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Kalighat Paintings: Murder in the Collection
Posted: April 5, 2018 - 00:31 , by Deepali Dewan
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South Asia, Friends of South Asia, Popular Culture, Behind the Scenes, Collections
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A notorious murder case is one of the subjects of the ROM’s collection of mid-nineteenth century Kalighat paintings, an urban folk art style that developed around a popular Kali temple in Kolkata, India. Written by Piali Roy.
Pacifist Males & Warrior Females
Posted: November 21, 2014 - 16:36 , by Deepali Dewan
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South Asia, Friends of South Asia, Popular Culture, Technology, Behind the Scenes, Friday Night Live, World Culture
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About a hundred year ago, mass produced colour lithographs proliferated across the South Asian subcontinent creating new imaginary communities through a shared visual imagery. In this new kind of visual culture, hero images seemed to flip traditional gender roles by being dominated by warrior females and pacifist males. Written by Deepali Dewan