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Pandvani is one of the most celebrated performative genres from Chhattisgarh. In recent recent years its popularity outside this region owes much to the lauded performer Teejan Bai. Known mostly as a regional/ folk version of the Mahabharata, its terms of relationship with the Sanskrit epic…
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Pandvani is one of the most celebrated performative genres from Chhattisgarh. In recent years its popularity outside this region owes much to the lauded performer Teejan Bai. Known mostly as a regional/ folk version of the Mahabharata, its terms of relationship with the Sanskrit epic are…
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This video is based on the recitation of the Bharthari epic by the Chhattisgarhi artist Rekha Jalkshatri, who began performing the epic at the age of twelve, and has been performing this epic for over forty years, receiving accolades and recognition. An interview with the artist draws out the…
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‘Cilappadikaram’, which means, ‘the story centering around the anklet’ (an ornament worn by young Tamil girls before they are married, as vouched for by the Sangam poems), is an unusual and unconventional literary work, as it could be aptly described as both a play and an epic.
The title of…
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Md Intaj Ali: What is the context of the novel Bishad Sindhu and why did you choose to translate this?
Fakrul Alam: Bishad Sindhu is an epic novel by Mir Mosharraf Hossain, a Bengali writer of the late 19th century. It is based on the tragedy that occurred in Karbala and its aftermath. However, it…
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An excerpt from Hinduism: A Way of Life and a Mode of Thought by Usha Choudhuri and Indra Nath Choudhuri. To buy visit amazon.in or amazon.com For more information visit Niyogi Books
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Banner image: Kalamandalam Gopi as Karnan in Karnasapatham (Kathakali), March 2015, Thirunakkara (photographer: Mopasang Valath).
The Mahābhārata as a family of literary and performance traditions
The Mahābhārata is traditionally classified as an ancient oral Indian epic that has grown over the…
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