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Mata Hari – The Weeping Mother Who Turned Into A Dancer & Spy.

Posted on August 8, 2020April 5, 2023 by artpickles

Mata Hari became famous for her exotic temple dance that enchanted the men of Europe. Her undressing during the act came to be known as a ‘spiritual act.’ Her acts were surreal with the audience deeply engrossed watching her immersed in her art.

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      • When the Characters on Screen Can Hear It Too — Diegetic Sounds in Indian Cinema
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      • Ritwik Ghatak’s Partition Trilogy
      • 127 Hours
      • Naseem
      • Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
      • Qissa
      • Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan
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      • Rationality of being Agnostic
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      • You often penetrate my Mind
      • Poets of Passion – Rumi & Tagore
      • Once Upon a Time…in Advertising
      • Love Letter To Gulzar Saab
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      • The Zenana System : History, Education & the Cosmopolitan Set-up
      • Kanpur as the centre of Revolutionary Activities
      • Shekhawati — Havelis Reiterating The Tales of Glorious Days
      • Mata Hari – The Weeping Mother Who Turned Into A Dancer & Spy.
      • Partition Literature — Was The Partition of India a matter of ego satisfaction?
      • Did the Muslims of India opt for the Partition of India?
      • The Partitions of Bengal I
      • Partitions of Bengal (II)
      • Qissa
      • The Woman Who Loved – Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
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      • Loneliness & solitude – The Pain & Paradox
      • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath – Virtual Tour Inside A Depressed Mind
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