Colonial Encounter


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This book focuses on transactions between English and Telugu through a study of translations and related works published from about the early-nineteenth century to mid-twentieth century. Moving beyond Edward Said’s theoretical paradigms which suggest that these interfaces were driven by imperial and colonial interests, the essays in this volume look at how they also triggered developments within the indigenous literary and cultural practices and evolved new forms of expression. The book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of linguistics, translation studies, comparative literature, cultural studies and modern South Asian history.




East West Poetics at Work


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The Papers Brought Together In This Volume Were Presented At A Seminar Organised In January 1991 Under The Joint Auspices Of The Sahitya Akademi And The Literary Criterion Centre, Dvanyaloka, Mysore. In Collaboration With The Indian Association Of Commonwealth Literature. Several Scholarly Papers Were Presented At The Seminar On The Indian Concept Of Natya, Dhvani, Aucitya And Alankara. Erudite Scholars From All Parts Of The Country Took Part. This Seminar Represents The Third Phase Of The Interaction Between Indian And Western Critical Endeavours. Sahitya Akademi Is Happy To Bring Out These Papers In Book-Form For The Benefit Of Discerning Scholars, Academics And General Readers.




Gold Nuggets


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The Collection Of Post-Independence Telugu Short Stories Reflects All The Major Trends And Thematic Concerns Of The Telugu Short Stories Of The Post-Independence Period. The Telugu Short Story Right From Its Inception In 1910 Has Demonstrated Its Serious Engagement With Social Issues And Is Imbued With A Strong Sense Of Social Awareness And Responsivenes. The Post-Independence Telugu Short Story Continued This Tradition In Terms Of Its Thematic Preoccupations. The Selection Comes From Different Regions Of Andhra Pradesh: Andhra (Coastal Districts), Rayalaseema And Telangana And Record With Rare Sensitivity The Specificities Of The Sub-Cultures Of These Regions. The Stories Trace The Impact Of All The Important Socio-Political Movements That Have Swept Across The Telugu Land In The Post-Independence Era: Socialism, Communism, Feminism, Civil Right Movement And The Dalit Movement. The Lives Of Telugu People, Urban And Rural Upper Middle Class, Middle Class And The Downtrodden, Professionals And BeggarsýAre Represented In A Rich Mosaic Of Differences.




Proceedings


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Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature


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A Major Activity Of The Sahitya Akademi Is The Preparation Of An Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature. The Venture, Covering Twenty-Two Languages Of India, Is The First Of Its Kind. Written In English, The Encyclopaedia Gives A Comprehensive Idea Of The Growth And Development Of Indian Literature. The Entries On Authors, Books And General Topics Have Been Tabulated By The Concerned Advisory Boards And Finalised By A Steering Committee. Hundreds Of Writers All Over The Country Contributed Articles On Various Topics. The Encyclopaedia, Planned As A Six-Volume Project, Has Been Brought Out. The Sahitya Akademi Embarked Upon This Project In Right Earnest In 1984. The Efforts Of The Highly Skilled And Professional Editorial Staff Started Showing Results And The First Volume Was Brought Out In 1987. The Second Volume Was Brought Out In 1988, The Third In 1989, The Fourth In 1991, The Fifth In 1992, And The Sixth Volume In 1994. All The Six Volumes Together Include Approximately 7500 Entries On Various Topics, Literary Trends And Movements, Eminent Authors And Significant Works. The First Three Volume Were Edited By Prof. Amaresh Datta, Fourth And Fifth Volume By Mohan Lal And Sixth Volume By Shri K.C.Dutt.




Knit India Through Literature Volume I - The South - Telugu


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Knit India Through Literature...' is a mega literary project, first of its kind in Indian literature, is the result of the penance-yagna done for 16 years by Sivasankari, noted Tamil writer. 'Knit India Through Literature' has inolved intense sourcing, research and translation of literature from 18 Indian languages. The project she says aims to introduce Indians to other Indians through literature and culture and help knit them together. The interviews of stalwart writers from all 18 languages approved by the eighth schedule of Indian Constitution, accompanied by a creative work of the respective writer are published with her travelogues of different regions, along with an indepth article by a scholar on the cultural and literary heritage of each of the language, in four volumes - South, East, West and North respectively. Her travelogues, her interviews and the overview of each literature she has sought, all reveal one important unity... the concern our writers and poets express in their works for the problems that beset our country today. Through her project Sivasankari feels writers can make an invaluable contribution with their writings to change the thinking of the people and help eliminate those problems. In this volume she deals with Telugu one of the languages spoken in southern region of India.




Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems


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This Is The First Of Three-Volume Anthology Of Writings In Twenty-Two Indian Languages, Including English, That Intends To Present The Wonderful Diversities Of Themes And Genres Of Indian Literature. This Volume Comprises Representative Specimens Of Poems From Different Languages In English Translation, Along With Perceptive Surveys Of Each Literature During The Period Between 1850 And 1975.




Indian Poetry


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This Anthology Of Papers Presented At A Seminar Organised By The Sahitya Akademi In March 1988, Takes Stock Of The Indian Poetry Of The Five Decades After Independence, Raises Basic Conceptual Questions, Examines Paradigm Shifts And Interrogates The Established Canons By Foregrounding Marginalised Voices. The Papers Examine The Growth Of Modern Sensibility In Indian Poetry In Specific Linguistic Contexts, Relates It To General Cultural Issues And Examines Post-Colonial Avant-Grade Trends Including The Feminist And The Dalit Movements. The Papers Are Collected Under Three Heads: ýModernism In Retrospectý Examines The Historical, Political And Aesthetic Aspects Of Modernism;ýAfter Modernism: Articulating Resistanceý Takes A Close Look At The Alternative Trends That Challenge The Status-Quoist Mainstream Poetry;ýPoetry As Discourse: Some General Issuesý Takes Up Some General Issues Concerning The Present And Future Of Poetry, Including The Problems Of The Translation Of Poetry. K. Satchidanandan Who Has Edited This Volume Is A Pioneer Of Modern Poetry And Criticism In Malayalam With 18 Collections Of Poetry, Two Plays, 15 Collections Of Critical Articles And Interviews And 15 Collections Of Translated Poetry.. He Now Heads The Sahitya Akademi, The Indian National Academy Of Letters