Dr. Nidhi Shendurnikar

Dr. Nidhi Shendurnikar is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Journalism & Communication, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. She has close to a decade of teaching and research experience in media and communication studies. She is interested in research and teaching of Indic perspectives.

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Hinduphobia Taints India's Comedy Culture | Prof. Ramesh Rao, Dr. Nidhi Shendurnikar
The talk will examine the complex relationship between humour and religion through the prism of Indian stand-up comedy and its representation of Hindus and Hinduism. Based on Professor Vamsee Juluri’s concept of Media Hinduphobia, we present our analysis of fifty two Indian stand-up comedy routines..