Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

Shastri News - June 2009

New Publication

Nandi Bhatia, Associate Professor at the University of Western Ontario, recently published an anthology of Modern Indian Theatre:

Nandi Bhatia, ed. Modern Indian Theatre: An Anthology. Oxford University Press, 2009.

India has witnessed a steady increase in dramatic activity since the late nineteenth century through multiple forms and practices. Modern Indian Theatre: An Anthology brings together writings that speak to the historical contexts from which such practices emerged-colonization, cultural suppression and appropriation, intercultural transformations brought about by the impact of the colonial forces, and acute critical engagement with socio-political issues brought about by the hopes and failures of Independence. More from Oxford University Press…

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