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Kavita Singh
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In the midst of millenarian chaos, the charismatic presence of Akbar – the perfect ruler
Looking at pages from the Tarikh-i-Alfi, the first grand, illustrated historical manuscript made in the emperor’s kitabkhana.
Kavita Singh
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As Jahangir contemplates a portrait of his father, a reversal of our ideas about dreams and reality
Why does the deceased Akbar look more real than the living king?
Kavita Singh
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In a miniature of Humayun and Akbar, time crumples to depict an entire world of learning
This meta-painting uses a paradox to provoke meditations on the relationship between image and illusion, representation and life.
Kavita Singh
Trending
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In a resplendent portrait of a Mughal emperor, subtle clues about a dark fall
A meteorological drama reprises the brief flare of glory and the shocking extinction that marked the last weeks of Azim-us-Shan’s life.
Kavita Singh
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In an 18th-century Pahari painting of Dasratha’s funeral, vast vistas of echoing emptiness
Many instances in the history of Indian art deal empathetically with grief but nothing quite equals the elegiac quality of this Ramayana.
Kavita Singh
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Moving the National Museum: What the opacity about the government’s relocation plan actually reveals
The lack of transparency about the process shows that India’s current rulers don’t care about the museum’s relationship with the general public it should serve.
Kavita Singh
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 Art of Resistance: In ‘The Siege of Kandhar’, a Mughal-era artist dares to question the emperor
Mughal artists found ways to slip in their own commentary and puncture the grandiose narratives they were obliged to construct.
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Krishna wasn’t pointing at Eid moon. He was pointing at a solar eclipse
[Article updated after publication] Paintings are being made today that deliberately adopt archaisms to appear as though they come from the past.
Kavita Singh
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Dalmia-Red Fort debate: These are the questions we really should be asking about the deal
Rather than looking at the money to be made, we should be considering the quality of the work to be undertaken.
Kavita Singh
The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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Opinion: By replacing JNU deans, administration ensures unilateral decisions will go unchallenged
Expect the imposition of rules and conditions that cannot even be imagined today.
Kavita Singh
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‘It is illegal’: JNU has made marking attendance mandatory. Here’s why we are refusing to do so
Many have mistaken it as our refusal to attend classes. This is not the case at all.
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'Dancing Girl' as Parvati is just one of many bizarre claims in ICHR paper on Harappan civilisation
A reading of the essay shows that almost the entire piece is filled with wild conjectures to show that the Indus and Vedic civilisations were linked.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru end losing run with convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler