Abstract

This article focuses on vernacular travel writings on America and Europe by Swami Satyadev ‘Parivrajak’ (1879–1961), one of the first persons to systematically write travelogues in Hindi. I argue that Parivrajak’s travel literature was part of a colonised nation’s attempt to reclaim a space of freedom, forged through the carving of ‘perfect masculine bodies’, which embodied his ideals of beauty and pleasure. It was a performative, political act that inscribed gendered landscapes with a dialogue between East and West, slavery and freedom. The Hindu male’s subaltern masculinity had to be overcome through diverse means, all of which metaphorically interacted to shape Parivrajak’s writings.

摘要

本文着重介绍Swami Satyadev'Parivrajak'（1879–1961）在美洲和欧洲发表的白话旅行著作，他是最早在印地语中系统地撰写旅行社的人之一。我认为，帕里弗拉贾克的旅行文学是一个殖民国家试图通过雕刻“完美的男性体”而锻造的自由空间的一部分，体现了他的美与乐的理想。这是一种具有表现力的政治行为，通过东西方，奴隶制和自由之间的对话将性别景观刻画出来。印度教男性的次要男性气质必须通过多种方式加以克服，所有这些方式都通过隐喻相互作用来塑造帕里弗拉贾克的作品。