Wajihuddin Ashraf. Bahr-e-Zakhkhār. 3 vols. Ed. Azarmi Dukht Safavi. Aligarh, 2012.
Subject
Kangal-er Gaan [Penniless Songs]
Description
This “song” is based on a prose narrative in Bahr-e-Zakhkhār, the Persian biography of Indian saints and mystics produced by Wajihuddin Ashraf in 1788-89. The Sufis described in this biography, from which a short excerpt has been selected, not only had their own discourse of dearth and ascetic practice, they also directly intervened, often through prayer, miraculous powers of fasting, and charitable acts, or by reinterpreting religious injunctions on food, during times of dearth, famine, and pestilence.
Graphic artist Argha Manna interprets this story by bringing to bear his scientific illustration practices which foreground the medical philosophy of Sufism underpinning Ashraf's narration.
Creator
Manna, Argha
Publisher
University of Exeter
Date
2021-03
Contributor
Dutta, Shrutakirti
Gupta, Abhijit
Halder, Bhagirath
Mukherjee, Ayesha
Rights
CC BY-NC
Format
Mixed media on cartridge paper
Coverage
c. 1788-89
Original Format
Graphic narrative
Physical Dimensions
21 cm x 25 cm