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In 1752, the Bengali poet Bharatchandra Ray completed a long narrative poem dedicated to the glory of Annada, Shiva's consort and the divinity who, as her name proclaims, "bestows the bounty of rice." A poet well versed in Sanskrit, Persian, and Hindi--all of which enrich his work--Bharatchandra took up the literary performance genre maṅgalkāvya and thoroughly transformed it, addressing the aesthetic tastes of the court rather than of the traditional village audience. He added depth and sensitivity to well-known legends, along with allusions to his own experiences of poverty, and more than a dash of mischievous wit. The first volume narrates Annada's origins, including the building of her city and temple under Shiva's direction and the spread of her worship, and incorporates praise of his patron, the Nadia royal family. This translation, the first into English, accompanies the original text in the Bangla script. Lively and entertaining, In Praise of Annada was regarded as a major achievement in its own time and remains a treasure of Bengali literature.-- Provided by publisher.

• Introduction / Jean Kellens
• Yamaeda and Astiguhàdayama / Miguel Angel Andrés-Toledo
• Le séjour de Jam en enfer / Samra Azarnouche
• Yima, son vara- et la daérià mazdéenne / Alberto Cantera
• Qu'y a-t-il dans un nom : Imrâ au Nouristan / Gérard Fussman
• Yima en Bactriane et en Sogdiane : nouveaux documents / Frantz Grenet
• Yama, Yami et les diverses manières de former une paire / Charles Malamoud
• The Triadic Symbolism of Yima's vara- and Related Structures and Patterns / Antonio Panaino
• Sur l'hymne védique dialogué de Yama et Yamï (RV X.10) / Georges-Jean Pinault
• Les enfants que sa soeur lui donna / Éric Pirart
• L'oiseau Kariptar (V 2.42) / Céline Redard
• Notion d'espace dans le Viclévdd / Audrey Tzatourian.

"Le personnage qui a pour nom "Jumeau" présente la particularité exceptionnelle d'être la seule figure de la mythologie humaine incontestablement commune à l'Inde et à l'Iran (sanskrit Yamà, avestique Yima). Mais si leur histoire se situe pareillement aux premiers temps de l'humanité, chacun représente un type différent de héros des origines, de telle sorte que la variation confine à l'inversion. Yama est le premier homme et le premier mort devenu roi du séjour des âmes, tandis que Yima se donne pour tâche d'assurer et de sauvegarder autant que possible l'immortalité des êtres vivant sur la terre. Le séminaire organisé les 9 et 10 juin 2011 au Collège de France par la chaire de Langues et religions indo-iraniennes avait pour but d'envisager le personnage dans toute sa diversité, de l'Inde à la Perse en passant par l'Asie Centrale et le Nouristan, du Rigveda au Livre des rois en passant par l'Avesta."--P. [4] of cover.

"The present book contains a series of lectures delivered at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Paris) in March 2015 and at the Savitribai Phule Pune University (Pune) in October and November 2015. This volume grew out of efforts to teach the textual criticism of Sanskrit works in theory and practice. It covers the general theory of textual criticism, its history and practice in Sanskrit studies, and tries to offer concrete examples of newly edited texts in order to show that Sanskrit editing is not so much a specialist knowledge, but a basic skill for Sanskrit readers. [...] 'To edit or not to edit' will appeal to specialists with interests in fields such as Sanskrit philology and textual criticism, history of Indology, old, medieval, and modern Sanskrit texts from Kashmir, as well as Indo-Persian studies."--From dust jacket.

• A garden now destroyed
• The lost world
• Beyond a sea of blood
• Reconstruction
• The water of life
• Flowers on the branch of invention
• Tazkirahs
• Poems two lines long
• The art and craft of poetry
• The mind and heart in poetry
• Light from English lanterns
• The cycles of time
• From Persian to English
• "Natural poetry"
• Poetry and morality
• Epilogue.

Frances Pritchett's lively, compassionate book joins literary criticism with history to explain how Urdu poetry--long the pride of Indo-Muslim culture--became devalued in the second half of the nineteenth century. This abrupt shift, Pritchett argues, was part of the backlash following the violent Indian Mutiny of 1857. She uses the lives and writings of the distinguished poets and critics Azad and Hali to show the disastrous consequences--culturally and politically--of British rule. The British had science, urban planning--and Wordsworth. Azad and Hali had a discredited culture and a metaphysical, sexually ambiguous poetry that differed radically from English lyric forms. Pritchett's beautiful reconstruction of the classical Urdu poetic vision allows us to understand one of the world's richest literary traditions and also highlights the damaging potential of colonialism.
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Frances Pritchett's lively, compassionate book joins literary criticism with history to explain how Urdu poetry--long the pride of Indo-Muslim culture--became devalued in the second half of the nineteenth century. This abrupt shift, Pritchett argues, was part of the backlash following the violent Indian Mutiny of 1857. She uses the lives and writings of the distinguished poets and critics Azad and Hali to show the disastrous consequences--culturally and politically--of British rule. The British had science, urban planning--and Wordsworth. Azad and Hali had a discredited culture and a metaphysical, sexually ambiguous poetry that differed radically from English lyric forms. Pritchett's beautiful reconstruction of the classical Urdu poetic vision allows us to understand one of the world's richest literary traditions and also highlights the damaging potential of colonialism.
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Written in 1979, Basti is considered as one of the finest works on the theme of partition. Intizar Husain offers deep insights into the psychological and emotional aspects of the 'historic' event's impact on human lives through the emotional journey of Zakir, the main protagonist of the novel. In an interview published alongside, the author looks at partition in contemporary sense.
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• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Ghalib's Life and Times
• Part One: Ghazals
• Part Two: Ghazal Verses
• Part Three: Other Genres
• Notes
• Appendix 1. Ghalib's Comments on His Own Verses
• Appendix 2. Ghalib Concordance, with Standard Divan Numbers
• Glossary of Technical Terms and Proper Names
• Bibliography
• Index
• Urdu Text.

This selection of poetry and prose by Ghalib provides an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the preeminent Urdu poet of the nineteenth century. Ghalib's poems, especially his ghazals, remain beloved throughout South Asia for their arresting intelligence and lively wit. His letters-informal, humorous, and deeply personal-reveal the vigor of his prose style and the warmth of his friendships. These careful translations allow readers with little or no knowledge of Urdu to appreciate the wide range of Ghalib's poetry, from his gift for extreme simplicity to his taste for unresolvable complexities of structure. Beginning with a critical introduction for nonspecialists and specialists alike, Frances Pritchett and Owen Cornwall present a selection of Ghalib's works, carefully annotating details of poetic form. Their translation maintains line-for-line accuracy and thereby preserves complex poetic devices that play upon the tension between the two lines of each verse. The book includes whole ghazals, selected individual verses from other ghazals, poems in other genres, and letters. The book also includes a glossary, the Urdu text of the original poetry, and an appendix containing Ghalib's comments on his own verses.
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The contributing poets are seeking to re-invent poetry. It is a new mood in the Urdu poetry from Pakistan, particularly those poets who are situated at a somewhat oblique angle to the mainstream. This book is a selection from the work of seven such poets.
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• Acknowledgments Introduction: Ghalib's Life and Times Part One: Ghazals Part Two: Ghazal Verses Part Three: Other Genres
• 1. Poems
• 2. Letters
• 3. Prose Notes
• Appendix 1. Ghalib's Comments on His Own Verses
• Appendix 2. Ghalib Concordance, with Standard Divan Numbers Glossary of Technical Terms and Proper Names Bibliography Index Urdu Text.
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This selection of poetry and prose by Ghalib provides an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the preeminent Urdu poet of the nineteenth century. Ghalib's poems, especially his ghazals, remain beloved throughout South Asia for their arresting intelligence and lively wit. His letters-informal, humorous, and deeply personal-reveal the vigor of his prose style and the warmth of his friendships. These careful translations allow readers with little or no knowledge of Urdu to appreciate the wide range of Ghalib's poetry, from his gift for extreme simplicity to his taste for unresolvable complexities of structure. Beginning with a critical introduction for nonspecialists and specialists alike, Frances Pritchett and Owen Cornwall present a selection of Ghalib's works, carefully annotating details of poetic form. Their translation maintains line-for-line accuracy and thereby preserves complex poetic devices that play upon the tension between the two lines of each verse. The book includes whole ghazals, selected individual verses from other ghazals, poems in other genres, and letters. The book also includes a glossary, the Urdu text of the original poetry, and an appendix containing Ghalib's comments on his own verses.
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