Foreword by Editorial Advisor
It gives me great pleasure to write this rather modest foreword to a very bold and beautiful collection of papers, book reviews, biographies, and book blurbs. The present issue has brought together folklore, ecology, endangered wildlife, gender and lives of marginalized fishermen and their proverbs....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2021
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Nidān
Year: 2021, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: i-i |
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| Summary: | It gives me great pleasure to write this rather modest foreword to a very bold and beautiful collection of papers, book reviews, biographies, and book blurbs. The present issue has brought together folklore, ecology, endangered wildlife, gender and lives of marginalized fishermen and their proverbs. Alongside this, the beautiful biographies of indigenous folk artist from Bengal, Gurupada Chitrakar, and several biographies of the sociologist, and activist, Gail Omvedt, who sacrificed her life for the cause of the marginalized peoples of India are at once inspiring and educational. The three books that have been profiled through a generous description of the contents dealing with Dalits, Caste, folktales, and legends of India is a useful section that has been devised by the editor, Dr. Dandekar, to bring attention to themes that are of great importance not only to academic discussions and debates, but also for social transformation. The editor’s interview with Chad Bauman is a very interesting addition that sheds light on the nature of politics in India in dealing with the question of minorities. Overall, the issue is very well woven together that captures the current state of affairs in both academic discussions and also in normal conversations on India. I wish to thank Dr. Dandekar (editor-in-chief) and Dr. Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai (guest editor) for their painstaking efforts in putting together this issue. My sincere thanks also to the contributors for their thought provoking papers, reviews, and book descriptions. I am sure that scholars will find this issue eminently fruitful and enjoyable. |
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| ISSN: | 2414-8636 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nidān
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.58125/nidan.2021.2 |