C S Bhagya
Biographic Data
| ID | 210117 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C S Bhagya |
| GIVEN NAMES | C S |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhagya |
| SIGNATURE | BHAGYA C S |
| AFFILIATIONS | English, Brunel University London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Emergency in Ellipses
This chapter argues that U. R. Ananthamurthy’s 1976 novella Bara represents the Indian National Emergency (1975–1977) through ellipses. In the narrative, the bureaucratic machinery of the central and state governments colludes with self-regarding local leaders to exacerbate an ongoing ecological crisis—the titular “bara,” or drought—therefore worsening its impact on the depicted community in rural Karnataka. By situating its allusive form against…
From Brick Lane to Love Marriage
The reign of error
This article examines the way the Indian Emergency of 1975–77 is represented in Shashi Tharoor’s The Great Indian Novel (first published in 1989) as a watershed moment in the history of postcolonial India. Tharoor frames the crisis as a pivotal event that inversely mirrors the moment of Indian independence, and, thus, foregrounds the failure of the Indian state to deliver the promises of that euphoric time. The article argues that, compared to ot…
"Capital" consciousness
This article situates Rana Dasgupta’s Capital: A Portrait of Twenty-First Century Delhi (2014) within contemporary trends in urban writing from India. It analyses Dasgupta’s representation of the cultural milieu of Delhi and its explosive growth in 2000s India using Saskia Sassen’s concept of “global city” and Asher Ghertner’s concept of “world-class city”. It examines Dasgupta’s usage of the non-fiction form – comprising extensive commentary and…
The reign of error
This article examines the way the Indian Emergency of 1975–77 is represented in Shashi Tharoor’s The Great Indian Novel (first published in 1989) as a watershed moment in the history of postcolonial India. Tharoor frames the crisis as a pivotal event that inversely mirrors the moment of Indian independence, and, thus, foregrounds the failure of the Indian state to deliver the promises of that euphoric time. The article argues that, compared to ot…
"Capital" consciousness
This article situates Rana Dasgupta’s Capital: A Portrait of Twenty-First Century Delhi (2014) within contemporary trends in urban writing from India. It analyses Dasgupta’s representation of the cultural milieu of Delhi and its explosive growth in 2000s India using Saskia Sassen’s concept of “global city” and Asher Ghertner’s concept of “world-class city”. It examines Dasgupta’s usage of the non-fiction form – comprising extensive commentary and…
"Capital" consciousness
This article situates Rana Dasgupta’s Capital: A Portrait of Twenty-First Century Delhi (2014) within contemporary trends in urban writing from India. It analyses Dasgupta’s representation of the cultural milieu of Delhi and its explosive growth in 2000s India using Saskia Sassen’s concept of “global city” and Asher Ghertner’s concept of “world-class city”. It examines Dasgupta’s usage of the non-fiction form – comprising extensive commentary and…
The reign of error
This article examines the way the Indian Emergency of 1975–77 is represented in Shashi Tharoor’s The Great Indian Novel (first published in 1989) as a watershed moment in the history of postcolonial India. Tharoor frames the crisis as a pivotal event that inversely mirrors the moment of Indian independence, and, thus, foregrounds the failure of the Indian state to deliver the promises of that euphoric time. The article argues that, compared to ot…
From Brick Lane to Love Marriage
Emergency in Ellipses
This chapter argues that U. R. Ananthamurthy’s 1976 novella Bara represents the Indian National Emergency (1975–1977) through ellipses. In the narrative, the bureaucratic machinery of the central and state governments colludes with self-regarding local leaders to exacerbate an ongoing ecological crisis—the titular “bara,” or drought—therefore worsening its impact on the depicted community in rural Karnataka. By situating its allusive form against…
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