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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicBazaar paintings

Topic: Bazaar paintings

Partition calendars, Gandhi-Jinnah posters—pre-Independence public art of India and Pakistan

Filmmaker Yousuf Saeed’s 'Bazaar Art' collection of calendars, posters, and greeting cards examines pre-independence India, freedom struggle, and Partition through ordinary artifacts.

How unique ‘Bazaar paintings’ fuelled trade in colonial India

The two most recognised categories of bazaar paintings are the Company & Kalighat schools, which combine western academic styles with traditional Indian ones.

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