The Indian diaspora today is one of the largest diasporas in the world. They form a strategic resource in intellectual, economic and cultural spheres besides being goodwill ambassadors of India in the land of their adoption. Recent developments in the fields of communication and transportation technology have facilitated the linkages between India and the Indian diaspora. The essays included in this volume examine the historical context of Indian emigration, the ...
This book brings together three fields of the Performing Arts of India--The Folk Tradition; Popular Dramatic Genres; and Classical Dance. In all three, it is the performers who are the focus, i.e. those on whom the success, development and even survival of these arts depend. Seventeen original chapters provide new insights into the arts and their performers in the context of the changing society around them, exploring their strengths and the issues facing them ...