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The Hindi Historical Novel in Colonial North India: Rewriting a NationModule
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The Festival of Lights in Various Religious and Literary Texts of South AsiaOverview
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Devilal Bharati is the field team leader, managing the radio station’s field outreach programmes. (Courtesy: Mandakini Ki Awaz)
In Conversation with Manvendra Negi and Devilal Bharati: Bringing Community Radio to the Mandakini River Valley
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The Amaibis of Manipur: Gender-fluid Priestesses of the Sanamahi Religion 
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The Art of Aromas: Ittar Industry of Kannauj
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In Search of the Kristapurana: An Image Gallery
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फील्ड डायरी : मुश्ताक खान द्वारा सुंदरी बाई रजवार का प्रलेखन- १९८६: /Field diary: Mushtak Khan's documentation of Sundari Bai Rajwar- 1986

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Hindi Hitaishis: The Architects of the Early Historical Novel in Hindi
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Affecting Anger: Ideologies of Community Mobilisation in Early Hindi Novel
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Diwali as a Mercantile Festival
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Brojen Yambem getting ready for performing rituals during Lai Haraoba at Loklaobung, Imphal. Unlike the amaibas, who are male priests, the position of amaibis are not determined by gender. The amaibi identity comprises both male (nupa) and female (nupi) amaibis.
Siddharth Haobijam
The Amaibis of Manipur: Gender-fluid Priestesses of the Sanamahi Religion 
A worker fixes the Chonga (bamboo pipe) to the Deg (distillation pot). The fumes (Bhap) pass through the Chonga and condense in small pots called Bhapkas (Courtesy: Udit Kulshreshtra)
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The Art of Aromas: Ittar Industry of Kannauj
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