Studies the politics that make the tricolour flag possibly the most revered of the symbols and icons associated with nationalism in twentieth-century India.
Studies the politics that make the tricolour flag possibly the most revered of the symbols and icons associated with nationalism in twentieth-century India.
Sadan Jha is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Social Studies, Gujarat. His research interests are the history of visuality, the history of symbols and icons, such as the spinning wheel and Bharat Mata, the history of colours, and the contemporary urban experiences of Surat.
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List of figures Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Rise of the flag 2. Flag on the hut: totem and a political symbol 3. The Indian national flag as a site of daily plebiscite 4. Shades of history: a case of saffron colour 5. Visualizing an ideal political order 6. A post colonial symbol 7. Gendered symbol, communal politics Epilogue: the flag as a sacred political symbol Bibliography Index.
List of figures Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Rise of the flag 2. Flag on the hut: totem and a political symbol 3. The Indian national flag as a site of daily plebiscite 4. Shades of history: a case of saffron colour 5. Visualizing an ideal political order 6. A post colonial symbol 7. Gendered symbol, communal politics Epilogue: the flag as a sacred political symbol Bibliography Index.
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