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Sudipto Das
King of Kolkata's Roads: The Hindustan Ambassador Taxi
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King of Kolkata's Roads: The Hindustan Ambassador TaxiImage Gallery
Scientific Temper and Humanism: Rereading Nehru during the PandemicArticle
The Enlightenment of Guru Nanak, and a Glimpse into His Global Udasis Article
How Ghalib Mourned the ‘Loss of Delhi’ During the 1857 RevoltArticle
Gift-giving and the Art of Diplomacy in the 19th-century Jaipur CourtArticle
Of Camels, WW1 Bombers, Elephant Stables and a MaharajaArticle
Women in the Ambedkarite Movement: The Chavdaar Tank Satyagraha at MahaadArticle
Khemchand Prakash: The Man Who Discovered Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore KumarArticle
Bina Das, the Freedom Fighter Who Shot at the Bengal GovernorArticle
Portrayal of Partition in Pakistani CinemaArticle

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Monisha Ahmed
Rock Art and Petroglyphs of Ladakh
Visual and Material ArtsHistories
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 ArtsHistories

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Mani Stone Carving
Visual and Material ArtsHistories
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 ArtsHistoriesPeople
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 ArtsHistories
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 ArtsHistories

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Rigzin Chodon
Early Records of Petroglyphs and Rock Art from Twentieth-century Ladakh
Phuntsog Dorjay
Early Buddhist Rock Art in Ladakh
Sudipto Das
King of Kolkata's Roads: The Hindustan Ambassador Taxi
Aoun Hasan
Journey of the Taziya: From Making to Burial

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Tashi Morup
Pre-Tibetan Buddhist Rock Art of Ladakh
Visual and Material Arts Histories
Amiya P. Sen
Vivekananda’s Chicago Speeches: What He Said – and Didn’t
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Tiggy Allen
Why the 1883 Jaipur Exhibition of Industrial Arts was Important for India
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Hindustan Motors factory was set up in 1948, and it started production of the Hindustan Ambassador car in the late 50s. It soon became the vehicle of choice for bureaucrats and politicians for travel. In 1962, the Calcutta Taxi Association took initiative to convert the Hindustan Ambassador to the iconic Yellow Taxi.
Sudipto Das
King of Kolkata's Roads: The Hindustan Ambassador Taxi
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

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Devar, Part II
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Devar, Part I
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Vasudeva, Part II
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Vasudeva, Part I
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