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Bengal’s Street Wonder: The Legacy of Phuchka
Introduction In Bengal, phuchka is not just food; it is an emotion. To many, it...
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From Nadir Shah to the British Raj: Shahr Ashob and the Poetic Mourning of Delhi
There’s an English proverb that says, ‘Home is where the heart is’. Home holds within...
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Kummi: A Dance of Rhythm and Resistance
Introduction: Kummi is one of the oldest folk dances practised in Tamil Nadu. Considered to...
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CHITRAKATHI : THE ART OF STORYTELLING
CHITRAKATHI TRADITION : THE ART OF STORYTELLING India known for its rich diversity and...
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Of Time and Light: The Cinematic World of Satyajit Ray
“Cinema’s job is to tell the truth. Not to manufacture excitement.” — From “Our Films,...
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Spiritual Space and Artistic Heritage: A case study of Upasana Griha of Santiniketan
INTRODUCTION Santiniketan, the abode of peace, was established in the 1860s by Maharshi Debendranath Tagore...
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The Sweet That Stole Hearts: Rediscovering Manohora
Introduction: A Sweet That Steals the Heart In a land where every festival has its...
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From oral to visual: The transmission of Mangal Kavya through multimodel folk art in Bengal
INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Mangal Kavya, a genre of religious narrative poetry that emerged...
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A Brief History of Ramlila in Delhi
Devotion can manifest through different forms of expression. Dramatisation of sacred texts is one such...
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“Every human being is a mystery”: Crime, Culture, and Bengali Detectives in Fiction
“নমস্কার, সত্যান্বেষী ব্যোমকেশ বক্সি বলছি।” (“Hello, Satyanweshi Byomkesh Bakshi speaking.”) The fact that Satyanweshi or...
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