Bhumkal: The Tribal Revolt in Bastar

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In this book Professor H.L. Shukla studies what is one of the oldest of all forms of Oral poerty, the rebel song which tells of the great exploits of Gunda Dhur. The author elaborates in detail the primitive rebel consciousness as found in the Bhumkal-git of Bastar. He succeeds in providing sparkling insights and useful discussion of the elements of tribal protest. It will interest historians, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists and folklorists.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR H L Shukla

H.L. Shukla (b. 1939) has created, and for forty years he has dominated the field of Indology and modern linguistics. By any criterion Shukla’s achievement is vast: he has published about seventy books and hundreds of articles. His mastery of a huge literature is awe-inspiring: in current affairs, in linguistics, history, archaeology: anthropology, sociology, psychology, folklorology. He doesn’t believe in heroes, but it is not surprising that for many he has become one. And there can be little disagreement that he has fulfilled his expressed hope that “I’ve done something decent with my life”. Dr. Shukla served as Professor and Head Department of Languages and Culture at Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Currently he is engaged in Cultural Thesaurus of India.

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Title
Bhumkal: The Tribal Revolt in Bastar
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
818532007X
Length
128p., Tables; Maps; Bibliography; Glossary; Index; 22cm.
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