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Our Palms Are Not Meant Only for Henna
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- Title: Our Palms Are Not Meant Only for Henna: Agency, Tradition And Modernity In Contemporary Bollywood Films
- Author(s): Jyothsna Belliappa
- Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
- Collection: Common Ground Research Networks
- Series: Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations
- Journal Title: The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review
- Keywords: Agency, Modernity,
- Volume: 6
- Issue: 5
- Date: March 20, 2007
- ISSN: 1447-9532 (Print)
- ISSN: 1447-9583 (Online)
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9532/CGP/v06i05/39216
- Citation: Belliappa, Jyothsna. 2007. "Our Palms Are Not Meant Only for Henna: Agency, Tradition And Modernity In Contemporary Bollywood Films." The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review 6 (5): 9-16. doi:10.18848/1447-9532/CGP/v06i05/39216.
- Extent: 8 pages
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Abstract
This paper discussed the manner in which women are represented in Bollywood films as embodying traditional gendered values while also exercising agency and decision-making authority within prescribed limits.
