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Signature style - Badri Narayan, Contemporary Art, Modern Art
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Signature style

How do you know you’re looking at a Badri painting? Here are a few classic giveaways

Bedtime Stories - Badri Narayan
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Bedtime Stories

Badri Narayan was a master storyteller who drew from Indian mythology to spin his own brand of magic

Odisha Pattachitra - Akshaya Kumar Bariki, Folk Art, Odisha, Pattachitra
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Odisha Pattachitra

PATTA PRIMER It’s a practice so ancient, precise and rooted in faith, the art it produces is considered worthy of worship. Like all living traditions, Odisha’s Pattachitra too has its fables, customs and idiosyncrasies. READ MORE EYES RIGHT Thanks to its harmonious play of colours, pleasing symmetry and recognisably Indian motifs, a Pattachitra is a joy… Read more »

Man of signs - Badri Narayan, Fantasy, Paintings, Surreal, Watercolour
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Man of signs

A unicorn, an empty boat, a winged messenger. Decoding the haunting symbols of Badri Narayan’s art

Seeking Badri - Badri Narayan, Crosshatch, Landscape
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Seeking Badri

Sarmaya founder Paul Abraham on why the artist has a special place in our collection

Multimedia master - Badri Narayan
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Multimedia master

Printmaking, teaching, writing, illustrating. Badri brought something new to each medium he explored

Prince of Morvi, painted photograph - Gujarat, Hand-Painted Photographic Print, Indian Royalty, Painted photography, Sarmaya Stars
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Prince of Morvi, painted photograph

The tradition of painted photography was a syncretic visual culture that began in India in the 19th century, at almost the same time as photography made its debut here. This genre became extremely popular, particularly in Rajasthan and Gujarat, fuelled partly by a dissatisfaction with black and white photographs and partly by rising unemployment among… Read more »

Houses with Palm Trees - B Prabha, Landscapes, Sarmaya Stars
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Houses with Palm Trees

B Prabha was a feminist artist at a time when there wasn’t much support for women’s voices. Born in 1933 to a middle-class family in Nagpur, she graduated from the JJ School of Art in Mumbai and spent a few years exploring different mediums before finding the perfect fit for her elegant style with oil… Read more »

Les Indes Orientales - 18th century, Gilles Robert de Vaugondy, Sarmaya Stars
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Les Indes Orientales

Gilles Robert de Vaugondy, along with his son Didier, were map publishers, engravers and cartographers active in the Paris of mid-18th century. They are well-known today for the detail and accuracy of their maps, where they excellently used all material and resources available to produce the most “fantasy-free” maps possible..

Still Life of Vase with Red Flowers - KH Ara, Sarmaya Stars, Watercolour on canvas
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Still Life of Vase with Red Flowers

KH Ara was one of the founding members of the PAG. His artistic expressions were characterised by robust nudes and still lifes, marked by a life-affirming positivity and zeal. He was a self-taught artist who ran away from home to pursue his artistic career in Bombay. His take on art and artistic processes was that… Read more »

Mata No Chandarvo, Meladi Mata - Arts of India, Dye on cloth, Gods & Goddesses, Gujarat, Mata ni Pachedi, Sarmaya Stars, Textiles
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Mata No Chandarvo, Meladi Mata

The tradition of Mata ni Pachedis (Gujarati for ‘behind the goddess’) was developed by the nomadic tribe of Vaghris in Gujarat. It is believed that because the tribe was barred from entering village temples, they came up with the ingenious solution of painting the Goddess Durga on a cloth, hanging it at the back of… Read more »

Cross culture -
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Cross culture

Sarmaya’s collection of rare, beautiful and ancient crucifixes

Where tehzeeb still lives -
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Where tehzeeb still lives

We spent an evening soaking in the gracious warmth of the city, as personified by the home of Meera and Muzaffar Ali