IN THE TIME OF CELLULOID

Book release and discussion of two major books on Indian cinema:

Ashish Rajadhyaksha
Indian Cinema in the Time of Celluloid: from Bollywood to the Emergency, New Delhi, Tulika Books, 2009

S.V. Srinivas
Megastar: Chiranjeevi and Telugu Cinema after NT Rama Rao, Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2009

The Sarai Programme is pleased to present a panel discussion on the occasion of the much-anticipated release of two major works of scholarship on Indian cinema. Ashish Rajadhyaksha and S.V. Srinivas will introduce their books, after which a panel discussion will address issues posed by their works for research in the field. Do join us for a significant event that will be of great interest to those working in the field of cultural history, film, media and visual culture studies, sociology and political studies.

Acknowledgements: Tulika Books, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, Delhi

Ashish Rajadhyaksha is at the Centre for the Study of Culture & Society. His publications include Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (1999) and Ritwik Ghatak: A Return to the Epic (1983).

S.V. Srinivas is at the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society and coordinator of the Culture: Industries and Diversity in Asia (CIDASIA) research programme. He has been a leading resource person for the study of Telugu cinema, and his current interests include research into Asian film circuits and exhibition practices.

Panelists:
Ranjani Mazumdar, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Madhava Prasad, English and Foreign Languages University
Ravi Vasudevan, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies/Sarai

Chair:
Moinak Biswas, Department of Film Studies, Jadavpur University

 Venue:
 Seminar Room,
 Centre for the Study of Developing Societies,
 29 Rajpur Road, Delhi 110054

Time: 5pm
Date: September 4, 2009