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KAVITA PURI explores lesser-known stories from our past

"These men are a key part of our story. Their portrait should be seen"

HEN THE RENOWNED ANGLO-HUNGARIAN painter Philip de László died in 1937, an unusual double portrait was found in his private collection. It depicts two Indian men in military uniform, standing in a dignified pose, both wearing khaki turbans. The piece – pictured below – clearly stood apart from much of his work, which chiefly involved painting the most wealthy and

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