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Paldi in British Columbia: A Sawmill Community ...
Read Paldi’s heritage record through its sawmill, families and gurdwara, keeping the different dates and neighbouring communities in the story.
Paldi in British Columbia: A Sawmill Community ...
Read Paldi’s heritage record through its sawmill, families and gurdwara, keeping the different dates and neighbouring communities in the story.
Ghadar in California: Follow the Urdu and Punja...
UC Berkeley’s Ghadar records connect California with Urdu and Punjabi publishing in 1913. Use dated issues to begin a careful diaspora-history search.
Ghadar in California: Follow the Urdu and Punja...
UC Berkeley’s Ghadar records connect California with Urdu and Punjabi publishing in 1913. Use dated issues to begin a careful diaspora-history search.
HMT Watches: A Familiar Name in India’s Precisi...
Place HMT’s 1961 watchmaking unit beside its machine-tool history, and learn how to record a family watch without inventing its model or age.
HMT Watches: A Familiar Name in India’s Precisi...
Place HMT’s 1961 watchmaking unit beside its machine-tool history, and learn how to record a family watch without inventing its model or age.
Looking at Amrita Sher-Gil: Start with the Muse...
Follow Amrita Sher-Gil’s Budapest, Paris and India connections through NGMA’s records, then compare works using their titles, dates and materials.
Looking at Amrita Sher-Gil: Start with the Muse...
Follow Amrita Sher-Gil’s Budapest, Paris and India connections through NGMA’s records, then compare works using their titles, dates and materials.
Watching Kalaripayattu: Notice the Training Beh...
Approach a Kalaripayattu demonstration through its teacher, training setting and regional context, with practical questions for a first visit.
Watching Kalaripayattu: Notice the Training Beh...
Approach a Kalaripayattu demonstration through its teacher, training setting and regional context, with practical questions for a first visit.
Bin Jelmood House: A More Careful Way into Indi...
Use Doha’s Bin Jelmood House as an entry into the history of enslavement across the Indian Ocean, keeping distinct migration experiences in view.
Bin Jelmood House: A More Careful Way into Indi...
Use Doha’s Bin Jelmood House as an entry into the history of enslavement across the Indian Ocean, keeping distinct migration experiences in view.
Godrej’s Typewriters: Reading Indian Brand Hist...
A 1955 typewriter and a 1965 sales letter offer two entry points into Godrej’s industrial history and the everyday objects families remember.
Godrej’s Typewriters: Reading Indian Brand Hist...
A 1955 typewriter and a 1965 sales letter offer two entry points into Godrej’s industrial history and the everyday objects families remember.
Vesak: Understanding the Commemoration Before C...
Learn the commemorative meaning of Vesak and its UN recognition, then approach a local Buddhist event through its own community programme.
Vesak: Understanding the Commemoration Before C...
Learn the commemorative meaning of Vesak and its UN recognition, then approach a local Buddhist event through its own community programme.
Before 1975: Women’s Cricket’s World Cup and In...
The first women’s Cricket World Cup was held in 1973. Follow that starting point to India’s hosting and debut in 1978.
Before 1975: Women’s Cricket’s World Cup and In...
The first women’s Cricket World Cup was held in 1973. Follow that starting point to India’s hosting and debut in 1978.
Mary Kom at London 2012: A Starting Point for W...
Place Mary Kom’s London bronze in the first Olympic women’s boxing programme, and use her own interview to begin a sports-history discussion.
Mary Kom at London 2012: A Starting Point for W...
Place Mary Kom’s London bronze in the first Olympic women’s boxing programme, and use her own interview to begin a sports-history discussion.
Reading Urmila Pawar’s The Weave of My Life in ...
Start a reading group with Urmila Pawar’s memoir, credit translator Maya Pandit and leave room for specific Dalit women’s experiences.
Reading Urmila Pawar’s The Weave of My Life in ...
Start a reading group with Urmila Pawar’s memoir, credit translator Maya Pandit and leave room for specific Dalit women’s experiences.
A First Qawwali Listening Session with the Sabr...
Use a credited Sabri Brothers recording to begin listening to qawwali, keeping performers, language and devotional context in view.
A First Qawwali Listening Session with the Sabr...
Use a credited Sabri Brothers recording to begin listening to qawwali, keeping performers, language and devotional context in view.