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Rural India and Peasantry in Hindi Stories: Narratives After Premchand
Rural India and Peasantry in Hindi Stories: Narratives After Premchand
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Rural India and Peasantry: Ethnography in Stories after Premchand is a study of literary representation of rural life in the Hindi Heartland, exploring non-canonical rural stories in Hindi and unfolding a spectrum of ethnic-cultural and psychological biographies about the evolving rural scenario in democratic India. It provides a realistic strain of interdisciplinary scholarship and opens up new vistas of further scholarship, especially in Cultural studies.
Format: Hardback
Length: 226 pages
Publication date: 06 March 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Rural narratives in India, following the works of Premchand, remained relatively unnoticed due to their lack of publication in English. However, a significant body of literature has emerged that explores the literary representation of rural life in the vast Hindi Heartland. What sets this study apart is its scholarly approach to fictional narratives, which has not received the same level of attention or contextualization within the socio-economic landscape of rural India and peasantry. Spanning over thirty stories across ten chapters, this work inherits a rich tradition of peasant narratives, offering the reader a captivating glimpse into the intricate complexities and contingencies experienced by the small peasantry and the rural world since the early decades of independent India, through the period of liberalization, and into the recent decades.
Exploring non-canonical rural stories in Hindi uncovers a rich tapestry of ethnic-cultural and psychological biographies that shed light on the evolving rural scenario in contemporary democratic India. The substantial reference to concrete facts and data lends credibility to the work's realistic portrayal. This study serves as a groundbreaking example of interdisciplinary scholarship, opening up new avenues for further research, particularly in the field of Cultural studies. The authentically translated excerpts capture the essence of rural India, providing a profound insight into the lives and experiences of its people.
Weight: 416g
Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780192871572
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