Author: Susan Snow Wadley
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253111272
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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"... [T]ells a wonderful story, one much loved in northern India.... fills an important lacuna in the work on oral epic." -- Lindsey Harlan Dhola is an oral epic performed primarily by lower-caste, usually illiterate, men in the Braj region of northern India. The story of Raja Nal, "a king who does not know he is a king," this vast epic portrays a world of complex social relationships involving changing and mistaken identities, goddesses, powerful women, magicians, and humans of many different castes. In this comprehensive study and first extended English translation based on multiple oral versions, Susan Snow Wadley argues that the story explores the nature of humanity while also challenging commonplace assumptions about Hinduism, gender, and caste. She examines the relationship between oral and written texts and the influence of individual performance styles alongside a lyrical translation of the work.
Author: Steve Gill
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1035854821
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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Can a descendant atone for the misdeeds that built his family’s fortune? When James Ascot uncovers the brutal truth behind the Ascot dynasty’s rule as the ‘White Rajas’ in the distant land of Gonjong, he is ashamed by his ancestors’ treacherous legacy. But when an ecological catastrophe sparks a raging jungle fire, James sees a chance to make amends. With the help of an unassuming local boatman, James confronts the dangers and sins of the past with courageous valour – a universally cherished quality, no matter one’s lineage. Through their heroic efforts, the stains of violence and betrayal perpetrated by James’s forebears may finally be cleansed, righting historic wrongs.
Author: Kaushal Sharma
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
ISBN: 9788176256179
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Raja Rao, b. 1909, Indo-English novelist.
Author: Poonam Upadhyaya
Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170992332
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Author: Dr. Madhulika Singh
Publisher: Rajmangal Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
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This book considers the novels and short stories of Raja Rao in terms of the diasporic life of the author. Among the earliest of the 'second wave' Indian diaspora in the west, Raja Rao employs this unique perspective in most of his works. This is the hallmark of his writing. However, we also discuss the varied human and spiritual aspects of his work as reflecting his own life. His experiences as an Indian in a western world. But Raja Rao's writing also counts as postcolonial and postmodern far ahead of any others here or there.
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Publisher: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre
ISBN: 9672464002
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 125
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Sekalipun sering dianggap sebagai karya pertama sastera klasik Melayu oleh kaum sarjana yang meminati ilmu pengajian Melayu, dan tela’ah demi tela’ah telah dilakukan terhadapnya sejak pertengahan abad ke-19, namun Hikayat Raja Pasai, belum pernah dikaji secara mendalam oleh sejarawan. Penerbitan edisi terbaru karya yang melakar zaman awal kedatangan Islam di Sumatera Utara oleh Prof. Emeritus Datuk Dr. Ahmat Adam ini adalah percubaan terkini beliau untuk mengetengahkan beberapa tafsiran baru mengenai karya klasik Melayu yang belum pernah diungkapkan oleh mana-mana kajian; satu daripadanya ialah aspek tasawuf di dalam karya itu.
Author: Tarun Bhatnagar
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Written in a storytelling style the novel Raja, Jungle and Black Moon is the translation of one of the well-known novels of Hindi Raja, Jungle aur Kala Chand. The tale of Bastar is an old story that starts from the 13th century. The Raja who reached Bastar the most secluded jungle which was the abode of primitive tribes of our time, had to become king of this area which even didn’t have the word ‘king’ in the local dialect. The endless desires and greed for power and wealth were destined to a dramatic end for the small princely kingdom of Bastar. It was the threshold for the beginning of a new era of uprising of the people of Bastar against British rule, against injustice and for the acceptance of their King or Raja as the ruler of Bastar. Rendered in English by well-known translator Naresh ‘Nadeem’ the novel is a long saga of many small intertwined interesting stories of Bastar. With affluent small sentences with a flair of pure storytelling style, the novel presents the sufferings, pain, simplicity and happenings in the world of tribes of Bastar to make their life, values and way of living understandable for a common reader.
Author: Gertrude Le Grand Jacob
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sarawak
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Author: P. Dayal
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distri
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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The Book Presents Raja Rao S Fic¬Tional World From A Refreshingly New Perspective. It Offers A Compre¬Hensive Account Of The Philosophi¬Cal Content In His Novels And Traces The Patterns Of Interaction Between Indian Metaphysical Tradition And The Culture Of The West. Dr. Dayal Shows How Raja Rao Has Developed His Vedantic Tantric Weltenschauung Through Absorption Of Similar Motifs Propounded By Certain Prominent Western Writers. The Study Of This Twin Insemination, Dealt In Depth And Subtlety, Makes A Significant Contribution To Indo-English Scho¬Larship.
Author: Avah Broc
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525532472
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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Snared by evil ... freed by love ... When Raja, a peasant in a village outside of a royal manor, is appointed by a young lord, Pavel, to serve in the manor, she quickly meets Hannah, her long-lost cousin, and learns of her real status—Princess and heir to the throne of Zurkia. But, Hannah’s father, known as the Dark Prince, wants Raja gone so he can rule the kingdom. After Raja is awarded a double-edged sword, her test of bravery and faithfulness has just begun. Caught in a corrupt society of slavery and abduction, she becomes its victim, and the Dark Prince, who vows to take over the throne of Zurkia, seeks to destroy Raja and the royal family. On her journey, Raja relies on the wise words of Hannah: “Doing good will heal your soul.” While the security of the throne diminishes and hope is almost lost, new confidence resurrects when Raja learns that the people she’s touched along the way are eager to help her. Together, they embark on the battle for survival.
