Contributed articles. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The historical background of comparative literature / Dilip Borah. A perspective on Indian languages (Desi Bhashas) and comparative Indian literature / Bhalchandra Nemade -- The idea of an Indian literature: an argumentative discourse / Pabitra Sarkar -- The journey of comparatlive literature: India and beyond / Indra Nath Choudhuri -- Towards comparing Indian writing culture / T.S. Satyanath -- Notes on the Barahmasa as a foundational genre in Indian lyric poetry / Subha Chakraborty Dasgupta -- Women's revolt against hegemony in contemporary writings / Govinda Raj Bhattarai -- Fiction as discourse: Rudrani Sharma's Damitar Dastaves and Mahasweta Devi's Draupadi / Himadri Lahiri -- Against the mainstream: feminist voices in literature / Blanka Knotkova-Capkova -- Resistance and desire for freedom: a reading of Subarnalata and Abhijatri - two novels on women by women / Madan Mohan Sarma -- Translation in intercultural interface in India: Assamese and Bengali literary context in Assam / Dipendu Das -- Transgressing boundaries: the relevance of comparative literature in India and the rich poetic tapestry of Assam / Rajni Singh -- The historical background of comparative literature / Dilip Borah.
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