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Rajani: Songs of the Night (1916) is a poetry collection by Dhan
Gopal Mukerji. Published while Mukerji was a young student in
California, Rajani: Songs of the Night is the debut collection of
poems from the first Indian writer to gain a popular audience in
the United States. Lyrical and romantic, Mukerji's poems capture
his commitment to beauty while maintaining his sense of isolation
and exile as a young man living far from home. In "Bhikshu's Song,"
the collection's opening poem, the poet greets a Buddhist monk at
the door, returning in memory to his native Bengal. Repeating the
Bhikshu's mantra throughout-"Om Moni Padme Om!"-Mukerji allows
himself to "drift with the stream / To [his] destination of dream."
An exile, Mukerji can only reach his homeland through memory and
song, by infusing English meter with the sights and sounds of
Bengal. "A singer that sings of sorrow; / Whose night knows no
tomorrow; / [His] song finds its source / In its moonless
immensity." Although he never returned to his native country,
Mukerji left an inspiring legacy through his literary achievement
and unwavering commitment to Indian independence. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Dhan Gopal Mukerji's Rajani: Songs of the Night is
a classic of Indian American literature reimagined for modern
readers.
Sandhya, or Songs of Twilight (1917) is a poetry collection by Dhan
Gopal Mukerji. Published while Mukerji was a young student in
California, Sandhya, or Songs of Twilight is the second collection
of poems from the first Indian writer to gain a popular audience in
the United States. Lyrical and romantic, Mukerji's poems capture
his commitment to beauty while maintaining his sense of isolation
and exile as a young man living far from home. In "Symbolism," the
collection's opening poem, Mukerji is a poet in search of a song:
"Tongueless the bell! / Lute without a song! / It is not night / It
is God's dawn, / Silence its unending song." Desperate for the
beauty and truth of the world outside "pain's window," he finds
"Faith's candle lit," lighting "Eternity's scroll" for the soul to
read at last. Lyrically gifted and profoundly mysterious, Mukerji
presents his creative process as a struggle with human emotions.
Later, he grounds his feeling in the country he left behind: "O,
frail, faint call which I seek to echo! / O, breath of love laden
with the aroma of my soul! / Why seek I ever without, O guest at my
door?" In "After a Bengali Song," he provides a powerful image of
isolation and longing from a heart that remains "without" for as
long as his exile continues. Although he never returned to his
native country, Mukerji left an inspiring legacy through his
literary achievement and unwavering commitment to Indian
independence. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Dhan Gopal Mukerji's Sandhya,
or Songs of Twilight is a classic of Indian American literature
reimagined for modern readers.
Kari the Elephant (1922) is a children's book by Dhan Gopal
Mukerji. Published the year Mukerji moved from San Francisco to New
York City, Kari the Elephant is the debut children's book from the
first Indian writer to gain a popular audience in the United
States. Although less popular than his novel Gay Neck: The Story of
a Pigeon (1927), which won the 1928 Newbery Medal, Kari the
Elephant is a beautiful tale of kinship between the human and
animal worlds set in the lush forests of the author's native India.
"Kari, the elephant, was five months old when he was given to me to
take care of. I was nine years old and I could reach his back if I
stood on tiptoe. He seemed to remain that high for nearly two
years. Perhaps we grew together; that is probably why I never found
out just how tall he was." Raised side by side, Kari and his
handler grow inseparable through their travels in the Indian
countryside. As their adventures bring them to cities, jungles, and
distant lands, boy and elephant overcome danger and learn the true
meaning of friendship. Although he never returned to his native
country, Mukerji left an inspiring legacy through his literary
achievement and unwavering commitment to Indian independence. With
a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Dhan Gopal Mukerji's Kari the Elephant is a classic
of Indian American literature reimagined for modern readers.
Caste and Outcast (1923) is an autobiography by Dhan Gopal Mukerji.
Published the year after Mukerji moved from San Francisco to New
York City, Caste and Outcast is a moving autobiographical narrative
from the first Indian writer to gain a popular audience in the
United States. Although he is more widely recognized for such
children's novels as Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon (1927), which
won the 1928 Newbery Medal, and Kari the Elephant (1922), Mukerji
was also a gifted poet and memoirist whose experiences in India,
Japan, and the United States are essential to his unique
perspective on twentieth century life. "As I look into the past and
try to recover my earliest impression, I remember that the most
vivid experience of my childhood was the terrific power of faces.
From the day consciousness dawned upon me, I saw faces, faces
everywhere, and I always noticed the eyes. It was as if the whole
Hindu race lived in its eyes." Raised in a prominent Brahmin
family, Dhan Gopal Mukerji enjoyed immense privileges in his native
India and came to trust in the effectiveness and fairness of the
country's caste system. As a young man, however, no longer
enthralled with the ascetic lifestyle explored in his youth,
Mukerji devoted himself to nationalist politics and eventually left
India for Japan. Unsatisfied with life as an engineering student,
he emigrated once more to the United States, where he moved in
anarchist and bohemian circles while embarking on a career as a
popular poet and children's author. Although he never returned to
his native country, Mukerji left an inspiring legacy through his
literary achievement and unwavering commitment to Indian
independence. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Dhan Gopal Mukerji's Caste and
Outcast is a classic of Indian American literature reimagined for
modern readers.
Caste and Outcast (1923) is an autobiography by Dhan Gopal Mukerji.
Published the year after Mukerji moved from San Francisco to New
York City, Caste and Outcast is a moving autobiographical narrative
from the first Indian writer to gain a popular audience in the
United States. Although he is more widely recognized for such
children's novels as Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon (1927), which
won the 1928 Newbery Medal, and Kari the Elephant (1922), Mukerji
was also a gifted poet and memoirist whose experiences in India,
Japan, and the United States are essential to his unique
perspective on twentieth century life. "As I look into the past and
try to recover my earliest impression, I remember that the most
vivid experience of my childhood was the terrific power of faces.
From the day consciousness dawned upon me, I saw faces, faces
everywhere, and I always noticed the eyes. It was as if the whole
Hindu race lived in its eyes." Raised in a prominent Brahmin
family, Dhan Gopal Mukerji enjoyed immense privileges in his native
India and came to trust in the effectiveness and fairness of the
country's caste system. As a young man, however, no longer
enthralled with the ascetic lifestyle explored in his youth,
Mukerji devoted himself to nationalist politics and eventually left
India for Japan. Unsatisfied with life as an engineering student,
he emigrated once more to the United States, where he moved in
anarchist and bohemian circles while embarking on a career as a
popular poet and children's author. Although he never returned to
his native country, Mukerji left an inspiring legacy through his
literary achievement and unwavering commitment to Indian
independence. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Dhan Gopal Mukerji's Caste and
Outcast is a classic of Indian American literature reimagined for
modern readers.
An inspiring in-depth look at the nineteenth-century Godman of
India and Prophet of Harmony. Sri Ramakrishna, one of the greatest
spiritual personalities of our time, is widely recognized as the
Prophet of the Harmony of Religions. After perfecting the practice
of several religions—including Christianity, Islam and various
traditions of Hinduism—he declared, “As many faiths, so many
paths.” For the first time, two classic biographies—Dhan Gopal
Mukerji’s The Face of Silence (1926) and Swami Nikhilananda’s
Sri Ramakrishna (1942)—are brought together to provide a fuller
understanding of the life and spiritual significance of Sri
Ramakrishna as well as the systems of Indian religious thought
intimately connected with him. Pairing legend with fact, memory
with history, this unique volume—including an Introduction to Sri
Ramakrishna’s God-consciousness by Swami Adiswarananda—succeeds
in intimately examining the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and
conveying the true story of this great mystic, whose leaping flame
of spiritual realization continues to influence the modern
spiritual search.
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Caste and Outcast (Paperback)
Dhan Gopal Mukerji; Edited by Gordon Chang, Akhil Gupta, Purnima Mankekar
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R639
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A person of rare talent and broad appeal, Dhan Gopal Mukerji
(1890-1936) holds the distinction of being the first South Asian
immigrant to have a successful career in the United States as a man
of letters. As the author of two dozen published volumes of poetry,
drama, fiction, social commentary, philosophy, translations, and
children's stories, Mukerji was a pivotal figure in the
transmission and interpretation of Indian traditions to Americans
in the first several decades of the twentieth century. This reissue
of his classic autobiography "Caste and Outcast," with a new
Introduction and Afterword, seeks to revitalize interest in Mukerji
and his work and to contribute to the exploration of the South
Asian experience in America.
Originally published in 1923, this book is an exercise in both
cultural translation and cultural critique. In the first half of
the book, Mukerji draws upon his early experiences as a Bengali
Brahmin in India, hoping to convey to readers "an intimate
impression of eastern life"; the second half describes Mukerji's
coming to America and his experiences as a student, worker, and
activist in California.
Mukerji's text, written in an engaging personal style, is the kind
of ethnographic writing that seeks to render intelligible and
familiar the unfamiliar and the exotic. Gordon H. Chang's
substantial Introduction locates the story of "Caste and Outcast"
within the larger context of Mukerji's life, tracing the author's
personal history and his connections to such major figures as
Jawaharlal Nehru, M. N. Roy, Van Wyck Brooks, Roger Baldwin, and
Will Durant. The Afterword, by Purnima Mankekar and Akhil Gupta,
examines the ways in which Mukerji stretches the limits of the
autobiographical genre and provides a counternarrative to the
dominant nationalist account of American society.
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Sandhya (Hardcover)
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
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R1,321
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Sandhya (Paperback)
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
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R850
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Sandhya (Hardcover)
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
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R817
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Sandhya (Paperback)
The Perfect Library; Dhan Gopal Mukerji
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R388
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What Is Civilization? (Paperback)
Maurice Maeterlinck, Dhan Gopal Mukerji; Introduction by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
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R862
Discovery Miles 8 620
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Additional Authors Include W. E. Burghardt Du Bois, Ralph Adams
Cram, Paul Shorey, And Many Others.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of
this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
intention of making all public domain books available in printed
format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book
never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature
projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work,
tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As
a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to
save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of
this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
intention of making all public domain books available in printed
format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book
never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature
projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work,
tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As
a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to
save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
This is a new release of the original 1926 edition.
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