Saeed Ibrahim — Excerpt: The smell of fodder and hay wafted through the air as the train puffed into the quaint little Deolali Railway Station.
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Drawing Back the Curtain: Russia 1991 & Eastern Europe 1992 (Part 2 – Leningrad)
Michael Smith — Excerpt: From time to time during this overnight journey we passed through areas of very bright lights shining deliberately on the train. I had been warned about this before we left for Russia.
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Chala Murari Hero Banne: The Struggle Behind the Smile
Namrata — Excerpt: If one seeks a lens to understand Asrani’s journey, it is perhaps best found in Chala Murari Hero Banne (1977). Beneath its laughter lies an almost autobiographical resonance. The film’s humour, while entertaining, is inseparable from its poignancy.
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Off the Main Road
Jacelyn Yap — Excerpt: The teahouse district in Kanazawa, now a popular spot for traditional sweets and crafts, is a well-preserved historical geiko district.
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Drawing Back the Curtain: Russia 1991 & Eastern Europe 1992 (Part 1 – Moscow)
Michael Smith — Excerpt: Following the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, visiting former Eastern Bloc countries became possible, and increasingly attractive.