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Ethnography of Cinema in Delhi

Cinema and Neighbourhood
The above article was originally published in Hindi. (See Ahmed, S. M. Faizan. (2004) “Robin: Cinema Ka Pados” in “Medianagar 01” Sarai, CSDS, Delhi.) Also Prescribed in the syllabus of B.A. Honours Programme, University of Delhi. Effective from July 2005. Check page 108 of this link The author is not responsible for translated English version.

Cinema and Labour
The above article was originally published in Hindi. (See Ahmed, S. M. Faizan. (2004) “Shram aur Cinema” in “Medianagar 01” Sarai, CSDS, Delhi.) The author is not responsible for translated English version.

Cinema ticket during Emergency

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