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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicIndian art

Topic: Indian art

Art meets Ayodhya. NGMA, Lalit Kala Akademi are remaking India’s culture scene 

The exhibitions at NGMA and LKA now have clear-cut themes, set to promote the Prime Minister’s initiatives. LKA also routinely collaborates with Sanskar Bharti, RSS' cultural wing.

‘I Will Draw my Own Laxman Rekha’—Gogi Saroj Pal reimagines Indian myths free of male gaze

Pal’s work redefined the female form. She was considered a feminist even before the term arrived in India. An exhibition of her work is on display at DAG, Janpath till 25 May.

Akbar was obsessed with Caracal. Ain-i-Akbari featured extensive text of the cat

In ‘Caracal’, Dharmendra Khandal and Ishan Dhar have widely research the small wild cat and tracked its history in India.

Ananda Coomaraswamy introduced Indian art to UK, US. He helped launch Tagore to the West

In India, Coomaraswamy’s nationalist polemics remained unsuccessful due to his rants against the middle class.

How did East India Company use Mughal artists for commerce? William Dalrymple has answers

Historian William Dalrymple gave a talk to art lovers at DAG about an orphaned world of Mughal paintings that embarrassed the British and was dismissed by the Indians.

FN Souza was a dedicated vulgarian. He never made art to please viewers

FN Souza was one of the first Indian artists to get recognition in the West after India's independence.

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.

Meenakari—enamel art that travelled from 16th-century Persia to modern-day India

Apart from being used on the reverse side of kundan jewellery, Meenakari is also done on decorative objects in the shape of elephants, horses and masks.

DAG redefines Indian ‘masterpieces’. Beyond Ravi Varma, there’s Ambadas, Nicholas Roerich

The ‘Iconic Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art’ exhibition in Mumbai brings together 50 works spanning 200 years and an array of artists you wouldn’t normally see under one roof.

Vijay Kumar, the art blogger & enthusiast who helped Modi bring back 157 artefacts from US

The US handed over 157 artefacts and antiquities during PM Modi’s three-day visit. India Pride Project co-founder S. Vijay Kumar played a big role in ‘hunting’ these down.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.