Vamsee Juluri Explained
Vamsee Juluri (born 1969) is a professor of media studies at the University of San Francisco.[1]
Career
Juluri was born in Hyderabad in 1969.[2] His mother is the Telugu film actress Jamuna,[3] and his father was Juluri Ramana Rao, a professor of zoology. Juluri studied at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and received a PhD in 1999.[4] He has written for several publications including Times of India,[5] Huffington Post,[6] and The Indian Express.[7] His research interest is in the globalization of media audiences with an emphasis on Indian television and cinema,[8] mythology, religion,[9] violence and Gandhian philosophy. He has published several papers and essays analyzing recurring themes in Bollywood, such as tradition[10] and violence.[11]
Juluri was the lead petitioner in the effort by academics of Indian origin against efforts to address the countries of historical British India as "South Asia" in textbooks put forth by the California Board of Education, (California textbook controversy over Hindu history). As a result of his efforts which became a mass movement led to review and dismissal of several changes to the History Social Science Frameworks (Syllabus).[12] [13]
Books
Essays
- Becoming a Global Audience: Longing and Belonging in Indian Music Television, New York : Peter Lang, 2003, 155 p.[14]
- Bollywood Nation: India Through Its Cinema, New Delhi : Penguin Books India, 2013, 211 p.[3] [15]
- Rearming Hinduism: Nature, Hinduphobia, and the Return of Indian Intelligence, Chennai : Westland ltd, 2015, 229 p.[16] [17] [18]
- Nine Days in Kishkindha: A Memoir about Hanuman, Hampi and My Father, Kindle Edition, 2018, 116 p.
- Writing Across a Cracked World: Hindu Representation and the Logic of Narrative, Kindle Edition, 2018, 255 p.
Novels
- The Mythologist, New Delhi : Penguin Books, 2010, 271 p.[19] [20]
- Saraswati's Intelligence (The Kishkindha Chronicles, #1), Chennai : Westland Ltd., 2016, 327 p.[21] [22]
- The Firekeepers of Jwalapuram (The Kishkindha Chronicles, #2), Kindle Edition, 2020, 328 p.
Notes and References
- News: Vamsee Juluri. Chin. Steven. 2015-06-29. University of San Francisco. 2018-08-10. en. August 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812022010/https://www.usfca.edu/faculty/vamsee-juluri. live.
- Book Excerpt: Boldly Proclaim Core Hindu Values to Make a Better World. Hinduisum Today. 2016. February 10, 2021.
- Frontline. Books Cinema Pulse. Chatterjee. Partha. December 27, 2013. February 10, 2021 .
- Web site: Vamsee Juluri University of San Francisco . 2024-07-08 . www.usfca.edu . en.
- Web site: Vamsee Juluri Blog - Times of India Blog. Times of India Blog. en-US. 2018-08-10. August 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811033450/https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/author/vamsee-juluri/. live.
- News: Vamsee Juluri. Contributor profiles. Huffington Post. en. 2018-08-10. September 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160909032146/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/vamsee-juluri. live.
- News: Vamsee Juluri. Contributor profiles. The Indian Express. en-US. 2018-08-10. August 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811040255/https://indianexpress.com/profile/author/vamsee-juluri/. live.
- Book: Beaster-Jones, Jayson. Concluding Thoughts on the Art and Commerce of Hindi Film Songs. 2014-11-07. 167–172. Oxford University Press. 9780199993468. 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199993468.003.0008. Bollywood Sounds.
- Frank. David A.. 2011. Obama's Rhetorical Signature: Cosmopolitan Civil Religion in the Presidential Inaugural Address, January 20, 2009. Rhetoric & Public Affairs. 14. 4. 605–630. 10.1353/rap.2011.0044. 145578155. 1534-5238.
- Book: Kim, Youna. Media Consumption and Everyday Life in Asia. 2008-06-30. Routledge. 9781135896430. en.
- Book: Global Bollywood. Kavoori. Anandam P.. Punathambekar. Aswin. 2008. NYU Press. 9780814747995. en. October 9, 2020. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021204110/https://books.google.com/books?id=eNIVCgAAQBAJ&q=vamsee+juluri. live.
- News: Hyderabad man Vamsee Juluri saves 'India' in the US. 2016-05-21. Deccan Chronicle. 2018-08-10. en. August 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812024808/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/210516/hyderabad-s-man-saves-india-in-the-us.html. live.
- California Textbooks: 'Editing out India is bizarre! We must fight back because this concerns all Indians, not just Hindus'. Firstpost. 2018-08-10. Nikhila. Natarajan. March 28, 2016. August 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811032629/https://www.firstpost.com/world/californiatextbooks-this-is-an-indian-american-civil-rights-movement-nothing-less-it-concerns-all-indians-not-just-hindus-2698452.html. live.
- Fazal. Shehina. May 2004. 2. Particip@tions. Review of Becoming a Global Audience. 1. October 21, 2020.
- News: News18. Bollywood Nation: It's fluid and packed with information. October 16, 2013. October 21, 2020. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021204111/https://www.news18.com/news/books/bollywood-nation-its-fluid-and-packed-with-information-645338.html. live.
- De Roover. Jakob. December 2016. 3. International Journal of Hindu Studies. 44983863. 373–383. On the road to renaissance? (Review of Rearming Hinduism). 20. 10.1007/s11407-016-9196-3. 1854/LU-7137464. 152111915. free.
- News: Rearming Hinduism tackles Hinduphobia in academia and media. India Herald. June 2015. October 21, 2020. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021204111/http://india-herald.com/rearming-hinduism-tackles-hinduphobia-in-academia-and-media-p4456-1.htm. live.
- India Currents. Who is a Hindu, again? (Review of Rearming Hinduism). April 2015. Gaurav. Rastogi. October 21, 2020. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021204111/https://indiacurrents.com/who-is-a-hindu-again/amp/. live.
- News: A tale of migrants and myths (review of The Mythologist). Hindustan Times. June 21, 2010. Madhusree. Chatterjee.
- News: The Hindu. Myth as metaphor (review of The Mythologist). Jai Arjun. Singh. July 31, 2010.
- Firstpost. Saraswati's Intelligence: Vamsee Juluri's new book is an erudite tribute to our civilisation. February 5, 2017. Saiswaroopa. Iyer. October 21, 2020. September 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920044354/https://www.firstpost.com/living/saraswatis-intelligence-vamsee-juluris-new-book-is-an-erudite-tribute-to-our-civilisation-3266788.html. live.
- News: The Hindu. A natural balance (review of Saraswati's Intelligence). February 4, 2017. Mihir. Balantrapu. August 10, 2018. October 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022025748/https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/A-natural-balance/article17192987.ece. live.