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{{Short description|Indian film scholar and cultural theorist}} | {{Short description|Indian film scholar and cultural theorist}} | ||
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| name | | name = Ashish Rajadhyaksha | ||
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| birth_name | | birth_name = Ashish Vithal Rajadhyaksha | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|3|12|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], India | ||
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| alma_mater | | occupation = Film scholar, cultural theorist | ||
| occupation | | years_active = 1982–present | ||
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| known_for | | notable_works = | ||
| notable_works = | | spouse = Pushpamala N. (divorced) | ||
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| children | | website = {{URL|ashishrajadhyaksha.academia.edu}} | ||
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'''Ashish Vithal Rajadhyaksha''' (born 12 March 1957) is an Indian film scholar and cultural theorist. He | '''Ashish Vithal Rajadhyaksha''' (born 12 March 1957) is an Indian film scholar, art curator and cultural theorist. He was a Senior Fellow at the [[Bangalore]]-based Centre for the Study of Culture and Society.<ref name="cscsarchive" /> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
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== Career == | == Career == | ||
Rajadhyaksha developed a keenness for [[Ritwik Ghatak]]'s films after attending a course organised by the [[Film and Television Institute of India|Film and Television Institute]] and the [[National Film Archive of India]] in the early 1980s. The first book that he authored was ''Ritwik Ghatak: A Return to the Epic'', published in 1982.<ref name="thenews.com.pk">{{Cite web |last=Akhtar |first=Aasim |date=17 June 2018 |title=Ghatak continues to fascinate me even today |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/565708-ghatak-continues-fascinate-even-today |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630035817/https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/565708-ghatak-continues-fascinate-even-today |archive-date=30 June 2021 |access-date=30 June 2021 |website=[[The News International]]}}</ref> Starting in 1983, he wrote numerous articles for publications such as the | Rajadhyaksha developed a keenness for [[Ritwik Ghatak]]'s films after attending a course organised by the [[Film and Television Institute of India|Film and Television Institute]] and the [[National Film Archive of India]] in the early 1980s. The first book that he authored was ''Ritwik Ghatak: A Return to the Epic'', published in 1982.<ref name="thenews.com.pk">{{Cite web |last=Akhtar |first=Aasim |date=17 June 2018 |title=Ghatak continues to fascinate me even today |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/565708-ghatak-continues-fascinate-even-today |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630035817/https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/565708-ghatak-continues-fascinate-even-today |archive-date=30 June 2021 |access-date=30 June 2021 |website=[[The News International]]}}</ref> Starting in 1983, he wrote numerous articles for publications such as the [[New Delhi]]–based ''Journal of Arts & Ideas'' and Calcutta (now [[Kolkata]])–based ''Journal of the Moving Image''.<ref name="cscsarchive" /> He authored, with [[Paul Willemen]], ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema'' in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2011 |title=What experts say about Bengaluru's possibility as a "creative city" |url=https://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/3426-live-coverage-bengalurus-possibility-as-a-creative-city-3426 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630044812/https://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/3426-live-coverage-bengalurus-possibility-as-a-creative-city-3426 |archive-date=30 June 2021 |access-date=30 June 2021 |website=Citizen Matters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nath |first=Parshathy J. |date=6 June 2015 |title=Celluloid history |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/celluloid-history/article7289274.ece |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630050939/https://www.thehindu.com/features/celluloid-history/article7289274.ece |archive-date=30 June 2021}}</ref> After a long hiatus, Rajadhyaksha's next book, a solo, was ''Indian Cinema in the Time of Celluloid: From Bollywood to the Emergency'' in 2009,<ref name="cscsarchive" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=14 October 2009 |title=Encyclopaedic study of Indian cinema |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/Encyclopaedic-study-of-Indian-cinema/article16886547.ece |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630050939/https://www.thehindu.com/books/Encyclopaedic-study-of-Indian-cinema/article16886547.ece |archive-date=30 June 2021}}</ref> followed by ''The Last Cultural Mile: An Inquiry into Technology and Governance in India'' in 2011,<ref name="thenews.com.pk" /> and ''Indian Cinema: A Very Short Introduction'' in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Luhrssen |first=David |date=23 November 2016 |title=Indian Cinema: A Very Short Introduction |work=[[Shepherd Express]] |url=https://shepherdexpress.com/film/i-hate-hollywood/indian-cinema-short-introduction/ |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630050939/https://shepherdexpress.com/film/i-hate-hollywood/indian-cinema-short-introduction/ |archive-date=30 June 2021}}</ref> | ||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
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| Born | Ashish Vithal Rajadhyaksha 12 March 1957 Bombay, India |
| Occupation | Film scholar, cultural theorist |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Pushpamala N. (divorced) |
| Website | ashishrajadhyaksha |
Ashish Vithal Rajadhyaksha (born 12 March 1957) is an Indian film scholar, art curator and cultural theorist. He was a Senior Fellow at the Bangalore-based Centre for the Study of Culture and Society.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Ashish Vithal Rajadhyaksha[2] was born on 12 March 1957 in Bombay (later renamed Mumbai), India.[1] His father was a soldier in the Indian army. Rajadhyaksha's serious interest in cinema developed in the late 1970s.[3] In 1978, he graduated from the University of Bombay with a Bachelor of Science degree.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Rajadhyaksha developed a keenness for Ritwik Ghatak's films after attending a course organised by the Film and Television Institute and the National Film Archive of India in the early 1980s. The first book that he authored was Ritwik Ghatak: A Return to the Epic, published in 1982.[3] Starting in 1983, he wrote numerous articles for publications such as the New Delhi–based Journal of Arts & Ideas and Calcutta (now Kolkata)–based Journal of the Moving Image.[1] He authored, with Paul Willemen, Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema in 1994.[4][5] After a long hiatus, Rajadhyaksha's next book, a solo, was Indian Cinema in the Time of Celluloid: From Bollywood to the Emergency in 2009,[1][6] followed by The Last Cultural Mile: An Inquiry into Technology and Governance in India in 2011,[3] and Indian Cinema: A Very Short Introduction in 2016.[7]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Rajadhyaksha was married to Pushpamala N., a Bangalore-based artist.[8] The couple later divorced.[9]
Books written[edit | edit source]
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish (1982). Ritwik Ghatak: A Return to the Epic. Screen Unit. OCLC 10516837.
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish (2009). Indian Cinema in the Time of Celluloid: From Bollywood to the Emergency. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-22048-6.
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish (2011). The Last Cultural Mile: An Inquiry into Technology and Governance in India. Centre for Internet and Society. OCLC 925374086.
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish (2016). Indian Cinema: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-872309-7.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Ashish Rajadhyaksha". Centre for the Study of Culture and Society. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "评论档案 艺术档案". Artda.cn (in Chinese). 20 October 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Akhtar, Aasim (17 June 2018). "Ghatak continues to fascinate me even today". The News International. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "What experts say about Bengaluru's possibility as a "creative city"". Citizen Matters. 28 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ Nath, Parshathy J. (6 June 2015). "Celluloid history". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ Guy, Randor (14 October 2009). "Encyclopaedic study of Indian cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ Luhrssen, David (23 November 2016). "Indian Cinema: A Very Short Introduction". Shepherd Express. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ Tripathi, Shailaja (16 March 2018). "Pushpamala speaks art in many languages". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ N, Pushpamala (5 September 2019). "Elegy for a lost friend: Gauri Lankesh (1962–2017)". Indian Cultural Forum. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.