Download or read book Bengali Patriotic Songs and Brahmo Samaj written by Sreelekha Basu and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bengali Patriotic Songs and Brahmo Samaj written by Sreelekha Basu and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis written by Kunal Chakrabarti and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bengali (Bangla) speaking people are located in the northeastern part of South Asia, particularly in Bangladesh and two states of India – West Bengal and Tripura. There are almost 246 million Bengalis at present, which makes them the fifth largest speech community in the world. Despite political and social divisions, they share a common literary and musical culture and several habits of daily existence which impart to them a distinct identity. The Bengalis are known for their political consciousness and cultural accomplishments The Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis provides an overview of the Bengalis across the world from the earliest Chalcolithic cultures to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 750 cross-referenced dictionary entries on politicians, educators and entrepreneurs, leaders of religious and secular institutions, writers, painters, actors and other cultural figures, and more generally, on the economy, education, political parties, religions, women and minorities, literature, art and architecture, music, cinema and other major sectors. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Bengalis.
Download or read book The Brahmo Samaj and the Shaping of the Modern Indian Mind written by David Kopf and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-08 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the forerunners of Indian modernization, the community of Bengali intellectuals known as the Brahmo Samaj played a crucial role in the genesis and development of every major religious, social, and political movement in India from 1820 to 1930. David Kopf launches a comprehensive generation- to-generation study of this group in order to understand the ideological foundations of the modern Indian mind. His book constitutes not only a biographical and a sociological study of the Brahmo Samaj, but also an intellectual history of modern India that ranges from the Unitarian social gospel of Rammohun Roy to Rabindranath Tagore's universal humanism and Jessie Bose's scientism. From a variety of biographical sources, many of them in Bengali and never before used in research, the author makes available much valuable information. In his analysis of the interplay between the ideas, the consciousness, and the lives of these early rebels against the Hindu tradition, Professor Kopf reveals the subtle and intricate problems and issues that gradually shaped contemporary Indian consciousness. What emerges from this group portrait is a legacy of innovation and reform that introduced a rationalist tradition of thought, liberal political consciousness, and Indian nationalism, in addition to changing theology and ritual, marriage laws and customs, and the status of women. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book Bengali Culture Over a Thousand Years written by Ghulam Murshid and published by Niyogi Books. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art, literature, music and other intellectual expressions of a particular society are together regarded as the culture of that society. Ideas, customs and social behaviour of a particular people or society are also its ‘culture’. Contrary to what we think, it is not easy to describe ‘culture’, nor is it easy to write the cultural history. Writing the history of Bengali culture is even more difficult because Bengali society is truly plural in its nature, made even more so by its political division. The two main religious communities that share this culture are often more aware of the differences between them than the similarities. Nonetheless, the people remain bound by history and a shared language and literature. Ghulam Murshid’s Bengali Culture over a Thousand Years is the first non-partisan and holistic discussion of Bengali culture. Written for the general reader, the language is simple and the style lucid. It shows how the individual ingredients of Bengali culture have evolved and found expression, in the context of political developments and how certain individuals have moulded culture. Above all, the book presents the identity and special qualities of Bengali culture. The book was originally published in Bengali in Dhaka in 2006. This is the first English translation.
Download or read book The Complete Songs of Rammohun Roy written by Rammohun Roy (Raja) and published by Calcutta : Writers Workshop. This book was released on 1973 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The British Indian Army written by Rob Johnson and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Indian Army was a distinctive phenomenon, a curious combination of Western imperial and South Asian military cultures. It was first and foremost a military instrument for garrison duties, but it was rarely used in internal security and most of its history is concerned with expeditionary wars. While the British regarded the Indian Army as a source of pride and a vital source of imperial manpower, it was not a simple case of exploitation of local indigenous labour by an indifferent colonial system, but rather an evolving and often imperfect partnership, with shared identities, varying degrees of proficiency, and a particular ethos. The Indian Army was transformed under British direction, and arguably enjoyed its greatest triumph in defeating Imperial Japan in 1945. Paradoxically, at the same time, the Indian Armed Forces were also the most potent vehicles for the concept of a free and independent India. This new edited work is a selection of the Indian army’s long history of development and modernisation, drawing out themes such as leadership, discipline, racial categorisation, mechanisation, and operational performance. It ranges from the campaigns of the eighteenth century to the agonized decisions to break up the old army between the new nations of South Asia. Chapters also cover the operations in Afghanistan, Persia and China in the nineteenth century; the gruelling conditions of Mesopotamia and Gallipoli in the First World War; auxiliaries on the North West Frontier; ambiguities over internal security in the Inter-War Years; air power and armoured warfare; the paradoxes of race; and operations in Malaya during the army's nadir in 1941–42. The collection represents renewed interest in the Indian armed forces during the British period and offers a wide range of themes for consideration.
Download or read book Raja Rammohun Roy An Apostle Of Indian Awakening 3 Vols Set written by S.K. Sharma and published by Mittal Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raja Rammohun Roy, A Pioneer Social, Religious, And Political Reformer, Is Often Called The Father Of Modern India. He Was A Man Of Capacious Powers Of Intellect, Broad Religious Sympathies And A Very Powerful Though Genial Personality. A Man Of Sterling Qualities, He Was Fully Equipped With Erudite Scholarship. He Presents A Most Instructive Study For The New India Of Which He Is A Pioneer. In A Fulsome Tribute, R. Venkata Raman Has Said, The Raja Was Distincity Different From The Other Great Men Of India Before His Day. In Range Of Vision, In Reach Of Sympathy, In Versatility Of Power, In Variety Of Activities, In Co-Ordination Of Interests And In Coalescence Of Ideas... (He) Is A Unique Figure In The History Of India, If Not In The Annals Of The Race . These Volumes, It Is Hoped, Will Be Well Received By The Academics And The Scholarly Community For Making A Serious Study Of Rammohun Roy.
Download or read book Proceedings of the World Conference of the International Society for Music Education written by International Society for Music Education. World Conference and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book India s 2004 Elections written by Ramashray Roy and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This overview of the 2004 elections in India will play an important role in promoting an understanding of electoral politics and social change at the national and state levels. The volume is divided into two parts: Part One presents national, theoretical and comparative perspectives - on women's electoral participation, caste dynamics, religion and nationalism, as well as federalism and factionalism; Part Two offers studies on seven different states - Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Orissa and West Bengal. The book focuses on tribal politics at a time when the politicization of ethnic identities is being increasingly felt in India.
Download or read book Aspects of Nazrul Songs written by Karuṇāmaẏa Gosvāmī and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indian Culture written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Present Volume Is A Modest Attempt To Document The Activities Of The Various Cultural Institutions Guided And Supported By The Government Of India. It Includes Profiles Of Institutions Such As Libraries, Museums, Archives, Art Galleries, Akademies, Zonal Cultural Centres And The Archaeological Survey Of India.
Download or read book Music and Empire in Britain and India written by Bob van der Linden and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music has been neglected by imperial historians, but this book shows that music is an essential aspect of identity formation and cross-cultural exchange. It explores the ways in which rational, moral, and aesthetic motives underlying the institutionalization of "classical" music converged and diverged in Britain and India from 1880-1940.
Download or read book Ubuntu written by International Society for Music Education. World Conference and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Part 2 Locations 5 Vol Set written by John Shepherd and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2005-04-18 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "EPMOW lives music. Put another way, it does for popular music what Grove has done for classical" David Brackett ‘Excellent, readable and thoroughly useful...While some previous single-volume and multivolume works have addressed the development and current state of popular music, none has done so with this work's depth of scholarship and global reach. Scholarly, clearly written, and well indexed, it is an ideal reference set.' Library Journal Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World's five-volume work ‘Locations' is the most authoritative reference work on the history and current practice of popular music ever published. The five volumes on ‘Locations' that form Part 2 of this multi-volume work follow on from the two volumes of Part 1: Media, Industry and Society (Volume I) and Performance and Production (Volume II) . They cover over 200 nation states and are organized according to continental regions: Volume III: Caribbean and Latin America Volume IV: North America Volume V: Asia and Oceania Volume VI: Africa and the Middle East Volume VII: Europe Each discusses the history, development and current practice of popular music in cities, districts, cross-border regions, nation states and diasporic communities around the world. Includes coverage of:- The historical, geographical, demographical, political, economic and cultural context- Genres for which the location is known or which have been important to the development and current practice of its popular music- Significant venues such as theatres, dance halls, clubs and bars- The role of the industry: music publishers, record companies/labels, recording studios, radio and TV- The role of the state and government regulatory bodies- The teaching and research of popular music in educational institutions- Songs associated with the location- Notable performers and other practitioners such as producers, engineers, technological innovators, record company heads, journalists, critics and scholars, songwriters, composers and lyricists. 250 leading popular music scholars and practitioners have contributed over 500 entries. They include Rafael José de Menezes Bastos on Brazil, Peter Manuel on India and the Caribbean Islands, John Collins on Ghana, Moya Aliya Malamusi on Malawi, Tôru Mitsui on Japan, Motti Regev on Israel, Martin Stokes on Turkey, Richard Peterson on Nashville, Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman on Hawai'I, Bruce Johnson on Australia, Paolo Prato on Italy, Svanibor Pettan on Croatia and Alf Björnberg on Sweden. For more information please visit: www.continuumpopmusic.com
Download or read book Bengal s Response to Gandhi written by Chandi Charan Biswas and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On nationalism in undivided Bengal in 1st half of 20th century in opposition to Mahatma Gandhi's, 1869-1948, political views; a study.
Download or read book Life and Music of Rabindranath Tagore written by Shubhankar Das and published by BFC Publications. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rabindranath Tagore, (181-1941) poet and musician. He is the creator of modern song of Bengal. Basically, his talent as a poet is recognized worldwide. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913.One of the genres of Rabindranath's diverse creations is his extraordinary songs, which is called Rabindra Sangeet This musical talent was grown and developed in him through family resources. He created a unique world of music through his observations on the words and melodies of the East-West combination of songs, which was his own creation, and over time, this Rabindra Sangeet became eternal. In this book, Rabindranath's family, works and musical life as well as 26 songs composed by him is given through western notation which will enrich and charm the readers.
