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Tasveer Ghar presents the following image essays contributed by many young as well as seasoned collectors and scholars. Most essays are the work of Tasveer Ghar fellows of 2007 who focused on the theme of Gender, Nation and the Everyday Spaces. Click on the links to peview the essays:
   

 
Icons of the Reformist Period and ‘Re-formed’ Icons of the Present: An image essay on the iconization of religious leaders in Kerala, by Sujithkumar Parayil, http://tasveerghar.net/2007/sujith/
 
When a Language Becomes a Mother/Goddess - An Image Essay on Tamil: by Sumathi Ramaswamy
http://tasveerghar.net/stamil/
Remediation: Iconic Images and Everyday Spaces - 'Female Film Stars' in Print Media: by Madhuja Mukherji
http://tasveerghar.net/2007/madhuja/
Miss Use: A Survey of Raunchy Bhojpuri Music Album Covers: By Vishal Rawlley
http://tasveerghar.net/2007/vishal/

Catering to Indian and British Tastes: Gender in Early Indian Print Advertisements: By Javed Masood
http://tasveerghar.net/2007/javed/

Miniature Societies & Grihani Aesthetics: Traditional Dolls from South India: By Annapurna Garimella
http://tasveerghar.net/2007/annapurna/

Objects of Desire: Commodification of Gender in the Titles of Popular Hindi Novels: By Atmaram K. Bhakal
http://tasveerghar.net/2007/atmaram/

This is What They Look Like: Stereotypes of Muslim Piety in Calendar Art and Hindi Cinema. By Yousuf Saeed
http://tasveerghar.net/mstereo/

Celebrating More Than the New Year: The Hindu Nationalist Greeting Cards. By Christiane Brosius
http://tasveerghar.net/hgreet/

Good Morning – Welcome – Svagatam: Kitschy Indian 'Welcome' Posters. By Patricia Uberoi
http://tasveerghar.net/welcome/

 
   
Pongal Greetings by K. Mahadevan: Inspired by Patricia Uberoi's Welcome posters gallery, Stephen Inglis offers a note: http://tasveerghar.net/pongal/