The promotion of the Hindi language by the Hindi Shiksha Sangh (South Africa) has
dominated the cultural life of the majority of Hindi-speaking Hindus in South Africa
for over fifty years. This study concerns itself with the role of music in the
construction of a local Hindi identity in the Sangh. It examines the factors that
created and sustained the Hindi identity. Areas that come under focus in the research
include: the history of the Hindi-speaking Hindu and their language in South Africa;
the promotion of the Hindi language; the role assumed by the Hindi Shiksha Sangh .
(South Africa) ; the function and significance of music and the socio-historical
context of music that informs the cultural identity of the Hindi-speaking Hindu. The
theoretical basis for this research has been drawn from principles in musical
ethnography. The study locates the cultural identity of a linguistic group within the
premise of socially meaningful music. / Thesis (M.Mus)-University of Natal, Durban, 1999.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/8910 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Mahabeer, Swasthi. |
| Contributors | Parker, Beverly Lewis. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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