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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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