1st Edition
Bandish as Text Re-reading Khayal Compositions by ‘Sadarang’ and ‘Adarang’
Chapter 1: The Idea of Devotion in Bandishes Chapter 2: Seasonal Celebrations and Traditions in Practice Chapter 3: Critiquing the Female Persona in Bandishes Chapter 4: Performance as Interpretation
Biography
Barnashree Khasnobis is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, India. She earned her PhD from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi. Her thesis focused on the socio-cultural analysis of khayal bandishes. Her research interests include exploring the interdisciplinary connections between music and literature. Her research articles have appeared in Kalakalpa (a journal by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts), Comparative Literature: East & West (Taylor & Francis) and National Identities (Taylor & Francis).
