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Words, sounds, images : a history of media and entertainment in India / Amit Khanna.
Van Pelt Library PN1993.5.I8 K475 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Khanna, Amit, 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--India--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Popular culture--India--History.
- Popular culture.
- Mass media--India--History.
- Mass media.
- Entertainment events--India--History.
- Entertainment events.
- Motion picture industry--India.
- Motion picture industry.
- India.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 855 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India : HarperCollins Publishers India, 2020.
- Summary:
- Ambitious and encyclopaedic in scope, this is a first-of-its-kind book that presents the history of media and entertainment in India -- from the times of the Indus Valley Civilization right up to the twenty-first century. The book starts with an examination of the origins, looking at a wide array of aspects such as: the state of entertainment during Harappan and Vedic times, including details from the Natyashastra; the early drama, music and dance of Kalidasa; the development of ragas; musical instruments and early folk traditions; the genesis of classical dance forms; developments through the ages, including in the Mughal period, in the southern kingdoms, in the north-east, and under the Marathas and the British. Independence onwards, the book takes a decade-wise look at the evolution of newspapers, cinema, music, television, dance, theatre and radio. The author, himself a film producer, director and lyricist who has worked in the entertainment industry all his life, brings his unique perspective to bear on the subject. This pioneering work is a must-read not just for the students and practitioners of the arts and media but also for their lay consumers.
- Contents:
- The beginnings of India
- Entertainment takes form
- Colonial India
- Independence and after: Radio, films and print
- The glorious decade: The 1960s
- Emergency and its aftermath: The 1970s
- Shift in focus: 1980s
- The defining decade: The 1990s
- Technology reshapes media and entertainment: The 2000s
- The digital decade: The 2010s.
- ISBN:
- 9789353573515
- 9353573513
- OCLC:
- 1139510684
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