| 词条 | The Man from Chinnamasta |
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| name = The Man From Chinnamasta | title_orig = Chinnamastar Manuhtu | translator = Prashanta Goswami | image = The Man from Chinnamasta.jpg | caption = First English edition cover, painting by Tyeb Mehta | author = Indira Goswami | cover_artist = | country = India | language = English | series = | genre = Assamese Literature | publisher = Katha Books | release_date = | media_type = Print (Paperback | pages = 200 | isbn = 81-89020-38-2 | congress= MLCS 2006/01346 (P) PK1569.G578 | oclc= | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} The Man from Chinnamasta is a novel published in 2005 and written by Indira Goswami, who was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award[1] in 1983, the Jnanpith Award[2] in 2001 and the Prince Claus Awards in 2008.[3] Set in pre-independence British Assam, it was written with a specific political vision : to exhort her readers to protest against the practice of animal sacrifice in the ancient Kamakhya Temple in Assam. Once published, it took Assam by storm[4] because of its subversive nature. The Brahmins especially took offence for her frank demand to remove an ancient practice in the most important Shakti temple of the world. PlotThe novel follows the relationship of Dorothy Brown, a British woman in Assam, and her relationship with a tantric of the Kamakhya Temple in Assam. Ratnadhar and Bidhibala's -the child widow's- story runs parallel to this narrative. Ratnadhar organizes a signature campaign against the practice and faces many troubles in the process. SignificanceThe novel is also a scholarly account of Indira Goswami's quest and hard work. The Man from Chinnamasta, the tantric who is the protagonist, constantly discusses the ancient Sanskrit scriptures and substantiates his demand to stop animal sacrifice. He demonstrates the various alternatives that Debi Bhagavat, Yogini Tantra and Kalika Purana furnish to animal sacrifice. See also
References1. ^India Club 2. ^Frontline Vol 18 Issue 17 3. ^Prince Claus Foundation Citation 4. ^Katha in the News External links
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