Na Hanyate
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Na Hanyate, or It Does Not Die, is a novel
written in 1974 by Maitreyi Devi
, an India
n poet and novelist who was the protegée of the great Bengal
i poet Rabindranath Tagore
. She wrote the novel in response to Romania
n philosopher Mircea Eliade
's book Maitreyi (titled Bengal Nights in English), which related a fictionalized account of their romance during Eliade's visit to India. Although La Nuit Bengali was published in 1933, it was several years before Devi discovered it. Though the two books relate a common event, they differ in many aspects of their plots and perspectives. Taken together, the New York Times describes the two novels as "an unusually touching story of young love unable to prevail against an opposition whose strength was tragically buttressed by the uncertainties of a cultural
divide." In 1994, the University of Chicago Press
published the two works in English as companion volumes.
The 1999 Bollywood film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
, directed by Sanjay Leela Bansali, takes its inspiration from Devi's novel, although the film does not give credit to it. The film was a huge hit because of its melodramatic picturization.
In 2010, eminent Indian Bengali rock music maestro Rupam Islam
released an album called Na Hanyate with tremendous experiments of the world music.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
written in 1974 by Maitreyi Devi
Maitreyi Devi
Maitreyi Devi was a Bengali-born Indian poetess and novelist, the daughter of philosopher Surendranath Dasgupta and protegée of poet Rabindranath Tagore. She was the basis for the main character in Romanian-born writer Mircea Eliade's 1933 novel Bengal Nights...
, an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n poet and novelist who was the protegée of the great Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
i poet Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
. She wrote the novel in response to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n philosopher Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day...
's book Maitreyi (titled Bengal Nights in English), which related a fictionalized account of their romance during Eliade's visit to India. Although La Nuit Bengali was published in 1933, it was several years before Devi discovered it. Though the two books relate a common event, they differ in many aspects of their plots and perspectives. Taken together, the New York Times describes the two novels as "an unusually touching story of young love unable to prevail against an opposition whose strength was tragically buttressed by the uncertainties of a cultural
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
divide." In 1994, the University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press
The University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, dozens of academic journals, including Critical Inquiry, and a wide array of...
published the two works in English as companion volumes.
The 1999 Bollywood film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
The music was composed by Ismail Darbar with lyrics by Mehboob. It received nine Filmfare Awards nominations in the music and singing categories and produced some winners as well.-Track listing:-2000 National Awards:* Best Music Direction - Ismail Darbar...
, directed by Sanjay Leela Bansali, takes its inspiration from Devi's novel, although the film does not give credit to it. The film was a huge hit because of its melodramatic picturization.
In 2010, eminent Indian Bengali rock music maestro Rupam Islam
Rupam Islam
Rupam Islam is a playback singer, song writer, composer and the lead singer of the band Fossils. He is a recipient of National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He won the award in 2010, for his work in the film Mahanagar @ Kolkata...
released an album called Na Hanyate with tremendous experiments of the world music.