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Sunday, February 22, 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

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

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.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

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.