Africa in the Bengali imagination : from Calcutta to Kampala, 1928-1973 /
"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 &#...
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2025.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.