Nandini Das is professor of early modern literature and culture at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Exeter College. Her most recent book, Courting India: England, Mughal India, and the Origins of Empire, is published by Bloomsbury and won the British Academy Book Prize in 2023.

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The Mughal emperors who forged a new artistic tradition

Four millennia of craftsmanship are celebrated in this show at the Rijksmuseum, which brings together 75 impressive objects – many of which are making their European debut

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Whose imperial majesty? – ‘South Asian Miniature Painting and Britain’ at the MK Gallery, reviewed

When it comes to miniatures, size doesn’t matter, but a show of historic and contemporary works should spark a bigger colonial conversation

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