{"product_id":"explorations-in-colonial-bengal-essays-on-religion-society-and-culture-9789354425134","title":"Explorations in Colonial Bengal: Essays on Religion, Society, and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Achintya Kumar Dutta\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asia - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBengal was the primary centre of East-West interaction and the first region in India to be influenced by and resonate with British culture during colonial times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eExplorations in Colonial Bengal\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light on some important, yet relatively less-explored aspects of sociocultural changes that took place in Bengal in the colonial milieu. The essays engage with two major themes: Vaishnavism, and the society and culture of nineteenth and twentieth-century Bengal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The contributing authors show how Vaishnavism attracted the attention of multiple ethnic communities and institutions in contemporary society. They also study relatively unknown aspects of this culture, such as the role of women in the evolution of Bengali Vaishnava traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The second section addresses the society, economy, and politics of colonial Bengal and explores subjects as diverse as the close connection between history and literature; Tagore’s concepts of nationalism and his liberal humanism; the central political and ritual place assigned to water in its various forms in social relations; and Bengal’s economy and its nascent banking system during the early days of the East India Company. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616486383767,"sku":"9789354425134","price":1047.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789354425134.webp?v=1769294922","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/explorations-in-colonial-bengal-essays-on-religion-society-and-culture-9789354425134","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}