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An image with a wall depicting scenes from the Bengal Renaissance, a teacher in a Bengali class, a Zamindar, and a shelf of books by various writers from Bengal, surrounded by manacles emanating from a copy of Tagore's Gitanjali.

“Modernity and the Vernacular,” by Amit Chaudhuri

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The texts mentioned in the illustration in the header are as follows (Top to Bottom): Abol Tabol (Nonsense Rhymes), Sukumar Ray; Jalshaghar (The Music Room), Tarasankar Bandopadhyay; Rupashi Bangla (Beautiful Bengal), Jibanananda Das; Samskara, UR Ananthamurthy; Madhushala, Harivansh Rai Bacchan; Hajar Churashir Ma (Mother of 1084), Mahasweta Devi; Tithidore, Buddhadev Bose.

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