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This is a study of the work of trained designers in fashion, graphics and interiors to examine their ideas and influences upon them and their contribution to shaping the cosmopolitan environment of India’s cities. Focusing on the period from 2000 to the present—that is, the era of liberalisation and globalisation, it views the way they define their work and Indian-ness in the contemporary global context. On the basis of studio visits and interviews ...
Cinema is one of India’s most vibrant cultural products, as well as a major industry, producing the largest number of films in the world. This is the first book to concentrate on the dynamic visual culture of Indian cinema, tracing the development of the popular or commercial cinema in Bombay (Mumbai) since 1913. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Dwyer and Patel trace Bombay cinema’s historical roots in early photography, theatre and chromolithography and ...