The volume examines the process by which novelists who were critically engaged with Gandhian nationalism, and who saw both the potentials and the pitfalls of Gandhian political strategies, came to be seen as the Mahatma’s standard-bearers ...

The volume examines the process by which novelists who were critically engaged with Gandhian nationalism, and who saw both the potentials and the pitfalls of Gandhian political strategies, came to be seen as the Mahatma’s standard-bearers ...

"The scholarship exhibited here is not only superior; it is in many ways staggering.

Furthermore, it explains the impact of social and political change on the musical life on North India. Well-written and thoroughly researched, this book is a valuable contribution to the field of South Asian studies.

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Du Perron examines Thumi Lyrics, a major genre of Hindustani music, from a primarily linguistic perspective.

देश की सरहद पर तैनात एक सिपाही के जीवन की सरहद पर पहुंचने की कहानी की असल शुरुवात दरअसल उस ...

These curious romantic tales transmit a profound religious message through the medium of adventurous stories of love.

This book examines the representations of women within Tantra using a case study of a selection of Hindu Tantric texts from the 15th through 18th centuries in Northeast India.

These curious romantic tales transmit a deeply serious religious message through the medium of lighthearted stories of love. Although composed in the Muslim courts, they are written in a vernacular Indian language.