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An article is a PDF or Word document or set of web pages that describe new research or information in the field of Raj photography or vintage imagery from roughly 1848 through 1947. Conquest through independence. Use the Create Content button, the Create Article.Read more

Souvenirs of Asia

Taj Senior
PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE FAR EAST 1840-1920 by William F. Stapp
A 1994 article from the George Eastman House IMAGE magazine recently made available as a PDF. Published in connection with a Photokina exhibition, it includes a long article on photography in India, China and Japan and brief biographies of photographers.Read more

Where Three Dreams Cross

150 Years of Photography
150 Years of Photography from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

An exciting new exhibition in London at the Whitechapel Gallery from January 21 through April 11 2010.Read more

The Ruling Caste

The Ruling Caste
A comprehensive look into the lives and minds of the 1,000 or so strong British elite who ruled India during the Raj. The author has studied the characters involved for a long time. Lots of good anecdotes and glimpses into their successes and motivations. Light on the excesses and problems they left behind.Read more

Modern India

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Modern India is an exhibition which examines questions of history, culture, art and social reality in India from the end of the eighteenth century to the present day. " This exhibition in Valencia, Spain ran from Dec 2008 through Feb. 2009 and includes a substantial catalog with numerous images available online.Read more

Hobson Jobson: The Anglo-Indian Dictionary

Hobson-Jobson: The Anglo-Indian Dictionary (Wordsworth Reference)
Author: A. C. Burnell, Henry Yule
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd (1999)
Binding: Paperback, 472 pages

The indispensable guide to Hindi English words, to the influence of Indian languages, and a most entertaining read. A book as unique and multi-leveled as India, Bangladesh and Pakistan today.Read more

Photographys Other Histories

Photography’s Other Histories (Objects/Histories)
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Publisher: Duke University Press (2003)
Binding: Paperback, 296 pages

"Photography's Other Histories is an extremely interesting and important volume. It challenges both the canonical view of photographic value and importance and, in its cross-cultural concerns, the centrality of Euro-American theoretical constructs of photography.Read more

Photography in India

Photography in India
This essay by a leading scholar from the International Institute of Asian Studies newsletter is a nice summary of work about early Indian photography.Read more

Monuments, Landscapes (Brij Sample)

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(You can replace or add to this, from the site itself) Monuments, Landscapes and Romance in Popular Indian Imagery by Kajri Jain looks at one aspect of the representation of monuments in Indian popular images (particularly calendar art): their use as a backdrop for romantic couples.Read more

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