This volume looks at the politics of communication and culture in contemporary South Asia. It explores languages, signs and symbols reflective of current mythologies that underpin instances of performance in present-day India and its neighbouring countries. 'The conjunction?of performance and?communication offers us the means to understand the relationship between text and?context in all its complexity. This volume?offers us insights into the?mutual?unsettling,?shaping, giving?meaning to?performative communication as tradition, resistance, compliance, and as myriad instances of cultural politics. And in that process it provides?startlingly new insights on both?performance and communication. A powerful collection that breaches disciplinary boundaries and contributes to new thinking.' ? Pradip Ninan?Thomas, Associate Professor, School of Communication and Arts, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia 'Very broad in scope, this volume addresses issues of contemporary concern in the politics of culture across South Asia. It will be of interest to scholars across many fields of study and its comparative perspective will fill a critical gap in the literature on this subject.' Roma Chatterji, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Delhi, India