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The Music of Nationhood: Dwijendralal Roy of Bengal

The Music of Nationhood: Dwijendralal Roy of Bengal

Gooptu, Sarvani

Hardcover

General SociologyIndian & South Asian HistoryWorld Music

ISBN10: 9386552949
ISBN13: 9789386552945
Publisher: Primus Books
Published: Aug 6 2018
Pages: 322
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

During his lifetime Dwijendralal Roy (1863-1913) was one of Bengal's best known poet-musician-dramatists, and his lyrical songs and comic poetry which captured the imagination of the people were used in historical and
social dramas and satires of the period. His songs (called Dwijendra-geeti) combined Western music styles with sophisticated lyrics in Bengali and in doing so marked a breakthrough in the Indian music tradition. Dwijendralal
skilfully used historical memory in his plays to highlight values that he considered crucial for the creation of an ideal India nation, based on compassion and integrity. His groundbreaking use of humour and satire to highlight the injustices that bedevilled society in late nineteenth-early twentieth century India won him innumerable admirers. His immense contribution to music and literature notwithstanding, his rich oeuvre has suffered monumental
neglect, and there is an appalling lack of awareness about the man and his work. This volume attempts to put that right by documenting as well as undertaking a serious study of the creative genius of this artist.

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