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Jahanara Kajjan, singer and actress whose genius burned briefly but brightly

Little is known about Jahanara Kajjan, a singer-actress who was active in the 1920s and 1930s, on the stages of the Parsi theatre in Calcutta, and in…

Nov 3, 2022 •

Shreya Ila Anasuya

September 2022

The many journeys of Gul

I’m so tired of this story, I said to my friend S, who chuckled. A few years ago, when I still lived in Bombay, it was her room I had written the…

Sep 8, 2022 •

Shreya Ila Anasuya

August 2022

The Invention of Umrao

locating the fabled Lucknow courtesan in literature & 'history'

Aug 11, 2022 •

Shreya Ila Anasuya

This is Rose on the Threshold, a newsletter about stories of the speculative and the sublime.

Aug 11, 2022 •

Shreya Ila Anasuya

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