Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 1346
Book Description
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
Author: Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
Author: Asiatic Society of BangladeshPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
Author: Asiatic Society of BangladeshPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
Author: The Foreshadowing of Bangladesh
Author: Harun-or-RashidPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
With reference to Bengal, India, part of which is now Bangladesh.
The Art of Eastern India
Author: Frederick M. AsherPublisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452912254
Category : Art, Indic
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Fieldiana
Author: Protest, Upliftment and Identity
Author: Bipul MandalPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000815234
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The period from 1872-1947 witnessed the rise of many movements in Bengal, where those who were considered lower castes were mobilised to protest against the inequality and injustice meted out to them in various fields, including religion, politics and education. The focus of their struggle was the social injustice within the Hindu caste hierarchy. Unlike in south and western India where caste movements were often associated with anti-Brahmanical movements, in Bengal it was upgradation of caste from Sudra to Kshatriya varna. The main focus of the study is the Kshatriyaization movement of Rajbansis, the Matua movement of Namasudras, and the colonial policy of ‘Protective Discrimination’ and its impact. It studies the attempt by Rajbansi community to establish themselves as Kshatriyas in the first half of the twentieth century, though the movement started in the late nineteenth century itself. It also includes their struggle against the Brahmanical dominance and the elites of their own community. Alongside the Kshatriyaization movement, a parallel movement for the social uplift started among the Namasudra community, which later spread to northern Bengal. Their struggle actually began from the time of the first Census in 1872, when the census authorities classified the Namasudras as Chandals in the census report. The Namasudra protest movement, hereafter, developed through a different channel provided by a Vaishnava religious sect named Matua, started under a Namasudra leader Harichand Thakur. This book is essential for those wishing to understand the socio-religious movement of the Namasudra and the Rajbansi communities in their historical context. Print edition not for sale in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Epigraphy and Islamic Culture
Author: Mohammad Yusuf SiddiqPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317587456
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Architectural inscriptions are a fascinating aspect of Islamic cultural heritage because of their rich and diverse historical contents and artistic merits. These inscriptions help us understand the advent of Islam and its gradual diffusion in Bengal, which eventually resulted in a Muslim majority region, making the Bengali Muslims the second largest linguistic group in the Islamic world. This book is an interpretive study of the Arabic and Persian epigraphic texts of Bengal in the wider context of a rich epigraphic tradition in the Islamic world. While focusing on previously untapped sources, it takes a fresh look into the Islamic inscriptions of Bengal and examines the inner dynamics of the social, intellectual and religious transformations of this eastern region of South Asia. It explores many new inscriptions including Persian epigraphs that appeared immediately after the Muslim conquest of Bengal indicating an early introduction of Persian language in the region through a cultural interaction with Khurasan and Central Asia. In addition to deciphering and editing the epigraphic texts, the information derived from them has been analyzed to construct the political, administrative, social, religious and cultural scenario of the period. The first survey of the Muslim inscriptions in India ever to be attempted on this scale, the book reveals the significance of epigraphy as a source for Islamic history and culture. As such, it will be of interest to students and scholars of Asian Studies, Asian History and Islamic Studies.
Banglapedia
Author: Sirajul IslamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bangladesh
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
On various subjects pertaining to Bangladesh.