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DAG exhibition on art from early 20th Century Bengal

DAG exhibition on art from early 20th Century Bengal

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One monsoon day in 1757, in the mango orchards of Plassey, a town that stands between Calcutta and Murshidabad, the British established their empire defeating Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula’s forces. And so, to this land stretching from the foothills of the Himalayas to the steaming marshes through which a thousand tributaries flow into the Bay of Bengal, […]

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Mumbai, a city of missed opportunities?: Interview with Robert Stephens on his new book, Bombay Imagined

Mumbai, a city of missed opportunities?: Interview with Robert Stephens on his new book, Bombay Imagined

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Architect and Mumbaikar Robert Stephens’ new book, Bombay Imagined, records unrealised plans for the city — from an underground railway to monsoon-regulating canals Architect and Mumbaikar Robert Stephens’ new book, Bombay Imagined, records unrealised plans for the city — from an underground railway to monsoon-regulating canals Perhaps Bombay/Mumbai is the only city that is so […]

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