| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 485/3/2 |
| Date | 2020 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Title | Kabir, "Bhukhe bhagati na kijai" [I cannot be a devotee when I am hungry] |
| Creator Name | Chitrakar; Jahanara (1991-); Scroll Painter |
| Description | Part of Kangal-er Gaan [Penniless Songs]. One of two songs in Kangal-er Gaan by Kabir, the well-known fifteenth-century "weaver poet", whose works circulated widely and survive in often variant forms in later manuscripts. The poem selected here appears in the Sikh Adi Granth. The choukapata (square scroll) illustration of the poem by Jahanara Chitrakar, in her characteristic elegant style and use of colour, emphasises the intensity of religious devotion in sparse surroundings.
[This information was taken from the project website at https://faminetales.exeter.ac.uk in 2024] |
| Format | Object |
| Language | Bengali, English |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Access Conditions | Usual EUL conditions apply. Requires large table, weights and member of staff's assistance to unroll/re-roll |
| Copyright | CC-BY-NC |
| Publication Note | 'Famine Tales from India and Britain: A Graphic Anthology' (Jadavpur University Press, 2023)
Project website at https://faminetales.exeter.ac.uk |
| Management Group | Visual culture papers |