Culture and the making of identity in contemporary India / edited by Kamala Ganesh, Usha Thakkar.

"The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Bicentenary volume."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1; 1 -- From Interior Landscapes into Cyberspace: Fluidity and Dynamics of Tradition; 2 -- From Sankara to Fusion: An Indian Musical Spectrum; 3 -- Lineages of the Modern in Indian Art: The Making of a National History; 4 -- Divided by a Common Language: The Novel in India, in English and in English Translation; Part 2; 5 -- Translating Sensibility; 6 -- What Does Translation Mean in India?; 7 -- Inter-culturalism and the Question of Body; 8 -- Inter-culturalism and Intra-culturalism in Theatre: A Personal Response.

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.

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