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How a (false) threat from Japan altered British attitudes towards colonial India
Mukund Padmanabhan
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A hundred years of KG Subramanyan: The late artist’s thoughts on art schools, beautification drives
KG Subramanyan
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The incredible rise of Ramana Balachandhran from veena prodigy to Carnatic star
Malini Nair
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After the news
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Why Bangkok was a hotbed of Indian revolutionaries during the First World War
In the early 20th century, Ghadar Party members found the Thai capital to be an ideal base to plot attacks on the British in India.
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Arley Munson’s words are a troubling reminder of how Kipling’s India treated women
The American medical missionary lived in India at a time when tribulations followed women from birth.
Anu Kumar
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While Indians faced prejudice and abuse in Thailand, British colonists chose to dilly-dally
The collapse of the rubber industry in Malaya in the early 1930s prompted Indian workers to seek a livelihood in Siam.
Ajay Kamalakaran
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The story of how Chhau escaped from royal palaces and became the entertainment of the common man
Emerging from mid-19th century martial training of elite fighters, Chhau had to go through a tortuous journey to become a celebratory form of entertainment.
Malini Nair
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A 19th-century Indian queen’s photographic work has been obscured by history
From this distance, it is hard to define Maharani Manmohini’s contributions in the photo studio: was she her husband’s collaborator or assistant?
Kamayani Sharma
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Why German and Austrian civilians were once sent from Thailand to India to be imprisoned
Once Siam entered World War I, the British did not trust it to detain citizens of enemy countries. So it arranged for them to be interned in India.
Ajay Kamalakaran
Food
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Can’t sleep at night? It’s not just that cup of coffee but overall diet that may be keeping you up
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‘Worse than smoking’: How true are the claims ultra-processed foods are bad for health?
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Camel, goat cheese find niche but growing market in India
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I cooked Fanta Maggi and Rasgulla Chaat to find out what viral Indian street food tastes like
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Making savoury curries with sweet fruits has always been an Indian specialty
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Over 60 years, a photographer in Delhi has single-handedly archived India’s cultural history
Avinash Pasricha has patiently and diligently documented Indian dance and music from the second row of Delhi’s auditoria, come rain or shine.
Malini Nair
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When an attack on Rajendra Prasad by Fascists in Austria caused panic in Bihar
Prasad was about to address a peace gathering when violence erupted.
Ajay Kamalakaran
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One visit to India was enough to inspire writer Lawrence Blochman for a lifetime
Blochman wrote several popular thrillers in the 20th century, with either India as the setting or an Indian as the hero.
Anu Kumar
Internet Culture
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From Jaipur to Kochi, these Instagram projects are archiving a snapshot of Indian architecture
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Ukraine’s official Twitter handle is processing the nation’s trauma in real time with memes
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Small is beautiful: An artist in Tamil Nadu is carving miniature sculptures on pencil tips
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An artist looks at Grimms’ fairy tales and finds sexist stereotypes that are common in India
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An engineer in Canada is urging South Asians to post their family photos and memories on Instagram