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By Saiee Katkar Every October, as the rhythmic beats of the dhak echo through Kolkata’s pandals, the same sounds and aromas rise in distant corners...

By Saiee Katkar Floods are among the most frequent natural disasters in India, yet their silent impact on cultural heritage often goes unnoticed. From manuscripts...

By Saiee Katkar Introduction When the first train in India steamed from Bombay to Thane in 1853, it was hailed as the arrival of modernity....

By Ramyani Banerjee The Case of an “Unfortunate” Marriage: In 1889, ten-year-old Phulmoni Dasi stepped into marriage—a moment celebrated as the beginning of a “new...

By Ramyani Banerjee Unknown author. (no date) Layla visits Majnun in the wilderness [Watercolour, MS. Ouseley Add. 166, fol. 13b]. Bodleian Library, Oxford. Available at:...