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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicModern Art

Topic: Modern Art

Amrita Sher-Gil and the melancholy of ordinary existence

Art historian Yashodara Dalmia at the DAG said that Amrita Sher-Gil reimagined how India should view itself; she reinvented it through the modern lens.

Saris, kumkum, gossip—Women are central to Thota Vaikuntam’s art

The show, 'Thota Vaikuntam: Redefining the Cultural Gaze', showcased his work across four decades. His paintings are about the everyday lives of men and women in rural Telangana.

KCS Paniker’s paintings moved between metaphysical & abstract. They redefined Modern Indian Art

Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Paniker travelled to Europe, where he held exhibitions in Paris and London, while also meeting artists such as Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso.

Nandalal Bose built a visual & cultural national identity for India—with watercolours, linocuts

In 1930, when Gandhi launched the Dandi March, Nandalal Bose commemorated the event with a linocut image of him with his walking stick – now an archetypical image.

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.

Kashmir’s spiritual traditions shaped world modern art, not just GR Santosh and Sohan Qadri

As Kashmir finds itself in prolonged sectarian conflict, it is time to revive the radical art of Tantra whose practice demolishes the very identity constructs that led to these conflicts.

On Camera

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.