Words and terms
Marked by characteristics of the present period
What is 'contemporary'?
Far removed in space, time, or relation
Out-of-the-way, secluded
What is 'remote'?
The capital of India
What is 'New Delhi'?
A fairly antiquated terms for the eastern regions or countries of the world
What is the Orient?
This means hello in Hindi?
What is namaste?
Not false or imitation: real, actual
True to one's own personality, spirit, or character
What is 'authentic'?
The theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically desirable
What is 'consumerism'?
This country colonized India from 1858-1947
What is England'?
When the once suppressed have the power to speak and be heard
What is subaltern agency?
What is shampoo/शैम्पू ?
Something new or unusual
What is 'novelty'?
Expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature
What is 'pretentious'?
The currency of India
What are rupees?
Palestinian-American academic and literary critic who wrote a book called Orientalism in 1978
Who is Edward W. Said?
This means mother in Hindi?
What is maa/माँ ?
A typical or ideal example: the embodiment of sth.
What is 'the epitome of sth.'?
A guidebook used primarily by backpackers
What is Lonely Planet?
The two official (not national!) languages of India
What are Hindi and English?
The experience of native women during colonization
What is the double colonization of women?
This means name in Hindi
What is naam/नाम ?
A person who travels in search of geographical or scientific information
What is 'an explorer'?
A theory by Benedict Anderson about what creates a nation.
What is 'imagined communities'?
These are two favorite sports in India
What are (field) hockey and cricket?
The actions by which one nation is able to control other usually smaller or weaker nations
What is imperialism?
This means movie in Hindi
What is film/फ़िल्म ?