Author Srishti Chatterjee

Srishti Chatterjee

Srishti Chatterjee is a Narrm-based writer and political organiser, currently writing a thesis at the School of Culture and Communications, The University of Melbourne. They research and write about liberation, citizenship, and technology, and can be found listening to Mitski, reading, and cooking big batches of food in their spare time.

Lights, Camera, Nation-State! Bollywood’s choreography of India’s national public consciousness

Srishti Chatterjee

May 2015

Almost universally in the postcolonial world, the patriotic film genre is loved and makes money. Nationalism, indeed, is an entertainment favourite - featuring a gratuitous nostalgia of violence, a fervent love...