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Gifford Shaft was the deepest shaft in KGF and the second deepest in the world with workers having to work at depths of over three kilometres. Now, it lies abandoned and the famous equipment is rusting away. Since the court proceedings regarding the mines are still pending, there is constant security around the premises of Gifford Shaft (Courtesy: PeeVee)

Basav Biradar and PeeVee

In Search of Gold

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Musical Transgression: They were all deewaane together, all mad about musicArticle

In Conversation with Namthiubuibou Daimei: Dormitories Played an Important Role in Preserving Ruangmei Folk MusicInterview

Ruangmei Naga Folk Music Instruments: From Drums to Flutes Article

A Brief History of Ruangmei Folk MusicOverview

Ruangmei Lu: An Aural History of Ruangmei Folk MusicModule

Journey of the Taziya: From Making to Burial Image Gallery

Making of the Taziya in Uttar Pradesh Article

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Kadiguang Panmei

Ruangmei Lu: An Aural History of Ruangmei Folk Music

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Aoun Hasan

Taziya: Muharram’s Artistic Giveaway

Visual and Material Arts Histories

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल (Afroz Alam Sahil)

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Namthiubuibou Daimei grew up in Thalluan village in Tamenglong district, Manipur, and currently resides in Happy Villa, a locality in main Tamenglong town.

In Conversation with Namthiubuibou Daimei: Dormitories Played an Important Role in Preserving Ruangmei Folk Music

Performing Arts Histories People

Dr Roshan Taqui is an Indian historian specialising in culture and monuments of Lucknow.

In Conversation with Dr Roshan Taqui: Taziya Practice in Awadh is Older Than the Nawabi Period

Visual and Material Arts Histories

Jani Mirza is one of Lucknow’s finest paper taziya artists. (Courtesy: Aoun Hasan)

In Conversation with Jani Mirza: Taziya Making is a Constantly Evolving Art

Visual and Material Arts Histories

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल ने बिहार सरकार के स्टेट प्लानिंग बोर्ड के पूर्व सदस्य व सेवानिवृत्त आई.ए.एस. अधिकारी सैय्यद गुलरेज़ होदा से अप्रैल 2020 में बातचीत की।

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Histories Built Spaces

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Aoun Hasan

Journey of the Taziya: From Making to Burial

Sharmistha Chaudhuri

Kalighat Paintings That Ruled the Hearts of Calcuttans for a Century

Basav Biradar and PeeVee

In Search of Gold

Ayan Ghosh

Anuradhapura: The 1400-year capital of Sri Lanka

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Bina Das

Bina Das, the Freedom Fighter Who Shot at the Bengal Governor

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Huma Sadaf

Portrayal of Partition in Pakistani Cinema

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A Look-Back at Gandhi’s Hinduism

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Anuradhapura served as the capital city of the Sri Lanka for over a millennium. In 1982, Anuradhapura was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in recognition of its legacy as one of the great civilisations of Asia.

Ayan Ghosh

Anuradhapura: The 1400-year capital of Sri Lanka

Parsis first arrived in Gujarat between the eighth and tenth centuries. Navsari in Gujarat was one of the earliest Parsi settlements in India, and became a major centre of the Parsi priesthood.

Sarah Jabbari

In memory of Greater Iran: Zoroastrians of Navsari

An archaic relic in the age of modern modes of transportation, hand-pulled rickshaws have phased away from the countries where they originated, like Japan and China, but continue to exist in India. In Kolkata, they are still used as a mode of transport (Courtesy: Soumya Shankar Ghosal)

Soumya Shankar Ghosal

Hundred years of sweat, toil and public service : Handpulled rickshaws of Kolkata

Tamil inscription at Sadarmangala, near International Tech Park in Whitefield, installed in 1346 CE, during the early reign of the Vijayanagara dynasty. It is a record of a land grant made to Gangadhara, a resident of Senjiagaram (Courtesy: Perumal Venkatesan)

Perumal Venkatesan

Stonehunters: The Epigraphic Quest for Bengaluru

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