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The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian is the 1951 autobiography of Indian writer Nirad C. Chaudhuri. [1] [2] Written when he was around 50, it records his life from his birth in 1897 in Kishoreganj, a small town in present-day Bangladesh. The book relates his mental and intellectual development, his life and growth in Calcutta, his ...
The Continent of Circe is a 1965 book of essays written by Indian author Nirad C. Chaudhuri that was winner of the Duff Cooper Prize for 1966. [1] In this book, Chaudhuri discusses Indian society from a socio-psychological perspective, commenting on Hindu society from Prehistory to modern times.
Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri CBE (23 November 1897 – 1 August 1999) was an Indian writer. [1] In 1990, Oxford University awarded Chaudhuri, by then a long-time resident of the city of Oxford, an Honorary Degree in Letters. In 1992, he was made an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). [2]
Thy Hand, Great Anarch! is a 1987 autobiographical sequel to Indian essayist Nirad C. Chaudhuri's The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian. Its title was inspired from the concluding couplet of Alexander Pope's The Dunciad which runs thus: [1] Thy hand, great Anarch! lets the curtain fall; And universal Darkness buries All.
Scholar Extraordinary is a biography of Max Müller published by Chatto & Windus in 1974. The book was written by Nirad C. Chaudhuri.In addition to detailing the life of Müller, Chaudhuri also places in context the social and psychological aspects of the era and handles Müller's actions with that backdrop.
1 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... Nirad C. Chaudhuri: The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian: 1951: Prakash Tandon: Punjabi Century 1857-1947: 1963 ...
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization is a 54-minute color documentary based on the life and thoughts of Nirad C. Chaudhuri. It was made in 1972 and was directed by James Ivory. [1] In this, Chaudhuri (who was then based in London and Oxford) expounds his views on culture, history, religion and society from a comparative perspective.
As for the nations of the so-called developing world, thanks in part to Spender's early attention to matters echt-English, the aftermath of the British Empire not least, Indian affairs, especially as they involved writers and intellectuals, were prominent on the contents page, with the heterodox essayist and memoirist Nirad Chaudhuri among the ...