The exotic, the respectable, and the vulnerable: How the coloniser’s photographs saw Indian women
Early Indian photography became a dominant tool for representing regional identities in India, framing the “other”. These ...
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How British photography represented Indian women—nautch girl, aayah, bhadramahila
In 'Framing Portraits, Binding Albums', edited by Shilpi Goswami and Suryanandini Narain, dwells on the importance of family ...
History of Bengal textiles: How enslaved Bengali artisans made an impact on global enterprise
Bengali textile workers were not enslaved as ancillary to men or as commodities of pleasure alone. They were enslaved and ...
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No death certificates for Bengal women killed in Kumbh stampede
Families of two women from West Bengal, who were among the 30 pilgrims killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, alleged on Thursday that they were handed over the bodies without death ...