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Nita Kumar offers an evocative and sensitive portrayal of rarely explored aspects of Hindu culture through her analysis of the way leisure time is used by Hindu and Muslim artisans of Banaras--the weavers, metalworkers, and woodworkers. Music, festivals, the place of physical culture, and the importance of going "to the outer side" all are examined as Kumar looks at changes that have occurred in leisure-time activities over the last century. The discussion raises questions of the cultural and co
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- Author
- Nita Kumar
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781400886999
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Sociology, History, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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