In West Bengal, photography flourished as a dynamic art form painting a rich picture of urban life. But in Bangladesh, the 1971 Liberation War was the heart of its photographic story.
The South Asian University's two-day festival provided a platform for intellectual exchange and dialogue, reinforcing how cultural discussions can bridge dividesacross borders.
On 12 September 1947, deputy PM Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the nation 'with a heavy heart and in obedience to the call of duty' to call for an end to the communal violence and unspeakable brutalities.
Mahinder Singh Gill, an 87-year-old Sikh man in Indian Punjab, was born Muhammed Shafi. He was torn apart from his family during the chaos of Partition. It took him 77 years to find them.
Maharajas to mugshots, one of India’s oldest photo studios is reinventing itself & digitising over 20,000 artefacts from 1947-1967. ‘Fail to preserve history and narratives can be misappropriated.’
Better known for writing some of Raj Kapoor's all-time hits, Abbas also filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of pre-censorship on films.
Many have claimed that not much literature was produced in Bengal during the time compared to Punjab, where Partition literature was a genre in itself.
Lieutenant-colonel Khan’s marginality to today’s Hindu-nationalist pantheon helps us understand a larger story unfolding in Jammu and Kashmir: The story of a state that remains partitioned by a line drawn in blood.
Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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