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Examining materials from early modern and contemporary North India and Pakistan, Tellings and Texts brings together seventeen first-rate papers on the relations between written and oral texts, their performance, and the musical traditions these performances have entailed. The contributions from some of the best scholars in the field cover a wide range of literary genres and social and cultural contexts across the region. The texts and practices are contextualized in relation to the broader social and political background in which they emerged, showing how religious affiliations, caste dynamics and political concerns played a role in shaping social identities as well as aesthetic sensibilities. By doing so this book sheds light into theoretical issues of more general significance, such as textual versus oral norms; the features of oral performance and improvisation; the role of the text in performance; the aesthetics and social dimension of performance; the significance of space in performance history and important considerations on repertoires of story-telling.
Corporate governance has been a pivotal to the success of private investment and public good. Globally, the governments and private entities are engaged for the adoption of the best practices in the field of corporate governance and corporate regulation. Promotion of self regulation by the corporate entities has been the stressed point in every governance related law internationally. The corporate governance code and corporate discipline are evolving to new heights for the establishment of the sound governance mechanisms by the state governments globally. The executive compensation, the independence in the corporate boards, the training and awareness amongst the board members regarding the regulatory implications among others are some of the key issues which are being focused on by every corporate governance related law in any country. This study is a review of the corporate governance initiatives and regulatory mechanisms as evolved and adopted by Australia, United Kingdom, Singapore, South Africa and Malaysia.
The patronage system at the Mughal court drew many Safavid poets and men of learning to India who interacted with Indians at various levels. In an unusual case, the young Iranian poet 'Urfī's attachment to his patron, Prince Salīm (later Emperor Jahāngīr), was interpreted by some as more than merely professional and the poet's death at a young age gave rise to speculations of intrigue. Mughal princesses were also actively involved in the literary scene of the time. In another instance, the association of Princess Zībunnisa, daughter of the Emperor Awrangzīb, with Persian poets was sometimes personal, leading to gossip and scandal about her. It turns out that in both cases stories about the sexual aspects of the relationships between Mughal patrons and Iranian poets arose in the eighteenth century and are more reflective of the concerns of the literary culture of that period. This paper explores the power and gender dynamics of these poet–patron relationships in the context of the general Iranian–Indian tension at the Mughal court and a highly developed and creative tradition of crafting biographical accounts.
