Kaushal, Molly and Kumar, Sukrita Paul <br/><br/>
Aesthetic Textures: Living Traditions of the Mahabharata    

 - New Delhi   Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts  2019 
 - 464p  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Poetics and Ethics<br/>1. Poetic Vision in the Mahabharata<br/>Radhavallabh Tripathi<br/>2. Ethical Dilemmas in the Mahabharata<br/>- Kavita A. Sharma<br/>3. Mahabharata and Modern Dilemmas<br/>A Search for a Living Tradition beyond Metaphysical Trappings<br/>Section II<br/>- Sehdev Kumar<br/>Translations, Adaptations and Variations<br/>4. Ashvamedha Parva of Vyasa and Jaimini - A Comparison<br/>Shekhar Sen<br/>5. Variations on Vyasa: The First Bengali Mahabharata<br/>- Pradip Bhattacharya<br/>6. Mahabharata: A Symbol of Composite Culture during<br/>the Mediaeval Period<br/>Mansura Haidar<br/>7. The Mahabharata through the Eyes of Two Jaina Poets<br/>of Karnataka<br/>-HS Shiva Prakash<br/>8. Mahabharata and Regional Variations: Sarala Mahabharata<br/>in the Folklore of Odisha<br/>-Mahendra K. Mishra<br/>9. Mahabharata in the Literature and Lore of Kashmir<br/>-S.S. Toshkhani<br/>Section III<br/>Folk and Tribal Traditions<br/>10. Folk Adaptations of the Mahabharata: The Parallel Journey<br/>of Rajasthani Literature<br/>-Chandra Prakash Deval<br/>11. Bhilo nu Bharath in the Sociocultural and Religious Life of the Bhils <br/>-Bhagwandas Patel<br/>12. The Mahabharata in Adivasi Narrative, Creation, Myth, and<br/>Folk Theatre: Bhima's Persona in the Folklore of Gondwana- Chhattisgarh Region<br/>-N.K. Das<br/>13. Gond Pandavani: A Narration by Pardhans<br/>- Vasant Nirgune<br/>14. Mahabharata: Tangibility of the Intangible<br/>-A.K. Das<br/>Section IV<br/>The Himalayan Complex<br/>15. Sacred Landscape of the Pandavas in Garhwal<br/>-D.R. Purohit<br/>16. Multiple Realities, Realpolitik, and Anti-heroes<br/>Duryodhana and Karna of the Himalaya in a Secularizing India<br/>-Lokesh Ohri<br/>17. Worship of Heroes and Anti-heroes of the Mahabharata<br/>in Western Uttarakhand: Changing Self-perceptions and the Intimate Divine<br/>Neeru Nanda<br/>18. The Mahabharata Lore: Temples and Legends in the Beas-Yamuna Region<br/>-O.C. Handa<br/>Section V<br/>Performance Traditions<br/>19. Thoda Dance-Drama Tradition in Himachal Pradesh<br/>-Tulsi Raman<br/>20. Pandavayana: Pandava Gatha Singing<br/>- Lalita Kaushal<br/>21. Lord Krishna in Jatra: The Popular Theatre of Bengal<br/>Soumen Sen<br/>22. The Mahabharata, A Voyage into Celestial Space and Time:<br/>A Study of the Cult Tradition in South India<br/>Pulikonda Subbachary<br/>23. "Making That Young Bride a Widow, Whoever She<br/>May Be": Aravan-Kuttantavar, From Kuvakkam to Coimbatore<br/>Alf Hiltebeitel<br/>24. Mahabharata in Kutiyattam<br/>G. Venu<br/>25. Fight between Narakasura and Satyabhama in Harivamsa<br/>and Southern Performance Tradition<br/>A. Purushothaman and A. Harindranath<br/>26. From Nehru to Benegal: An Alternative Mahabharata<br/>- Bodh Prakash 
<br/><br/> "Proceedings of International Conference organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts on the "Living Traditions of the Mahābhārata in 2011."--Jacket. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788124609989 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019337078 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Mahābhārata--Folklore--Congresses.<br/>Mahābhārata--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Congresses.<br/>Mahābhārata.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Folklore--India--Congresses.<br/>Folklore.<br/>Manners and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>India--Social life and customs--Congresses.<br/>India.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Conference papers and proceedings.<br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Conference papers and proceedings.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>S15  / K167