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Durgeshnandini

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Niyogi Books 2017 New DelhiDescription: 165 pISBN:
  • 9788193393536
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 891.4434 D8
Summary: Published in 1865, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s first Bengali novel Durgeshnandini revolutionised Bengali prose writing. Many consider it to be the first modern novel in an Indian language. Durgeshnandini is set in the sixteenth century during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar, when the Mughal army was fighting the Pathans for control over territories in eastern India. Many characters in the book—Mughals, Rajputs and Pathans—are historical figures. With this as the backdrop, the author skilfully sets up a romance between a young Rajput commander of the Mughal army and the daughter of a minor ruler. The romance becomes layered when a charming Pathan princess also falls in love with the Rajput commander in defiance of her suitor, the Pathan army chief. Prevailing social norms barred love across caste and religion. Bankim Chandra seems to question this in this novel in an indirect way.The novel ran into thirteen editions during Bankim Chandra’s lifetime and was translated into several languages. http://niyogibooksindia.com/books/durgeshnandini
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Books Vikram Sarabhai Library Rack 44-A / Slot 2475 (3rd Floor, East Wing) Fiction General Stacks 891.4434 D8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 201391

English translation by Krishnamurty, Sunanda of the Bengali classic of the same name by Chatterjee, Bankim Chandra

Published in 1865, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s first Bengali novel Durgeshnandini revolutionised Bengali prose writing. Many consider it to be the first modern novel in an Indian language. Durgeshnandini is set in the sixteenth century during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar, when the Mughal army was fighting the Pathans for control over territories in eastern India. Many characters in the book—Mughals, Rajputs and Pathans—are historical figures. With this as the backdrop, the author skilfully sets up a romance between a young Rajput commander of the Mughal army and the daughter of a minor ruler. The romance becomes layered when a charming Pathan princess also falls in love with the Rajput commander in defiance of her suitor, the Pathan army chief. Prevailing social norms barred love across caste and religion. Bankim Chandra seems to question this in this novel in an indirect way.The novel ran into thirteen editions during Bankim Chandra’s lifetime and was translated into several languages.

http://niyogibooksindia.com/books/durgeshnandini

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