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Priya Satia

Priya Satia: How modern empire broke the empire mould

No previous imperial formation reshaped the world in such a way that has distorted our relations to the earth and one and another.

Priya Satia
· Dec 02, 2023 · 11:30 am
Amitabh Bachchan @80: How a man of such imperfection came to matter so much to so many

As much as we admire and aspire to virtuousness, Bachchan’s characters more accurately captured the reality of what it is to be human.

Priya Satia
· Oct 16, 2022 · 08:15 am
How the Partition contributed to the ‘queerness’ of Urdu poetry to make it non-normative

The second and final instalment of an essay originally published in 2016.

Priya Satia
· Jul 26, 2021 · 08:30 am

Priya Satia: Why poetry remains a primary resource in remembering and understanding the Partition

The first instalment of an essay originally published in 2016.

Priya Satia
· Jul 25, 2021 · 12:30 pm