Developing Alternative Frames of Reference

Contemporary globalization processes often obscure older historical lines of connection across the continents. My recent work has focused on the cultural practices of people of Indian origin in the Eastern Caribbean, in Trinidad. I argue that we in India need to understand this subaltern diaspora (1845-1917) of indentured labourers as the illegitimate doubles of modern Indians in India. Here is a brief account of some of the methodological issues and theoretical questions raised by the proje..

Etablir de nouveaux cadres de référence

Les processus de mondialisation contemporains masquent bien souvent les liens historiques anciens existant entre les continents. Récemment mes recherches se sont concentrées sur les pratiques culturelles des populations d’origine indienne vivant à Trinité dans les Petites Antilles. Je dirais que nous, en Inde, nous nous devons de voir dans cette diaspora subalterne (1845-1917) de travailleurs asservis, l’autre illégitime des Indiens modernes vivant en Inde. Voici, en bref, une description des..

The Saath-Saath project : China-India music collaboration

CCRD invites four distinguished Hong Kong-based speakers to share their personal journeys of experimentation with different kinds of musical practice, and to offer insights into ‘practice as research’ in music-making and performance. These diverse forms of practice as research involve voice talking to instrument, instrument reaching out to voice, and musicians being challenged by cultural difference viscerally experienced through language and melody. In this session, Tejaswini Niranjana (CCRD Director) introduces the Saath-Saath Project, involving a set of cross-cultural collaborations between musicians and scholars across India, Hong Kong, and Chin