The Novelist and the Nationalist: Bankim Chandra in the Life of Subhas Chandra Bose

IF 0.1 4区历史学 0 ASIAN STUDIES Indian Historical Review Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.1177/03769836221105949

S. Mukerji

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This article seeks to explore a hitherto unploughed field of research on Indian freedom movement in general and Subhas Chandra Bose in particular that is the influence of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the famous novelist of Bengal in the life of Subhas Chandra Bose, the militant nationalist. While Bankim Chandra was never embroiled in politics, yet his influence on Indian nationalist movement was most profound. It was particularly discernible in the firebrand revolutionaries of Bengal whose legacy was inherited by Subhas Chandra Bose. No work on Bankim Chandra’s influence on the inception, germination, evolution, articulation maturation and expression of Bose’s concept of nationalism has been produced so far. The article tries to recapture and reassess the extent of reflection of Bankim Chandra’s outlook on British rule in India and India’s subjection to British imperialism, the contentious issue of Hindu nationalism and also related pertinent issues like communalism and secularism. It is a comparative study which intends to review these issues and questions in critical perspective. The central point is that Bankim Chandra’s influence on Bose was not transitory but everlasting and Bankim was always an abiding source of inspiration behind all his nationalist endeavour.

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小说家与民族主义者:班基姆·钱德拉·博斯的一生

本文试图探索一个迄今为止尚未开拓的研究领域，即印度著名小说家班金·钱德拉·查托帕德耶对激进的民族主义者苏巴斯·钱德拉·博斯一生的影响。虽然班金·钱德拉从未卷入政治，但他对印度民族主义运动的影响却是深远的。这一点在孟加拉的激进革命者身上表现得尤为明显，他们的遗产由苏巴斯·钱德拉·博斯继承。关于班金·钱德拉对玻色民族主义概念的产生、萌发、演变、发音、成熟和表达的影响，目前还没有研究。本文试图重新捕捉和评估班基姆·钱德拉对英国在印度的统治和印度对英帝国主义的臣服、印度教民族主义的争议问题以及与之相关的社群主义和世俗主义等问题的反思程度。这是一项比较研究，旨在从批判的角度审视这些问题。重点是，班基姆·钱德拉对鲍斯的影响不是短暂的，而是永恒的，班基姆一直是鲍斯所有民族主义努力背后的持久灵感来源。

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期刊介绍： The Indian Historical Review (IHR), a peer reviewed journal, addresses research interest in all areas of historical studies, ranging from early times to contemporary history. While its focus is on the Indian subcontinent, it has carried historical writings on other parts of the world as well. Committed to excellence in scholarship and accessibility in style, the IHR welcomes articles which deal with recent advancements in the study of history and discussion of method in relation to empirical research. All articles, including those which are commissioned, are independently and confidentially refereed. The IHR will aim to promote the work of new scholars in the field. In order to create a forum for discussion, it will be interested in particular in writings which critically respond to articles previously published in this journal. The IHR has been published since 1974 by the Indian Council of Historical Research. It is edited by an Editorial Board appointed by the Council. The Council also obtains the advice and support of an Advisory Committee which comprises those members of the Council who are not members of the editorial board.