Rethinking Femininity and Transgression in Andal

I.  Introduction It is now well-known that the Bhakti ‘movement’ of medieval India was initially theorized by the 19th century colonial missionaries and historians as being akin to the Protestant movement in More...

Critiquing the theory of 19th century Nationalist revival of Carnatic Music

Late last year, I had the unique opportunity to teach a course in Cultural Studies to students of music at a reputed university in Bangalore. Music students, who are often also performers, are unaccustomed to such More...