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Is Diwali a Pop-Culture Trope on American TV?

Is Diwali a Pop-Culture Trope on American TV?

Update: 2024-10-31

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This week on Respectfully Disagree, we discuss whether American TV is in fact making space for South Asian representation with it's Diwali themed episodes, why everyone is in designer clothes this festive season, and whether the commercialisation of Diwali has inadvertently impacted how we celebrate it.

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Featuring: The Savala Vada
Co-Producers: Vasudhaa Narayanan, Rohitha Naraharisetty
Edit & Sound Design: Vibhav Saraf
Cover Art: Hitesh Sonar
Art Director: Neha Shekhawat
Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

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Is Diwali a Pop-Culture Trope on American TV?

Is Diwali a Pop-Culture Trope on American TV?

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