EPISODE · Oct 25, 2022 · 53 MIN
Understanding the changing political landscape of the Indian film Industry
from Center for New Economics Studies · host Center for New Economic Studies
In this episode of Vichaar, we are in conversation with Tejaswini Ganti, an Associate Professor of Anthropology and core faculty in the Program in Culture & Media at New York University. Ganti draws from her experience of conducting research about the social world and filmmaking practices of the Hindi film industry since 1996. She elaborates on the percolation of the Hindu Nationalist agenda into the medium of Hindi film, and the further perpetuation of the same through their insidious portrayals of nationalism, religion and class.
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In this episode of Vichaar, we are in conversation with Tejaswini Ganti, an Associate Professor of Anthropology and core faculty in the Program in Culture & Media at New York University. Ganti draws from her experience of conducting research about the social world and filmmaking practices of the Hindi film industry since 1996. She elaborates on the percolation of the Hindu Nationalist agenda into the medium of Hindi film, and the further perpetuation of the same through their insidious portrayals of nationalism, religion and class.
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