Download or read book The Frail Hero and Virile History written by Indira Chowdhury and published by School of Oriental & African Studies University of London. This book was released on 1998 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrating the centrality of gender in the formation of a national identity, Indira Chowdhury opens up fresh ways to scrutinize the links between nationalism and Indian modernity, examining how indigenous cultural forms are constructed for a modern political identity.