Author: Verrier Elwin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Phulmat of the Hills
Author: Verrier Elwin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Savaging the Civilized
Author: Ramachandra Guha
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226310473
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
"Described by his contemporaries as a cross between Albert Schweitzer and Paul Gauguin, Elwin was a man of contradictions, at times taking on the role of evangelist, social worker, political activist, poet, government worker, and more. Intensely political, the Oxford-trained scholar tirelessly defended the rights of the indigenous and despite the deep religious influences of St.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226310473
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
"Described by his contemporaries as a cross between Albert Schweitzer and Paul Gauguin, Elwin was a man of contradictions, at times taking on the role of evangelist, social worker, political activist, poet, government worker, and more. Intensely political, the Oxford-trained scholar tirelessly defended the rights of the indigenous and despite the deep religious influences of St.
A History of Indian Literature in English
Author: Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231128100
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Annotation This volume surveys 200 years of Indian literature in English. Written by Indian scholars and critics, many of the 24 contributions examine the work of individual authors, such as Rabindranath Tagore, R.K. Narayan, and Salman Rushdie. Others consider a particular genre, such as post-independence poetry or drama. The volume is illustrated with b&w photographs of writers along with drawings and popular prints. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231128100
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Annotation This volume surveys 200 years of Indian literature in English. Written by Indian scholars and critics, many of the 24 contributions examine the work of individual authors, such as Rabindranath Tagore, R.K. Narayan, and Salman Rushdie. Others consider a particular genre, such as post-independence poetry or drama. The volume is illustrated with b&w photographs of writers along with drawings and popular prints. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Between Ethnography and Fiction
Author: Tanka Bahadur Subba
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125028123
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Between Ethnography and Fiction brings together essays by sixteen scholars of various disciplines to re-examine the work of Verrier Elwin in the fields of tribal literature, tribe and non-tribe relationship, tribal development policies, missionaries and conversion, myths and legends, art and craft, etc. Elwin is undoubtedly one of the most controversial as well as influential anthropologists of the twentieth century. The essays included here are therefore both appreciative and critical.
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125028123
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Between Ethnography and Fiction brings together essays by sixteen scholars of various disciplines to re-examine the work of Verrier Elwin in the fields of tribal literature, tribe and non-tribe relationship, tribal development policies, missionaries and conversion, myths and legends, art and craft, etc. Elwin is undoubtedly one of the most controversial as well as influential anthropologists of the twentieth century. The essays included here are therefore both appreciative and critical.
My Buqala
Author: Pankaj Kumar Chatterjee
Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
ISBN: 9360168874
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
As a first venture of the author into the English poetry, the book contains a collection of short poems. Although short the poems convey a lot, which will make the readers pause before passing form one poem on to the next one. The brevity of the poems makes them comparable to the Buqalas, a type peculiar to Algerian Muslim women who recite them after breaking fast during the holy month of Ramadan. To know more on the Buqala the readers have to swim through the pages of this short book. At the end there are some poems on the theme of the ongoing Ukrainian war.
Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
ISBN: 9360168874
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
As a first venture of the author into the English poetry, the book contains a collection of short poems. Although short the poems convey a lot, which will make the readers pause before passing form one poem on to the next one. The brevity of the poems makes them comparable to the Buqalas, a type peculiar to Algerian Muslim women who recite them after breaking fast during the holy month of Ramadan. To know more on the Buqala the readers have to swim through the pages of this short book. At the end there are some poems on the theme of the ongoing Ukrainian war.
The London Mercury
Author: Sir John Collings Squire
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Folk-lore
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
A History of Folktale Collections in India, Bagladesh, and Pakistan
Author: M. Islam
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Din-sevak
Author: Verrier Elwin
Publisher: I.S.P.C.K.
ISBN:
Category : Anthropologists
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
This Book Seaks To Span Verrier Elwin`S Entire Indian Life From The Perspective Of Religion.
Publisher: I.S.P.C.K.
ISBN:
Category : Anthropologists
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
This Book Seaks To Span Verrier Elwin`S Entire Indian Life From The Perspective Of Religion.
The Gonds of Central India
Author: Museum of Mankind
Publisher: London : British Museum
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher: London : British Museum
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description