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A collection of essays, write-ups, and critical articles on subjects related to Indian art, visual culture and its allied fields. The collection spans both print and digital publications, including essays published in journals, exhibition catalogues, magazines, blogs, and online platforms. These texts reflect a wide range of critical voices and interpretive approaches, engaging with artistic practices, curatorial strategies, historical contexts, and theoretical frameworks. Together, they offer insight into the evolving discourse around Indian modern and contemporary art, and its intersections with cinema, photography, cultural history, and global art movements. As a body of writing, this collection supports the study of critical reception, intellectual currents, and the circulation of ideas across media and audiences.

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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (Essayist), Ahmed Abbas Condemns 'Filmindia', 1941, Essay
Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad (Essayist). Ahmed Abbas Condemns 'Filmindia'. In Filmindia. 7(7). July 1941 | Essay | 00858718
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Hyacinth (Essayist), Motilal- A Moonlight Palmist, 1941, Essay
Hyacinth (Essayist). Motilal- A Moonlight Palmist. In Filmindia. 7(8). August 1941 | Essay | 00858720
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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (Essayist), Educating India's 400 Millions, 1941, Essay
Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad (Essayist). Educating India's 400 Millions. In Filmindia. 7(8). August 1941 | Essay | 00858722
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P. Venkatram (Essayist), Picture Palaces that are a shame to India!, 1941, Essay
Venkatram, P. (Essayist). Picture Palaces that are a shame to India!. In Filmindia. 7(8). August 1941 | Essay | 00858721
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"Amrit" Becomes a First Class Picture, 1941, Film Review
"Amrit" Becomes a First Class Picture. In Filmindia. 7(7). July 1941 | Film Review | 00858719
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The Congresss Sphinx Speaks at Last, 1942, Essay
The Congresss Sphinx Speaks at Last. In Filmindia. 8(10). October 1942 | Essay | 00858724
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Excellent Story makes "Khan Daan" A Success, 1942, Film Review
Excellent Story makes "Khan Daan" A Success. In Filmindia. 8(6). June 1942 | Film Review | 00858714
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R. Satakopan (Essayist), Film Music of the South, 1942, Essay
Satakopan, R. (Essayist). Film Music of the South. In Filmindia. 8(10). October 1942 | Essay | 00858723
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"Bharat Milap" Becomes A Mythological Classic, 1942, Film Review
"Bharat Milap" Becomes A Mythological Classic. In Filmindia. 8(3). March 1942 | Film Review | 00858713
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"Jhoola" A Terrific Box- Office Hit!, 1942, Film Review
"Jhoola" A Terrific Box- Office Hit!. In Filmindia. 8(2). Feburary 1942 | Film Review | 00858711
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D.C. Shah (Editor), Mukherji Steps Out to Thrill in "Kismet", 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). Mukherji Steps Out to Thrill in "Kismet". In Blitz. 12 December 1942 | Film Review | 00142597
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D.C. Shah (Editor), What is Behind the Bombay Talkies Case?, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). What is Behind the Bombay Talkies Case?. In Blitz. 24 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142576
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Ten O' Clock , 1942, Film Review
Ten O' Clock . In Blitz. 14 November 1942 | Film Review | 00142593
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D.C. Shah (Editor), "Meenakshi" Next Week at the Krishna, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Meenakshi" Next Week at the Krishna. In Blitz. 31 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142589
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D.C. Shah (Editor), "Roti" in Eighth Week, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Roti" in Eighth Week. In Blitz. 17 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142571
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D.C. Shah (Editor), "Churiyan" Draws Well at the West-End, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Churiyan" Draws Well at the West-End. In Blitz. 14 November 1942 | Film Review | 00142592
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D.C. Shah (Editor), "Gora Kumbhar" Premiere at the Super Cinema, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Gora Kumbhar" Premiere at the Super Cinema. In Blitz. 12 December 1942 | Film Review | 00142596
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D.C. Shah (Editor), Shantaram Hits Back at the National, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). Shantaram Hits Back at the National. In Blitz. 24 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142574
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D.C. Shah (Editor), "Bhakta Kabir" Comes Today to the Minerva, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Bhakta Kabir" Comes Today to the Minerva. In Blitz. 31 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142584
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D.C. Shah (Editor), "Uljhan" at the Roxy, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Uljhan" at the Roxy. In Blitz. 10 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142566
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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (Essayist), Ahmed Abbas Condemns 'Filmindia', 1941, Essay
Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad (Essayist). Ahmed Abbas Condemns 'Filmindia'. In Filmindia. 7(7). July 1941 | Essay | 00858718
View full record
Hyacinth (Essayist), Motilal- A Moonlight Palmist, 1941, Essay
Hyacinth (Essayist). Motilal- A Moonlight Palmist. In Filmindia. 7(8). August 1941 | Essay | 00858720
View full record
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (Essayist), Educating India's 400 Millions, 1941, Essay
Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad (Essayist). Educating India's 400 Millions. In Filmindia. 7(8). August 1941 | Essay | 00858722
View full record
P. Venkatram (Essayist), Picture Palaces that are a shame to India!, 1941, Essay
Venkatram, P. (Essayist). Picture Palaces that are a shame to India!. In Filmindia. 7(8). August 1941 | Essay | 00858721
View full record
"Amrit" Becomes a First Class Picture, 1941, Film Review
"Amrit" Becomes a First Class Picture. In Filmindia. 7(7). July 1941 | Film Review | 00858719
View full record
The Congresss Sphinx Speaks at Last, 1942, Essay
The Congresss Sphinx Speaks at Last. In Filmindia. 8(10). October 1942 | Essay | 00858724
View full record
Excellent Story makes "Khan Daan" A Success, 1942, Film Review
Excellent Story makes "Khan Daan" A Success. In Filmindia. 8(6). June 1942 | Film Review | 00858714
View full record
R. Satakopan (Essayist), Film Music of the South, 1942, Essay
Satakopan, R. (Essayist). Film Music of the South. In Filmindia. 8(10). October 1942 | Essay | 00858723
View full record
"Bharat Milap" Becomes A Mythological Classic, 1942, Film Review
"Bharat Milap" Becomes A Mythological Classic. In Filmindia. 8(3). March 1942 | Film Review | 00858713
View full record
"Jhoola" A Terrific Box- Office Hit!, 1942, Film Review
"Jhoola" A Terrific Box- Office Hit!. In Filmindia. 8(2). Feburary 1942 | Film Review | 00858711
View full record
D.C. Shah (Editor), Mukherji Steps Out to Thrill in "Kismet", 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). Mukherji Steps Out to Thrill in "Kismet". In Blitz. 12 December 1942 | Film Review | 00142597
View full record
D.C. Shah (Editor), What is Behind the Bombay Talkies Case?, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). What is Behind the Bombay Talkies Case?. In Blitz. 24 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142576
View full record
Ten O' Clock , 1942, Film Review
Ten O' Clock . In Blitz. 14 November 1942 | Film Review | 00142593
View full record
D.C. Shah (Editor), "Meenakshi" Next Week at the Krishna, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Meenakshi" Next Week at the Krishna. In Blitz. 31 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142589
View full record
D.C. Shah (Editor), "Roti" in Eighth Week, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Roti" in Eighth Week. In Blitz. 17 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142571
View full record
D.C. Shah (Editor), "Churiyan" Draws Well at the West-End, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Churiyan" Draws Well at the West-End. In Blitz. 14 November 1942 | Film Review | 00142592
View full record
D.C. Shah (Editor), "Gora Kumbhar" Premiere at the Super Cinema, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Gora Kumbhar" Premiere at the Super Cinema. In Blitz. 12 December 1942 | Film Review | 00142596
View full record
D.C. Shah (Editor), Shantaram Hits Back at the National, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). Shantaram Hits Back at the National. In Blitz. 24 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142574
View full record
D.C. Shah (Editor), "Bhakta Kabir" Comes Today to the Minerva, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Bhakta Kabir" Comes Today to the Minerva. In Blitz. 31 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142584
View full record
D.C. Shah (Editor), "Uljhan" at the Roxy, 1942, Film Review
Shah, D.C. (Editor). "Uljhan" at the Roxy. In Blitz. 10 October 1942 | Film Review | 00142566
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              Excellent Story makes "Khan Daan" A Success - Ibrahim gives a thrilling performance - Dalsukh Pancholi scores again. In Filmindia. 8(6), pp. 31-32. Bombay: Baburao Patel, June 1942 | Film Review | CinemaEducation | 00858714
              TitleExcellent Story makes "Khan Daan" A Success - Ibrahim gives a thrilling performance - Dalsukh Pancholi scores again
              Document TypeFilm Review
              PublisherBaburao Patel
              Date of PublicationJune 1942
              Volume8,Issue6,Pagespp. 31-32
              LanguageEnglish
              Keywordsmahatma-gandhi | rai-saheb-1942 | s-m-yusuf | khandaan-1942 | excelsior-theatre-bombay | west-end-bombay | essays-write-ups | book-ess | library

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