Representing India - Literatures, Politics and Identities

Author: Mukesh WilliamsRohit wanchoo/Publisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2008Language: EnglishPages: 344ISBN/UPC (if available): 0195692268 DescriptionThis book provides a critical commentary on politics, language, literature, identity, media, religion, caste, and the Indian Diaspora over the last two centuries. While analysing and synthesizing work done in diverse intellectual traditions, it discusses the significance of Sanskrit and its relationship with the regional languages of India; the relationship between Hindi and Urdu; and the role of English as a language of colonial administration and education after Independence. The study also deals with the new generation of post-Independence Indian English writers, who express a whole range of emotions, which were articulated through the vernacular in the colonial period. It explores the representation of Indian identities—Hindu and Muslim—through Hindi films and also looks into the role of Hindi television programmes in constructio