Table of Contents

Introduction--Regional Literature of India: Paradigms and Contexts by Nalini Natarajan Twentieth-Century Assamese Literature by Mahasveta Barua Twentieth-Century Bengali Literature by Sudipto Chatterjee and Hasan Ferdous Twentieth-Century Indian Literature in English by Alpana Sharma Knippling Twentieth-Century Gujarati Literature by Sarala Jag Mohan Twentieth-Century Hindi Literature by Nandi Bhatia Twentieth-Century Kannada Literature by Ramachandra Deva Twentieth-Century Malayalam Literature by Thomas Palakeel Twentieth-Century Marathi Literature by Shripad Deo Twentieth-Century Punjabi Literature by Atamjit Singh Twentieth-Century Tamil Literature by P.S. Sri Twentieth-Century Telugu Literature by G.K. Subbarayudu and C. Vijayasree Twentieth-Century Urdu Literature by Omar Qureshi Special Topics Dalit Literature in Marathi by Veena Deo Parsi Literature in English by C. Vijayasree Sanskrit Poetics by Arasu Balan Perspectives on Bengali Literature and Film by Mitali Pati and Suranjan Ganguly Index

About the Author

NALINI NATARAJAN is Associate Professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico, where she specializes in women's studies, postcolonial theory, world English literatures, and 19th century fiction./e She has previously taught at Jawaharal Nehru University and Miranda House, India.

Reviews

.,."an intelligent, complex, deeply thoughtful study that explores India's multilingual subjectivity with thoroughness and scholarly sensitity. It is rich, varied, and quintessentially Indian, both in substance and in perspective."-Journal of Third World Studies

?...an intelligent, complex, deeply thoughtful study that explores India's multilingual subjectivity with thoroughness and scholarly sensitity. It is rich, varied, and quintessentially Indian, both in substance and in perspective.?-Journal of Third World Studies

?The Indian press played a vital role in colonial India, and by the close of the 19th century it was virtually an irresistible force. Indian literature comprises the religious and secular; epic, dramatic, and didactic poetry; narrative; and scientific prose....A very well-written and researched introduction provides a birds-eye view of the whole scene....Beautifully printed and bound...this will be a valuable addition to the collections of college and university libraries supporting South Asian studies and of large public libraries.?-Choice

..."an intelligent, complex, deeply thoughtful study that explores India's multilingual subjectivity with thoroughness and scholarly sensitity. It is rich, varied, and quintessentially Indian, both in substance and in perspective."-Journal of Third World Studies

"The Indian press played a vital role in colonial India, and by the close of the 19th century it was virtually an irresistible force. Indian literature comprises the religious and secular; epic, dramatic, and didactic poetry; narrative; and scientific prose....A very well-written and researched introduction provides a birds-eye view of the whole scene....Beautifully printed and bound...this will be a valuable addition to the collections of college and university libraries supporting South Asian studies and of large public libraries."-Choice