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The essays in this collection span a period of fifteen years, from 2008 to 2023, and were originally presented at various national and international academic seminars. While these essays do not revolve around a single theme, they share a unifying thread: the singular perspective from which they originate. From ancient texts to modern Hindi literature, this collection offers a sweeping, vivid, and engaging literary panorama.
Seminar papers often serve as focused explorations—like arrows aimed at specific goals, leaving little room for deviation or broader exploration. Presented here in their original form, these essays aim to inspire a reexamination of established beliefs. Modest though they may be, they seek to illuminate both the familiar and the overlooked corners of the literary landscape.
Raman Sinha
Raman Sinha is a distinguished academic and author, currently teaching at the Centre for Indian Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. With an impressive portfolio, he has authored eight books and published numerous articles and research papers in both Hindi and English.
Dr. Sinha has presented his research at prestigious national and international seminars across countries such as Pakistan, Bulgaria, Poland, Switzerland, China, France, Italy, and Japan. His contributions feature in acclaimed edited volumes, including Translation, Text and Theory (edited by Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Sage Publications, 2002), Texts and Traditions in Early Modern North India (edited by Tyler Williams, John Stratton Hawley, and Anshu Malhotra, Oxford University Press, 2018), and Early Modern India: Literature and Images, Texts and Languages (edited by Maya Burger and Nadia Cattoni, Cross Asia, Heidelberg, Berlin, 2019). His latest publication, Gandhi & Art and Other Essays (Notion Press, 2024), reflects his versatile scholarship.
A seasoned translator, Dr. Sinha has translated over two hundred poems and various prose works between English, Hindi, and other Indian languages. Notably, he co-translated Wild Grass by Lu Xun into Hindi (Jungli Ghas, National Book Trust, 2019). He also served as Associate Editor of Shabdayoga, a quarterly Hindi journal dedicated to literature, culture, and art, from 2006 to 2011.
Dr. Sinha's research interests span Hindi studies, translation studies, film studies, cultural studies, and the performing arts, underscoring his diverse academic pursuits and contributions to interdisciplinary knowledge.
He can be contacted at ramanpsinha@gmail.com
