Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
OUP India (1999), 210 pages
Description
Internationally renowned author and activist Bharucha here analyzes a wide range of cultural pursuits and activities, from film to street theatre, from painting to literature, all of which can be seen as attempts to counter the threats of communalism and globalization. Drawing on thestom anti-fascist and anti-imperialist legacy of movements of the 1940s, he questions what it means to be secular in Indiaich today.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
197 p.
ISBN
0195648897 / 9780195648898
Call number
AHC.BHR.NSC
Library's review
Internationally renowned author and activist Rustom Bharucha analyses a wide range of cultural activities, from film to street theatre, painting and literature, which attempt to counter the threats of communalism and globalization. Drawing on the anti-fascist and anti-imperialist legacy of
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movements of the 1940s, he questions what it means to be secular in India today, within the larger framework of cultural activism and citizenship. Show Less
Pages
197