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Hugo Ribadeau Dumas

Au revoir, Guruji: A French student’s tribute to Hindustani musician Yograj Naik

Naik, who died in April aged 52, transmitted a culture, an emotion, a certain grammar of passion.

Hugo Ribadeau Dumas
· Dec 12, 2021 · 11:30 am
Once symbols of despair, Kabul’s blast walls are spreading messages of hope and defiance

ArtLords, a group of Afghan artists, are painting murals on the barriers to highlight the social problems faced by residents of the war-torn city.

Hugo Ribadeau Dumas
· Jan 12, 2019 · 11:30 am
Bangladesh’s abiding love for the Taj Mahal should be a lesson for the new Mughal-hating India

The Taj is everywhere in Bangladesh – from coffee mugs to wedding halls and a disastrous replica.

Hugo Ribadeau Dumas
· Mar 19, 2018 · 11:30 am