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Daak: Postcards from the Attic
September 30th, 2020

‘The Indian Rembrandt’: Pestonji Bomanji’s Art

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Pestonji Bomanji (1851 – 1938) brought the Parsi community to life through his vibrant portraits in a realist style. Bomanji joined the Sir J.J. School of Art at the mere age of thirteen. His

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September 7th, 2020

Surrendering to the Divine: Wahab Khar’s Poems

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Little is known about Kashmiri mystic poet-saint Wahab Khar. He is said to have been born in the early 19th century and died in the year 1912. The dates are uncertain, but

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September 7th, 2020

A Layered Kinship: Premchand’s story, “Bade Bhai Sahab”

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Familial relationships form the bedrock of our social persona, giving us a lifelong benchmark against which we measure subsequent relationships. For this reason, the tensions of a parent-child relationship have been amply

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September 7th, 2020

Of Life and Death: Anna Molka Ahmed’s Paintings

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In 1963, the Pakistani government honoured Anna Molka Ahmed (1917 – 1944) with the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz,one of the highest civilian awards of excellence. It was a series of serendipities that led Ahmed (born Anna Molka

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September 7th, 2020

Form and Feeling: S. N. Chemkur’s Book, Art and Beauty

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In 1937, a book called Art and Beauty became an instant success and came to be hailed as a masterpiece furthering Indian art of the period. It contained twenty four paintings capturing the moods and feelings

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September 7th, 2020

The Language of Bengal and the Liberation War: Sufia Kamal’s Poems

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Begum Sufia Kamal (1911 – 1999) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet and activist. Lovingly known as ‘Khalamma‘ (aunt), Kamal holds a special place in Bangladesh’s literary and social history due to her

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September 7th, 2020

The Perils of Love: Kunwar Narain’s Poem, “A Strange Problem”

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Nature and evolution has programmed us to pay close attention to things that strike us as different. While it empowered our ancestors who had to defend their turf from unknown predators, in modern life,

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September 7th, 2020

To Wander Far and Wide: Rabindranath Tagore’s Play, Dak Ghar

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Finding an apt piece of writing for one’s current time and circumstance from Rabindranath Tagore’s oeuvre is not difficult. Tagore (1861-1941) wrote prolifically, spanning genres, and leaving behind great wisdom for us readers to

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July 14th, 2020

The Delicate Beauty of the Ordinary: Sughra Rababi’s Paintings

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We live at a frenetic pace consuming vast amounts of the world every day. This ‘too-muchness’ of our life has left little space for slowing down and waiting for the world to unravel its

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July 6th, 2020

The Ultimate Expression: Muktibodh’s Poem, Andhere Mein

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Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (1917 – 1964) was a Hindi poet and writer, most prominently known as one of the pioneers of modern Hindi poetry. His short life was full of idealism and intellectual rigour,

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