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Contents Cover Story
Dr
Karan Singh's
59th National Film
'Rang'
Colors of
Mike Pandey wins
SaMaPa Music
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Power and Resistance
Edited by Julie F. Codell Published by Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd Hardcover – Pages 244
Historically, the era spans a period of aggressive
Empire-building - that offered rich opportunity for artists and
photographers to travel and enrich their visual vocabulary. The diversity of
interesting subjects within India opened an entirely new category of
imagery. The photographs range from architectural and ethnographic
documentation to portraits of Maharajas and British royalty in India - and
includes photographs taken by different photographers, including
the Indian photographer Lala Deen Dayal, and Samuel Bourne, one of
the best known British photographers working in India in late 19th century.
Each photograph is a visual short story. The grandeur and opulence of Maharajas, and the
lavish Imperial lifestyle, stand out in stark contrast to
the chilling dignity of A Tailor, and A beggar – two 1903
illustrations by Mortimer Menpes. Despite a rich collection of some rare photographs,
rural India is sadly missing from the collection. Edited by Julie F. Codell,
this handsome publication is an experience - of nostalgia.
It is not just a photographic documentation, but also contains
perceptive essays by Benjamin Cohen, Deepali Dewan, Jim Masselos, Saloni
Mathur, Christopher Pinney, Gita Rajan, James Ryan and Julie F Codell that
recapture the challenge of early days of photography. A must have for all Delhi, Raj, and India lovers.
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