Dancing with the nation (Record no. 69397)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789386702906
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : Savera Book Distributors
Distributor address : 4754, Akarshan Bhawan, 23, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi
Bill Number : INV/26-27/0267
Bill Date : 16/06/2026
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 792.78 VAN
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Vanita, Ruth.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Dancing with the nation
Remainder of title : courtesans in Bombay cinema.
Statement of responsibility, etc / Ruth Vanita.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Speaking Tiger
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2017.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv, 261p.
Dimensions : 24cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 315
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Acknowledging courtesans or tawaifs as central to popular Hindi cinema, Dancing with the Nation is the first book to show how the figure of the courtesan shapes the Indian erotic, political and religious imagination. Historically, courtesans existed outside the conventional patriarchal family and carved a special place for themselves with their independent spirit, witty conversations and transmission of classical music and dance. Later, they entered the nascent world of Bombay cinema—as playback singers and actors, and as directors and producers. In Ruth Vanita’s study of over 200 films from the 1930s to the present—among them, Devdas(1935), Mehndi(1958),Teesri Kasam (1966), Pakeezah (1971), Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), Ahista Ahista (1981), Sangeet (1992) and Ishaqzaade (2012)—courtesan characters emerge as the first group of single, working women depicted in South Asian movies. Almost every female actor—from Waheeda Rahman to Rekha and Madhuri Dixit—has played the role, and compared to other central female roles, these characters have greater social and financial autonomy. They travel by themselves, choose the men they want to have relations with and form networks with chosen kin. And challenging received wisdom, in Vanita’s analysis of films such as The Burning Train (1980) and Mujhe Jeene Do (1963), courtesan characters emerge as representatives of India’s hybrid Hindu-Muslim culture rather than of Islamicate culture. A rigorously researched and groundbreaking account of one of the less-examined figures in the study of cinema, Dancing with the Nation is also a riveting study of gender, sexuality, the performing arts and popular culture in modern India.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Courtesans
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Bombay Cinema
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Dancing with Nation
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ruth Vanita.
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    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 19/06/2026 Savera Book Distributors 315.00   792.78 VAN 31545 19/06/2026 19/06/2026 Books
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