| ID | 117601 |
| Title Proper | Literary self-determination and the disciplinary boundaries of hindi literature in the early twentieth century |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mody, Sujata S |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi's project of literary self-determination, as articulated in two programmatic essays published in the Hindi journal Sarasvati under his editorship (1903-1920), scrutinising his construction of literature as a culturally embedded category of national consequence. His theorisation of Hindi literature as broadly inclusive in terms of its basic definition and function supported the growth of what he considered a national treasury of literature. His discussion of its historical and linguistic parameters and his emphasis on a prioritised plan of literary production, reified the notion of a modern discipline oriented towards a narrowly constructed national collective that sought to establish its sovereign identity via literature in Khari Boli Hindi. Though not explicit in its anti-colonial nationalism, this project nevertheless privileged Hindi as the projected lead language of a modern sovereign nation, with all the risks that delimitation entailed. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia Research Vol. 32, No.3; Nov 2012: p.233-256 |
| Journal Source | South Asia Research Vol. 32, No.3; Nov 2012: p.233-256 |
| Key Words | Bengali ; Braj Bhasha ; Hindi Literature ; Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi ; Modernisation ; Nation ; Public Sphere ; Sahitya Sarasvati ; Urdu |