Jul 03 2024 to Jul 03 2024 6:30 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

How do the political aesthetics of the Hindu diaspora in the West interact with mytho-politics in India? This talk looks at how Hindu communities living in the West connect with and influence political stories in India. It explores how these communities use digital spaces to stay involved in Indian politics, despite being far away. These digital activities are watched and controlled by powerful groups, leading to new ways of resisting this control. By looking at various forms of cultural expression, the talk examines how Western values and ideas about diversity affect the Hindu diaspora’s views on caste and religion.

Speaker

Sheetala Bhat Assistant Professor, Department of English, York University, Toronto

Sheetala Bhat is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English at York University in Toronto. She specializes in South Asian theatre and politics, South Asian diasporic theatre in Canada, and Indigenous theatre in Canada. Her articles have been published in the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, Theatre Research in Canada, and the Journal for the Fantastic in the Arts. She is the author of Performing Gender: Reading the Lives of Women Performers in Colonial India.