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How Indian artists transformed Western ‘Cubism’
Shatadeep Maitra
· Apr 01, 2025 · 11:30 am
The secret of the Mona Lisa’s smile? She’s actually a vampire
Frankie Dytor, The Conversation
· Mar 26, 2025 · 10:00 pm
How a British suffragist brought Ajanta’s ancient paintings into the light of modernity
Kamayani Sharma
· Nov 19, 2024 · 11:30 am
Art history: What was the work of the Madras Progressive Painters’ Association like?
Bina Sarkar Ellias
· Aug 27, 2024 · 08:30 am
A painting of Akbar in a drunken brawl is a history lesson in manliness and kingship
Kamayani Sharma
· Aug 10, 2024 · 11:30 am
Why these travel posters sparked a fiery debate between Indian and British legislators in the 1930s
Kamayani Sharma
· Jun 08, 2024 · 11:30 am
What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
Kamayani Sharma
· May 11, 2024 · 11:30 am
A new book profiles art critic Rudolf von Leyden, champion of India’s emerging avant-garde painters
Reema Desai Gehi
· Mar 21, 2024 · 08:30 am
Kavita Singh (1964-2023): A brilliant art historian and teacher with an insatiable zest for life
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· Aug 09, 2023 · 11:30 am
What a tiny difference in two very similar portraits of a sultan tells us about 16th-century India
Kamayani Sharma
· Jul 11, 2023 · 11:48 am
A robot in a 400-year-old painting of Jahangir is a lesson in how rulers project global power
Kamayani Sharma
· Jun 18, 2023 · 11:30 am
How did the Indian langur end up in a prehistoric mural in Greece?
Kamayani Sharma
· May 30, 2023 · 11:30 am
Islamic paintings of the Prophet are an important piece of history. Teaching them shouldn’t be taboo
Christiane Gruber, The Conversation
· Jan 12, 2023 · 09:30 pm
Drawing Hindu epics in Art Deco style, this Polish artist left behind a striking legacy
Kamayani Sharma
· Oct 11, 2022 · 11:30 am
From miniatures, manuscripts to textiles and photos: Art comes alive in BN Goswamy’s Conversations
Shanta Gokhale
· Jun 25, 2022 · 05:30 pm
Images: Where were these miniatures of Sikh rulers painted?
JP Losty
· Apr 17, 2022 · 07:30 pm
How we discovered world’s oldest known cave painting of animals in a secret Indonesian valley
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· Jan 15, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Weekend Quiz: What was Chera ruler Kadal Pirakottiya Vel Kelu Kuttuvan also known as?
The Heritage Lab
· Nov 14, 2020 · 03:30 pm
What evolved faster – human brain or human society?
Nick Longrich, The Conversation
· Sep 27, 2020 · 09:30 pm
Weekend Quiz: Which king commissioned this stupa in Punjab?
The Heritage Lab
· Aug 29, 2020 · 11:30 am
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