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Murali Ranganathan
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How Marathi literary giant Anant Kakba Priolkar became a pioneering historian of print in India
The writer-scholar’s dedication to marking print anniversaries sparked his interest and went a long way towards building a formidable body of research.
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This book explores how theatre enabled Parsis to negotiate the growing challenges of colonialism
In ‘The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage’, Rashna Darius Nicholson is particularly interested in exploring how theatre impacted the life of Parsi women.
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Virchand Dharmasey (1935-2023): A self-taught scholar who built a priceless repository of knowledge
From architecture to the history of silent films, his depth of knowledge was the result of conversation, collaboration and a kind, genuine curiosity.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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‘Mumbai Samachar’: As India’s oldest newspaper turns 200, this is the story of its dynamic founder
Furdoonjee Marzbanjee, born into a family of Parsi priests, was a serial entrepreneur who migrated to Mumbai from Surat.
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India’s printing history is five centuries old. It needs printing museums to preserve this heritage
Nowhere is the story of print in India explored. Nowhere are the print practitioners of yesteryear celebrated.
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Jayant Meghani (1938-2020): Remembering the meticulous bookseller of Bhavnagar
How a Gujarati bookstore in Bhavnagar achieved cult status thanks to its founder, who died on December 4, at the age of 82.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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How the Bombay plague shut down a human book factory: The life and death of Narayan Hemchandra
An extraordinary life of industrial strength writing, cut short by the killer disease.
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How an Anglo-Gujarati newspaper kept publishing through the Bombay plague and into the 1980s
The long and eventful history of the weekly ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’.
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On JV Naik’s first death anniversary, remembering a life spent in pursuit of historical heroes
In his final years, he expressed dismay over declining research in India and politicisation of the country’s history.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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How the first English novels by Parsis were written in the backdrop of the plague and politics
The histories of the novels ‘My Friend, The Barrister’ and ‘Pootli, A Story of Life in Bombay’.
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How the name of a Gujarati language printer and publisher who died in the plague lives on in Mumbai
Jehangir B Karani’s business rose, fell and then rose again posthumously.
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How a Gujarati cookbook came to symbolise love and gratitude during the bubonic plague in Bombay
The story of Vividha Vaani.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go