The story is adopted from maitreyi devi s bengali novel na hanyate and is based on a love triangle. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. She also recorded the poets stay with her in her delightful book mongpute rabindranath, the english translation of which is called tagore by the fire side. Precocious, a poet, a philosopher s daughter, maitreyi devi was 16 years old in 1930 when mircea eliade came to calcutta to study with her father. Online gujarati bookstore free shipping, cash on delivery. Her publications include four volumes of poetry, eight works on. Heroine of romanian writer mircea eliades scandalous and eponymous love story, maitreyi. The bengali version na hanyate that i had read, is palpable and a very honest account. They were also, as it turned out, deeply taken with each other. Maitreyi devi profile, biography and life history veethi. Na hanyate by maitreyee devi pdf bangla most popular series 214 read unliimed online bengali books from.
Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was sixteen years old in 1930 when mircea. For many years, maitreyi devi was not aware that the story had been published. We were two good exhibits in his museum, devi writes. What startled the readers was maitreyis bold, unabashed. Maitreyi was the founder of the council for the promotion of communal harmony in 1964. The bengali author gives her version of her romance with mircea eliade, the romanian writer, described in his novel, bengal nights. Delighted by the presence of the revered poet in their village, the locals of mongpu. Pdf on oct 31, 20, arina cirstea and others published rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi and maitreyi devis na hanyate find, read and cite all the research you. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the maitreyi, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Na hanyate project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Buy na hanyate book online at best prices in india on. In this book eliade claimed sexual affair between them. Rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi and maitreyi devi s na hanyate arina cirstea this article discusses the relationship between reading and cultural stereotyping in two fictional writings that engage with the same biographical material. Maitreyi devi project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. It catapulted her to fame and soon after, bagged her the prestigious sahitya akademi award. In her account, maitreyi devi was intrepid and set an example as a confident author doing justice to not just literature but to herself by catharsis. Rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi. Romanized title, author and statement of responsibility on t. Did you know salman khan once wanted aishwarya rai to. Shruti line by line presents maitreyi devi s na hanyate narrated by sumana banerjee how did you like the presentation.
In 1974, devi s semiautobiographical novel in bengali albeit with a sanskrit title na hanyate was published. Buy a cheap copy of na hanyate book by maitreyi devi. Rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi and maitreyi devis na hanyate arina cirstea this article discusses the relationship between reading and cultural stereotyping in two fictional writings that engage with the same biographical material. Maitreyi devi was herself a renowned poet and novelist who wrote the famous bengali novel na hanyate.
Mircea eliades 1933 novel bengal nights portrayed maitreyi devi as the lead character. Aguirre, geoffrey james, maitreyi devi and mircea eliade one moment as fractal 2001. Book pratha has categorised the books according to authors, subjects, age groups, price and you will get all the details of books here. The bengali version na hanyate that i had read, is palpable and a very honest account of intense young love. Bengali writers popular books are available in the website. Romantic audio storyna hanyate part 1 maitreyi devibengali. She was the daughter of philosopher surendranath dasgupta and protegee of poet rabindranath tagore.
February 24, 2011 october 31, 2014 admin 2 comments bangla literature, maitreyi devi. In 1974, maitreyi published her own version of the affair in bengali, na hanyate title refers to the soul that cannot be killed. In this essay, i will use the english titles to refer to the two novels. Years before maitreyi devi wrote na hanyate, eliade had written a romanian novel inspired by his relationship with her. It truly is a breathtaking book and it will leave you speechless. Not only was the mutual respect that came with their past relationship totally absent in the book, but also. A romance, was written as a response to bengal nights, and maitreyi devi described the romance and the cultural tensions resulted from it. Daughter of sanskrit scholar and philosopher surendranath dasgupta. Rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi and. Maitreyi was tagores discipline in kolkata, who got involved with the western scholar, and also herself a promising intellectual, poet and social activist. Jun 01, 2008 eliade had then promised he will not publish any more on the topic during maitreyi s lifetime.
The movie was based on maitreyi devi s bengali novel na hanyate and it was a massive hit. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi and maitreyi devis na hanyate. Na hanyate gujarati book by maitreyi devi buy online with best discount. Maitreyi devi was a bengaliborn indian poet and novelist. The book was her version of events, where a european called mircea euclid seduced amrita, the bengali daughter of his master. Among her 5 siblings, chitrita devi and subhayu dasgupta too were noted writers. While amrita, the heroine of na hanyate, takes after the author maitreyi devi 19141989, the novels hero, mircea euclid, is based on the romanian philosopher mircea eliade 190786, who also served as the director of the history of religions department at the university of chicago. Na hanyate is her novel written as a response to bengal nights.
Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was six. Please leave us a comment and subscribe to our channel for more. Shruti line by line presents maitreyi devis na hanyate narrated by sumana banerjee how did you like the presentation. In 1988, french director nicholas klotz and french producer philippe diaz released their version called the bengali night, based on eliades french novel, without any consideration of devis novel. In the film, the ending showed nandini aishwarya rai, who was the love of sameer salman, go back to her husband vanraj ajay devgn after realising. It changes your views on life, intimacy and everything, really. When maitreyi devi encountered serguialgeorghe, she had, in many ways, also encountered some unpleasant lies. Download na hanyate by maitreyee devi pdf na hanyate by maitreyi devi free download, na hanyate by maitreyi devi download, na hanyate by maitreyi devi, na hanyate by maitreyi devi pdf, maitreyi devi book pdf, maitreyi devi pdf book, maitreyi devi pdf download, maitreyi devi pictures, maitreyi devi photo poems, maitreyi devi film, maitreyi devi poezii, maitreyi devi benagali novel na.
Maitreyi devi books list of books by author maitreyi devi. Maitreyi devi herself is a familiar name in the field of bengali literature, and has many feathers in her cap. I have never read such a book written by an indian woman from india, and especially by one of her generation. Proud of her intelligence, maitreyi devi s father had provided her with a fine and, for that time, remarkably liberal education and encouraged his brilliant foreign student, eliade, to study with her. In 1974, devis semiautobiographical novel in bengali albeit with a sanskrit title na hanyate was published. Given the cultural constraints, she denies claims of a sexual affair between her and eliade during the latters sojourn in british india. Pdf on oct 31, 20, arina cirstea and others published rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi and maitreyi devi s na hanyate find, read and cite all the research you. But, did you know that salman wasnt happy with the climax of the movie and wanted a different ending. Maitreyi devi 19141990 was a poet and lecturer, founder of the council for the promotion of communal harmony in 1964 and vicepresident of the allindia womens coordinating council. These conflicting stories, beyond their individual. More than forty years passed before devi read bengal nights, the novel eliade had fashioned out of their encounter, only to find small details and phrases, even her given name, bringing back episodes and feelings she had spent decades trying.
Today i am curious about something i read about a long ago but forgot, romanian anthropologist mircea eliades 19071986 book bengali nights 1994 that was published in english only after her beloved maitreyi devi s 19141990 death. Na hanyate maitreyee devi 188 pages, 35 mb, this is the largest online bengali books reading library. Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was sixteen years old in 1930 when mircea eliade came to calcutta to study with her father. Na hanyate roughly translated, that which wasnt to happen.
After reading it, she wrote her own version of the relationship in 1974. Na hanyate, in limba bengali, sau dragostea nu moare, in romane. Titled na hanyate, it was originally published in bengali. It also reflects the influence of the german novella immensee and the 1943 naziera film based. Maitreyi devi and mircea eliade one moment as fractal by. A romance, was written as a response to bengal nights, and maitreyi devi described the. In 1933, romanian writer mircea eliade published a semiautobiographical novel. In 1988, french director nicholas klotz and french producer philippe diaz released their version called the bengali night, based on eliades french novel, without any consideration of devi. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. The writer received sahitya akademi award for this novel in 1976. Pdf rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi and. The untold story behind the publishing of maitreyi devi. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit.