SARI 2022 Seminar Series - Poetic Supermen & Villains from bengal explore Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 43 min 48 sec
✓ Published: 06-Sep-2022

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This presentation will explore how memory, music, and masculinity were packaged and transmitted across time and spaces in a uniquely Maithili manner.nnA thief in the night, a jilted lover, a noble king, and discerning princes – the heroes, villains, and characters that populate the landscape of early Maithili literature are compelling. These captivating characters and the language associated with their poetic tradition, Maithili, were formalised by the multilingual poet-scholar-saint Vidyāpat