India Transitions: Culture and Society during Contemporary Viral Times
Published In
Great Transition in India: Critical Explorations
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2020
Subjects
Social justice, Human rights
Abstract
This study begins with the acknowledgement and realization that the assassination of qawwal Amjad Sabri, in Karachi, and the near-fatal beatings of baul folk artists in Bangladesh in 2016 is part of a post-9/11 phenomenon targeting syncretic trends in Islam and Hinduism in South Asia; and of muzzling democratic voice. Close to the heels of these targeting incidents are anti-Muslim measures and policies by the Indian government trying to establish the supremacy of Hindutva or Hindu nationalism(s). By studying South Asian creative folk and community-based traditions, revered and recognized worldwide, I give new direction to Critical/Cultural Media studies. Given its rich cultural diversity and traditions of religious syncretism, India is poised to be a moral leader if it chooses to take on the mantle.
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Citation Details
Kapoor, P. (2020). India Transitions: Culture and Society during Contemporary Viral Times. In Editors, Chanwahn Kim and Rajiv Kumar's "Great Transition in India: Critical Explorations" pp.71-86.Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co.