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A masterclass in cultural piracy: Inside Sheema Kermani’s attempted historical heist of Odissi dance form

Can a political border drawn in 1947 partition a 5,000-year-old soul? Pakistani dancer Sheema Kermani, trained on an Indian state scholarship, wants the world to believe that Odissi belongs to Islamab...

Simran Sharma

May 30, 2026

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A masterclass in cultural piracy: Inside Sheema Kermani’s attempted historical heist of Odissi dance form

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