Pop Culture India! : Media, Arts, and Lifestyle,9781851096367

Pop Culture India! : Media, Arts, and Lifestyle

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ISBN13: 9781851096367
ISBN10: 1851096361
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-01-20
Publisher(s): Abc-Clio Inc
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Summary

The over-the-top musicals of Bollywood may be the most familiar aspect of Indian popular culture, but there are many more, all explored in this fascinating volume.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Chronology xiii
Introduction
1(15)
The Position of English
2(1)
Political and Economic Development
3(5)
The Indian Underworld
8(2)
The Focus of This Volume
10(6)
Women and Minorities
12(1)
Dalits
12(3)
Gay Culture
15(1)
Music
16(22)
History of the Music Industry
16(6)
The Early Years
17(1)
The Cassette Revolution
18(2)
The Satellite Revolution
20(2)
Popular Music in India Today
22(1)
Film Music
22(2)
Nonfilm Pop Music
24(5)
Bhangra
24(1)
Ghazals
24(2)
Indipop
26(1)
Devotional Music
27(2)
International Music
29(1)
Issues
29(4)
The Growth of Piracy
29(4)
Links with Organized Crime
33(1)
Conclusion
33(1)
A to Z Index
33(3)
Bibliography and References
36(2)
Theater
38(39)
Sanskrit Theater
39(2)
Traditional Theaters
41(7)
Ram Lila and Ras Lila
42(1)
Chavittu Natakam
43(1)
Jatra
44(1)
Tamasha
45(2)
Nautanki
47(1)
The Colonial British Theater
48(2)
The Parsi Theater
50(2)
Marathi Theater
52(7)
Sangeet Natak
52(3)
Modern Marathi Theater
55(2)
Vijay Tendulkar
57(1)
After Tendulkar
58(1)
Bengali Theater
59(6)
The Early Playwrights
60(1)
Commercial Theater
61(1)
Indian People's Theatre Association
62(1)
Modern Bengali Theater
63(2)
Hindi and English Theaters in India
65(3)
Theater in English
67(1)
Issues
68(3)
Dearth of Good Plays
68(2)
Plagiarism
70(1)
Competition for Audiences and Performance Space
70(1)
Conclusion
71(1)
A to Z Index
72(2)
Bibliography and References
74(3)
Indian Literature in English
77(27)
The Development of Indian Literature in English
78(15)
The Early Years
78(4)
Novelists of the 1930s and 1940s
82(3)
1950s--1970s
85(3)
1980s Onward
88(5)
Pulp Fiction
93(1)
Amar Chitra Katha and the Revolution in Indian Comic Books
94(2)
Issues
96(3)
Writing in English
96(2)
The Publishing Industry
98(1)
Conclusion
99(1)
A to Z Index
100(2)
Bibliography and References
102(2)
Print Media in India---Newspapers and Magazines
104(26)
History of the Indian Press
104(15)
The Early Years
104(3)
After 1857
107(3)
The Freedom Struggle
110(2)
After Independence
112(2)
Mrs. Gandhi and the Emergency
114(1)
The ``Newspaper Revolution''
115(3)
Magazine Revolution
118(1)
The Contemporary Scene
119(2)
Issues
121(4)
Press Freedom
121(1)
Harassment of the Press
122(1)
Violence against the Media
122(1)
The Case of Tehelka.com
123(1)
Legislative Privileges
124(1)
Conclusion
125(1)
A to Z Index
126(2)
Bibliography and References
128(2)
Radio
130(13)
History
130(6)
Channels and Content
136(2)
Issues
138(2)
Government Control
138(2)
Conclusion
140(1)
A to Z Index
140(1)
Bibliography and References
141(2)
Television
143(36)
History of Indian Television
143(17)
The Early Years
143(2)
The Satellite Instruction Television Experiment
145(2)
Mrs. Gandhi: The ``Tele-visionary''
147(2)
The Mother of All Soap Operas
149(2)
The Soap Opera of the Gods
151(3)
The Arrival of Satellite Television
154(3)
The Great Television Scramble
157(1)
Cablewallahs and MSOs
158(1)
Doordarshan's Response
159(1)
Programs
160(8)
General Entertainment
160(4)
News and News-Based Programs
164(2)
Sports Channels
166(1)
Religious Channels
167(1)
Children's Television
167(1)
Overseas Distribution of Indian Programs
167(1)
The Future of Television in India
168(1)
Issues
169(5)
Cable Operators and the CAS Act
169(1)
Government's Response
170(2)
Piracy and Plagiarism
172(2)
Conclusion
174(1)
A to Z Index
175(2)
Bibliography and References
177(2)
Cinema
179(70)
Popular Hindi Cinema
181(32)
Plot
182(1)
Emotion
183(1)
Songs and Dances
184(2)
Genre
186(1)
History
186(17)
Issues
203(8)
Conclusion
211(2)
Films from the South
213(27)
Tamil Films and the Cinema of Politics
215(7)
The Entrepreneurial Spirit of Telugu Cinema
222(6)
The New Kannada Cinema
228(4)
Cinema in Kerala
232(8)
Conclusion
240(1)
A to Z Index
240(4)
Bibliography and References
244(5)
Cricket
249(26)
History of Cricket in India
249(13)
Parsis and the Parsi Gymkhana
251(2)
Triangulars, Quadrangulars, and Pentagulars
253(2)
The Princes
255(1)
Ranji
256(1)
Baloo
257(1)
The 1930s Onward
258(2)
Post Independence
260(2)
Cricket in Contemporary India
262(7)
Cricket and Nationalism
263(2)
Commercialization of Cricket
265(1)
Match Fixing
266(2)
Why Do Indians Love Cricket?
268(1)
Conclusion
269(1)
A to Z Index
270(2)
Bibliography and References
272(3)
Consumer Culture
275(23)
Signs of Modern Consumer Culture
276(12)
What the Shopping Malls Offer
277(3)
Cafe Culture
280(1)
Pubs
280(3)
Restaurants
283(1)
High Fashion
284(3)
E-Commerce
287(1)
New Age Spirituality
288(3)
New Age Gurus
289(2)
Issues
291(2)
Lack of Amenities
291(1)
Uneven Distribution of Wealth
292(1)
Conclusion
293(1)
A to Z Index
294(2)
Bibliography and References
296(2)
Conclusion 298(7)
Glossary 305(4)
Index 309(28)
About the Author 337

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