Author: Savita Devi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This book of reminiscences lovingly records and painstakingly traces the journey of the life of Siddheshwari Devi-the legendary singer of Hindustani classical music.
Maa-- Siddheshwari
Author: Savita Devi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This book of reminiscences lovingly records and painstakingly traces the journey of the life of Siddheshwari Devi-the legendary singer of Hindustani classical music.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This book of reminiscences lovingly records and painstakingly traces the journey of the life of Siddheshwari Devi-the legendary singer of Hindustani classical music.
Indian Classical Music and the Gramophone, 1900–1930
Author: Vikram Sampath
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000590747
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
In 1902 The Gramophone Company in London sent out recording experts on "expeditions" across the world to record voices from different cultures and backgrounds. All over India, it was women who embraced the challenge of overcoming numerous social taboos and aesthetic handicaps that came along with this nascent technology. Women who took the plunge and recorded largely belonged to the courtesan community, called tawaifs and devadasis, in North and South India, respectively. Recording brought with it great fame, brand recognition, freedom from exploitative patrons, and monetary benefits to the women singers. They were to become pioneers of the music industry in the Indian sub-continent. However, despite the pioneering role played by these women, their stories have largely been forgotten. Contemporaneous with the courtesan women adapting to recording technology was the anti-nautch campaign that sought to abolish these women from the performing space and brand them as common prostitutes. A vigorous renaissance and arts revival movement followed, leading to the creation of a new classical paradigm in both North Indian (Hindustani) and South Indian (Carnatic) classical music. This resulted in the standardization, universalization, and institutionalization of Indian classical music. This newly created classical paradigm impacted future recordings of The Gramophone Company in terms of a shift in genres and styles. Vikram Sampath sheds light on the role and impact of The Gramophone Company’s early recording expeditions on Indian classical music by examining the phenomenon through a sociocultural, historical and musical lens. The book features the indefatigable stories of the women and their experiences in adapting to recording technology. The artists from across India featured are: Gauhar Jaan of Calcutta, Janki Bai of Allahabad, Zohra Bai of Agra, Malka Jaan of Agra, Salem Godavari, Bangalore Nagarathnamma, Coimbatore Thayi, Dhanakoti of Kanchipuram, Bai Sundarabai of Pune, and Husna Jaan of Banaras.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000590747
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
In 1902 The Gramophone Company in London sent out recording experts on "expeditions" across the world to record voices from different cultures and backgrounds. All over India, it was women who embraced the challenge of overcoming numerous social taboos and aesthetic handicaps that came along with this nascent technology. Women who took the plunge and recorded largely belonged to the courtesan community, called tawaifs and devadasis, in North and South India, respectively. Recording brought with it great fame, brand recognition, freedom from exploitative patrons, and monetary benefits to the women singers. They were to become pioneers of the music industry in the Indian sub-continent. However, despite the pioneering role played by these women, their stories have largely been forgotten. Contemporaneous with the courtesan women adapting to recording technology was the anti-nautch campaign that sought to abolish these women from the performing space and brand them as common prostitutes. A vigorous renaissance and arts revival movement followed, leading to the creation of a new classical paradigm in both North Indian (Hindustani) and South Indian (Carnatic) classical music. This resulted in the standardization, universalization, and institutionalization of Indian classical music. This newly created classical paradigm impacted future recordings of The Gramophone Company in terms of a shift in genres and styles. Vikram Sampath sheds light on the role and impact of The Gramophone Company’s early recording expeditions on Indian classical music by examining the phenomenon through a sociocultural, historical and musical lens. The book features the indefatigable stories of the women and their experiences in adapting to recording technology. The artists from across India featured are: Gauhar Jaan of Calcutta, Janki Bai of Allahabad, Zohra Bai of Agra, Malka Jaan of Agra, Salem Godavari, Bangalore Nagarathnamma, Coimbatore Thayi, Dhanakoti of Kanchipuram, Bai Sundarabai of Pune, and Husna Jaan of Banaras.
Her Piece of Sky
Author: Deepa Agarwal
Publisher: Zubaan
ISBN: 9383074345
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
What is contemporary women’s writing in Hindi all about? How far does it reach beyond the commonly perceived limits of feminine experience or feminist ideology? From legendary writer Mannu Bhandari’s The Cremation Ground which satirises notions of eternal love, to Alpana Mishra’s superbly crafted Homeless in the Cantonment, a devastating chronicle of army life, these stories dissect numerous aspects of human existence with a startling incisiveness. Mridula Garg’s exploration of an unusual relationship in The Second One exposes the hypocrisy rife in so-called ‘decent’ middle-class families while Mamta Kalia brings empathy and humour into her depiction of a poignant human situation in The Agony of an Artiste. Political issues are raised by Chitra Mudgal, Chandrakanta and Vandana Rag. While Kavita focuses on the new dilemmas that challenge women today, veteran writer Rajee Seth presents a picture of the daily battle of a working woman with empathy and insight. Sexual obsession is explored too, from both the female and male point of view by Manisha Kulshreshtha, and by Pratyaksha in her sensual narrative of infatuation, The Hunt. Published by Zubaan.
Publisher: Zubaan
ISBN: 9383074345
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
What is contemporary women’s writing in Hindi all about? How far does it reach beyond the commonly perceived limits of feminine experience or feminist ideology? From legendary writer Mannu Bhandari’s The Cremation Ground which satirises notions of eternal love, to Alpana Mishra’s superbly crafted Homeless in the Cantonment, a devastating chronicle of army life, these stories dissect numerous aspects of human existence with a startling incisiveness. Mridula Garg’s exploration of an unusual relationship in The Second One exposes the hypocrisy rife in so-called ‘decent’ middle-class families while Mamta Kalia brings empathy and humour into her depiction of a poignant human situation in The Agony of an Artiste. Political issues are raised by Chitra Mudgal, Chandrakanta and Vandana Rag. While Kavita focuses on the new dilemmas that challenge women today, veteran writer Rajee Seth presents a picture of the daily battle of a working woman with empathy and insight. Sexual obsession is explored too, from both the female and male point of view by Manisha Kulshreshtha, and by Pratyaksha in her sensual narrative of infatuation, The Hunt. Published by Zubaan.
LITERATURE AS A SITE OF ACTIVISM: A SELECT STUDY OF WOMEN WRITING IN INDIA
Author: G. Sathya
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387475924
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
In the study, Literature as a Site of Activism: A Select Study of Women Writing in India, an attempt is made to bring the well known contemporary women writers who are very much part of the mainstream society. These women writers use their fictional as well as their non-fictional writings to exhibit their activist concern. They use their writings to criticize certain social happenings. Though the writers hail from different parts of our country, the issues raised by them in their writings unify them. Their concern over various issues is discussed in a particular sense here.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387475924
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
In the study, Literature as a Site of Activism: A Select Study of Women Writing in India, an attempt is made to bring the well known contemporary women writers who are very much part of the mainstream society. These women writers use their fictional as well as their non-fictional writings to exhibit their activist concern. They use their writings to criticize certain social happenings. Though the writers hail from different parts of our country, the issues raised by them in their writings unify them. Their concern over various issues is discussed in a particular sense here.
Benares
Author: Krishna
Publisher: OrangeBooks Publication
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The book starts with a normal quest by an everyday individual who gets sucked into the fight with an ancient evil who had laid dormant for thousands of years bidding the time to take its revenge. While on the path his journey he meets a person from ancient times who changes his whole perspective of the modern world and ancient texts. The holy land of Benares shows few of its secrets from thousands which lay hidden in a city which is older than history itself. Join in for an experience of lifetime.
Publisher: OrangeBooks Publication
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The book starts with a normal quest by an everyday individual who gets sucked into the fight with an ancient evil who had laid dormant for thousands of years bidding the time to take its revenge. While on the path his journey he meets a person from ancient times who changes his whole perspective of the modern world and ancient texts. The holy land of Benares shows few of its secrets from thousands which lay hidden in a city which is older than history itself. Join in for an experience of lifetime.
Gulab Bai
Author: Deepti Priya Mehrotra
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143100430
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
For Nearly A Century, Nautanki Reigned As North India'S Most Popular Form Of Entertainment, And Gulab Bai Shone As Its Brightest Star. Fusing Dance And Dialogue, Music And Romance, Humour And Melodrama, This Travelling Folk Theatre Was A Precursor To Bollywood. In Cities And Villages, People Watched All Night, Drawn Into A World Of Fantasy And Make-Believe. Gulab, A 12-Year-Old Girl From The Bedia Caste, Joined Nautanki In 1931. Reputed To Be The First Female Actor In Nautanki, She Rose To Dizzy Heights As The Heroine Of Countless Dramas And Later Started The Great Gulab Theatre Company. Gulab Bai Was Awarded The Padmashree, A Mark Of National Honour&Mdash;Yet She Died Sad And Bewildered, For The Form To Which She Had Devoted Her Life Was Languishing. To Tell Gulab Bai'S Story&Mdash;And Reconstruct The Social History Of A Genre&Mdash;The Author Travelled To Gulab'S Village And Kanpur'S Rail Bazaar, Met Family Members And Co-Artistes, Gathered Oral Narratives, Traced Drama Scripts And Song Recordings. The Tale That Emerges Is A Wonderfully Intimate Portrayal Of A Dying Art And Its Uncrowned Queen.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143100430
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
For Nearly A Century, Nautanki Reigned As North India'S Most Popular Form Of Entertainment, And Gulab Bai Shone As Its Brightest Star. Fusing Dance And Dialogue, Music And Romance, Humour And Melodrama, This Travelling Folk Theatre Was A Precursor To Bollywood. In Cities And Villages, People Watched All Night, Drawn Into A World Of Fantasy And Make-Believe. Gulab, A 12-Year-Old Girl From The Bedia Caste, Joined Nautanki In 1931. Reputed To Be The First Female Actor In Nautanki, She Rose To Dizzy Heights As The Heroine Of Countless Dramas And Later Started The Great Gulab Theatre Company. Gulab Bai Was Awarded The Padmashree, A Mark Of National Honour&Mdash;Yet She Died Sad And Bewildered, For The Form To Which She Had Devoted Her Life Was Languishing. To Tell Gulab Bai'S Story&Mdash;And Reconstruct The Social History Of A Genre&Mdash;The Author Travelled To Gulab'S Village And Kanpur'S Rail Bazaar, Met Family Members And Co-Artistes, Gathered Oral Narratives, Traced Drama Scripts And Song Recordings. The Tale That Emerges Is A Wonderfully Intimate Portrayal Of A Dying Art And Its Uncrowned Queen.
UPSSSC Junior Assistant Exam 2023 (English Edition) - 7 Full Length Mock Tests and 3 Previous Year Papers (1200 Solved Questions) with Free Access to Online Tests
Author: EduGorilla Prep Experts
Publisher: EduGorilla
ISBN: 9390257174
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
• Best Selling Book in English Edition for UPSSSC Junior Assistant Exam with objective-type questions as per the latest syllabus. • Compare your performance with other students using Smart Answer Sheets in EduGorilla’s UPSSSC Junior Assistant Practice Book Kit. • UPSSSC Junior Assistant Book comes with 7 Full Length Mock Tests and 3 Previous Year Papers with the best quality content. • Increase your chances of selection by 16X. • UPSSSC Junior Assistant Book Prep Kit comes with well-structured and 100% detailed solutions for all the questions. • Clear exam with good grades using thoroughly Researched Content by experts.
Publisher: EduGorilla
ISBN: 9390257174
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
• Best Selling Book in English Edition for UPSSSC Junior Assistant Exam with objective-type questions as per the latest syllabus. • Compare your performance with other students using Smart Answer Sheets in EduGorilla’s UPSSSC Junior Assistant Practice Book Kit. • UPSSSC Junior Assistant Book comes with 7 Full Length Mock Tests and 3 Previous Year Papers with the best quality content. • Increase your chances of selection by 16X. • UPSSSC Junior Assistant Book Prep Kit comes with well-structured and 100% detailed solutions for all the questions. • Clear exam with good grades using thoroughly Researched Content by experts.
A Marathi Saga
Author: Yaśodābāī Jośī
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reformers
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A fascinating biography of a social reformer who worked for the uplift of women, was resolute in her open secularism and courageously disdainful of caste barriers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reformers
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A fascinating biography of a social reformer who worked for the uplift of women, was resolute in her open secularism and courageously disdainful of caste barriers.
OLD KOLKATA AND OLDEST FAMILY MITRA
Author: Nr. Parbati Mitra Chakraborty
Publisher: Horizon Books ( A Division of Ignited Minds Edutech P Ltd)
ISBN: 9391150616
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Publisher: Horizon Books ( A Division of Ignited Minds Edutech P Ltd)
ISBN: 9391150616
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Begums of Bhopal
Author: Claudia Preckel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The story of the four brilliant and dynamic begums of Bhopal - Qudsiya Begum, Sikander Begum, Shah Jahan Begum and Sultan Jahan Begum.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The story of the four brilliant and dynamic begums of Bhopal - Qudsiya Begum, Sikander Begum, Shah Jahan Begum and Sultan Jahan Begum.