Vernacular Punches

Cartoons and Politics in Colonial India

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2155992
AutoresRitu Gairola Khanduri (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2009
Volumen20
Número4
Páginas459-486
Fecha de publicación2009-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHistory and Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0275-7206 • E-ISSN: 1477-2612
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02757200903278643
OpenAlexW1988159988
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas31

Why has the story of the vernacular cartoon‐based newspapers in colonial India, which were versions of the British Punch, remained obscure? Specifically, what does the story of the Urdu Punch and Hindi Punch among other vernacular Punches tell us about colonial politics? Approaching memory and history as forms of knowledge, this article draws upon archival research to construct an alternate history of Punch and the vernacular Punches in colonial India. By focusing on two plots—the fate in India of the British humour magazine Punch and a debate around humour in vernacular cartoons—this paper brings attention to the cartoon as a space for rethinking the history of Punch and the narrative of mimicry and modernity. I argue that memory of cultural practices, such as cartooning, can be hegemonic and tactical

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