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Author : Joseph Jacobs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : HARVARD:32044021077052
Folk tales from India.
Author : Brenda E. F. Beck,Peter J. Claus,Praphulladatta Goswami,Jawaharlal Handoo
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226040868
Bringing together nearly one hundred tales translated from fourteen languages, Folktales of India opens the vast narrative world of Indian folklore to readers of English. Beck includes oral tales collected from tribal areas, peasant groups, urban areas, and remote villages in north and south India, and the distinctive boundary regions of Kashmir, Assam, and Manipur. The tales in this collection emphasize universal human characteristics—truthfulness, modesty, loyalty, courage, generosity, and honesty. Each story is meant to be savored individually with special attention given to the great range of motifs presented and the many distinct narrative styles used. Folktales of India offers a superb anthology of India's bountiful narrative tradition. "This collection does an excellent job of representing India. . . . It is the type of book that can be enjoyed by all readers who love a well-told tale as well as by scholars of traditional narrative and scholars of India in general."—Hugh M. Flick, Jr., Asian Folklore Studies "The stories collected here are representative, rich in structural subtlety, and endowed with fresh earthy humor."—Kunal Chakraborti, Contributions to Indian Sociology
Author : Sadhana Naithani
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2002-10-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781576076996
The first single volume collection of classic Hindi folktales by translators William Crooke and Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube. In 1891, at a time when the study of India was primarily based on ancient texts, coins, and material remains, William Crooke dared to focus on living India—its everyday culture, age-old customs, and fictional narratives. With Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube, he recorded and published, over a period of six years, a remarkable collection of folktales from northern India. The tales reflect the tapestry of social and personal lives of this region, the epicenter of a revolt against British rule in 1857. Although many of the tales were published in British ethnographic journals, a number of the manuscripts, in Chaube's handwriting, were unpublished; others existed only as old microfilm in a New Delhi library. Never before have they appeared as a single volume or been available in any one library or archive.
Author : ATTIPATE KRISHNASWAMI. RAMANUJAN
Publisher : Penguin Premium Classic
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0670098124
A.K. Ramanujan's outstanding selection is an indispensable guide to the richness and vitality of India's ageless oral folklore tradition.
Author : Anupa Lal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2129 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Folklore, Indian
ISBN : 8184776659
In India wondrous things always happen: A gusty princess imperils her life so she can rescue her brothers from the land of the magic bird ... A clever zamindar's wife sets a demon an impossible task ... A brave landowners's wife single-handedly outsmarts a gang of dacoils ... In this enchanting collection of India's timeless folktales retold by bestselling author Anupa Lal, dauntless women catch thieves, argue with high-handed kings, outwit presumptous rats and deal with dangerous demons.
Author : Sadhana Naithani
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780253112026
"[A] rare piece of scholarly detective work." -- Margaret Mills, Ohio State University In Quest of Indian Folktales publishes for the first time a collection of northern Indian folktales from the late 19th century. Reputedly the work of William Crooke, a well-known folklorist and British colonial official, the tales were actually collected, selected, and translated by a certain Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube. In 1996, Sadhana Naithani discovered this unpublished collection in the archive of the Folklore Society, London. Since then, she has uncovered the identity of the mysterious Chaube and the details of his collaboration with the famous folklorist. In an extensive four-chapter introduction, Naithani describes Chaube's relationship to Crooke and the essential role he played in Crooke's work, as both a native informant and a trained scholar. By unearthing the fragmented story of Chaube's life, Naithani gives voice to a new identity of an Indian folklore scholar in colonial India. The publication of these tales and the discovery of Chaube's role in their collection reveal the complexity of the colonial intellectual world and problematize our own views of folklore in a postcolonial world.
Author : Pradeep Atrey
Publisher : Pradeep Atrey
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Indian Folktales is a collection of folk-stories, legends, and anecdotes, collected and translated from Hindi by Pradeep Atrey. These enchanting bedtime stories present the colourful world of their characters- kings, queens, gods, goddesses, ordinary men, women, demons, animals, insects, and so on, and in turn generate all sorts of aesthetic sentiments, like love, laughter, anger, pity, disgust, fear, peace, etc. The tales also provide a glimpse of Indian culture as they are primarily grounded in the everyday lives of Indian people. The tales will undoubtedly interest readers from all age groups.
Author : Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015017638217
Shares traditional tales about animals, adventurers, and the supernatural.
Author : Dawood Auleear,Lee Haring
Publisher : NFSC www.indianfolklore.org
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Folk literature, Indic
ISBN : 9788190148177
Author : Pratibha Nath
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789351180982
Stories of wonder and wit, from far and near Everyone will find a favourite story in this collection of folktales and legends. There is the story of Jumman the labourer, who thinks the Qazi of Jaunpur is actually his donkey! And the strange adventure of Dhania who, stealing out for a midnight snack, gets stuck in honey. Or the account of how a lowly weasel put the mighty Yudhishtir in place. And what happens when Bhim tries to match his strength against that of Hanuman! Culled from all parts of the country, and spanning heaven, earth and the netherworld, these stories let us into a world of enchantment, wisdom and loads of fun.
Author : Ella Elizabeth Clark
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0520239261
50th anniversary edition of a perennial best seller. Tales from the oral tradition of the Indians in the Pacific Northwest.
Author : Aditi De
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0143334972
Timeless tales from all over India. From Bengal to Bastar and Kashmir to Coorg, there are stories that have been handed down generations: bedtime stories for children, fireside stories for travellers, who have heard these tales, wondered at them and repeated them to others. In A Twist in the Tale: More Indian Folktales, Aditi De collects forty such stories from various parts of India and retells them with dollops of humour. A friendless crocodile, a timid mouse and a vain fox are among some of the eccentric characters that appear in this book. There is also a clever princess, a hapless priest with heron feathers flying out of his mouth, and galleries of rogues. Strange happenings are not uncommon, so a nail tree grows out of nail clippings and a beetle saves a man from the dungeons. Full of the details of everyday life, festivities and food, these ageless stories have seldom been so exciting and such fun. Accompanied by Uma Krishnaswamy's brilliant illustrations, this book will introduce the magic of Indian folktales to a new generation of readers.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781452166759
Traditional Indian lore through the eyes of two artists. “Their collaboration is nothing short of phenomenal. The illustrations take you into another world.” —Medium A shape-shifting tiger and a pretentious rat. A generous goddess and a powerful demon. A clever princess and a prince who returns from the dead. This collection of sixteen traditional tales transports readers to the beguiling world of Indian folklore. Transcribed by Indian and English folklorists in the nineteenth century, these stories brim with wit and magic. Fans of fairy tales will encounter familiar favorites—epic quests and talking animals—alongside delightful surprises—an irreverent sense of humor and an array of bold, inspiring heroines. Each tale in this ebook comes alive alongside exquisite artwork by a pair of contemporary Indian artists.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Katha
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8189934759
Author : Navin Menon
Publisher : Children's Book Trust
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 8170119472