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Re Indian and comparative humor:
Sudipto Kaviraj, _Bankimchandra and the Making of Nationalist 
Consciousness._ 3 vols. CSSSC Occasional Papers 108-110. Calcutta: 
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, 1989. V. sophisticated analysis 
of Indian and European traditions of humor conflicting in 
Bankimchandra's _Kamilakantar Daptar_. A brief version of the argument 
was published in _Journal of Arts and Ideas_ (Delhi), around 1990.
Hope this helps,
Henry Schwarz
English Dept.
Georgetown Univ.
Washington, DC 20057