Summer Holidays: The origin of India’s hill-stations
From the Himalayas to the Nilgiris, the mountain slopes of India are home to hill-stations. Built by the British, these were sanctuaries designed to get them through sickness and long summers
Read more ...Mughal Sarais, where caravans & cultures mingled
Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Kabuliwala’ to get a contemporary remake
In Kalamkari Country
Art historian Rajarshi Sengupta takes us on a tour of south India’s celebrated Kalamkari textile tradition
India’s African History – The Siddis of the Deccan
‘The Tempestuous Life & Times of Rajaraja and the Cholas’ by Kamini Dandapani
‘The Deccan: Medieval India’s Forgotten Superpower’ by Anirudh Kanisetti
Warlords to Kings – History of the Maratha supremacy
The Maratha identity, which took shape in the 8th century and continued to wield power even under British rule, is one of the most understudied aspects of Deccan history. Travel with us to meet its most influential architects
Read more ...Life on the Deccan Plateau – From dinosaurs to diamonds
Like its culture, the geology of the Deccan too is incredibly diverse and supports a dazzling variety of life
Read more ...The ‘Delhi Renaissance’: Indigenous roots of colonial modernity by Swapna Liddle
‘The Sufi Mind: A flight of Curiosity and Love’ by Moin Mir
Masters of the Universe – Medieval Deccan’s kings & queens
Meet some of the most influential kings and queens of the region and understand their contribution to the language, politics and art of south India
Read more ...A Deccan Odyssey
Synonymous with the plateau that covers most of southern India, the Deccan is also an important historical region with a complex, multicultural past. For the 35th issue of Spotlight, we journey across its fabled lands.
Read more ...Southern feast
Whether we’re talking geology, politics or culture, the historical region of the Deccan offers a sumptuous and varied feast for thought
Read more ...Singing pillars, living rocks & posh pineapples – Architecture of the Deccan
How medieval Deccani architecture evolved to encompass such a range of marvels, from monolithic cave monasteries to Dravidian temple art to Indo-Islamic minarets
Read more ...Empires of the Deccan – 1,000 years of shifting sands
The Deccan’s diversity of art, culture and language is the result of centuries of shifting politics. Let’s get to know the prominent early and late-mediaeval kingdoms of this vast region through Sarmaya’s rare photographs, coins, books, engravings and maps
Read more ...Echoes of the Land – Virtual exhibition
Sarmaya’s first exhibition in Delhi is now online! Experience the sights and sounds of ‘Echoes of the Land’ as it was staged at Ojas Art in Nov 2022
Tunnel Vision – An environmental history of Indian Railways
From its start in the 19th Century, Indian Railways played a pivotal role in the trade, economy and culture of the Subcontinent. But how did the arrival of trains impact our country’s ecology?
Read more ...Madras Then, Chennai Now by Sriram V
Walk through the lanes of British-era Chennai with historian Sriram V and rare photographs from the Sarmaya collection
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