The Inner and Outer Worlds of the Mirasins
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The Inner and Outer Worlds of the Mirasins

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Published on: 05 October 2018

Ainee Farooqui

Ainee is pursuing M.Phil in Modern Indian History from University of Delhi. Her research deals with school history textbooks produced after Independence. She is attempting to study textbooks as devices of publicity, performative nationalism, and pedagogy.

This video seeks to capture the experiences, histories, and performances of mirasins. Mirasin is a social group who are traditionally involved with singing of songs on occasions such as weddings, births, and other life cycle rituals.