Hindu-Muslim relations in the work of Rabindranath Tagore and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) are two stalwarts of twentieth century Bengali literature. Born and raised in very different socio-cultural and religious environments, both lacked formal education, yet both went on to become ardent champions of education. Desp...

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Main Author:	Quayum, Mohammad Abdul
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Published:	SAGE Publications 2015
Subjects:	PI Oriental languages and literatures PN Literature (General)
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spelling	iium-441272017-11-17T07:00:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44127/ Hindu-Muslim relations in the work of Rabindranath Tagore and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain Quayum, Mohammad Abdul PI Oriental languages and literatures PN Literature (General) Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) are two stalwarts of twentieth century Bengali literature. Born and raised in very different socio-cultural and religious environments, both lacked formal education, yet both went on to become ardent champions of education. Despite their different religious identities, both writers stepped out of their cultural and gendered borders to embrace the ‘other’ in a spirit of fellowship and unity, against a backdrop of turbulent Hindu-Muslim relationships and recurrent communal riots, throughout most of their adult lives. The present article investigates this cross-cultural, dialogic-inclusive vision of Hindu-Muslim unity as reflected in the literary works of these two writers. It seeks to explain why and how they espoused such a bold vision, going against the grain of religious feuds that characterised the history of the period. The current relevance of such cross-cultural navigation is evident. SAGE Publications 2015-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44127/1/QUAYUM.SAR._TAGORE._ROKEYA.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44127/4/44127_Hindu-Muslim_relations_in_the_work_of_Rabindranath_SCOPUS.pdf Quayum, Mohammad Abdul (2015) Hindu-Muslim relations in the work of Rabindranath Tagore and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. South Asia Research, 35 (2). pp. 177-194. ISSN 1741-3141 (O), 0262-7280 (P) http://sar.sagepub.com/content/35/2/177.abstract?rss=1 10.1177/0262728015581288
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description	Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) are two stalwarts of twentieth century Bengali literature. Born and raised in very different socio-cultural and religious environments, both lacked formal education, yet both went on to become ardent champions of education. Despite their different religious identities, both writers stepped out of their cultural and gendered borders to embrace the ‘other’ in a spirit of fellowship and unity, against a backdrop of turbulent Hindu-Muslim relationships and recurrent communal riots, throughout most of their adult lives. The present article investigates this cross-cultural, dialogic-inclusive vision of Hindu-Muslim unity as reflected in the literary works of these two writers. It seeks to explain why and how they espoused such a bold vision, going against the grain of religious feuds that characterised the history of the period. The current relevance of such cross-cultural navigation is evident.
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title	Hindu-Muslim relations in the work of Rabindranath Tagore and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
title_short	Hindu-Muslim relations in the work of Rabindranath Tagore and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
title_full	Hindu-Muslim relations in the work of Rabindranath Tagore and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
title_fullStr	Hindu-Muslim relations in the work of Rabindranath Tagore and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
title_full_unstemmed	Hindu-Muslim relations in the work of Rabindranath Tagore and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
title_sort	hindu-muslim relations in the work of rabindranath tagore and rokeya sakhawat hossain
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Hindu-Muslim relations in the work of Rabindranath Tagore and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

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