From Jaipur to Kochi, these Instagram projects are archiving a snapshot of Indian architecture

A growing number of citizens are dedicating themselves to documenting street views of private residences across cities and neighbourhoods.

Kamayani Sharma

· Mar 07, 2023 · 11:30 am

Why did the British photograph the sun every day from Dehradun for 47 years?

And what did it have to do with ruling India better?

Kamayani Sharma

· Feb 14, 2023 · 11:30 am

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

· Jan 17, 2023 · 11:30 am

When Nehru was baffled by Himmat Shah’s art: ‘I am an ignorant man. Explain this to me’

In a wide-ranging interview, Shah looks back on his free-spirited life and lays out his plans.

Kamayani Sharma

· Dec 06, 2022 · 11:30 am

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

· Nov 12, 2022 · 11:30 am

At the Museum of Christian Art in Goa, glimpses of India’s artistic syncretism

Most objects at the museum, across types, reveal inspirations from the visual vocabulary of different parts of India.

Kamayani Sharma

· Oct 26, 2022 · 11:30 am

Drawing Hindu epics in Art Deco style, this Polish artist left behind a striking legacy

Stefan Norblin melded two disparate approaches to artmaking in the 20th century to create a very unique practice.

Kamayani Sharma

· Oct 11, 2022 · 11:30 am

‘In all my years, no gallery has represented me’: Savindra Sawarkar on Brahmanism in the arts

Sawarkar is the first Indian gallery artist to foreground the Dalit experience of caste as an aesthetic mode. In a broad interview, he talks about his practice.

Kamayani Sharma

· Sep 27, 2022 · 11:30 am

Why did Mughal emperor Jahangir issue these rare and singular astrology-themed coins?

The currency is unusual for various reasons: no other Indian coins have astrological imagery and those issued by Muslim rulers avoid figural decoration.

Kamayani Sharma

· Sep 13, 2022 · 12:30 pm

India’s answer to ‘MAD’ magazine has been sadly forgotten

‘Diwana’, which ran as a bilingual weekly from 1964 till 1986, featured some of India’s finest comic strip artists and reflected the zeitgeist.

Kamayani Sharma

· Aug 11, 2022 · 11:30 am

The history of the mysterious Lajja Gauri found around India

This type of image has been found in countries around the world, from Egypt to Ireland.

Kamayani Sharma

· Jul 23, 2022 · 11:30 am

Art logistics has come a long way since the time Ashoka pillars were shifted to Delhi

Moving fragile, expensive art requires more than just bubble wrap. It is a specialised, complex, painstaking work that has grown into a niche industry in India.

Kamayani Sharma

· Jul 02, 2022 · 11:30 am