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Living History
Raja Parba: Songs of the Earth
It’s all play and no work for young women during the festival of Raja Parba in Odisha, which starts today. But through all the fun and games is one special theme rooted to the Earth . Discover the delightful festival and oral tradition at the heart of an Odia fertility ritual
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The ‘Tawaifs’ of Shahjahanabad
Did you know that the ‘Tawaif’ culture of Delhi rivalled that of Lucknow, and its end was a result of the rigid moralities of the Victorian age? A new book traces the journey of Mughal courtesans from dancers to teachers to revolutionaries...
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Ismat Chughtai: Telling it Like it is
Ismat Chughtai was a pillar of the modern Urdu short story and a woman who dared to write about the one thing that was most taboo in her time – feminine sexuality. Catch the story of a literary realist who was accused of ‘obscenity’ because her simple but powerful stories threatened conservative Indian society.
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Cornelia’s Fight
Cornelia Sorabji was the first Indian woman to get a degree from the Bombay University & Oxford. She fought the system to become a lawyer facing unimaginable hurdles. Here is her story, of grit and courage against all odds!