Between the Sacred and the Haunted: Western Ghats and Environmental Messaging in Cinema

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Narendra Pai

Azim Premji University - Department of Public Policy and Governance

Date Written: August 20, 2018

Abstract

The article is a review of cultural practices in the western Ghats, and their symbolic relevance to environmentalism in the area. Through examples of Kannada cinema, the article draws parallels between frameworks of environmentalism invoked in films.

Keywords: Environmentalism, Green cinema, Western Ghats

Suggested Citation

Pai, K Narendra, Between the Sacred and the Haunted: Western Ghats and Environmental Messaging in Cinema (August 20, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3277988 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3277988

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