Honeymoon Couples and Jurassic Babies

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration

Introduction: Discovering Sabha Theater

PART I: SITUATING SABHA THEATER

1. The Space of the Sabha: Art Patronage and the Reinforcement
of Taste in Chennai

2. Brahmin Humor: Caste Politics and the Rise of Sabha Comedies

3. The Amateur Aesthetic: Two or Three People Just Standing
on Stage

PART II: SABHA COMEDIES IN FOCUS

4.Wedding in Washington: Performance of Brahmin Culture

5. Honeymoon Couple and Jurassic Baby: Belonging and Respect

6. Husband or Servant? Masquerade and Middle-Class Identity

7. Blurred Genres: Tamil Brahmins as Indian Intellectuals

Epilogue: Following Trends: The Future of Sabha Theater

Appendixes
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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