A pastel hand-painted postcard showcasing a sunset in Kolkata by Frank Clinger Scallan, an artwork comprising the text from Nripendra Kumar Basu's sex instruction manual, Joubaner Jaduipuri, a video loop of matchbox labels featuring women performers - these are just some of the intriguing visuals and texts from 19th and 20th century Bengal, which will be on display this evening at Studio Tamaasha.

Belonging to the cultural history archives of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), they've been scoured and reinterpreted by three artists - multimedia artist Afrah Shafiq, graphic novelist Vishwajyoti Ghosh and researcher Sujaan Mukherjee - for their projects, which were a result of a fellowship awarded by India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) in collaboration with CSSSC. Titled Searching Cultures, the presentation is part of IFA's year-long collaboration with Tamaasha Theatre to bring to Mumbai a selection of the grantees' projects. Take a look.