Author: Krishna Chandra MishraPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The Ramayana in Eastern India
Author: Krishna Chandra MishraPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Rāmāyaṇa Traditions in Eastern India
Author: William L. SmithPublisher:
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Description: Through the structure of the popular Ramayanas composed in Assamese, Bengali and Oriya based on the version of Valmiki, the poets are eclectic in their choice of material and freely select episodes from the Puranas, Sanskrit devotional Ramayanas, Sakta works and the oral tradition, as long as these are not in direct conflict with Valmiki. Unlike vernacular Ramayanas in some other regions of India, here poets do not allow the narrative to be overwhelmed by theological or sectarian concerns. Many apocryphal episodes common to all three literatures do not seem to be found outside Eastern India.
The Rāmāyaṇa in Eastern India
Author: Asitakumāra BandyopādhyāẏaPublisher:
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Category : Hindu civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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The Rāmāyana in Bengali Folk Paintings
Author: Mandakranta BosePublisher:
ISBN: 9789385285554
Category : Folk art
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
The images presented in this book take us into the heart of the rich folk tradition of India. Of that heritage, the display of paintings accompanied by comments recited or sung has been a part of since very early times, as attested by references and legends in Sanskrit sources, including the Harsacarita, a 7th century work by Banabhatta. Known as patacitras or patas in short, these illustrated narratives on rectangular fabric or paper as well as on scrolls are a type of performed art that reaches out to audiences, mostly rural, conveying the artists' responses to legends and social themes of common knowledge across a wide range of audiences from varied social and cultural bases. A particularly powerful class of such paintings that come from the Bengali-speaking region of eastern India comprise the depiction of events from the Ramayana in the form of scrolls that are unrolled as the painter displays and explicates them. The vividly colourful images presented in this book occupy a special niche in the history of Indian art, remarkable because they are not only visual objects but narrative expositions of a text that has been part of vast numbers of the Indian people and often their source of moral guidance. Especially remarkable is that these patas by Bengali folk painters diverge so often from the magisterial Ramayanas of adikavi "First Poet" Valmiki, leave out important parts of it and import into the Rama saga episodes from local narrative caches.
Rāmāyaṇa in the North-East India
Author: Sujit K. GhoshPublisher:
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Contributed articles.
The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VI
Author: Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400833264
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1680
Book Description
The sixth book of the Ramayana of Valmiki, the Yuddhakanda, recounts the final dramatic war between the forces of good led by the exiled prince Rama, and the forces of evil commanded by the arch demon Ravana. The hero Rama's primary purpose in the battle is to rescue the abducted princess Sita and destroy the demon king. However, the confrontation also marks the turning point for the divine mission of the Ramavatara, the incarnation of Lord Visnu as a human prince, who will restore righteousness to a world on the brink of chaos. The book ends with the gods' revelation to Rama of his true divine nature, his emotional reunion with his beloved wife, his long-delayed consecration as king of Kosala, and his restoration of a utopian age. The Yuddhakanda contains some of the most extraordinary events and larger-than-life characters to be found anywhere in world literature. This sixth volume in the critical edition and translation of the Valmiki Ramayana includes an extensive introduction, exhaustive notes, and a comprehensive bibliography.
Encyclopaedia of North-East India
Author: H. M. BarehPublisher:
ISBN: 9788170997870
Category : India, Northeastern
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Contents: Vol. 1: Arunachal Pradesh, Vol. 2: Assam, Vol. 3: Manipur, Vol. 4: Meghalaya, Vol. 5: Mizoram, Vol. 6: Nagaland, Vol. 7: Sikkim, Vol. 8: Tripura
Many Ramayanas
Author: Paula RichmanPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 052091175X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Throughout Indian history, many authors and performers have produced, and many patrons have supported, diverse tellings of the story of the exiled prince Rama, who rescues his abducted wife by battling the demon king who has imprisoned her. The contributors to this volume focus on these "many" Ramayanas. While most scholars continue to rely on Valmiki's Sanskrit Ramayana as the authoritative version of the tale, the contributors to this volume do not. Their essays demonstrate the multivocal nature of the Ramayana by highlighting its variations according to historical period, political context, regional literary tradition, religious affiliation, intended audience, and genre. Socially marginal groups in Indian society—Telugu women, for example, or Untouchables from Madhya Pradesh—have recast the Rama story to reflect their own views of the world, while in other hands the epic has become the basis for teachings about spiritual liberation or the demand for political separatism. Historians of religion, scholars of South Asia, folklorists, cultural anthropologists—all will find here refreshing perspectives on this tale.
The Music and Musical Instruments of North Eastern India
Author: Dilip Ranjan BarthakurPublisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170998815
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A Comprehensive Study Dealing With Music Of North-Eastern India With Special Emphasis On Musical Instruments Of Assam. Has Over 75 Colour Illustrations Which Add To The Usefulness Of The Book.
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