Photography
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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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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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Vertical, casual images and few selfies: Smartphone photography is changing how we see the world
Sometimes the camera angles we use are harmless or driven by practicality but other times they can reinforce existing inequalities.
TJ Thomson, The Conversation & Shehab Uddin, The Conversation
Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Interview: Photographer Dayanita Singh looks back on her long and eventful career
Singh’s fluid and accessible practice speaks a language of its own.
Meera Ganapathi
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Why did the British photograph the sun every day from Dehradun for 47 years?
And what did it have to do with ruling India better?
Kamayani Sharma
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With AI image generation advancing at astronomical speeds, can we still tell if a picture is fake?
Believing your own eyes may not hold the same weight it once used to.
Brendan Paul Murphy, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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‘The truth is biased’: Prashant Panjiar on the backstories of four decades of photographing India
The veteran photojournalist’s latest book is a chronicle of the country’s journey through economic liberalisation.
Naresh Fernandes
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Gururgam’s Museo Camera reopens after Covid-proofing itself – with an exhibition on life in pandemic
Visual stories during the pandemic.
Sujata Prasad
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A photo exhibition in South Africa explores Mandela’s life through the landscape he grew up in
Photographs tell the story of Nelson Mandela the humanist and take us into the settings that shaped his childhood.
Raymond Suttner, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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In images: Early 20th century Tibet and Burma, as seen by a pioneering female photographer
Although often overshadowed by her more famous husband, Yvette Borup Andrews’s photos stand today as a contribution to early visual anthropology.
Lydia Pyne
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Dark is Divine: A photographer uses his camera to challenge India’s obsession with fairness
Chennai-based Naresh Nil’s images depict gods and goddesses as dark-skinned.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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National Geographic’s most-liked Instagram pictures of 2017 are both beautiful and heartbreaking
The devastation wreaked by climate change forms the subtext in many of the images.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli stars as Bengaluru beat Punjab to stay in hunt for playoff spot
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav stars in fifth T20I as visitors sweep series
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: In Olympic year, Neeraj Chopra keen to lay down the marker