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Sanjay Srivastava
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The troubling invention of a singular national identity
The language of a crowd is as significant as that of those who address it. On August 15 this year, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the Independence Day speech, the camera panned to a listless gathering fanning itself with whatever was at hand, chatting among itself (apparently oblivious to the vision of a New India being outlined) and, in several instances, engaged in phone conversations.
19 August 2019, 10:04 IST
The troubling invention of a singular national identity
19 August 2019, 10:04 IST
‘Modi! Modi!’chants mimic global celebrity culture
The celebrity-hood that is announced through ‘Modi! Modi!’ chants is also a celebration,of a certain kind of consumerism.
17 April 2019, 03:55 IST
‘Modi! Modi!’chants mimic global celebrity culture
17 April 2019, 03:55 IST