Abhijit Sen Gupta
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5654927 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Abhijit Sen Gupta |
| NOMBRES | Abhijit Sen |
| APELLIDO | Gupta |
| FIRMA | GUPTA A S |
| AFILIACIONES | Jadavpur University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3689-2189 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2012 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Chāpā-Puthis
From the 1840s, one of the most visible print genres in the popular ‘Battala’ book trade in Calcutta was the so-called chāpā puthis . Such works, though printed, adhered faithfully to the distinctive layout and typography of the Islamic manuscript tradition which had been current for several centuries in Bengal. They were also among the most lucrative of literary properties, and when the passage of Act XX of 1847 gave copyright protection to book…
Star Warriors of the Modern Raj
Reviewed by: Star Warriors of the Modern Raj: Materiality, Mythology and Technology of Indian Science Fiction by Sami Ahmad Khan Abhijit Gupta Indian SF: The Next Generation? Sami Ahmad Khan. Star Warriors of the Modern Raj: Materiality, Mythology and Technology of Indian Science Fiction. U of Wales P, New Dimensions in Science Fiction, 2021. xx+ 252 pp. £60 hc & ebk. It has been a good time for Indian sf in English (ISFE) recently, as a number o…
The Spread of Print in Colonial India
This study focuses on the spread of print in colonial India towards the middle and end of the nineteenth century. Till the first half of the century, much of the print production in the subcontinent emanated from presidency cities such as Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, along with centres of missionary production such as Serampore. But with the growing socialization of print and the entry of local entrepreneurs into the field, print began to spread …
The Newspaper and the Periodical Press in Colonial India
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The history of the book in South Asia , by Francesca Orsini
Over the past decade and a half, several national book history projects have come to fruition. One thinks of the multi-volume Cambridge History of the Book in Britain series, and in its wake, histo
Cultures of the Body in Colonial Bengal
In recent years, the history of modern Indian wrestling – or kushti – has begun to receive scholarly attention. Most accounts agree that the last decades of the nineteenth century saw the coming of the modern form of this ancient Indian sport, with Indian wrestlers emerging from the confines of their akharas and fighting with their Western counterparts. But while there are some scholarly accounts of north Indian wrestling, and Gama in particular,…
Popular printing and intellectual property in colonial Bengal
This article surveys the early history of printing in colonial Bengal, in particular the rise of the indigenous book trade in the Battala area of Calcutta. The article argues that the likes of Gangakishore Bhattacharya and Bhabanicharan Bandyopadhyay were among the first to attempt to socialize the printed book, leading to the rise of a substantial interpretive community by the middle of the 19th century. At the same time, traces of manuscript bo…
Cultures of the Body in Colonial Bengal
In recent years, the history of modern Indian wrestling – or kushti – has begun to receive scholarly attention. Most accounts agree that the last decades of the nineteenth century saw the coming of the modern form of this ancient Indian sport, with Indian wrestlers emerging from the confines of their akharas and fighting with their Western counterparts. But while there are some scholarly accounts of north Indian wrestling, and Gama in particular,…
Cultures of the Body in Colonial Bengal
In recent years, the history of modern Indian wrestling – or kushti – has begun to receive scholarly attention. Most accounts agree that the last decades of the nineteenth century saw the coming of the modern form of this ancient Indian sport, with Indian wrestlers emerging from the confines of their akharas and fighting with their Western counterparts. But while there are some scholarly accounts of north Indian wrestling, and Gama in particular,…
Popular printing and intellectual property in colonial Bengal
This article surveys the early history of printing in colonial Bengal, in particular the rise of the indigenous book trade in the Battala area of Calcutta. The article argues that the likes of Gangakishore Bhattacharya and Bhabanicharan Bandyopadhyay were among the first to attempt to socialize the printed book, leading to the rise of a substantial interpretive community by the middle of the 19th century. At the same time, traces of manuscript bo…
The history of the book in South Asia , by Francesca Orsini
Over the past decade and a half, several national book history projects have come to fruition. One thinks of the multi-volume Cambridge History of the Book in Britain series, and in its wake, histo
The Newspaper and the Periodical Press in Colonial India
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
The Spread of Print in Colonial India
This study focuses on the spread of print in colonial India towards the middle and end of the nineteenth century. Till the first half of the century, much of the print production in the subcontinent emanated from presidency cities such as Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, along with centres of missionary production such as Serampore. But with the growing socialization of print and the entry of local entrepreneurs into the field, print began to spread …
Star Warriors of the Modern Raj
Reviewed by: Star Warriors of the Modern Raj: Materiality, Mythology and Technology of Indian Science Fiction by Sami Ahmad Khan Abhijit Gupta Indian SF: The Next Generation? Sami Ahmad Khan. Star Warriors of the Modern Raj: Materiality, Mythology and Technology of Indian Science Fiction. U of Wales P, New Dimensions in Science Fiction, 2021. xx+ 252 pp. £60 hc & ebk. It has been a good time for Indian sf in English (ISFE) recently, as a number o…
Chāpā-Puthis
From the 1840s, one of the most visible print genres in the popular ‘Battala’ book trade in Calcutta was the so-called chāpā puthis . Such works, though printed, adhered faithfully to the distinctive layout and typography of the Islamic manuscript tradition which had been current for several centuries in Bengal. They were also among the most lucrative of literary properties, and when the passage of Act XX of 1847 gave copyright protection to book…
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