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Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850 by : Sujit Mukherjee
Download or read book A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850 written by Sujit Mukherjee and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 1998 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Volume Aspires To Be A Handy Reference Work For Users Whose Interest Is Not Limited To One Or Two Indian Language Literatures But Spreads Over Sanskrit, Tamil, Pali And The Prakrit As Well As To Asimiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Sindhi, Telugu And Urdu. Starting With The Vedas And The Upanishads, The Coverage Spans Several Centuries Up To The Year 1850.
Download or read book Krishna written by Edwin Francis Bryant and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the West, Krishna is primarily known as the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita. But it is the stories of Krishna's childhood and his later exploits that have provided some of the most important and widespread sources of religious narrative in the Hindu religious landscape. This volume brings together new translations of representative samples of Krishna religious literature from a variety of genres - classical, popular, sectarian, poetic, literary, and philosophical.
Book Synopsis In the Dark of the Heart by : Mīrābāī
Download or read book In the Dark of the Heart written by Mīrābāī and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2003 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meera, they said, was mad. She is also the symbol Mahatma Gandhi chose to inspire his modern Indian renaissance, and the archetypal female saint, whose songs of love and devotion remain an integral part of Indian life and culture. Meera was a sixteenth century Rajput princess who renounced her privileged life and royal family to live as a mendicantwandering, dancing, and singing the praises of God. A devotee of Krishna, she was part of an influential religious movement (bhakti) that rejected distinctions of caste and creed, shunned the stultifying rituals and inaccessible scripture of conservative religion, and believed that direct union with God was possible for all - men and women, highborn and lowborn.
Book Synopsis Journal of the Department of Letters by : University of Calcutta. Department of Letters
Download or read book Journal of the Department of Letters written by University of Calcutta. Department of Letters and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains contributions on various subjects, notably India, Buddhism, ancient chronology, etc.
Download or read book Sonic Liturgy written by Guy L. Beck and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-12-12 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition builds on the foundation of Guy L. Beck's earlier work, which described the theoretical role of sound in Hindu thought. Sonic Liturgy continues the discussion of sound into the realm of Hindu ritual and musical traditions of worship. Beginning with the chanting of the Sama-Veda alongside the fire sacrifices of the ancient Indo-Aryans and with the classical Gandharva music as outlined in the musicological texts of Bharata and Dattila, Beck establishes a historical foundation for an in-depth understanding of the role of music in the early Puja rituals and Indian theater in the vernacular poetry of the Bhakti movements in medieval temple worship of Siva and Vishnu in southern India, and later in the worship of Krishna in the northern Braj region. By surveying a multitude of worship traditions, Beck reveals a continuous template of interwoven ritual and music in Hindu tradition that he terms "sonic liturgy," a structure of religious worship and experience that incorporates sound and music on many levels. In developing the concept and methods for understanding the phenomenon of sonic liturgy, Beck draws from liturgical studies and ritual studies, broadening the dimensions of each, as well as from recent work in the fields of Indian religion and music. As he maps the evolution of sonic liturgy in Hindu culture, Beck shows how, parallel to the development of religious ritual from ancient times to the present, there is a less understood progression of musical form, beginning with Vedic chants of two to three notes to complicated genres of devotional temple music employing ragas with up to a dozen notes. Sonic liturgy in its maturity is manifest as a complex interactive worship experience of the Vaishnava sects, presented here in Beck's final chapters.
Book Synopsis Literary Cultures in History by : Sheldon Pollock
Download or read book Literary Cultures in History written by Sheldon Pollock and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-05-19 with total page 1103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Book Synopsis The Invention of Private Life by : Sudipta Kaviraj
Download or read book The Invention of Private Life written by Sudipta Kaviraj and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume, which lie at the intersection of the study of literature, social theory, and intellectual history, locate serious reflections on modernity's complexities in the vibrant currents of modern Indian literature, particularly in the realms of fiction, poetry, and autobiography. Sudipta Kaviraj shows that Indian writers did more than adopt new literary trends in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They deployed these innovations to interrogate fundamental philosophical questions of modernity. Issues central to modern European social theory grew into significant themes within Indian literary reflection, such as the influence of modernity on the nature of the self, the nature of historicity, the problem of evil, the character of power under the conditions of modern history, and the experience of power as felt by an individual subject of the modern state. How does modern politics affect the personality of a sensitive individual? Is love possible between intensely self-conscious people, and how do individuals cope with the transience of affections or the fragility of social ties? Kaviraj argues that these inquiries inform the heart of modern Indian literary tradition and that writers, such as Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay, Rabindranath Tagore, and Sibnath Sastri, performed immeasurably important work helping readers to think through the predicament of modern times.
Book Synopsis Padavali Prayers by : Vivekananda Kendra
Download or read book Padavali Prayers written by Vivekananda Kendra and published by Vivekananda Kendra. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the various camps that are conducted by Vivekananda Kendra, participants come from different parts of the country. During the camps there are morning and evening prayers and also songs before and at the end of various sessions. All these prayers are given in “Padavali” - the booklet of songs and prayers brought out by Vivekananda Kendra. Participants ask for the meanings of these prayers. Sometimes it is possible to explain the meanings of the prayers during the shibirs but some time it is not possible. Therefore it was felt that a booklet which gives word to word meaning as well as short explanation should be brought out. Thus this book “Padavali Prayers with meanings” is being brought out. Our prayers from Padavali which are mainly taken from the Vedic literature are not just for asking something from Ishwara but are for moulding oneself on the vision of Oneness. The Sadhak sings these prayers for developing the right mind and attitude so as to be able to see everything as Ishwara and contribute in Ishwara’s work. Thus if the chanting of prayers is accompanied with deep contemplation on the meaning then it could be very elevating. We hope this small booklet would be useful not only for the participants coming for the various camps of Vivekananda Kendra but also for other aspirants too.
Download or read book Saint Namdev written by J. R. Puri and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Love Songs of Chandidas by : Deben Bhattacharya
Download or read book Love Songs of Chandidas written by Deben Bhattacharya and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-05-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1967, Love Songs of Chandidās provides an informative introduction which makes vividly clear the importance of Chandidās to the Indian peasant masses. As the author tells us, the traveller through the Birbhum area of Bengal hears Chandidās everywhere, in the villages, in the fields, on the roads. Night after night, the people gather in the temple courtyards or on the village greens to listen to professional ‘Kirtan’ singers sing his songs of the divine love of Radha and Krishna. The influence of Chandidās on contemporary Bengali literature is equally important, his songs having enriched the work of great poets such as Rabindranath Tagore, Govindadas, and many others. The author also discusses the interesting topic of the Sahaja (‘spontaneity’) movement in Indian faith and literature, as manifested in the songs of Chandidās, and the worship of love-making, divine and human, as an important aspect of this faith. This book will be of interest to students of literature, music, history, cultural studies and South Asian studies.
Book Synopsis Rabindranath Tagore by : Mohit Chakrabarti
Download or read book Rabindranath Tagore written by Mohit Chakrabarti and published by Atlantic Publishers & Distri. This book was released on 1990 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To Study Rabindranath Tagore Is To Be Christened With The Excellence Of Inward¬Ness. An Ardent Apostle Of The Endless Excellence Of Man, Tagore Is More Aware Of Emphasizing The Inner Potentialities In Man Than In Mere Exercise Of Informatics In The Name Of Education A Perilous Parrott Training, Indeed!The Mystico-Aesthetic Poignance Of Perfec¬Tion In Tagore S Song Offerings And The Beyonding Of Consciousness Through Partner¬Ship With Beauty Might Direct Towards Thrilling Avenues Of Creative Appreciation.Tagore S Poetic Vision In Convalescences (Arogya) With Wonderful Imageries, Poignant Symbolism And Mystic Vision, And The World Of His Folk Songs, A World Of Maner Manusk Beckoning Us To Sing With An Ektara Are Enchanting Dimensions In Tagorean Criti¬Cism.The Fusion Of Education And Society And The Concept Of Man Lost In The Ukase Of Modernity Might Be Re-Shuffled In The Tagorean Viewpoints Of Man Par Excellence.A Comparative Study Of Rabindranath Tagore And Sri Aurobindo As Mystic Vision¬Aries Might Invite Esteemed Readers To Muse In The Marvels Of Mystic Beyondings.Evot Now And Encouraging As Tagore Is To The Global Man Anywhere And Every¬Where, Rabindranath Tagore : Diverse Dimensions Might Open Out Significant Avenues In Tagoreana.
Book Synopsis Mahabharata-Krishnakatha and Bhagavatapurana, an International Literature Survey by : Gauri Shankar Singh
Download or read book Mahabharata-Krishnakatha and Bhagavatapurana, an International Literature Survey written by Gauri Shankar Singh and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bengali Culture Over a Thousand Years by : Ghulam Murshid
Download or read book Bengali Culture Over a Thousand Years written by Ghulam Murshid and published by Niyogi Books. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art, literature, music and other intellectual expressions of a particular society are together regarded as the culture of that society. Ideas, customs and social behaviour of a particular people or society are also its ‘culture’. Contrary to what we think, it is not easy to describe ‘culture’, nor is it easy to write the cultural history. Writing the history of Bengali culture is even more difficult because Bengali society is truly plural in its nature, made even more so by its political division. The two main religious communities that share this culture are often more aware of the differences between them than the similarities. Nonetheless, the people remain bound by history and a shared language and literature. Ghulam Murshid’s Bengali Culture over a Thousand Years is the first non-partisan and holistic discussion of Bengali culture. Written for the general reader, the language is simple and the style lucid. It shows how the individual ingredients of Bengali culture have evolved and found expression, in the context of political developments and how certain individuals have moulded culture. Above all, the book presents the identity and special qualities of Bengali culture. The book was originally published in Bengali in Dhaka in 2006. This is the first English translation.
Book Synopsis Singing to the Goddess by : Rachel Fell McDermott
Download or read book Singing to the Goddess written by Rachel Fell McDermott and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vibrant collection presents 145 brief Bengali lyric poems dedicated to the Hindu goddesses Kali and Uma. These poems--many of which are presented here for the first time in English translation--were written from the early eighteenth century up to the contemporary period. They represent the unique Bengali tradition of goddess worship (Saktism) as it developed over this period. Included are forty poems by the most famous of all Sakta poets, Ramprasad Sen (c.1718-1775) and ten lyrics by the renowned 20th-century poet Kaji Najrul Islam. McDermott's lucid introduction places these works in their historical context and shows how images of the goddesses evolved over the centuries. Her lively translations of these poetic lyrics evoke the passion and devotion of the followers of Kali and Uma and shed light on the history and practice of goddess worship.
Download or read book I Confess! written by Thomas Waugh and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the postwar decades, sexual revolutions – first women's suffrage, flappers, Prohibition, and Mae West; later Alfred Kinsey, Hugh Hefner, and the pill – altered the lifestyles and desires of generations. Since the 1990s, the internet and its cataclysmic cultural and social technological shifts have unleashed a third sexual revolution, crystallized in the acts and rituals of confession that are a staple of our twenty-first-century lives. In I Confess!, a collection of thirty original essays, leading international scholars such as Ken Plummer, Susanna Paasonen, Tom Roach, and Shohini Ghosh explore the ideas of confession and sexuality in moving image arts and media, mostly in the Global North, over the last quarter century. Through self-referencing or autobiographical stories, testimonies, and performances, and through rigorously scrutinized case studies of "gay for pay," gaming, camming, YouTube uploads, and the films Tarnation and Nymph()maniac, the contributors describe a spectrum of identities, desires, and related representational practices. Together these desires and practices shape how we see, construct, and live our identities within this third sexual revolution, embodying both its ominous implications of surveillance and control and its utopian glimmers of community and liberation. Inspired by theorists from Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze to Gayle Rubin and José Esteban Muñoz, I Confess! reflects an extraordinary, paradigm-shifting proliferation of first-person voices and imagery produced during the third sexual revolution, from the eve of the internet to today.
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Book Synopsis Aspects of Indian Music by : PUBLICATIONS DIVISION
Download or read book Aspects of Indian Music written by PUBLICATIONS DIVISION and published by Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compilation of special articles and papers read at the music symposia arranged by All India Radio from 1955 to 1963
Book Synopsis Mira Bai (Rajasthani Poetess) by : Usha Nilsson
Download or read book Mira Bai (Rajasthani Poetess) written by Usha Nilsson and published by Sahitya Akademi. This book was released on 1997 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
