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  • Facing Demons: The reclamation of Mahishasur as a heroic figure

    Author(s):
    Pramod Ranjan (see profile)
    Date:
    2016
    Group(s):
    Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, History, Sociology
    Subject(s):
    Indian mythology, Indigenous peoples--Social life and customs, Durgā (Hindu deity), Martyrdom in literature, Dalits, Socialism, Blasphemy in literature, Culture conflict--Religious aspects--Hinduism, Mythology in literature, Dalits--Social life and customs
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Caste, mahishasura martyrdom day, Mahishasur Remembrance Day, Durga Puja, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Mahishasura sahadat divas
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    ... durga puja ...
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    ... of Afzal Guru," "demanded beef" and "worshipped Mahishasur in place of Goddess Durga," among ...

  • Is Mahishasur a myth (Book Review by Kanwal Bharti)

    Author(s):
    Kanwal Bharti
    Date:
    2018
    Group(s):
    Cultural Studies, Festivals, Rituals, Public Spectacles, and Popular Culture, Gender Studies, History, Sociology
    Subject(s):
    Indian mythology, Indigenous peoples--Social life and customs, Durgā (Hindu deity), Dalits, Blasphemy, Culture conflict, Book reviewing, Culture, Cultural pluralism, Martyrdom
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    myths in Dalit Literature, Mahishasur: Mithak va Paramparayen, Durga Puja, Dalitbahujan literature, Bahujan Sahitya, OBC, Backward class, JNU
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    ... durga puja ...
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    ... , Lakshmi, Parvati, Durga and Kali. He has asked why only the Puranic goddesses and not Vedic goddesses ...

  • महिषासुर: एक जननायक

    Editor(s):
    Pramod Ranjan (see profile)
    Date:
    2022
    Group(s):
    Cultural Studies, Digital Books, Festivals, Rituals, Public Spectacles, and Popular Culture, Gender Studies, History
    Subject(s):
    Caste, Indigenous peoples--Social life and customs, Indian mythology, Durgā (Hindu deity), Mahiṣāsuramardinī (Hindu deity), Jawaharlal Nehru University, Blasphemy--Social aspects, Culture conflict--Religious aspects--Hinduism, Culture conflict in literature, Culture conflict--Social aspects
    Item Type:
    Book
    Tag(s):
    महिषासुर, Mahishasura, Jan Nayak, Durga, Durga Puja, Mahishasur Martyrdom Day, महिषासुर शहादत दिवस
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    ... durga ...

  • Four years of a cultural movement

    Author(s):
    Ravi Prakash, Pramod Ranjan (see profile)
    Date:
    2015
    Group(s):
    Cultural Studies, Feminist Humanities, Festivals, Rituals, Public Spectacles, and Popular Culture, Religious Studies, Sociology
    Subject(s):
    Dalits--Political activity, Dalits--Social life and customs, Traditional ecological knowledge, Group identity, Mythology, Counterculture, Blasphemy--Social aspects, Durgā-pūjā (Hindu festival)
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Mahishasur Martyrdom Day, JNU, Durga, Adivasis--Social life and customs[, obc, Other backward class, Mahishasur Remembrance Day, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Bahujan communities, worshipping Mahishasur
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    ... durga ...

  • Bahujan discourse puts JNU in the crosshairs

    Author(s):
    Pramod Ranjan (see profile)
    Date:
    2016
    Group(s):
    Communication Studies, Festivals, Rituals, Public Spectacles, and Popular Culture, Sociology
    Subject(s):
    Journalism--Objectivity, Dalits--Social life and customs, Identity politics, Hinduism and politics, University autonomy, Women, Adivasi, Social justice and education, Indigenous peoples--Social life and customs, Indigenous peoples--Study and teaching
    Item Type:
    Essay
    Tag(s):
    Jawaharlal Nehru University, Student politics, Mahishasura, Mahishasur, Durga, reservation, Bahujan movement, Left movement, Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh, Caste-based discrimination
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    ... durga ...
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    ... them as violent and anti-women. The celebrations of Durga Puja in its present form began just 260 years ago ...

  • Developing Open Access Educational Video Games for the Humanities: The Durga Puja Mystery, an Educational Video Game for South Asian Studies

    Author(s):
    Xenia Zeiler (see profile)
    Date:
    2021
    Group(s):
    Global Digital Humanities Symposium
    Subject(s):
    Open educational resources, Video games
    Item Type:
    Presentation
    Tag(s):
    Durga Puja, educational video game
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    ... Developing Open Access Educational Video Games for the Humanities: The Durga Puja Mystery ...
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    ... durga puja ...
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    ... DEVELOPING OPEN ACCESS EDUCATIONAL VIDEO GAMES FOR THE HUMANITIES: THE DURGA PUJA ...

  • Review of Bihani Sarkar's Heroic Shāktism: The Cult of Durgā in Ancient Indian Kingship

    Author(s):
    Subhasis Chattopadhyay (see profile)
    Editor(s):
    Swami Narasimhananda
    Date:
    2020
    Group(s):
    Archives
    Subject(s):
    Hinduism, Structuralism, Indian literature, Sanskrit literature
    Item Type:
    Book review
    Tag(s):
    Durga, Tantra, Sanskrit Studies, Shaivism, Indian religions, Sanskrit literatures
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    ... durga ...
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    ... by the Virashaivas and Lingayats of contem- porary South India. They would be horrified to know that both Devi Durga ...

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