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Maachis- A tale of the aftermath of 1984 anti-Sikh riots

December 19, 2018December 20, 2018 Sumit Chaturvedi 0 Comments 1984, Anti-Sikh riots, Gulzar, Maachis, Punjab, Riots, trauma, violence

  Based on the Sikh riots of 1984 that followed Indira Gandhi’s assassination by her own Sikh bodyguards, Maachis was

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Art, Literature and Culture History and Society 

Appreciating the multi-layered heritage of the tomb of Itimad Ud Daulah

November 11, 2018 admin 1 Comment Agra, Architecture, Art History, Heritage, Heritage Walk, History, Itimad Ud Daulah, Mughal architecture, Nur Jahan, Sahapedia

An iconic seventeenth century mausoleum made of marble stands on the bank of river Yamuna in Agra city. While most

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Art, Literature and Culture Theatre 

Dinesh Thakur Memorial Festival-Agra comes to a close with a hilarious rendition of ‘Hai Mera Dil’

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 Opinion तंदूर 0 Comments Agra, Ank Theatre Group, Mumbai, Ranglok, Theatre, Theatre Festival

  The final day of the seven-day long Dinesh Thakur Memorial Festival in Agra ended with the Ank Theatre Group’s

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Art, Literature and Culture Cinema 

20 Years of Dil Se: Addressing Trauma By Subverting Melodrama

August 29, 2018 Sumit Chaturvedi 0 Comments AFSPA, Cinema, democracy, Dil Se, dissent, India, Mani Ratnam, melodrama, north east, state, trauma

Last week on 21st August one of Mani Ratnam’s most important films, Dil Se (from the hear) starring Manisha Koirala

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When TV shows went off track

May 28, 2018December 30, 2018 Opinion तंदूर 0 Comments Songs, Story, Television, Television soap, Title Tracks, Tracks

A lot has changed in the world of Hindi television series since the mid-1980s when the first lot including ‘Hum

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