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CULTURE AND THE MAKING OF IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA

	Culture And The Making Of Identity In Contemporary India by Ganesh
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This collection of 17 original essays provides insights into the various ways in which the interrelated issues of culture, identity and Indianness are expressed in contemporary times. The contributions range from detailed and scholarly essays to critical reviews of literature and reflections on experience. The contributors, distinguished specialists writing for a general readership, outline and evaluate significant developments since Independence in their respective fields.

Table of Contents

Foreword by B G DESHMUKH
Introduction: Fields of Culture: Conversations and Contestations KAMALA GANESH
I: From Interior Landscapes into Cyberspace: Fluidity and Dynamics of Tradition KAPILA VATSYAYAN
From Sankara to Fusion: An Indian Musical Spectrum ASHOK RANADE
Lineages of the Modern in Indian Art: The Making of a National History TAPATI GUHA-THAKURTA
Divided by a Common Language: The Novel in India, in English and in English Translation MEENAKSHI MUKHERJEE
II: Translating Sensibility DILIP CHITRE
What Does Translation Mean in India? U R ANANTHAMURTHY
Inter-culturalism and the Question of Body ANURADHA KAPUR
Inter-culturalism and Intra-culturalism in Theatre: A Personal Response VIJAYA MEHTA
III: Stri Shakti: Dimensions of Woman Power in India VIMLA BAHUGUNA
Vimla Bahuguna and the Legacy of Gandhian Politics USHA THAKKAR
Heritage of Bhakti: Sant Women`s Writings in Marathi VIDYUT BHAGWAT
Feminism and Feminist Expression: A Dialogue DEVAKI JAIN/-/`Re` Inscribing the Past: Inserting Women into Indian History UMA CHAKRAVARTI
The Humanist Perspective and the Civilising Role of History MARIAM DOSSAL
IV: Indigenous Knowledges and the Hegemony of Science CLAUDE ALVARES
Towards an Informed Science Criticism: The Debate on Science in Post Independence India GITA CHADHA
IndexISBN - 9780761933816

Pages : 272