Salaman Rushdie would has very interesting ideas when it comes to The Wizzard Of Oz and the idea of home. Rushdie argues that the the point of the origional Wizzard Of Oz was not that "there is no place like home". Rushdie states that "It's one thing for Dorthy to want to go home, quite another that she can only do so by eulogizing the ideal state which Kansas so Obviously is not".
Rushdie believes that the notion of "there is no place like home" was added to the story by producers and additional writers and was not intended by the origional author. In some senses There's no place like home has very imperialis undertones. When discussing Dorthy's journey to see the Wizzard, Rushdie states, "Dorthy Gale, who is already a national heroine of Munchkinland, who is already (as the Munchkins have assured her) History, who will be a bust in the hall of fame, steps out on the road of destiny, and heads, as Americans must, into the west towards the sunset, The Emerald City, and The Witch". This quote speaks to how Dorthy is a symbol for westernization.
If Rushdie saw this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf5svfS_bnc he would probably use it to back up his arguement that the "there is no place like home" mentality of The Wizard Of Oz is bogus. This video shows school children singing a song from the Wizard of Oz in India. This shows that the movie is universal and the concept of home can apply to anyone, not just people who live in Kansas.
On the other Hand Rushdie might say it is an example of the films ideology westernization. Rushdie states, "There was never a metropolis like Emerald City, However. It looks from the outside like a fairy tale of New York". Rushdie could argue that the fact that the Wizard of Oz (a very western story) is being taught to school children in India shows how globalization is westernizing the world.