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Indian christians and the making of composite culture in South iIdia / Doss, M. Christhu

Doss, M. Christhu	Journal Article
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While North India erupted in rebellion in 1857, South India was experiencing a range of cross-cultural contests between missionary Christianity and local converts, who protested against Indian culture being dismissed as a work of the devil. Converts in the emerging Christian communities, particularly in South India, made efforts to retain their indigenous cultural ethos as part of their lived experience. Early attempts to balance Indian identity with Christian beliefs and practices were later replicated in a second anti-hegemonic movement by claims of Indian Christians for respectful inclusion into the new composite nation of postcolonial India.

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Nationalism ; Education ; India ; Conversion ; Hegemony ; Missionaries ;
Christians ; Composite Culture ; Imperialism ; Hindu–Christians

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Staging composite culture: Nautanki and Parsi theatre in recent revivals / Hansen, Kathryn

Hansen, Kathryn	Journal Article
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2009.

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Both the rural-based Nautanki and its urban counterpart, the Parsi theatre, remain part of the cultural scenario of modern India and continue to contribute to the ongoing negotiation of India's composite culture. Part of the appreciation of these older stylized theatre genres comes from awareness of their hybrid character. As emblems of composite culture, these theatrical traditions remind viewers of a popular secular outlook that is still within reach. This article discusses two performances observed during 2004 in New Delhi, of Amar Singh Rathor and Yahudi ki Larki, both canonical popular texts. It is argued that the revival of these plays owes much to their ability to serve as allegories within the current polarized cultural and political climate. The discussion suggests the continuing potential of the impulse to counter neo-nationalist ideology by means of popular media such as Nautanki and Parsi theatre.

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Secularism ; Hindutva ; Theatre ; Film ; Composite Culture ; Dance ;
Drama ; Nautanki ; Parsi Theatre

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