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The Maharaja Myth; Portraiture & Photography in India

The Maharaja Myth; Portraiture & Photography in India 30 October 2019, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm The worldwide obsession with the Maharajas, of their fabulous wealth and their starring role in the ‘exotic-orient’ continues to this day with photography’s central role in perpetuating this myth being seldom acknowledged or understood. This illustrated talk shall look

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An exhibition of textiles presents the range of experiments done in pattern and material in Varanasi

Made possible by the Devi Art Foundation, the exhibition curated by Pramod Kumar KG of Eka Archiving Services, is dedicated to the memory of Suresh Neotia and Martand Singh, patrons who found merit in Jain’s research. Presenting 43 samples of textiles from the ASHA Workshop, Pramod has juxtaposed the new collection with “historic textiles, miniature

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In the photographs of Hyderabad’s Nizams, a documentation of sartorial choices, diplomatic relations

Photography first came to India in the mid-19th century, when British administrators brought their cameras to the country to document the landscape, historical monuments and people. As early as the 1850s, photographic societies were formed in three presidencies: Bombay, Madras and Calcutta. The art form also emerged in the richest cities and courts. “Here, Hyderabad

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