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Culture
‘The Cooking of Books’ Explores the Complex Bond Between Editor and Writer
The book is a paean to epistolary friendship, narrated with candor.
Politics
40 Years After Release, Mrinal Sen's 'Akaler Sandhane' Is a Striking Mirror to Our Times
Considered by many to be Mrinal Sen's best film, it is a reminder that crises like the present one affects people vastly differently based on their background.
Rethinking How We Talk About the History of Bengal's Muslims
'The Bengal Diaspora: Rethinking Muslim Migration' fills what is missing in existing Partition Studies and speaks to our times.
A Museum in Amritsar Highlights the Lesser Known Players Behind Partition
While the scale and the size of the Partition Museum provide a memorable experience, the lack of representation of Bengal's experience is a lacuna.
Chittor and Thoa Khalsa, ‘Padmaavat’ and ‘Rajkahini’: Expanding The Patriarchal Context for Jauhar
It's about time we Indians seriously thought about what constitutes "honour" and where it should be located.
Culture
Holocaust Memorials in Berlin: When Concrete Articulates the Unspeakable
Few European capitals are as stamped with their recent history as the city of Berlin. Wherever you go, you’re sure to encounter telltale marks left by Nazi Germany, the Holocaust and the Cold War.
