Hitting the Right Note: Shubha Mudgal’s Stories
Keywords:
Music, globalisation, satire, musicians, commercialisationAbstract
The present paper “Hitting the Right Note: Shubha Mudgal’s Stories” explores a few stories written by Shubha Mudgal, a renowned name and a versatile Hindustani classical artist. The stories are of course about music and musicians but also about misadventure as the title of the book mentions. Mudgal writes perceptive stories on themes related to music because she has first-hand knowledge and knows the ins and outs of the music world. The paper analyses how Mudgal has made use of satire in these stories where music becomes a means to gain fame, money, and recognition. It also discusses how Indian classical music has undergone a drastic transformation due to globalisation and commercialisation.
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