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Designing a visual palimpsest through film: A critical examination of Jodhaa Akbar and the nationalist narrative

Reema ChowdharySchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Digital Humanities and Publishing Research Group, Indore, Madhya PradeshCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shaifali AroraSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Digital Humanities and Publishing Research Group, Indore, Madhya PradeshView further author information
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Nirmala MenonSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Digital Humanities and Publishing Research Group, Indore, Madhya PradeshView further author information
Pages 253-262 | Published online: 18 Feb 2019

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