TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shiv Visvanathan
AU  -  Chandan Gowda (ed.) 
TI  - THEATRES OF DEMOCRACY: : Between the Epic and the Everyday - Selected Essays
SN  - 9789351775621
U1  - 320.954 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Haryana
PB  - Harper Collins
KW  - Political Science
KW  - Political science (General)
KW  - Theory. Relations to other subjects
KW  - Political science (Politics and government)
KW  - Political situation and conditions
KW  - Asia
KW  - Indian Subcontinent
N1  - Unburdened by partisanship or political correctness, these essays by Shiv Visvanathan, one of India’s foremost public intellectuals, chronicle the democratic ferment and political upheavals in contemporary India. Written over the last twenty years, they engage with issues as diverse as the new dimensions of violence, the value of dissent, the creativity in popular culture and the pathologies of nationalism and religious fundamentalism. Always alert to nuance, Visvanathan offers novel portraits of politicians, intellectuals, and sport and film personalities. Combining wit, irony and analytical brilliance, the writings collected in Theatres of Democracy show a commitment to thinking creatively about India
ER  -