History In Images
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Illustrations: In 18th century, batik clothing was worn in Java to express both status and character
‘Serat Damar Wulan’, a fully illustrated Javanese manuscript, is full of lively and humorous scenes of everyday life.
Fiona Kerlogue
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In images: Home baking underwent a revolution in England in the 19th century
Henry Evanion’s collection of paper ephemera reminds us that bakers in the 19th century were spoilt for choice.
Amy Solomons
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In illustrations: Tales of conquests and adventures from the life of Alexander the Great
The Persian Shahnamah, or Book of Kings, is one of the most richly illustrated sources, completed by the poet Firdawsi in 1010 CE.
Ursula Sims-Williams
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Three Doordarshan-era anchors recall what a dignified era of television news looked like
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Why Assam’s farmers are furious at Himanta Biswa Sarma’s ‘fertiliser jihad’ jibe
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Bring out the earplugs – ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ is back
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Jailed, suspended, fired: How teachers in UP have paid a price for Hindutva campaigns against a song
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Historical photos of the Kaʿba and the Hajj season
The Kaʿba is the holiest site in Islam.
The British Library
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Remembering Sam Tata, the photographer who was equally at ease on the street and in the studio
Between taking portraits of everyone from Prithviraj Kapoor to Leonard Cohen, Tata teamed with Henri Cartier-Bresson to capture a snapshot of the 20th century.
Kamayani Sharma
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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 & Nishita Bannerjee
Video
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‘Call got cut’: BJP spokesperson moments after anchor corrects him on budget for new train tracks
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Watch: Coldplay’s Chris Martin arrives by train for concert, joins railway worker’s video
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Watch: Advertisement gives popular nursery rhymes a grim twist to amplify message of climate change
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Watch: Comedian mimics Bollywood stars singing ‘Phir Aur Kya Chahiye’ from ‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’
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Watch: Thief returns stolen bottle of alcohol after automatic door traps him inside store
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What does this image of an owl in an English church have to do with antisemitism?
The association of owls with Jews draws from Christian parables categorising ‘good’ and ‘evil’ animals.
Erika Harlitz-Kern, Aeon
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Lost photos of the band Blue Notes capture the time before jazz was exiled from South Africa
A notable addition to a thin archive, Norman Owen-Smith’s photos capture a racially mixed band in passionate play, just before they went into exile.
Lindelwa Dalamba, The Conversation
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Ugandan dictator Idi Amin had his entire reign photographed. The images were missing – until now
The pictures are the focus of a new exhibition, which allows a traumatic, divisive period in the African nation’s history to be assessed.
Derek R Peterson and Richard Vokes, The Conversation
The Reel
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Bring out the earplugs – ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ is back
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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‘Bombs going off like the rains in Sawan’: A reminder from Indian WWI soldiers on the cost of war
Nearly 1.3 million Indian soldiers served in the war. Through memorabilia and paintings, artist Angeli Sowani depicts their sufferings, sacrifices and valour.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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How the Indian everyman became a subject of art
An exhibition of Company paintings in Mumbai remind us of the dual purpose they served for their British patrons: ‘memorialisation and surveillance’.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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Photos: An Indian couple has built a collection of 4,500 Raj-era picture postcards
A part of Sangeeta and Ratnesh Mathur’s collection has been curated into the book ‘Picturesque India’.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
The Field
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