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Lost, found and archived: BD Garga’s quest to document Indian cinema has helped us all
A recent exhibition underlined the efforts of the filmmaker and historian in preserving vital information on the silent and talkie eras.
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Ismat Chughtai's controversial tale of sexual exploitation in the nobility returns to the stage
Writing about sex in 'Lihaaf' was shocking in the 1940s. But to expose the upper class was an act of courage.
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We know about the luminaries of Progressive Writers' movement – but what about their wives?
A play in Mumbai recounts the story of Razia Sajjad Zaheer, wife of Sajjad Zaheer, a founding father of the Progressive Writers’ Association.
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’