Illuminating forgotten pasts: English translations of Ghalib’s Chirag-e-Dair

Ghosal, Srimati (2022) Illuminating forgotten pasts: English translations of Ghalib’s Chirag-e-Dair. South Asia Monitor.

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Abstract

The rediscovery of Ghalib in the English translation of Chirag-e-Dair as a modern cosmopolitan man who can appreciate the port town of Calcutta, find spirituality in the Hindu temple town of Banaras, and firmly situate himself in Persianate traditions of West Asia opens up a history of cultural exchange to the contemporary South Asian reader

Item Type: Article in News Papers and Magazine
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 12 Dec 2022 04:23
Last Modified: 12 Dec 2022 04:23
Official URL: https://www.southasiamonitor.org/medley/illuminati...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/5081

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