Creative Industries in India

Abdul Shaban is Professor at the School of Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai, India.Filip Vermeylen is Professor of Global Art Markets at the Department of Arts and Culture Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.Christian Handke is Associate Professor (tenured) of Cultural Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

• List of figures List of tables List of contributors Acknowledgements List of abbreviations SECTION I Concepts, methods, and introduction to the volume 11 Introduction ABDUL SHABAN, FILIP VERMEYLEN AND CHRISTIAN HANDKE 2 Cultural policy and development: what are creative industries, and why do we care? CHRISTIAN HANDKE 3 Creative industries: definitions, methodologies, and classifications for India ABDUL SHABAN SECTION II Engaging with official statistics 4 Size, growth, and geographies of creative industries in India ABDUL SHABAN AND FILIP VERMEYLEN 5 India’s exports and imports of creative goods and services: comparison with China, Brazil, and the UKABDUL SHABAN AND FILIP VERMEYLEN6 Impact of digital technologies and industries on creative industries and its geographies in India ABDUL SHABAN, FILIP VERMEYLEN AND ZINAT ABOLISECTION IIICommunities and creativity7 The traditional creative communities of Rajasthan: a case study of Kalbeliyas, the snake charmers and the gypsies of Rajasthan UJJWAL DADHICH8 Caught in the wheels of commerce? The commercialization of Madhubani painting in India FILIP VERMEYLEN AND BHAGYALAKSHMI DAGA9 Creativity among India’s elderly: few case studiesS.S. SRIPRIYA SECTION IV Cinema and music industries10 Box office success of Bollywood films: an analysis of influencing factorsZINAT ABOLI 11 India beyond Bollywood? Exploring the diverse Indian independent music industry in the digital age BHAGYALAKSHMI DAGA 12 The changing landscape of travelling cinema in Maharashtra, IndiaGANDHARVA PEDNEKAR AND PURUSHOTTAM BHANDARE 13 Mollywood: the rise and fall of a subaltern cinema SANJUKTA SATTAR, ABDUL SHABAN AND ALEEM FAIZEE SECTION V Arts and crafts 14 Handloom and handicraft in India: clusters and specializations SANJUKTA SATTAR 15 Cultural embeddedness of gems and jewellery entrepreneurs in Jaipur PHILIPPE CADÈNE 16 Leveraging skills into a craft through social entrepreneurship and jugaad innovation: the Chamar leatherworkers’ studio in Dharavi, Mumbai MEGHAMRITA CHAKRABORTY AND ELLEN LOOTS 17 Creative weaving town: the carpet industry of Khairabad RINKU Index