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Sunday, April 5, 2026
TopicModern Art

Topic: Modern Art

MF Husain to Tom & Jerry—Delhi art exhibition brings a fun mix

The ShowKeen exhibition by AstaGuru was on display from 14-15 March, with a special preview on 13 March.

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

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.