Two men and music : nationalism in the making of an Indian classical tradition / Janaki Bakhle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bakhle, Janaki.

Contributor:

James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Social aspects--India.

Music.

Bhatkhande, Vishnu Narayan, 1860-1936.

Bhatkhande, Vishnu Narayan.

Paluskara, Vishṇu Digambara, 1872-1931.

Paluskara, Vishṇu Digambara.

Music--Social aspects.

India.

Physical Description:

xvi, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Summary:

A provocative account of the development of modern national culture in India using classical music as a case study. Janaki Bakhle demonstrates how the emergence of an "Indian" cultural tradition reflected colonial and exclusionary practices, particularly the exclusion of Muslims by the Brahmanic elite, which occurred despite the fact that Muslims were the major practiti oners of the Indian music that was installed as a "Hindu" national tradition. This book lays bare how a nation's imaginings--from politics to culture--reflect rather than transform societal divisions.

Contents:

The prince and the musician : native states, bureaucracy, and colonial influence

Music enters the public sphere : colonial writing, Marathi theater, and music appreciation societies

The contradictions of music's modernity : Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

The certainty of music's modernity : Vishnu Digambar Paluskar

Music in public and national conversation : conferences, institutions, and agendas, 1916-1928

The musician and Gharana modern : Abdul Karim Khan and Hirabai Badodekar

Conclusion : a critical history of music : beyond nostalgia and celebration.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-330) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0195166108

0195166116

OCLC:

56422087

Publisher Number:

9780195166101 (cloth)

9780195166118 (pbk.)