Introduction: in search of an Indian contemporary -- The new provincialism -- Writing the city now -- In pursuit of the common man -- Melodrama and the open edge of politics -- Literature beyond the pale -- Inside and out -- Epilogue: contemporaneity's futures
Summary
"This project looks at the idea of the contemporary in 21st-century Indian literature and popular culture, working with a diverse archive that includes literary novels, commercial romances, nonfiction city writing, Hindi popular cinema, a television talk show, and the mixed media texts of a prominent feminist filmmaker"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 9, 2021)