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Alpana Chowdhury
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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.
Alpana Chowdhury
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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.
Alpana Chowdhury
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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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