[PDF] Kala Pani eBook

Author : Judith Misrahi-Barak
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,55 MB
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 100381610X

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This volume explores the intersections of diaspora and gender within the diasporic and Indian imagination. It investigates the ways in which race, class, caste, gender, and sexuality intersect with concepts of home, belonging, displacement and the reinvention of the nation and of self. Positioning itself as a companion to Kala Pani Crossings: Revisiting 19th century Migrations from India’s Perspective (Routledge, 2021), the present book examines whether indentureship and diasporic locations marginalised women and men or empowered them; how negotiations or resistances have been determined by race, class, caste, or ethnicity; how traditional standards of Indianness and gender relations have been reshaped; how ideas of home, self and the nation have been impacted in the diaspora and in India after the 19th and early 20th century indentureship migration; and what 21st century Indians stand to gain by theorizing the legacy of 19th century indenture through a gender framework. To understand how fiction and non-fiction writers have negotiated the legacy of indentureship to create spaces where normative practices can be interrogated and challenged, the book gives pride of place to interviews with writers such as Cyril Dabydeen, Ananda Devi, Ramabai Espinet, Davina Ittoo, Brij Lal, Peggy Mohan, Shani Mootoo, and Khal Torabully. Thus rooted in critical analyses but also in subjective and creative perspectives, this volume is a major intervention in understanding Indian indenture and its legacy in the diaspora and in India. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of literature, history, Indian Ocean studies, migration and South Asian studies.

Author : Ashutosh Bhardwaj
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,81 MB
Release : 2021-12-23
Category : History
ISBN : 100051319X

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When used in India, the term Kala pani refers to the cellular jail in Port Blair, where the British colonisers sent a select category of freedom fighters. In the diaspora it refers to the transoceanic migration of indentured labour from India to plantation colonies across the globe from the mid-19th century onwards. This volume discusses the legacies of indenture in the Caribbean, Reunion, Mauritius, and Fiji, and how they still imbue our present. More importantly, it draws attention to India and raises new questions: doesn’t one need, at some stage, to wonder why this forgotten chapter of Indian history needs to be retrieved? How is it that this history is better known outside India than in India itself? What are the advantages of shining a torch onto a history that was made invisible? Why have the tribulations of the old diaspora been swept under the carpet at a time when the successes of the new diaspora have been foregrounded? What do we stand to gain from resurrecting these histories in the early 21st century and from shifting our perspectives? A key volume on Indian diaspora, modern history, indentured labour, and the legacy of indentureship, this co-edited collection of essays examines these questions largely through the frame of important works of literature and cinema, folk songs, and oral tales, making it an artistic enquiry of the past and of the present. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of world history, especially labour history, literature, postcolonial studies, cultural studies, diaspora studies, sociology and social anthropology, Indian Ocean studies, and South Asian studies.

Author : Monica Mody
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,59 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Travelers
ISBN : 9780984029761

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"Kala Pani fits the loose editorial definition of a hybrid text: it combines the intense play of poetry, language as live field ... with structures of screenplay, newsfeed and public relations statement ... as well as narrative threads and characters who keep the same names throughout the book."--Review by Kate Schapira in Pank magazine, posted online March 6, 2014.

Author : Rehana Ebr.-Vally
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 16,55 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Apartheid
ISBN : 9780795701351

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An exploration of so-called Indian identity in South Africa and its transformations after apartheid.

Author : Dibyendu Chakraborty
Publisher : BookRix
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 27,90 MB
Release : 2021-03-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3748769288

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The importance of the word Kalapani in historical and political perspectives with respect to Bengal is immense. For a large part of the history of India’s struggle for independence, this word has a very significant presence. Persons who were considered to be revolutionary by the British rulers of India used to be sent to ‘condemned cells’ of a jail that was named as ‘Cellular Jail’ by the British. Many of such rebellious souls were from Bengal. The construction of that jail was completed at the beginning of the twentieth century, and within no time it became synonymous with ‘Kalapani’. Every citizen of India learns about the country’s freedom struggle; it is an integral part of the Indian education system. Through that process, the word Kalapani becomes acquainted with every Indian. Any inquisitive mind thinks at least once in life about the origin of the word Kalapani, as that word hardly has any other use in the Indian languages. Through his quest, spanning almost his entire active lifespan, Naru has found an explanation of the origin of that word. Through this book he has brought that unique understanding to the readers.

Author : Leeladhar Mandloi
Publisher : Radhakrishna Prakashan
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 23,97 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9788183610773

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On on the tribals of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Author : Hadrat Maulana Muhammad Thanseri Sahib
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 26,98 MB
Release : 2020-03-05
Category :
ISBN :

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The contents of the book in hand, deal primarily with the third struggle, made in 1862, spearheaded by Maulânâ Muhammad Ja'far Thanserî Sâhib (ra), a wealthy saint of his time. The book, penned as an autobiography, describes, in the most beautiful of ways, the sacrifices made by this giant of Islam, which includes, amongst others; being framed by his associates, being issued the death sentence, having all his possessions confiscated, having his sentence changed to life-imprisonment at Kâlâ Pânî (Black Waters), an island of Indonesia, used by the British as a prison base for those prisoners who were regarded as most dangerous to the state, etc.The book describes, at full length, how, when Almighty Allâh(swt) decides to keep one in a comfortable condition, no power on earth can change that decision. It gives an example of how the fire of Ibrâhîm (swt) was turned into a garden, by illustrating how the island of Kâlâ Pânî became as comfortable as home, for this servant of Allâh (swt).Where he had to suffer being separated from his wife and children, Almighty Allâh (swt) offered him recompense almost immediately, that while still in captivity, he was able to make two more nikâhs (marriage contracts), and was blessed with ten more children, naming each one after the one he had lost in India. Finally, after twenty years of imprisonment, he returns to his homeland, as a sign of the power of Almighty Allâh (swt), that for whomsoever Allâh (swt) has written honour and respect, none can bring upon him a disgrace.

Author : Som Nath Aggarwal
Publisher :
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 13,82 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India)
ISBN :

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It Is About The Heroic Exploits Of Freedom Fighters Who Landed In Cellular Jail In The Andaman And Nicobar Islands. The Story Focuses On A Glorious Chapter In The History Of Our Freedom Movement.

Author : Rishi Raj
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 19,9 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9352664485

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This book is an attempt to make our present generation aware of those great people; who sacrificed their lives to protect our Motherland; thereby facilitated us to breathe in the free environment. This book is an account to their acts of valour and places associated with them. With a firm view that every Indian is indebted to contributions of all such warriors; freedom fighters; revolutionaries whose debts cannot be repaid by any means; the author believes that we can lessen the debts by visiting those sacred places; by meeting their families and also by passing these virtues to our younger generation. More than a research in history; this book is a result of the author’s aspirations to visit historical places of our illustrious country. Through this book; the author has connected these shrines of martyrdom with history and importance in the present times. This book consist details of about 50 such places associated with the martyrs and patriots. The book is intended to act as a bridge which may help our older generation connect with the younger generation. Patriotic Pilgrimage Of India by RISHI RAJ: "Patriotic Pilgrimage Of India" is a book authored by Rishi Raj that takes readers on a journey through India's history, highlighting significant events, personalities, and places that played a pivotal role in the country's struggle for independence. Key Aspects of the Book "Patriotic Pilgrimage Of India": Historical Exploration: The book offers a comprehensive exploration of India's freedom struggle, from the early days of resistance to the achievement of independence. Patriotic Icons: Readers will discover the lives and contributions of key figures who dedicated themselves to the cause of India's freedom. Landmarks and Memorials: The book highlights important historical sites and memorials that commemorate India's patriotic history. Rishi Raj is an author and historian who has researched and documented India's struggle for independence. "Patriotic Pilgrimage Of India" is a tribute to the nation's patriotic heritage.

Author : Daria Tunca
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 44,72 MB
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004337687

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Metaphors are ubiquitously used in the humanities to bring the tangibility of the concrete world to the elaboration of abstract thought. Drawing on this cognitive function of metaphors, this collection of essays focuses on the evocative figures of the ‘gateway’ and the ‘wall’ to reflect on the state of postcolonial studies. Some chapters – on such topics as maze-making in Canada and the Berlin Wall in the writings of New Zealand authors – foreground the modes of articulation between literal borders and emotional (dis)connections, while others examine how artefacts ranging from personal letters to clothes may be conceptualized as metaphorical ‘gateways’ and ‘walls’ that lead or, conversely, regulate access, to specific forms of cultural expression and knowledge. Following this line of metaphorical thought, postcolonial studies itself may be said to function as either barrier or pathway to further modes of enquiry. This much is suggested by two complementary sets of contributions: on the one hand, those that contend that the canonical centre-periphery paradigm and the related ‘writing back’ model have prevented scholars from recognizing the depth and magnitude of cross-cultural influences between civilizations; on the other, those that argue that the scope of traditional postcolonial models may be fruitfully widened to include territories such as post-imperial Turkey, a geographical and cultural gateway between East and West that features in several of the essays included in this collection. Ultimately, all of the contributions testify to the fact that postcolonial studies is a field whose borders must be constantly redrawn, and whose paradigms need to be continually reshaped and rebuilt to remain relevant in the contemporary world – in other words, the collection’s varied approaches suggest that the discipline itself is permanently ‘under construction’. Readers are, therefore, invited to perform a critical inspection of the postcolonial construction site. CONTRIBUTORS Vera Alexander - Elisabeth Bekers - Devon Campbell–Hall - Simran Chadha - Carmen Concilio - Margaret Daymond - Marta Dvořák - Claudia Duppé - Elena Furlanetto - Gareth Griffiths - John C. Hawley - Sissy Helff - Marie Herbillon - Deepika Marya - Bronwyn Mills - Padmini Mongia - Golnar Nabizadeh - Gerhard Stilz