Political activism and South Asian dance: The case of Mallika Sarabhai

South Asia Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-55

  Grau, Andrée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activism; Artists as activists; Bharatanatyam; Diaspora; Feminism; Hindutva; Indian dance; Kuchipudi; Nehru; Peter Brooks; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 60249089231     PISSN: 02627280     EISSN: 17413141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026272800602700103     Document Type: Article

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