Africa in the Bengali Imagination - From Calcutta to Kampala, 1928-1973

This book examines textual representations of Africa in the Bengali nationalist and diasporic thought from 1928 to 1973.

List of contents

List of figures and tables. Acknowledgements. A note on Names and Spellings. Chapter I: Introduction Chapter II: The Replenishment of Bengal: Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhyay's African Adventure Novel, Chander Pahar (1933) Chapter III: Space, Place and the Body: The Nationalist Bhadrolok in Hemendrakumar Roy's African Story, Abar Jakher Dhan (1933) Chapter IV: 'A Call to Duty': Rabindranath Tagore on Africa Chapter V: Ganesh Bagchi and the Narratives of Longing and Belonging in Uganda, 1948-1964 Chapter VI: Nations and nationalities in Transition: The Poems of Rajat Neogy for Transition Magazine, 1962-1973 Conclusion. Bibliography. Index

About the author

Mahruba T. Mowtushi The author writes for the Journal of Commonwealth Literature (JCL), Research in African Literature (RAL) and the journal of South Asian Review (SAR) among others. In recent years, she has published works on Bengali cinema, street art in Dhaka, South Asian Muslim food culture and African writers of Bengali descent. The author works in both English and Bengali and her research and writing interests cut across South Asian and African literature and cultural history. The author is currently working on a two-volume project on wireless broadcasting in eastern Bengal and Bangladesh and the rise of modern nation-states.

Product details

• Authors: Mahruba T. Mowtushi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2025
• EAN: 9780367272319
• ISBN: 978-0-367-27231-9
• No. of pages: 12
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Cultural Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, North America, Africa, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Politics, Humanities, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Indian sub-continent, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, indian Isbn