In 2023, when former journalist Amit Arora and Prof. Rakesh Basant, former Dean at IIM-Ahmedabad, organised India’s first History Literature Festival at Ahmedabad University, they worried that the experiment might fall flat. Over the past few years, this is becoming somewhat of a norm, with several outside-the-classroom initiatives drawing an ever-expanding audience of students and history enthusiasts across age groups. …
Bollywood film editor Ajay Sharma, known for his work in the Amazon Prime Video series Bandish Bandits and the films of Anurag Basu, has died due to Covid-19 complications. Ajay Sharma was known for his work in 2020's Amazon Prime Video series Bandish Bandits. He captioned it, "I woke up to the shocking news of my editor, my friend, Ajay …
Ajay Sharma, who was the editor of films like Jagga Jasoos, Ludo, Karwaan, and the web series Bandish Bandits, passed away last night. Nothing makes sense.” Devasted is an understatement 💔We lost Ajay Sharma today. 🕯️🌹 https://t.co/NoSLctK7AR— T.S.Suresh May 5, 2021 Just heard about the passing of editor Ajay Sharma. When will the loss end?— Suchin Mehrotra May 5, 2021 …
In the initial stages of the pandemic, some Internet savvy historians, possessing the power of articulation, used videoconferencing platforms to discuss issues of medieval and ancient Indian history. A project of history students Eeshan Sharma and Nishant Singh of Delhi University’s Dayal Singh College, through the Karwaan—The Heritage Exploration Initiative project in early April, set off the interest in authentic …
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