Hindu Mythology in Indian Comics and Animations for Young People, 2000-2015
HINDU MYTHOLOGY IN INDIAN COMICS AND ANIMATIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, 2000-2015 By ANUJA MADAN A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2016 © 2016 Anuja Madan To my mother, brother and sister, and in the loving memory of my late father ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My foremost debt of gratitude is towards my advisor, Kenneth Kidd, for his wonderful mentorship. He had enormous faith in me and this project from the earliest stages, and encouraged me to explore different approaches to my material, which led to my adopting a multidisciplinary orientation — one that I hope has proven to be productive. His insightful feedback has been instrumental in shaping this dissertation. His humor and generosity not only made the journey smoother, but also brighter. I am also very grateful to my committee members Terry Harpold, Susan Hegeman and Malini Schueller for their guidance and support throughout this process. Discussions with them led to important insights and a broadening of critical frames, and their feedback has been extremely helpful. I would also like to thank Vasudha Narayanan, my external committee member, for her guidance. Many thanks to my professor from Delhi University, Rimli Bhattacharya, for her inspiration and encouragement, and to Anja, for the stimulating conversations, advice and support. Part of the fieldwork undertaken for this project was made possible by the Hannah Beiter Graduate Research Grant, and I thank the Children’s Literature Association for the award, as well as all the people who gave their time for interviews.
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