This is the first book to analyze partition novels in three major languages of the subcontinent: English, Bangali and Urdu. The book is thus an important addition to the numerous writings that have appeared in recent years on an event that not only created two nation states but also affected the psyche of a newly divided people.

A Divided Legacy: The Partition in Selected Novels of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

Literature & Fiction

Zaman, Niaz

History & Criticism

Oxford University Press

In his forward to the first edition of The Art of Kantha Embroidery (1981), Syed Zillur Rahman commended the book as the ‘first of its kind on the traditional arts of Bengal’. This revised second edition of The Art of Kantha Embroidery includes all the information contained in the first edition but also brings it up to date by including the rapid changes that have taken place n the kantha since its revival n the eighties. With the help of line drawings, black and white and colored photographs, the book documents kantha stitches, motifs, border patterns, articles and styles. It provides a detailed analysis of the technique of kantha embroidery as well as a glimpse into the lives of the women of rural Bangladesh.

The Art of Kantha Embroidery

Arts & Photography

Individual Artists

Univ Pr Ltd

Princess Kalabati and Other Tales contains twelve tales from Bangladesh, including the well-known story of Princess Kalabati and the Monkey Princess as well as lesser known folk tales. Despite the fabulous nature of these tales in which animals talk and birds fly up to heaven, queens give birth to monkeys and owls, and half-chickens find pots of gold, these stories provide realistic details of life in rural Bangladesh. Some of these tales have roots in the Panchatantra, some have similarities with Assamese folk tales. Still others have motifs common to well-known fairy tales the world over. Attractively illustrated by Shamarukh Mohiuddin, these tales will delight the young while providing a glimpse into the cultural heritage of Bangladesh.

Princess Kalabati and Other Stories

University Press

Infinite Variety: Women in Society and Literature

Politics & Social Sciences

Azim, Firdous

Social Sciences

University of Queensland Press

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