Bombay Imagined: The City of Unrealised Dreams by Robert Stephens
This intensely illustrated talk invites you to eavesdrop on previously unheard dialogues between the built and unbuilt, the city as it was and as it might have been.
Sarmaya Talks
Who pulls the strings in Gulabo Sitabo?
I am desperately late to the Gulabo Sitabo Netflix watch party (or Amazon in this case), but in my defence it was catching virtual dust while sitting at the very top of my watchlist and this is just how movie screenings and time work now. How ironic it is that this film was released in… Read more »
‘Divinity Code: Reading Hindu Mythology’ by Devdutt Pattanaik
Listen as Devdutt energetically tackles big existential questions with intelligence and humour
War and Paisa: Mughal numismatics as battle history
Mughal coinage tells an engrossing tale of the rise and fall of its rulers, reflecting their wins and losses on the battlefield
‘Andal – Poet, Saint, Lover’ by V Sriram
Historian and heritage activist V Sriram introduced us to Andal, the 7th-century Tamil poet-saint and only woman among the 12 Alwars revered in Vaishnavite tradition
‘A History Of Desire In India’ by Madhavi Menon
Prof Menon dissected ideas of heterosexuality versus desire between Indian men, especially in the context of Lord Ayyappan
Early Indians: What Prehistoric Migrations Tell Us About Ourselves by Tony Joseph
An insightful narrative of how the Indian population’s unique DNA was shaped by centuries of migrations from Africa, West and East Asia and Eurasia
‘An Embarrassment of Riches: Glimpses from India’s Natural History’ by Bikram Grewal
The ornithologist, conservationist and author explores how our country’s vast wildlife heritage was preserved in its art
Through The Patient Lens: 19th-Century Images of India
It is tough for us today to imagine the enormous excitement in the late 19th century over what India was really like.