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Kalkattewali: The Goddess and Her City

Souraja Chakraborty -
A temple in the northern part of Kolkata, the Thanthania Kalibari has a marble slab, on which “Shankar’er hridoy majhe, Kali biraje,” (Kali reigns...
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Queen Victoria, ‘Consumption’ and Goth Culture

Harshit Verma -
The first thing that many will visualise upon the mention of ‘Goth’ is the mohawk, black lace, powdered faces, spikes and metal on ‘uncivilised’...
Essays

On Reboots, Reunions and Manufactured Nostalgia

Devika Goswami -
“As a show or movie completes its run, viewers get to imagine the ending they like best. Reboots risk sinking this imagined ending and the franchise with it.”
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More Misses than Hits: “The Chair” on Cancel Culture

Sneha Roychoudhury -
“The show attacks a bunch of little-over-teenage youths who really are the least of cancel culture’s problems, but are the most fashionable to attack.”
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The King’s Indian

Gaurav Kamath -
From Chaturanga to Modern Chess
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A Taste Of Mumbai

Shreya Shah -
8 dishes that have become staples in the coastal capital of Maharashtra, India
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The Intricacies of Modern Art

Swara Shah -
A conversation between two lovers is more "art" than some of these pieces could ever be.
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Enduring Enigmas: Maharani Gayatri Devi

Shivani Mangal -
"In one lifetime, Gayatri Devi lived many, often contrasting, lives."
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Notes from Post-Colonial India

Aarushi Aggarwal -
Satyajit Ray: life, influences, writings
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Live-streaming Lord Ganesha: Of Festivals and Pandemics

ALMA Staff -
Devotees around India adapt to usher in their beloved deity during virus-ridden times.
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