Performing Self/Performing Gender: Reading the lives of Women Performers in Colonial India

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Performing Self/Performing Gender: Reading the lives of Women Performers in Colonial India is written by Sheetala Bhat and published by Manipal Universal Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9382460594 (ISBN 10) and 9789382460596 (ISBN 13).

This book explores the shifting identity of the female performer in India, starting from the late 19th century to the early years of independence, through the study of autobiographies and memoirs. It attempts to make visible the actress figure by entering the history of performance, guided by the voice of the female performer. The discussion on performing woman in this book spans across the performing traditions of the tawaif, actresses in public theatre, early Indian film actresses, and actresses in the Indian People’s Theatre and the Prithvi Theatre.