Wl-1117-Laughing with the Sarabhais, the Parekhs, the Mehtas - An Invitation to Rethink Admiration for Indian Family Sitcoms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9692177 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Prerna Subramanian (0000-0003-4922-9159, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic and political weekly/Economic & political weekly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-9976 • E-ISSN: 2349-8846 |
| Publisher | Sameeksha Trust (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.71279/epw.v60i10.39830 |
| OpenAlex | W4411667383 |
| Language | EN |
This commentary interrogates the ideological work performed by 2000s Indian sitcoms like Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and Khichdi in producing and sustaining narratives of Hindu upper-caste innocence. Drawing from the concept of "white innocence" in American media, it examines how these sitcoms normalize upper-caste Hindu identity as the cultural default, feeding into contemporary Hindutva-aligned victimhood discourses in Indian media and politics
Admiration · Art · Literature · South Asian Cinema and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |