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'God is one' is a common idea among Parsis of India, therefore religious icons from non-Zoroastrian religions are also kept in their house and workplace. A sticker of Farre Kiyani (top) share space with Laskhmi (bottom), the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. The symbol of Farre Kiyani (also referred to as ‘Fravahar’ in Iran and India) is a depiction of divine protection of God on people through the wise righteous king. The symbol is very ancient and has been represented in the art of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE) and is widely used as a symbol of national identity among modern Iranian people and symbol of religious identity among Parsis of India.

Sarah Jabbari

In memory of Greater Iran: Zoroastrians of Navsari

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Dev Kumar Jhanjh in Conversation with Prof. K.K. Thaplyal: Seals and Sealings in Early IndiaInterview

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Indian Epigraphy

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Visual Landscape of Jainism in Early Modern Bengal

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Dev Kumar Jhanjh in Conversation with Prof. K.K. Thaplyal: Seals and Sealings in Early India

Dev Kumar Jhanjh in Conversation with Prof. K.K. Thaplyal: Seals and Sealings in Early India

Visual and Material Arts Literature and Languages Histories

In conversation with Professor Suchandra Ghosh: Prashasti and Land Grant Charter

In conversation with Professor Suchandra Ghosh with the participation of Debarati Ganguly, Soumita Mallick and Durbar Sharma: Prashasti and Land Grant Charter

Visual and Material Arts Literature and Languages Histories

In Conversation with Dr Rajat Sanyal: Indian Palaeography

In Conversation with Dr Rajat Sanyal: Indian Palaeography

Visual and Material Arts Literature and Languages Histories

In Conversation with Professor Ranabir Chakravarti: Society and Economy in Early India through an Epigraphic Lens

In Conversation with Professor Ranabir Chakravarti with the participation of Digvijay Singh, Jinsy JR and Devdutta Kakati: Society and Economy in Early India through an Epigraphic Lens

Visual and Material Arts Literature and Languages Histories

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Sarah Jabbari

In memory of Greater Iran: Zoroastrians of Navsari

Dev Kumar Jhanjh

Image Gallery for Indian Epigraphy

Soumya Shankar Ghosal

Hundred Years of Transportation: Hand-pulled Rickshaws of Kolkata

Perumal Venkatesan

Stonehunters: The Epigraphic Quest for Bengaluru

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Sumangala Damodaran

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Sumangala Damodaran

Yeh Gulab Nahin, Inquilab Hai: Continuing Tradition of Protest Music in Contemporary India

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Shruti Chakraborty

Nupi Lan: How Thousands of Manipuri Women Protestors Created History

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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 Transportation: Hand-pulled 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

The Jhelum riverbank in Downtown Srinagar is like a living gallery of traditional Kashmiri residential architecture (Courtesy: Parshati Dutta)

Parshati Dutta

Eternal Witness of Kashmir Valley: Tracing the Jhelum River

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