Bücher der Reihe South Asian History and Culture

Traces the social and political history of the Muslims of south India from the later nineteenth century to Independence in 1947. This book describes a community in search of political survival amidst rising Indian nationalism, the local political nuances of that rise, and its own changing position.

An iconic filmmaker and inheritor of the legendary Satyajit Ray¿s legacy, Rituparno Ghosh was one of the finest auteurs to emerge out of contemporary Bengal. From the very outset, Ghosh displayed a strong feminist sensibility which later evolved into a radical queer politics. This volume analyses his films, his craft, his stardom and his contribution to sexual identity politics.

An iconic filmmaker and inheritor of the legendary Satyajit Ray's legacy, Rituparno Ghosh was one of the finest auteurs to emerge out of contemporary Bengal. From the very outset, Ghosh displayed a strong feminist sensibility which later evolved into a radical queer politics. This volume analyses his films, his craft, his stardom and his contribution to sexual identity politics.

This book underlines the centrality of gender within the ideological construction of nationalism. It questions the gendered depictions of the nation as Hindu, upper caste, middle-class, heterosexual, able bodied Indian mother. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of gender, politics, and South Asian history.