As Jahangir contemplates a portrait of his father, a reversal of our ideas about dreams and reality

Why does the deceased Akbar look more real than the living king?

Kavita Singh

· Jul 18, 2021 · 08:30 am

The freedom of distance: Pakistani artist Fiza Khatri on femininity and public space in South Asia

For women in the subcontinent, fear or threat to one’s safety and respectability is worst when they are closest to home, says the artist.

Divya Guha

· Jul 17, 2021 · 11:30 am

How Arjuna from ‘Mahabharata’ and Rustam from Iran’s ‘Shahnamah’ are strikingly similar

Common features and episodes involving these characters can be seen as an example of cultural exchanges between the countries that date back to ancient times.

Alireza Sedighi

· Jul 11, 2021 · 09:30 pm

India’s long tradition of travelling without going anywhere: The pilgrimage nakshas of Rajasthan

When certain sites developed as tirthas, devotees and artists and storytellers in distant parts of the country devised creative methods to ‘view’ them.

Vrinda Agrawal

· Jul 11, 2021 · 11:30 am

In a pandemic collaboration across oceans, a rekhti performance about Rampur’s food and flavours

A text by 19th-century poet Mir Yar Ali ‘Jan Sahib’ is given new life by historians, archivists and dastangos.

Razak Khan

· Jul 10, 2021 · 11:30 am

In pictures: When Jatin Das painted Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu

The story of ‘Medallion’.

Jatin Das

· Jul 08, 2021 · 11:30 am

When the Shiv Sena attacked Dilip Kumar for supporting Deepa Mehta’s ‘Fire’

The legend filed a writ petition along with the director in the Bombay High Court, earning him the Shiv Sena’s wrath.

R Raj Rao

· Jul 08, 2021 · 08:45 am

How modern corporate work culture is inspired by an over-achieving Soviet miner from the 1930s

Alexei Stakhanov, who managed to extract 102 tonnes of coal in a single shift, started a trend that still holds sway in the workplaces of today.

Bogdan Costea, The Conversation

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Peter Watt, The Conversation

· Jul 01, 2021 · 11:30 pm

In a miniature of Humayun and Akbar, time crumples to depict an entire world of learning

This meta-painting uses a paradox to provoke meditations on the relationship between image and illusion, representation and life.

Kavita Singh

· Jun 27, 2021 · 11:30 am

From Bollywood to Beatles and beyond: The amazing journey of Shiv Dayal Batish

A singer, composer and teacher, Batish’s life was defined by talent and serendipity.

Anu Kumar

· Jun 24, 2021 · 11:30 am

A Scottish graveyard in Kolkata reveals the untold stories of colonial women in India

The disregarded lives and achievements of Scotswomen in colonial India are brought to light in new research from a 19th century graveyard.

Sayan Dey, The Conversation

· Jun 18, 2021 · 01:30 pm

In photos: How Gurugram’s now-demolished Kaman Sarai helps residents reimagine their city

Structures like sarais or darwaazas offers an opportunity to look at the city in ways other than as a corporate hub.

Tsomo Wangchuk

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Nishita Bannerjee

· Jun 15, 2021 · 11:30 am