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020			_a9781138044838
082			_a891.443 _bHAT
100			_aHatcher, Brian A. _92530
245			_aVidyasagar: the life and after-life of an eminent Indian
260			_bRoutledge _aNew Delhi _c2021
300			_axxv, 182 p.
365			_aINR _b695.00
520			_aThis book offers a new interpretation of the life and legacy of the Indian reformer and intellectual, Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar (1820–91). Drawing upon autobiography, biography, secondary criticism and a range of Vidyasagar’s original writings in Bengali, the book interrogates the role of history, memory and controversy, and emphasises the key challenge of pinning down the identity of an enigmatic and multi-faceted figure. By examining lesser-known works of Vidyasagar (including several pseudonymous and posthumous works) alongside the evidence of his public career, the author calls attention to the colonial transformation of intellectual and social life, the nature of life writing, the limits of standard biographies and the problem of modern Indian identity as such. Based on decades of research and an original perspective, this book will be especially useful to scholars of modern Indian history, biographical studies, comparative literature and those interested in Bengal.
650			_aSocial reformers _92688
650			_aEducators - India - Biography _92978
650			_aAuthors, Bengali _92979
650			_aEducation - India - History _92980
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