Bandish as Text - Re-reading Khayal Compositions by ‘Sadarang’ and ‘Adarang’

This book provides a socio-cultural analysis of khayal bandishes composed by Ne'mat Khan 'Sadarang' and Feroze Khan 'Adarang'.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Idea of Devotion in Bandishes Chapter 2: Seasonal Celebrations and Traditions in Practice Chapter 3: Critiquing the Female Persona in Bandishes Chapter 4: Performance as Interpretation

About the author

Barnashree Khasnobis is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, India. She earned her PhD from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi. Her thesis focused on the socio-cultural analysis of khayal bandishes. Her research interests include exploring the interdisciplinary connections between music and literature. Her research articles have appeared in Kalakalpa (a journal by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts), Comparative Literature: East & West (Taylor & Francis) and National Identities (Taylor & Francis).

Summary

This book provides a socio-cultural analysis of khayal bandishes composed by Ne’mat Khan ‘Sadarang’ and Feroze Khan ‘Adarang'.

Product details

• Authors: Barnashree Khasnobis
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032902692
• ISBN: 978-1-032-90269-2
• No. of pages: 156
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; POETRY / General, Poetry, HISTORY / Asia / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Asian History, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Western "classical" music, Hindustani music;Muslim;Indian poetry