Martyr as Bridegroom'Martyr As Bridegroom: A Folk Representation of Bhagat Singh' is written from the viewpoint of vernacular Punjabi culture and tries to tread on the marginalized path of vernacular culture as a methodology of a historian's craft. The book seeks to understand the manner in which Punjabis constructed the image of Bhagat Singh in their literature. |
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
CHAPTER 2 | 24 |
CHAPTER 3 | 49 |
CHAPTER 4 | 87 |
CHAPTER 5 | 115 |
CHAPTER 6 | 134 |
CONCLUSION | 164 |
APPENDIX 1 | 171 |
APPENDIX 4 | 180 |
APPENDIX 8 | 186 |
Photographs | 205 |
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Martyr as Bridegroom: A Folk Representation of Bhagat Singh Ishwar Dayal Gaur No preview available - 2008 |
Common terms and phrases
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