About the Book: In Praise Of Annada Volume 02
In 1752, The Bengali poet Bharatchandra Ray completed a long narrative poem
dedicated to the glory of Annada, the consort of Shiva and the divinity who, as
her name proclaims, "bestows the bounty of rice." a poet well-versed in
Sanskrit, Persian, and hindi—all of which enrich his work Bharatchandra took up
the literary performance genre M A? Galkavya and thoroughly transformed it,
addressing the aesthetic tastes of the court rather than those of the
traditional village audience. He added depth and sensitivity to well-known
legends, along with allusions to his own experiences of poverty, and more than