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Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia
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A family affair: Few know about the artistic prowess of Raja Ravi Varma’s siblings
On Raksha Bandhan, a look at the contribution of C Raja Raja Varma and Mangalabai Thampuratty to Indian commercial art.
Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia
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Gulabrai of Marwar: Revisiting 18th century Rajputana, when concubines wielded political power
Evidence suggests that before the onset of Victorian morality, the margins of clan, lineage and jati were fluid in the region.
Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia
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Western India’s Ragamala paintings blend music and art into a single frame
Each raga, and its derivatives, represents a specific mood, season or time of the day.
Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia
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Humans of New York founder chides Humans of Bombay for filing copyright case against rival account
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Brij Bhushan Singh sexually harassed wrestlers at every opportunity he got, Delhi Police tell court
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Tennis: Who is The Greatest of All Time?
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Why the United States has been forced to walk a fine line amidst India-Canada tensions
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Manipur’s Tamil connection, via Myanmar: How ethnic polarisation has marooned the community again
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Groom abduction and elopement fair: A Valentine’s Day reminder of some Adivasi marriage customs
Love and weddings are far from being homogenous across India.
Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia & Shruti Chakraborty, Sahapedia
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Raising good Indians: What early twentieth-century children’s journals in Hindi tried to teach
The early 1900s saw the rise of Hindi children’s journals such as ‘Balak’, ‘Balsakha’ and ‘Kanya Manorajan’, which tried to instil nationalist morals.
Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia
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Why a Deccan ruler in 16th century commissioned a beautiful garden and then promptly razed it
The story of Farah Bakhsh Bagh is an example of the importance once accorded to astrology, astronomy and iconography in landscape planning in India.
Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia
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Caught on camera: Horrifying moment when two-storeyed building in Nainital collapses after landslide
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Eco India: What can we learn from floods in Himachal Pradesh?