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The Present Volume, Literary Cultures In Early Modern North India: Current Research, Brings Together A Selection Of Contributions From Some Of The Leading Scholars As Well As Emerging Researchers In The Field, Originally Presented At The 13th Icemlni, Organized By The University Of Warsaw (chair Of South Asian Studies, Faculty Of Oriental Studies; 18-22 July 2018). For Over Forty Years, The Triennial International Conferences On Early Modern Literatures In North India (icemlni), Initiated To Share 'bhakti In Current Research' And Commonly Referred To As 'bhakti Conferences', Have Been An Established Forum For Scholars Working On Literary Cultures Of The Early Modernity (conceived Broadly As Ranging From The Fifteenth/sixteenth To The Early-nineteenth Centuries ). Initially, Conference Participants Focused On Early Vernacular Poetry In Northern India, Which Has Been Primarily Perceived As Religious Literature. Bhakti Texts Had Barely Been Studied By Scholars Of Sanskrit Or By Scholars Of Modern Languages, Who Mostly Specialized In Contemporary Literature.