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753496
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edited by Nandi Bhatia.
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Modern Indian theatre : : a reader\ edited by Nandi Bhatia.
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New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011
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Oxford India paperbacks.
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xxxix, 487 pages ; 22 cm.
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0198075065
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: 9780198075066
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Originally published: 2009.
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| Contents
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[Part 1] History, historiography, and the 'modernity' of Indian theatre --; Towards a genealogy of Indian theatre historiography / Rakesh H. Solomon --; A historiography of modern Indian theatre / Ananda Lal --; Reassembling the modern: an Indian theatre map since independence / Anuradha Kapur --; The critique of Western modernity in post-independence India / Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker --; [Part 2] Colonial influences, nationalist self-expression --; Different Shakespeares: the Bard in colonial/postcolonial India / Jyotsna Singh --; The nation staged: nationalist discourse in late 19th century Bengali theatre / Sudipto Chatterjee --; Popular theatre and the rise of nationalism in South India / S. Theodore Baskaran --; The Indian People's Theatre Association: a preliminary sketch of the movement and the organization, 1942-47 / Malini Bhattacharya --; [Part 3] Interrogating the nation from the margins --; The politics of translating Indian Dalit drama with special reference to Bali Adugal (Scapegoats) / S. Armstrong --; Retreating into tribal mansions: race and religion in plays written by Parsi Zoroastrians in India / Nilufer E. Bharucha --; In search of women in history of Marathi theatre, 1843 to 1933 / Neera Adarkar --; Reform and revival: the devadasi and her dance / Amrit Srinivasan --; 'I am a Hindu': assertions and queries / Vasudha Dalmia --; [Part 4] Rethinking the rural/urban and folk/classical binaries in post-independence India --; In defence of the 'theatre of roots' / Suresh Awasthi --; Enacting the life of Rama: classical traditions in contemporary religious folk theatre of northern India / Lothar Lutze --; [Part 5] Language, myth, and media --; Reconstruction of legend in contemporary Panjabi drama in India / Pankaj K. Singh --; Indian drama in English: transcreation and the indigenous performance tradition / Christopher Balme --; Non-Sanskritic and naturalistic Hindi drama / Diana Dimitrova --; Panjabi drama and theater / Atamjit Singh --; Encounter of the performing arts and modern mass media / J.C. Mathur --; Drama on television / Kirti Jain --; [Part 6] Statements --; A Bill to Empower the Government to Prohibit Certain Dramatic Performances --; The stage / Rabindranath Tagore --; Proscenium-arch stage / Satya Prasad Barua --; National theatre / Bellary Raghava --; A national theatre wanted: a non-commercial theatre / Baldoon Dhingra --; Towards a national theatre / Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay --; Organisational principles / Indian People's Theatre Association --; In search of form / Utpal Dutt --; Contemporary Indian theatre and its relevance / Mahesh Dattani.
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This reader brings together critical essays, excerpts, and theoretical and political statements that reflect upon the changing visions for Indian theatre since the late nineteenth century.--
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Theater -- India -- History -- 19th century.
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Theater -- India -- History -- 20th century.
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Theater and society -- India -- History -- 19th century.
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| LC Classification
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PN2884.E358 2011
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Nandi Bhatia
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