This morning in #photos from #colonial #India — two dancers perform for a men’s listening assembly (mehfil) in #Kashmir c.1860.

@[email protected] One of my favourite collections!

Thought I would post two of my favourite examples of what the historian of Mughal and Rajput art, Molly Aitken, has called parataxis -- a juxtaposition of elements that forces the viewer to make the connections. The first is 17C Mughal and raw: two paintings literally pasted side by side. The second is 18C and fully integrated - Kavita Singh has suggested the Indian singer is singing the Persian lovers into existence; they are perhaps the focus of her song's lyrics.

Apologies to everyone who’s followed me and I haven’t followed back yet - it’s taking a while and I have a fractured wrist! And am in a very muggy sweaty children’s swimming pool doing my parental duty

@konrad I hear you’re running a spreadsheet of #twitterstorians arriving on Mastodon? Sign me up?

Hi #histodons I’ll be tooting about all things #SouthAsia and #Islamic, especially #history, #music, #culture and #art; about #Afghans at risk; about UK #highereducation; and various political things 😉

@[email protected] Thanks Leo!