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Focusing on literary representations of significant events like the \u003cstrong\u003e1943 Bengal Famine\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003e1967–72 Naxalbari Movement\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003e1975–77 Indian Emergency\u003c\/strong\u003e, it reveals the underlying \u003cstrong\u003ecolonially-engineered agrarian crises\u003c\/strong\u003e that have shaped these catastrophic moments in Indian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author examines how prominent novelists such as \u003cstrong\u003eBhabani Bhattacharya\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMahasweta Devi\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSalman Rushdie\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRohinton Mistry\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNabarun Bhattacharya\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eNayantara Sahgal\u003c\/strong\u003e, among others, have portrayed these events, reflecting on the long-term crises through various \u003cstrong\u003eaesthetic modalities within realism\u003c\/strong\u003e. These include \u003cstrong\u003eanalytical-affective\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ecritical realist\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003equest modes\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003enon-realist forms\u003c\/strong\u003e like \u003cstrong\u003emetafiction\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eurban fantastic\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003emagical realism\u003c\/strong\u003e. These diverse forms are collectively discussed as \u003cstrong\u003epostcolonial catastrophic realism\u003c\/strong\u003e, a literary mode that critiques the postcolonial condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModernity, Catastrophe, and Realism in the Postcolonial Indian Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisaster and Realism: Novels of the 1943 Bengal Famine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterrogating the Naxalbari Movement: Mahasweta Devi’s Quest Novels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Aftermath of the Naxalbari Movement: Nabarun Bhattacharya’s Urban Fantastic Tales\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWriting the Indian Emergency: Magical and Critical Realisms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSourit Bhattacharya\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003eLecturer in Postcolonial Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003cstrong\u003eUniversity of Glasgow\u003c\/strong\u003e, Scotland. He is a co-editor of the book \u003cem\u003eNabarun Bhattacharya\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) and \u003cstrong\u003eSanglap: Journal of Literary and Cultural Inquiry\u003c\/strong\u003e. His academic expertise lies in postcolonial studies, particularly in the context of South Asian literature and its intersection with historical and cultural crises.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50000721510704,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_9783030950521","price":1167.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/Postcolonial_Modernity_and_the_Indian_1.jpg?v=1756464523","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/postcolonial-modernity-and-the-indian-novel-on-catastrophic-realism","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}