In-Between Worlds

This book examines the performance of Bauls 'folk' performers from Bengal, in the context of a rapidly globalizing Indian economy and against the backdrop of extreme nationalistic discourses.

Sukanya Chakrabarti is an artist-scholar and Associate Professor, Theatre Arts, at San Jose State University.

List of Images Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Introducing the Bauls Chapter 2. Rabindranath Tagore and the Bauls: The Representation and Performance of Bauls as Sociopolitical Actors Chapter 3. The Performance of Baul Festivals: Examining the Nature of 'Folk' in the Twenty-First Century Chapter 4. Cosmopolitan Bauls: Not Real, Not Not Real Baul Performances in a 'Global' Context Chapter 5. In-Between Borderlines: Exploring Spaces of 'Revolutionary Love' Within the Baul-Fakir world in Bangladesh Afterword Bibliography Index