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Recorded, Digitized and Curated by Irfan Kamalini Datt has passed away (27 April 2025). Her unparalleled contributions to preserving, promoting, and disseminating Indian arts through television have left an indelible mark. With unwavering dedication and creative vision, she brought Prasar Bharati's Central Archives to life under challenging circumstances, bridging past and future through audio-visual archiving. Her work inspired generations and paved the way for aspiring artists. To me, she was a source of familial warmth and encouraging friendship. Her loss feels deeply personal. As I pay tribute to this warrior producer, dancer, officer, and nurturing figure, I share an excerpt from a conversation recorded nearly two decades ago in her Mayur Vihar home. Amid Delhiās sweltering summer and the hum of a ceiling fan, I captured her words on a Walkman, now digitized for you.
Photo: Kamalini Dutt in Prague during an official visit to the exchange program on International Standard Practices in Archiving Cover: Irfan
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