Pop Culture India

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POP CULTURE
INDIA!
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POP CULTURE
INDIA!
Media, Arts, and Lifestyle
Asha Kasbekar
Santa Barbara, California
Denver, Colorado
Oxford, England
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Kasbekar, Asha.
Pop culture India! : media, arts, and lifestyle / Asha Kasbekar.
p. cm. — (Pop culture in the contemporary world)
ISBN 1-85109-636-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 1-85109-641-8 (eBook)
1. Popular culture—India. 2. Popular culture—Economic aspects—India. 3. Popular culture—Social aspects—
India. 4. Religion and culture—India. I. Title. II. Series : Popular culture in the contemporary world.
DS428.2.K38 2006
306.0954—dc22
2005035247
10 090807 06
10987654321
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Contents
Preface
xi
Chronology
xiii
1
Introduction
1
The Position of English 2
Political and Economic Development
3
The Indian Underworld 8
The Focus of This Volume
10
Women and Minorities
12
Dalits
12
Gay Culture
15
2
Music
16
History of the Music Industry
16
The Early Years 17
The Cassette Revolution
18
The Satellite Revolution
20
Popular Music in India Today
22
Film Music 22
Nonfilm Pop Music
24
Bhangra
24
Ghazals
24
Indipop 26
Devotional Music
27
International Music
29
Issues 29
The Growth of Piracy 29
Links with Organized Crime
33
Conclusion 33
A to Z Index 33
Bibliography and References
36
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