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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
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Shreya Ila Anasuya
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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
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Shreya Ila Anasuya
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August 2022
The Invention of Umrao
locating the fabled Lucknow courtesan in literature & 'history'
Aug 11, 2022
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Shreya Ila Anasuya
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Aug 11, 2022
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