Author: Kunal Chakrabarti
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2013-08-22
Total Pages: 605
ISBN-13: 0810880245
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Parna Sengupta
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2011-07-23
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0520268296
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Argues that the schools of the (mostly) Protestant missionaries in Bengal did not secularize Bengali society.
Author: Sabyasachi Bhattacharya
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014-05-27
Total Pages: 419
ISBN-13: 0199089345
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work explores some of the constitutive elements in the life and mind of Bengal in the twentieth century. The author addresses some frequently unasked questions about the history of modern Bengal. In what way was twentieth-century Bengal different from 'Renaissance' Bengal of the late-nineteenth century? How was a regional identity consciousness redefined? Did the lineaments of politics in Bengal differ from the pattern in the rest of India? What social experiences drove the Muslim community's identity perception? How did Bengal cope with such crises as the impact of World War II, the famine of 1943 and the communal clashes that climaxed with the Calcutta riots of 1946? The author has chosen a significant period in the history of the region and draws on a wealth of sources archival and published documents, mainstream dailies, a host of rare Bengali magazines, memoirs and the literature of the time to tell his story. Looking closely at the momentous changes taking place in the region's economy, politics and socio-cultural milieu in the historically transformative years 1920-47, this book highlights myriad issues that cast a shadow on the decades that followed, arguably till our times.
Author: Shahadat H. Khan
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Offers an original examination of the origin and development of a rational humanist movement, the Freedom of Intellect Movement (Buddhir Mukti Andolan), which arose among a group of Bengali-speaking and -writing Muslim intelligentsia in the 1920s and 1930s. This study is suitable for scholars interested in modern Islamic thought.
Author: Anowar Hossain
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On the political role of Muslim women in undivided Bengal in 19th and 20th century; a study.
Author: Gargi Chakravartty
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 228
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With reference to Bengal, India.
Author: Sumit Sarkar
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1989-01-24
Total Pages: 513
ISBN-13: 1349197122
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'...it is well written, balanced and comprehensive. It splendidly incorporates the new work of the last twenty years as no one else has and it will be the starting point for everyone doing any work, from sixth forms upwards, on modern India.' D.A.Low
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 1044
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A bibliography of books and index of articles in periodicals on Islam and the Muslim world. Also includes reviews.