Essays about: "Hindi literature"

Found 5 essays containing the words Hindi literature.

1. 1. Ahtesham-Grunebaum-Stark’s The Tale of the Missing Man: a Dāstāṃ of a Bhopālī Lāpatā

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : S Tareq Khan; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Mazoor Ahtesham is a renowned writer in the modern Hindi literature. He is one of the fewMuslim voices in the modern Hindi literary canon.2 He gives a detailed picture of the Muslim society, which is undergoing a change within and, at the same time, is confronted by the change outside. READ MORE

3. 2. Beyond Modernity : Narrative Strategies in Hindi Short Stories of Uday Prakash

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : David Dymén; [2022]
   Keywords : Uday Prakash; Hindi literature; magic realism; magical realism; the fantastic; regionalism; postcolonialism; postmodernism; realism; experimentalism; genre; narratology.; Uday Prakāś; hindī sāhitya; jāduī yathārthvād; āṃcaliktā; uttaropaniveśvād; uttar ādhuniktā; prayogvād; yathārthvād; śailī.; उदय प्रकाश; हिंदी साहित्य; जादुई याथार्थवाद; आंचलिकता; उत्तरोपानिवेश्वाद; उत्तर आधुनिकता; प्रायोगवाद; याथार्थवाद; शैली;

   Abstract : This thesis explores different genres and modes of writing in short stories of the contemporary Indian author Uday Prakash, such as magical realism, the fantastic, regionalism, postcolonial and postmodern writing. It poses the question: “In which literary genre should Uday Prakash’s writings best be categorised?” The study is based on a reading of Prakash’s collection, 10 Pratinidhi kahāniyāṃ – Ten Representative Stories, consisting of ten stories of the author’s own choice. READ MORE

4. 3. Autobiography or Autobiografiction : A Study of Authenticity in Sumitra Mehraul's Writings

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Kerstin Sigvardsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Autobiograhpy; Autobiografiction; Dalit Literature; Hindi; Hindi; Självbiografi; Dalit;

   Abstract : This thesis presents Sumitra Mehraul’s autobiography Ṭūṭe pãkhõ se parvāz tak and her two short stories Phãs and Pratikār and divides them into the categories of autobiography and autobiografiction. The categorization will be done by presenting a summary of each writing, introducing the concepts of autobiography, autobiografiction and Dalit literature. READ MORE

5. 4. Dalit Literature and Experience A Journey towards Empathy : Character portrayals in short stories of Jayprakash Kardam and Ajay Navaria

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : David Dymén; [2019]
   Keywords : Dalit; Dalit Literature; Dalit Consciousness; change of heart; experience; empathy; sympathy; caste-system in India; casteism; short story; character analysis; Jayprakash Kardam; Ajay Navaria; Hindi literature; Dalit cetnā; hṛday parivartan; anubhūti; samānubhūti; sahānubhūti;

   Abstract : During the last decades, a Hindi Dalit literary movement has emerged in North India. This essay is a study and comparison on character portrayals in short stories by two authors from this movement, Jayprakash Kardam and Ajay Navaria. READ MORE

6. 5. Ek duniyā alag sī Narrative strategies and Adivasi representation in the short stories of Vinod Kumar

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Armin Chiocchetti; [2019]
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   Abstract : This paper investigates the narrative strategies of representation used by the Indian author Vinod Kumar in his literary writing about the life and spaces of the Adivasi. The focal point of this study consists in the fact that the author is a non-Adivasi, thus placing him and his writing in the center of a very much debated issue of Hindi literature i. READ MORE