Publisher |
Niyogi Books |
Publication Year |
2015 |
ISBN-13 |
9789383098590 |
ISBN-10 |
9789383098590 |
Binding |
Hardcover |
Number of Pages |
228 Pages |
Language |
(English) |
Dimensions (Cms) |
23.5* 16*2 |
Weight (grms) |
635 |
Memories of Belonging: Images from the colony and beyond can be read as a collection of slightly offbeat musings on certain aspects of over a century and a half of India’s history. Whether the photograph, lithograph, painting or cartoon is the focus or illustrates a point or an argument, the visual is integral to each piece. A rough historical sense divides the volume into three sections: the first sets the stage for the appearance of the colonial state – not through the usual tropes of political and economic domination but more with vignettes about institutions, people and unusual choices. The second section is a whimsical journey through the country while the final section is all about modes of travel used by a century and a half of people on the move, beginning with the palki and ending with experiences of the railways. Through its easy style, well-chosen visuals and details peppered with anecdotes, the reader will quickly journey through colonial India into its more recent past, garnering interesting and often little-known facts and snippets along the way.
Malavika Karlekar
Malavika Karlekar has been a university teacher, researcher, editor and, since 2001, curator of archival photographs. She lives in New Delhi and in Ramgarh.
Malavika Karlekar
Niyogi Books