{"product_id":"mobilizing-krishnas-world-the-writings-of-prince-s-257-vant-singh-of-kishangarh-paperback","title":"Mobilizing Krishna's World: The Writings of Prince S\u0026#257;vant Singh of Kishangarh - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHeidi Pauwels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eK. Sivaramakrishnan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnand A. Yang\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSavant Singh (1694-1764), the Rajput prince of Kishangarh-Rupnagar, is famous for commissioning beautiful works of miniature painting and composing devotional (bhakti) poetry to Krishna under the nom de plume Nagaridas. After his throne was usurped by his younger brother, while Savant Singh was on the road seeking military alliances to regain his kingdom, he composed an autobiographical pilgrimage account, \"The Pilgrim's Bliss\" (Tirthananda); a hagiographic anthology, \"Garland of Anecdotes about Songs\" (Pad-Prasang-mala); and a reworking of the story of Rama, \"Garland of Rama's Story\" (Ram-Carit-Mala).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough an examination of Savant Singh's life and works, Heidi Pauwels explores the circulation of ideas and culture in the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries in north India, revealing how Singh mobilized soldiers but also used myths, songs, and stories about saints in order to cope with his personal and political crisis. \u003ci\u003eMobilizing Krishna's World\u003c\/i\u003e allows us a peek behind the dreamlike paintings and refined poetry to glimpse a world of intrigue involving political and religious reform movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeidi Pauwels is professor of Asian languages and literature at the University of Washington. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eCultural Exchange in Eighteenth-Century India: Poetry and Paintings from Kishangarh\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGoddess as Role Model: Sita and Radha in Scripture and on Screen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45308218212454,"sku":"9780295742236","price":69.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/a29UMHVPU010M3MrWnd5b3NBUmVlUT09.webp?v=1774162229","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/mobilizing-krishnas-world-the-writings-of-prince-s-257-vant-singh-of-kishangarh-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}