupjyoti Saikia
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Published: 2023-08-28
Total Pages: 607
ISBN-13: 9357082123
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'A model work of historical scholarship'-Ramachandra Guha 'The most well-researched, comprehensive history of contemporary Assam ever written'-Partha Chatterjee The crucial battles of World War II fought in India's north-east-followed soon after by Independence and Partition-had a critical impact on the making of modern Assam. In the three decades following 1947, the state of Assam underwent massive political turmoil, geographical instability, and social and demographic upheaval, among others. Later, the truncated state suffered widespread unrest as various groups believed their cultural identity and political leverage were under threat. New social energies and political forces were unleashed and came to the fore. Definitive, comprehensive and unputdownable, The Quest for Modern Assam explores the interconnected layers of political, environmental, economic and cultural processes that shaped the development of Assam since the 1940s. It offers an authoritative account that sets new standards in the writing of regional political history. Not to be missed by any one keen on Assam, India, Asia or world history in the twentieth century.
Author: Dimbeswar Neog
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Published: 1962
Total Pages: 464
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Nalini Natarajan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1996-09-09
Total Pages: 451
ISBN-13: 031303267X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndia has a rich literary assemblage produced by its many different regional traditions, religious faiths, ethnic subcultures and linguistic groups. The published literature of the 20th century is a particularly interesting subject and is the focus of this book, as it represents the provocative conjuncture of the transitions of Indian modernity. This reference book surveys the major regional literatures of contemporary India in the context of the country's diversity and heterogeneity. Chapters are devoted to particular regions, and the arrangement of the work invites comparisons of literary traditions. Chapters provide extensive bibliographies of primary works, thus documenting the creative achievement of numerous contemporary Indian authors. Some chapters cite secondary works as well, and the volume concludes with a list of general works providing further information. An introductory essay overviews theoretical concerns, ideological and aesthetic considerations, developments in various genres, and the history of publishing in regional literatures. The introduction provides a context for approaching the chapters that follow, each of which is devoted to the literature of a particular region. Each chapter begins with a concise introductory section. The body of each chapter is structured according to social and historical events, literary forms, or broad descriptive or analytic trends, depending on the particular subject matter. Each chapter then closes with an extensive bibliography of primary works, thus documenting the rich literary tradition of the region. Some chapters also cite secondary sources as an aid to the reader. The final chapters of the book address special topics, such as sub-cultural literatures, or the interplay between literature and film. A list of additional sources of general information concludes the volume.
Author: Thibaut D'Hubert
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 0190860332
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the Shade of the Golden Palace explores the work of the prolific Bengali poet (fl. 1651-71), who translated five narrative poems and one versified treatise from medieval Hindi and Persian into Bengali. This book is a unique guide for readers of Middle Bengali poetry, a detailed study of the cultural history of the frontier region of Arakan, and an original contribution to the poetics of South Asian literatures.
Author: Tilottoma Misra
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 292
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Published: 1956
Total Pages: 698
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Author: Ke. Eṃ Gōvi
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKScope limited to literature in modern Indian languages, excluding Sanskrit and Indo-Anglian literatures; covers the period up to mid 1989.
Author: Birinchi Kumar Barua
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 203
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