04000nam a2200385 i 4500 44436 BD-DhAAL 20250729114337.0 250518t2025 nyuab b 001 0 eng 2024018997 9781032535531 9780429295621 DLC eng DLC rda DLC BD-DhAAL pcc f------ PK1708 891.44093586 23 Mowtushi, Mahruba T., author. 58301 Africa in the Bengali imagination : from Calcutta to Kampala, 1928-1973 / Mahruba T. Mowtushi. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025. xi, 251 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- The Replenishment of Bengal: Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhyay's African Adventure Novel, Chander Pahar (1933) -- Space, Place and the Body: The Nationalist Bhadrolok in Hemendrakumar Roy's African Story, Abar Jakher Dhan (1933) -- 'A Call to Duty': Rabindranath Tagore on Africa -- Ganesh Bagchi and the Narratives of Longing and Belonging in Uganda, 1948-1964 -- Nations and nationalities in Transition: The Poems of Rajat Neogy for Transition Magazine, 1962-1973 -- Conclusion. "This book examines textual representations of Africa in the Indian imagination from 1928 to 1973. It critically analyses Bengali literature during this period, their imitation of colonial racial prejudices and how it allowed Bengalis to fashion their identity. It analyses the development of 'Africa' as an idea and historical reality through the writings of five Bengali writers including, the Bengali novelist Bibhutibhusan Bandapadhyay, the children's author Hemendrakumar Roy, the poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore, the playwright Ganesh Bagchi and the surrealist poet and founding editor of Transition magazine Rajat Neogy. The book shows how these writers engage with the idea of Africa and their influence in the construction of the Bengali cultural identity during the freedom struggle, the Partition of Bengal in 1947 and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971. The book offers readers a glimpse of the exotic imaginary locales of Africa while offering an in-depth look into the interconnected histories, cartographic routes and cultural exchange between India and Africa. A first of its kind, this book will be an excellent read for students and scholars of literature, comparative literature, history, cultural studies, post-colonial studies, South Asian studies, African studies and diaspora studies"-- ENH Dr. Mahruba T. Mowtushi Associate Professor Department of English and Humanities Course Type : Reference Book Hye Trade International 44436, 44437, 44438 Bengali literature 20th century History and criticism. Bengali (South Asian people) Africa. 58302 Africa In literature. 58303 Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks ddc BK 47195 47195 0 0 ddc 0 891_440935860000000_MOW 0 77779 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2025-05-15 Hye Trade International 1947.00 1 1 891.44093586 MOW 3010044438 2025-10-24 2025-10-08 3 1947.00 2025-05-15 BK Requisitioned by Dr. Mahruba T. Mowtushi, Associate Professor ENH Ref. Book. 0 0 ddc 0 891_440935860000000_MOW 0 77780 BRACUL BRACUL NEW 2025-05-15 Hye Trade International 1947.00 1 9 891.44093586 MOW 3010044436 2025-11-18 2025-08-13 2025-08-13 1 1947.00 2025-05-15 BK Requisitioned by Dr. Mahruba T. Mowtushi, Associate Professor, Department of English and Humanities ; 0 0 ddc 0 891_440935860000000_MOW 0 77781 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2025-05-15 Hye Trade International 1947.00 0 891.44093586 MOW 3010044437 2025-05-15 2 1947.00 2025-05-15 BK Requisitioned by Dr. Mahruba T. Mowtushi, Associate Professor ENH Ref. Book.