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India: Through the lens of Western Universalism
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An extract
Full article: Oprah's India: Through the lens of Western Universalism | FirstpostBy Rajiv Malhotra and Kaajal Ahuja
In the past week, Indian media circles have been buzzing about the two-part India special aired on television – Oprah's Next Chapter. Although Oprah herself was received warmly in India, the TV episodes have been met with mounting criticism – that the episodes, complete with snake charmers, slums and slumdogs, maharajas, joint families and eating with hands, were cliché ridden and reminiscent of the images of exotic India that saturate Western media.
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