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Orientalism

  • Caste as seen through an Orientalist lens: The ironic legacy of 18th-century Company paintings

    Caste as seen through an Orientalist lens: The ironic legacy of 18th-century Company paintings

    Kanupriya Sharma
    · Jun 22, 2025 · 12:30 pm
  • The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought

    The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought

    Christophe Premat, The Conversation
    · May 12, 2025 · 10:00 pm
  • A postcard from India: How a colonial worldview travelled the Empire and beyond

    A postcard from India: How a colonial worldview travelled the Empire and beyond

    Omar Khan
    · Sep 15, 2024 · 11:30 am
  • How two English artists, a century apart, saw the Taj Mahal and what it says about colonial-era art

    How two English artists, a century apart, saw the Taj Mahal and what it says about colonial-era art

    Giles Tillotson
    · Aug 18, 2024 · 11:30 am
  • How an Englishman captured vibrant hues of a colonial Calcutta transforming into a commercial hub

    How an Englishman captured vibrant hues of a colonial Calcutta transforming into a commercial hub

    Sonal
    · Jun 23, 2024 · 11:30 am
  • Academia both colonial and modern owes an intellectual debt to the sidelined ‘native’ scholar

    Academia both colonial and modern owes an intellectual debt to the sidelined ‘native’ scholar

    Atul V Nair
    · Mar 13, 2024 · 09:00 am
  • In paintings: How foreign artists saw Benaras in the 19th and early 20th centuries

    In paintings: How foreign artists saw Benaras in the 19th and early 20th centuries

    Giles Tillotson Aditi Mazumdar
    · Jan 14, 2024 · 08:00 am
  • Explainer: Why Edward Said’s ‘Orientalism’ is one of the greatest scholarly books ever written

    Explainer: Why Edward Said’s ‘Orientalism’ is one of the greatest scholarly books ever written

    Cyma Hibri, The Conversation
    · Feb 18, 2023 · 05:30 pm
  • The art of conquest: Images of India on the verge of British rule, as seen by two travellers

    The art of conquest: Images of India on the verge of British rule, as seen by two travellers

    David Arnold
    · Oct 21, 2022 · 11:30 am
  • Knowledge is power: The unintended outcomes of Orientalist William Jones’ study of Sanskrit texts

    Knowledge is power: The unintended outcomes of Orientalist William Jones’ study of Sanskrit texts

    Girish Shahane
    · Sep 28, 2021 · 11:30 am