visual history
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A postcard from India: How a colonial worldview travelled the Empire and beyond
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How two English artists, a century apart, saw the Taj Mahal and what it says about colonial-era art
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How an Englishman captured vibrant hues of a colonial Calcutta transforming into a commercial hub
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Portraits of India’s people by a Flemish artist who lived on the margins of 18th-century Calcutta
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Bihar School of Athens: How a 19th century art society brought together Indian and European artists
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Art, fame and fortune: The East India Company’s lucrative visual affair with India
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How the East India Company tried to use paintings to lionise Robert Clive – and failed
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Revolting cruelties: How panorama exhibitions about 1857 built support for colonial rule in Britain
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Why did Mughal emperor Jahangir issue these rare and singular astrology-themed coins?
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The modern image of dinosaurs comes from Victorian sketches, not Hollywood movies
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British Indian postcards had more in common with Instagram posts than we realise
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Video: The delicate Christmas-themed Mughal miniatures from the courts of Akbar and Jehangir
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A museum of everyday objects: Mehrauli’s old-time residents narrate the history of their locality
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Watch: The time when badminton was called ‘Poona’
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Militancy videos are everywhere in Kashmir. But are they actually effective?
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Agitprop online: The enduring appeal of Soviet posters
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Photos: The Middle Ages are suddenly cool again