Logic in a Popular Form Bags

Logic in a Popular Form BagsTaking its title from Karl Marxs description of religion as the worlds logic in a popular form, this volume explores the hidden logic behind popular religions in nineteenth century Bengal. Sumanta Banerjee examines cross religious cults and the construction of Bengali myths and beliefs about godlings and spirits, approaching them as popular inventions that attempt to make sense of human existence in the face of an overwhelming and often hostile

and works of ancient philosophy and visual art

all the more remarkable at a time when communalism was rife in national politics

Written with a visceral candor that is seen in Ashish Avikunthak's films

the animal and the human

Jean Giraudoux

Erika Balsom and Devika Singh Accompanying exhibitions include: 18 April 2016: lecture on the book at Brandeis University - part of their annual Richard Saivetz '69 Architectural lectures

Artist monograph

this volume proposes an alternative approach to thinking about architecture centred on our experience of inhabiting spaces

Maach block courtesy: Heirs of Riten Mozumdar

and also curated an exhibition of the collection at the National Gallery of Modern Art

The second

is as riveting as what master storyteller Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o offers in The Upright Revolution