Photography
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A 19th-century Indian queen’s photographic work has been obscured by history
From this distance, it is hard to define Maharani Manmohini’s contributions in the photo studio: was she her husband’s collaborator or assistant?
Kamayani Sharma
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Over 60 years, a photographer in Delhi has single-handedly archived India’s cultural history
Avinash Pasricha has patiently and diligently documented Indian dance and music from the second row of Delhi’s auditoria, come rain or shine.
Malini Nair
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Vertical, casual images and few selfies: Smartphone photography is changing how we see the world
Sometimes the camera angles we use are harmless or driven by practicality but other times they can reinforce existing inequalities.
TJ Thomson, The Conversation & Shehab Uddin, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Interview: Photographer Dayanita Singh looks back on her long and eventful career
Singh’s fluid and accessible practice speaks a language of its own.
Meera Ganapathi
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Why did the British photograph the sun every day from Dehradun for 47 years?
And what did it have to do with ruling India better?
Kamayani Sharma
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With AI image generation advancing at astronomical speeds, can we still tell if a picture is fake?
Believing your own eyes may not hold the same weight it once used to.
Brendan Paul Murphy, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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‘The truth is biased’: Prashant Panjiar on the backstories of four decades of photographing India
The veteran photojournalist’s latest book is a chronicle of the country’s journey through economic liberalisation.
Naresh Fernandes
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Gururgam’s Museo Camera reopens after Covid-proofing itself – with an exhibition on life in pandemic
Visual stories during the pandemic.
Sujata Prasad
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A photo exhibition in South Africa explores Mandela’s life through the landscape he grew up in
Photographs tell the story of Nelson Mandela the humanist and take us into the settings that shaped his childhood.
Raymond Suttner, The Conversation
The Reel
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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In images: Early 20th century Tibet and Burma, as seen by a pioneering female photographer
Although often overshadowed by her more famous husband, Yvette Borup Andrews’s photos stand today as a contribution to early visual anthropology.
Lydia Pyne
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Dark is Divine: A photographer uses his camera to challenge India’s obsession with fairness
Chennai-based Naresh Nil’s images depict gods and goddesses as dark-skinned.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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National Geographic’s most-liked Instagram pictures of 2017 are both beautiful and heartbreaking
The devastation wreaked by climate change forms the subtext in many of the images.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final