Sunny Chandiramani India’s journey to independence was not shaped by political movements alone. It was also reflected in the cultural expressions of the time, with artists using their work to articulate ideas of identity, resilience and freedom. From the Bengal School’s revival of indigenous artistic traditions to the modernist experiments that followed Independence, Indian art […]Read More
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Rajkumari Sharma Tankha An interesting photo exhibition is presently on at India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi. Titled 23 Grams of Salt, the exhibition showcases photographs of the places Gandhi passed through during the Salt March also called as Dandi March in 1930 while he protested against the salt tax levied by the British demanding […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha Delhi Power, Politics and Premonitions Before Independence In the months leading up to Independence, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel engage in hectic deliberations with British Viceroy Louis Mountbatten over the fate of the country. Lady Edwina Mountbatten, on the other hand, is disturbed by the unseasonal blooming of laburnums—something she associates with impending […]Read More