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Game-Changers
Tech disruptors from Indian history
For the 37th issue of Spotlight, we’re taking a look at disruptive technologies that made history. These include innovations in the field of photography, coin-making, art and publishing that didn’t simply change the game, they threw out the rulebook and gave the players superpowers!Read more
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Made in India: Cultural innovations that rocked the world
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Man & material: The lasting genius of Jangarh Singh Shyam
Categories: Talks
'Ornamenting the Walls of an Imperial Capital: Fathpur Sikri and its surface decorations' by Nadeem Rezavi
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'Mansur: A novel in twenty-four miniatures' by Vikramajit Ram
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Object story: A coin die with a message from 1857
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Talking Heads: When coins began to talk
Categories: Saturdays at Sarmaya
World Photography Day 2023
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'Dakhni: A language hiding in plain sight' by Yunus Lasania
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'Qutb Shahi Necropolis: Conservation and Landscape Restoration' by Ratish Nanda
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Devnarayan ki Phad
‘Phad’ is a traditional scroll painting unique to the region of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. For many nomadic communities like the Rebari, Phad is a medium to worship their local deities ‘Devnarayan’ and ‘Pabuji’. It is believed that a thousand years ago, Devnarayan and Pabuji were kings of small villages whose stories later morphed into legends. Devnarayan... Read more »
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