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WAYS OF BEING DESI

By : ZIAUDDIN SARDAR

Book : WAYS OF BEING DESI
Author: ZIAUDDIN SARDAR
Category : Literary Fiction, Vocal For Local
ISBN : 9780670091522
Binding : Normal
Publishing Date : 15-06-2018
Publisher : PENGUIN BOOKS
Edition : 1
Number of pages : 288
Language : English
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Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS
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Book Summary

How do we define being Desi? We all know what we mean by it but what are the actual sights, scents, sounds and tastes-the myriad elements from the South Asian imagination that come together in various combinations to conjure 'self' for all of us? Because being Desi is no respecter of national boundaries; Desi cultures are truly transnational and cannot be defined by the rupture of Partition or lines on a map. Ziauddin Sardar is a Person of Pakistani Origin-and proud of it-but he boldly says that his identities draw on antecedents from all parts of the subcontinent. From the beauty of Bharatanatyam, to the poetic genius of Amir Khusrau and Faiz; from the universes created by Dilip Kumar and Guru Dutt to the untranslatable, indescribable taste of a perfect golgappa. Ways of Being Desi is a brilliant, provocative and deeply honest exploration of the ingredients that make us who we are. It is not a simple listing of food, films or even the universal importance of 'Aunties' in South Asian culture; it is a meditation on the subcontinent's recent past and all that happens when we decide to forget our shared histories
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