Indian Art
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In Atul Dodiya’s show, a new way to look at cinema through painting
‘Dr. Banerjee in Dr. Kulkarni’s Nursing Home and Other Paintings 2020-2022’ is on at Chemould Prescott Road in Mumbai.
Scroll Staff
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A trove of ‘pornographic art’ is lying unappreciated in a sarkari library in Uttar Pradesh
Amid the Raza Library’s collection are paintings depicting a variety of carnal encounters that have never been reproduced in any book on Indian painting.
Kamayani Sharma
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How did a gurudwara in Dehradun become the richest treasure of murals in the entire region?
Through 500-odd paintings, Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib serves as a public index of political shifts, artistic currents and local history across 350 years.
Kamayani Sharma
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘This is Not the Basilica’ explores how an iconic Goan monument became a victim of its own fame
Vishvesh Kandolkar’s installations focus on the Bom Jesu church, which holds the remains of St Francis Xavier.
R Benedito Ferrão
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In photos: Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya’s paintings and fashion illustrations are up for auction
Prinseps Auction House & Gallery will bang the gavel on December 2.
Scroll Staff
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A family affair: Few know about the artistic prowess of Raja Ravi Varma’s siblings
On Raksha Bandhan, a look at the contribution of C Raja Raja Varma and Mangalabai Thampuratty to Indian commercial art.
Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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An art collector remembers how his friend FN Souza changed his life forever
It has been my privilege for many years to look every morning at the art that once hung in the New York house of the great master.
A Collector
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Rs 26 crore for the painting, Rs 0 for the painter. The Indian art world is riven by a deep divide
The record sale of Tyeb Mehta’s ‘Kali’ has again raised the question – shouldn’t Indian artists be paid royalty?
Georgina Maddox
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Krishna wasn’t pointing at Eid moon. He was pointing at a solar eclipse
[Article updated after publication] Paintings are being made today that deliberately adopt archaisms to appear as though they come from the past.
Kavita Singh
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Sakti Burman: The artist who’s the heir to the poets who composed Ramayana and Mahabharata
As a storyteller, Burman takes his place in a millennia-long genealogy of fabulists.
Ranjit Hoskote
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Muse to maker: Who are the women that define Indian art?
A walk through the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi offers some answers.
Chanpreet Khurana
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Gond artist Jangarh Singh Shyam’s forest is full of creatures that were never meant to be seen
The artist who died in mysterious circumstances 16 years ago painted Gondi deities that had never been committed to paper.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces