COLONIAL AMBIVALENCE AND LAL BEHARI DAY’S CONCERN WITH FOLK TALES

Deb Dulal Halder; Shrawan K Sharma

doi:10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i5.2024.4662

COLONIAL AMBIVALENCE AND LAL BEHARI DAY’S CONCERN WITH FOLK TALES

Authors

Deb Dulal Halder PhD Research Scholar, Department of English, Gurukul Kangri (Deemed to be University),Associate Professor, Department of English, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi
Shrawan K Sharma Department of English, Gurukul Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i5.2024.4662

Keywords:

Ambivalence, Bengal, Colonialism, Folk Tales, Lal Behari Day, Nineteenth Century

Abstract [English]

Lal Behari Day's collection of folktales from Bengal was the first printed book of folk narratives from Bengal. Its impact on later collections of Bengali folktales has been substantial. Richard Carnac Temple's suggestion to assemble such an edition occasioned the compilation of these tales. However, the distinctive ambivalences in Lal Behari's collection of tales stem from his unique identity as a native Christian preacher. The paper “Colonial Ambivalence and Lal Behari Day’s Concern with Folk Tales” examines Lal Behari Day's defying and evading conventions, specifically how they relate to the dominant narratives that moulded Bengali colonial discourse and Day’s writings.

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2024-05-31

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Halder, D. D., & Sharma, S. K. (2024). COLONIAL AMBIVALENCE AND LAL BEHARI DAY’S CONCERN WITH FOLK TALES. ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts, 5(5), 872–875. https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i5.2024.4662

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