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(a) Make an estimate of Rana Kumbha as a patron of literature and art. (20 marks)

(b) Why should the sixteenth century be regarded as the period of Indian Renaissance? (15 marks)

(c) “Tantrism, if not in practice, at least on conceptual level challenged patriarchy.” Examine Tantrism specially keeping in mind the above context. (15 marks)