Art and Resistance: Studies in Modern Indian Theatres

This volume begins with the assumption that "e;Hindu"e; should not be conflated with "e;Indian"e; (as in the case of Orientalist criticism of Indian theatre) and that modern Indian theatre need not have its starting point in classical Sanskrit drama (as many Indologists would assert). Rather, this volume uses the insights of reception theory's critique of nationalist historiography to explore a po...