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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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‘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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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?