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In the Name of the Secular: Contemporary Cultural Activism in India

by Rustom Bharucha

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Internationally renowned author and activist Bharucha here analyzes a wide range of cultural pursuits and activities, from film to street theatre, from painting to literature, all of which can be seen as attempts to counter the threats of communalism and globalization. Drawing on thestom anti-fascist and anti-imperialist legacy of movements of the 1940s, he questions what it means to be secular in Indiaich today.… (more)
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Internationally renowned author and activist Rustom Bharucha analyses a wide range of cultural activities, from film to street theatre, painting and literature, which attempt to counter the threats of communalism and globalization. Drawing on the anti-fascist and anti-imperialist legacy of movements of the 1940s, he questions what it means to be secular in India today, within the larger framework of cultural activism and citizenship.
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Internationally renowned author and activist Bharucha here analyzes a wide range of cultural pursuits and activities, from film to street theatre, from painting to literature, all of which can be seen as attempts to counter the threats of communalism and globalization. Drawing on thestom anti-fascist and anti-imperialist legacy of movements of the 1940s, he questions what it means to be secular in Indiaich today.

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