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The term ‘Kumbh’ comes from the root word kumbh, meaning pot and apparently referring to the sacred pitcher of the ‘elixir of immortality’, which some associate with the epic Puranic story of Samudra Manthan (churning of the milk ocean), and others to the sign of Aquarius. Image Credit: Moushumee Jha

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Kumbh Mela: Origins and Lore

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Museum on Rail : The Patiala State Monorail TramwayArticle

How India Votes: History of Elections During the British RuleArticle

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শর্মিষ্ঠা চক্রবর্তী (Sharmishtha Chakraborty)

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Cochin Jews and the Seven Synagogues of Kerala

Histories Built Spaces

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Sanctuary of the restored Kadavumbhagom Synagogue

In conversation with Elias Josephai on Cochin Jews and Kerala Synagogues

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Hermann Kulke in 2012 at the Bayon temple at Angkor, built in late 12th century

In Conversation with Hermann Kulke: Political Processes and State Formation in Early Medieval India

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শর্মিষ্ঠা চক্রবর্তী (Sharmishtha Chakraborty)

বিষ্ণুপুর ঘরাণা

റിസൺ കെ പ്രസാദ് (Rison K Prasad)

ചേന്ദമംഗലം സിനഗോഗ്

Robin Thomas

Synagogues of Kerala

Aravindhan C. and Rabboni Rabi

The Life of a Sport: Jallikattu, a Photo Essay

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B.N. Goswamy

Art N Soul: Life of Christ in Mughal Paintings

Visual and Material Arts Histories

B.N. Goswamy

Art N Soul: Unusual Retelling of the Epic of Ramayana

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Preeti Bahadur Ramaswami, Mushtak Khan

Elided Histories: Narratives of the Pandvani

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Divided by Partition: Baltis of Kargil

Ritayan Mukherjee

The Last Gwalior Light Railway

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