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Book Review

Shailendra A Love Lyric in Print
Mera Naam Raaju, Gharana Anaam

Excerpted with permission from Shailendra — A Love Lyric in Print: A Daughter Remembers by Amla Shailendra Mazumdar, published by Antara Infomedia Pvt Ltd in January 2024.

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Through the Lens, Brightly: Women in Cinema, Women at Work
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Why Stories Work: Indepth Analysis and Insights into the Extraordinary Power of Stories
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Yeh Un Dinoñ Ki Baat Hai - In Conversation with Yasir Abbasi
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Tapan Sinha and the Triumvirate of Bengali Cinema
Tapan Sinha and the Triumvirate of Bengali Cinema
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Murmurs: Silent Steals with Soumitra Chatterjee - Two Reviews
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Woman at the Window
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Bimal Roy and Ashok Kumar on the sets of Parineeta
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Guide, The Film: Perspectives - A Very Well-Crafted Treasure of a Book
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For the Connoisseur and the Dilettante: Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman
For the Connoisseur and the Dilettante: Incomparable Sachin Dev Burman
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The Filmic Journey of Mrinal Sen
The Filmic Journey of Mrinal Sen
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‘Tapan Sinha Deserved More’
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The Pather Panchali Sketchbook – An Intricately Delicate Entry into a Master’s Creative Mind
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