Negotiations within a cultural phenomenon: Sidhu Moose Wala and a changing Punjab

ABSTRACT

Punjab, when viewed through the lens of culture, presents a multifaceted and multi-dimensional cohesion. Within the frame of a cultural phenomenon, Punjab appears to be many Punjabs at once, a geographical, a political, an online, a feudal, and a diasporic Punjab. All of these many phizogs appear to be in continuous dialogue, negotiating for the supremacy of one structure. The paper aims to examine these kaleidoscopic patterns of a changing Punjab through the negotiations occurring within the cultural phenomenon of Sidhu Moose Wala as a singer, painting a picture of an evolving Punjab that persists along spatial, temporal, and cultural axes.

KEYWORDS:

• Punjab
• culture
• identity
• class
• caste
• Jatt

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Manisha Gangahar

Manisha Gangahar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Goswami Ganesh Dutta Santa Dharma College, Chandigarh, India. The college is affiliated with Panjab University, Chandigarh. She was a Fellow at IIAS, Shimla (2011-13).

Pranav Kapil

Pranav Kapil is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Goswami Ganesh Dutta Santa Dharma College, Chandigarh, India. The college is affiliated with Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. He is currently pursuing PhD at Department of English and Cultural Studies, Panjab University.