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Rural Travesties : Shrilal Shukla' s Rag Darbari:
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Shukla as discussed by the authors was a middle-ranking government official who became the Director of Cultural Affairs in the Uttar Pradesh government in the late 1970s, where he is now retired.Abstract:
overshadowed by hard work and anxieties, then a middle-ranking government appointment there is little point in recounting these experiences, because such stories are stale and have been repeated time and time again&dquo;.’ Shukla began writing in 1953-54 when in a government post in Bundelkhand; a succession of administrative posts led to his becoming Director of Cultural Affairs in the Uttar Pradesh government in the late 1970s; he is now retired. Like so many Hindi authors, he was unable to base his livelihood entirely on his literary career, which he describes in the following terms:read more
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Indian Literature in English Translation: An Introduction:
TL;DR: Two official languages, state patronage of ILET is inevitable and, predictably, the two state-funded agencies set up for the promotion of Indian literature, the Sahitya Akademi and the National Book Trust, have earnestly advocated the cause of literature as discussed by the authors.
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Representation and Resolution of the Women’s Question in Premchand’s Karambhumi and Godaan
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors link Munshi Premchand's identity as the flag-bearer of realism in Hindi prose literature and his beliefs about the sociopolitical aims of literature with his literary practice, particularly the representation of women.
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Laughing Matters: Comic Tradition in India
TL;DR: Lee Siegel's "Laughing Matters" as mentioned in this paper is an account of two intersecting journeys: a search for comic traditions created and preserved in Sanskrit literature and a journey through modern India in quest of a laughter that persists across time and culture.
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Laughing Matters, Comic Tradition in India
Stuart H. Blackburn,Lee Siegel +1 more
TL;DR: Lee Siegel's "Laughing Matters" as discussed by the authors is an account of two intersecting journeys: a search for comic traditions created and preserved in Sanskrit literature and a journey through modern India in quest of a laughter that persists across time and culture.
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Indian Literature in English Translation: An Introduction:
TL;DR: Two official languages, state patronage of ILET is inevitable and, predictably, the two state-funded agencies set up for the promotion of Indian literature, the Sahitya Akademi and the National Book Trust, have earnestly advocated the cause of literature as discussed by the authors.