Culture and the Making of Identity in Contemporary India

Author: Kamala GaneshUsha Thakkar/Editor(s): Kamala Ganesh / Usha ThakkarPublisher: Sage PublicationsYear: 2005Language: EnglishPages: 274ISBN/UPC (if available): 0761933077 DescriptionThe long-standing and continuing debate on Indian culture and on what constitutes Indianness manifests itself in many ways, some more subtle than others. In India, the historical passage to modernity, mediated by colonial authority and by nationalist resistance to it, has impacted all cultural disciplines. 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. Divided into four sections, the contributions range from detailed and scholarly essays to critical reviews of literature and reflections on experience. The first two sections deal with music, art, literature and translation, theatre and philosophy. These are fields of knowledge and practice in which there are well-develop