Desi Play

When non-Desis perform "Desi plays" (e.g., white actors in brownface historically), it's condemned. But when a Desi person produces a play with heavy stereotypes (loud auntie, strict dad), is that authentic or self-caricature?

No discussion of Desi Play is complete without addressing the hegemony of Cricket. Introduced by the British colonizers, Cricket was initially a tool of imperial discipline ("civilizing the natives"). However, through the process of indigenization , Cricket became the defining canvas of Desi Play. desi play