[Sarai Newsletter] In the Time of Celluloid- Book Release and Discussion

[The Sarai Programme]

*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

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Hope you will make yourself available for the event.


Mitoo Das
Programme Coordinator
Sarai, CSDS
29-Rajpur Road
Civil Lines
Delhi- 110 054
Email me at: mitoo at sarai.net
www.sarai.net
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