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Behind the Mask

The Cultural Definition of the Legal Subject in Colonial Bengal (1715–1911)

By: Anindita Mukhopadhyay

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Behind the Mask

The Cultural Definition of the Legal Subject in Colonial Bengal (1715–1911)

By: Anindita Mukhopadhyay

This book investigates the deeper area of class antagonism between the privileged and underprivileged classes as they faced the colonial state and its different ideas of legality and sovereignty in colonial Bengal. It examines the ambiguity in the bhadralok—the educated middle class— response to courts and jails. The author argues that the discourse of superior ‘bhadralok’ ethics and morals was juxtaposed against the ‘chhotolok’—who were devoid of such ethical values. This enabled the bhadralok to claim for themselves the position of the ‘aware’ legal subject as a class—a ‘good’ subject obedient to the dictates of the new rule of law, unlike the recalcitrant and ethically ill-equipped chhotolok. The author underlines the development of a new cultural language of morality that delineated the parameters of bhadralok public behaviour. As the ‘rule of law’ of the British government slid unobtrusively into the public domain, the criminal courts and the jails turned into public theatres of infamy—spaces that the ethically bound bhadralok dreaded occupying. The volume, thus, documents how the colonial legal and penal institutions streamlined the identities of some sections of the lower castes into ‘criminal caste’. It also examines the nature of colonial bureaucracy and highlights the social silence on gender and women's criminality.

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Oxford University Press

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0199087814

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9780199087815

Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Bakshi, and Feluda

Negotiating the Center and the Periphery

By: Anindita Dey

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Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Bakshi, and Feluda

Negotiating the Center and the Periphery

By: Anindita Dey

Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Bakshi, and Feluda: Negotiating the Center and the Periphery presents a postcolonial reading of Conan Doyle’s canonical detective texts—Sherlock Holmes adventures, and some lesser known detective texts written by two Bengali (Indian) writers—Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (1899-1970), and Satyajit Ray (1921-1992). The book proposes that in a postcolonial reading situation, the representation of Holmes problematizes the act of reading and also the act and discourse of inquiry. The fact that the Holmes adventures contribute to the hegemonic culture of “Anglo/Eurocentrism” is seen as a reinforcement of racial superiority among the “colonized.” This book studies how literary texts function as a signifier of a particular national identity, and can indicate the cultural construct of a state. It contends that only those texts which cater to the standards of global hierarchy are considered canonical, and indigenous texts, however significant, remain as "Other" literature. The book highlights colonial and postcolonial discourse in the Bengali detective texts and examines, how far Holmes has been able to reinforce racial dominance over the Indian detectives Byomkesh Bakshi and Feluda.

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209

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498512119

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9781498512114

Refugees, Borders and Identities

Rights and Habitat in East and Northeast India

By: Anindita Ghoshal

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Refugees, Borders and Identities

Rights and Habitat in East and Northeast India

By: Anindita Ghoshal

This book examines the impact of Partition on refugees in East and Northeast India and their struggle for identity, space and political rights. In the wake of the legalisation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in 2019, this region remains a hotbed of identity and refugee politics. Drawing on extensive research and in-depth fieldwork, this book discusses themes of displacement, rehabilitation, discrimination and politicisation of refugees that preceded and followed the Partition of India in 1947. It portrays the crises experienced by refugees in recreating the socio-cultural milieu of the lost motherland and the consequent loss of their linguistic, cultural, economic and ethnic identities. The author also studies how the presence of the refugees shaped the conduct of politics in West Bengal, Assam and Tripura in the decades following Partition. Refugees, Borders and Identities will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of refugee studies, border studies, South Asian history, migration studies, Partition studies, sociology, anthropology, political studies, international relations and refugee studies, and for general readers of modern Indian history.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000165221

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9781000165227

Predatory Urbanism

The Metabolism of Megaprojects in Asia

By: Agatino Rizzo,Anindita Mandal

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Predatory Urbanism

The Metabolism of Megaprojects in Asia

By: Agatino Rizzo,Anindita Mandal

Addressing the complex interrelationships between city making and the resources needed for its production, Predatory Urbanism explores the link between urbanization and resources in the global South. It particularly focuses on urban megaprojects, highlighting these planned developments and re-developments carried out by the state or state-linked agencies.

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168

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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180088107X

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9781800881075

Religion, Civil Society and Democracy in Contemporary India

By: Anindita Chakrabarti

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Religion, Civil Society and Democracy in Contemporary India

By: Anindita Chakrabarti

Discusses the relevance of the reigning paradigms of Sanskritization and Islamization in the study of religious movements"--

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Cambridge University Press

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1107166624

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9781107166622

The Legal Right to Housing in India

By: Anindita Mukherjee

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The Legal Right to Housing in India

By: Anindita Mukherjee

Examines the benefits of seeking legal recognition for the right to housing, within the Indian legal context.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108720277

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9781108720274

Surrogacy

By: Anindita Majumdar

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Surrogacy

By: Anindita Majumdar

Although estimated as a multi-billion dollar industry, surrogacy has still not found prominence in legislation in India, neither does it feature in the nation’s public discourse. This short introduction explores how surrogacy is practiced and understood in India and across the world. Why is a surrogate hired? Why does a woman carry a child for an infertile couple? Why is there a need to delve deeper into the motivations for and notions attached with entering a surrogacy arrangement for all involved? This book focuses on the relationship between surrogacy and issues of reproduction, kinship, women’s bodies, assisted reproductive technologies, and transnational reproductive tourism. At the same time it places surrogacy in the context of mythology, popular imagination, and legal and public discourses. In exploring the differences between various forms of surrogacy—commercial and altruistic, genetic and gestational, domestic and transnational—the book seeks to move beyond these opposing dualities and begin a dialogue regarding the practice.

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Oxford University Press

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0199096546

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9780199096541

Water Insecurity and Water Governance in Urban Kenya

Policy and Practice

By: Anindita Sarkar

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Water Insecurity and Water Governance in Urban Kenya

Policy and Practice

By: Anindita Sarkar

This book explores water service provisions of the urban poor in the cities of Africa with particular emphasis on Kenya and its capital city of Nairobi. In particular the book addresses the insecurity of tenure, and how the colonial segregation of land continues to shape water access and service provision even today in Nairobi. The book seeks to understand how urban water management entails the “production of thirst” among the urban poor and documents how cultural norms, political commitments and seemingly mundane practices of water managers combine to exclude the poor from accessing water. Supporters of privatization argue that private companies may succeed where governments have failed in supplying water to the urban poor. The author takes a closer look at this argument, demonstrating the limitations of some of the current reforms whilst also exploring alternatives and solutions. This book will be an invaluable reference for students, researchers and practitioners working in this field.

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192

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Springer Nature

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3031155394

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9783031155390

Transnational Commercial Surrogacy and the (Un)Making of Kin in India

By: Anindita Majumdar

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Transnational Commercial Surrogacy and the (Un)Making of Kin in India

By: Anindita Majumdar

As commercial surrogacy in India dominates public conversations around reproduction, new kinds of families, and changing trends in globalization, its lived realities become an important aspect of emerging research. This book maps the way in which in vitro fertilization (IVF) specialists, surrogacy agents, commissioning couples, surrogate mothers, and egg donors contribute to the understanding of interpersonal relations in the process of commercial surrogacy. In this book, Majumdar draws from a context that is enmeshed in the local–global politics of reproduction, including the ways in which the transnational commercial surrogacy arrangement has led to an ongoing debate regarding ethics and morality in the sphere of reproductive rights. In weaving together the diverse, often conflicting experiences of individuals and families, the transnational commercial surrogacy arrangement comes alive as a process mirroring larger societal anxieties with reference to technological interventions in intimate relationships. It is these anxieties, dilemmas, and their negotiations to which the book is addressed.

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Oxford University Press

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0199091420

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9780199091423

The Conservation of Endangered Archives and Management of Manuscripts in Indian Repositories

By: Anindita Kundu Saha

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The Conservation of Endangered Archives and Management of Manuscripts in Indian Repositories

By: Anindita Kundu Saha

This book highlights the present status of manuscript collection in the different repositories of India, and also suggests some remedial measures which are required to be adopted for the proper conservation, care and management of manuscripts. It showcases the nature of base material, ink, pigments, binding materials, writing and illustration techniques used in different manuscripts, given the importance of having thorough knowledge about the chemical composition of different materials before adopting any kind of conservation practice. As dating of manuscript is a very difficult task, a great variety of techniques and methodology such as palaeography, style of writing, illustration and terminology, colophon, spectrometric methods, and radio carbon dating, among others, are discussed here. Furthermore, as prevention is better than cure, different preventive measures, including indigenous methods practiced during the ancient period for preservation of manuscripts, are also outlined, as are the hazards of using different chemicals for conservation of manuscripts.

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429

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527560902

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9781527560901

words breathe in silence

By: Anindita Bose

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words breathe in silence

By: Anindita Bose

“words breathe in silence” has been created with the stories that Anindita Bose has observed in life. Many of the ideas have been from the human world itself, with an open window to look at society differently or to accept the stories that are part of our own destiny. The purpose of this book is to begin a journey in which she can create more paths for herself and the people; the paths which perhaps will lead us all to connect together and look at life with more curiosity and zeal. “Each story is fueled by a refined knowledge of magical wisdom. Bose shows man in his reckless struggle with fate.” - Anne Vegter, (former) Poet Laureate of the Netherlands “I noticed in the society how the women are given chances to bloom only to be crushed repeatedly,” writes Anindita Bose in one of these stories in which she combines attention to daily life with another dimension that seems to come from a soul who is many years older than she actually is.” - Franca Mancinelli Fano, Italy

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Ukiyoto Publishing

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9357702113

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9789357702119

The Illuminated

By: Anindita Ghose

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The Illuminated

By: Anindita Ghose

One of the best books for 2023' Cosmopolitan Against a rising tide of fundamentalism in India, a mother and daughter lose the most important man in their lives. Shashi, fifty-something and suddenly widowed, tries to contact her only daughter, Tara, to break the news, but cannot reach her. As Shashi confronts her loss, she finds, amidst grief, unexpected new freedoms. Meanwhile, Tara, a spoiled but brilliant university student, has retreated to Dharamsala to deal with the fall out from an ill-advised relationship. Her self-imposed solitude makes contact near impossible, so by the time she learns of her loss, the funeral is already over. Without the man that bound them, Shashi and Tara struggle to reconcile. But his absence also makes them a target for an emerging religious group determined to put women in their place, and Shashi and Tara individually prepare to defend their independence. If mother and daughter are to come together, they must find a way to understand both their new world, and each other. But can you ever emerge from an eclipse unscathed? 'Lyrical throughout yet so deceptively easygoing... an extraordinary novel' André Aciman 'Powerful, evocative and accomplished – it's hard to believe The Illuminated is a debut' Alice Ryan 'Gives voice to a new generation' BBC Radio 4

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1803289759

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9781803289755

Behind the Veil

Resistance, Women and the Everyday in Colonial South Asia

By: Anindita Ghosh

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Behind the Veil

Resistance, Women and the Everyday in Colonial South Asia

By: Anindita Ghosh

This book re-examines 'everyday resistance', gender and power through the lens of women's experiences in colonial South Asia. Moving away from educated and outstanding figures and drawing on a range of unconventional sources, it unearths a narrative of deep and enduring resistance offered by less extraordinary women in their daily lives.

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Springer

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0230583679

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9780230583672

Wind Power Based Isolated Energy Systems

By: Anindita Roy,Santanu Bandyopadhyay

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Wind Power Based Isolated Energy Systems

By: Anindita Roy,Santanu Bandyopadhyay

This book offers methods to improve energy access and support social and economic development through the appropriate and reliable design of isolated wind energy systems. The findings reported on wind based isolated power generation show that the proper match of turbine diameter and generator rating is vital, and is governed by the site wind resource and the load profile to be served. The methodology for sizing and selecting appropriate system parameters, taking into account the resource uncertainty, is demonstrated throughout the chapters of this monograph. Readers will discover information on the methodologies for modelling, design and optimization of the systems in terms of safety, functionality, longevity, and practicality. Details are provided on the design space of wind-battery systems, multiple wind generator systems, and wind-PV-battery hybrids to cover all the bases of isolated wind energy systems. This monograph aims to serve as a guide to system developers, manufacturers, and financing institutions on the design aspects of isolated wind energy systems.

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3030005429

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9783030005429

Refugees, Borders and Identities

Rights and Habitat in East and Northeast India

By: Anindita Ghoshal

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Rights and Habitat in East and Northeast India

By: Anindita Ghoshal

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1000165221

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Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Bakshi, and Feluda

Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Bakshi, and Feluda

Refugees, Borders and Identities

Refugees, Borders and Identities

Predatory Urbanism

Predatory Urbanism

Religion, Civil Society and Democracy in Contemporary India

Religion, Civil Society and Democracy in Contemporary India

The Legal Right to Housing in India

The Legal Right to Housing in India

Surrogacy

Surrogacy

Water Insecurity and Water Governance in Urban Kenya

Water Insecurity and Water Governance in Urban Kenya

Transnational Commercial Surrogacy and the (Un)Making of Kin in India

Transnational Commercial Surrogacy and the (Un)Making of Kin in India

The Conservation of Endangered Archives and Management of Manuscripts in Indian Repositories

The Conservation of Endangered Archives and Management of Manuscripts in Indian Repositories

words breathe in silence

words breathe in silence

The Illuminated

The Illuminated

Behind the Veil

Behind the Veil

Wind Power Based Isolated Energy Systems

Wind Power Based Isolated Energy Systems

Refugees, Borders and Identities

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