Indian Popular Fiction: Redefining The Canon
Author: Gitanjali Chawla, Sangeeta Mittal, Foreword by Advaita Kala, & 1 More
ISBN: 978-9350026908
Price: Rs. 799.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
So good to see the writers who capture the imagination of young India and sell at railway station book-stands and red light crossigs finally getting their due! Popular writing portrays the zeitgeist of a nation and a time like no other format can - it records angst, ethos, changing mores and popular culture faithfully - but is often dismissed as mere 'entertainment, entertainment and entertainment.' The writers of this anthology delve deep into the glittering, bauble-filled treasure chest that is Indian Commercial fiction and come up with findings that are both insightful and information. - Anuja Chauhan, Popular author, advertiser and screenwriter. This anthology attempts to explore and validate the nuances of Indian popular fiction which has hitherto been hounded by its ubiquitous 'commerical' success by literary pundits. It seeks to uncover its gratifying impulses as well as literary merit, to engage with it both synchronically and diachronically and to contextualise the popular in its socio-political and cultural contexts. Furthermore, it investigates the vitality embedded in theory and praxis of popular forms and their insurrections in mutants and new age oeuvres and looks to examine the symbiotic bonds between the reader and the author, as the latter articulates and perpetuates the needs of the former whose demands need continual fulfilment. This constant metamorphosis of the popilar fueled by neoliberalism and postmodernity along with the shifts in the publishing industry to more democratic 'reader' driven genres is taken up here along with the millenial's fetish for romance, humanized mythical retellings and the evergreen whodunnits. As its natural soulmates, the anthology delves into the interstices of Indian Popular with desi traditions, folk lore, community consciousness and nation building.
Browse this title within our Arts, Literature and Humanities collection. Edition details: Paperback, Bengali, 278 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-9350026908.
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Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General / Adult
- Language & Format
- Bengali • Paperback
- ISBN Reference
- 978-9350026908
- Publisher
- Aakar Books
- Pan-India Delivery
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What is this book about?
So good to see the writers who capture the imagination of young India and sell at railway station book-stands and red light crossigs finally getting their due! Popular writing portrays the zeitgeist of a nation and a time like no other format can - it records angst, ethos, changing mores and...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy Arts, Literature and Humanities and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Gitanjali Chawla, Sangeeta Mittal, Foreword by Advaita Kala, & 1 More.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book for the way it boldly challenges literary snobbery and gives Indian popular fiction the serious attention it deserves. Blending sharp academic insight with cultural relevance, it helps you understand why mass‑market stories matter, how they reflect changing Indian society, and where they stand in literary history. If you’re a student, researcher, or curious reader, this anthology deepens your perspective while staying engaging and refreshingly relevant.
- Published by Aakar Books.
- Language: Bengali.
- Page count: 278.
Catalog Description
So good to see the writers who capture the imagination of young India and sell at railway station book-stands and red light crossigs finally getting their due! Popular writing portrays the zeitgeist of a nation and a time like no other format can - it records angst, ethos, changing mores and popular culture faithfully - but is often dismissed as mere 'entertainment, entertainment and entertainment.' The writers of this anthology delve deep into the glittering, bauble-filled treasure chest that is Indian Commercial fiction and come up with findings that are both insightful and information. - Anuja Chauhan, Popular author, advertiser and screenwriter. This anthology attempts to explore and...
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