Even though he wasn't a woman, Bal Gandharva's vision of the 'traditional wife' was given supremacy over every other form of womanhood. @Swinburne@otago https://t.co/PQiveBVvo7
New in South Asia (Open Access): Radhika Raghav on Bal Gandharva, India's first swadeshi star - how his female impersonation shaped 'Gandharva Fashion' and Hindu femininity as commodity.
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Melancholia (1615, D. Fetti) in the tradition of memento mori reminds us of the futility of revelling in achievements and the place of humility in daily existence