The Walls Have Eyes: The discovery and evolution of Mithila art
Richly detailed paintings full of colour and beauty that turned simple homes into wonderlands and told fantastical tales — Mithila has a history of tradition, quietude and rapid change, as much transformed by the outside as from within
Read more ...Sarmaya presents ‘Madhubani – Art from a Sacred Land’
The stories, histories and personalities behind our short film on the many-layered art of Madhubani
Read more ...Bhaktapur’s Mithila influence
Madhubani or Mithila Painting
Ulterior Motifs – Icons & Symbols That Define Madhubani Art
La Mode De Calcutta
Goddess of the People – Ma Durga comes to Kolkata
Let’s trace the tremendous journey of Goddess Durga as she emerged from the mists of time and sprung into the limelight to capture the imagination of Calcutta, Bengal and the rest of the country
Read more ...Remains of the Day: The forgotten city of Murshidabad
His Dark Materials: A young feminist discovers Satyajit Ray
Bengal & Co. – East Meets West In Company School Paintings
Lights, Camera, Calcutta! 9 films that capture the magic of the city
Paintings By NS Harsha
Now reading: our favorite Tagore
Once Upon A City – Visiting Calcutta in Fiction
Bengal Pattachitra
Endless Scroll – The Genesis of Bengal’s Pattachitra Art
Discovery of India – The Birth of the Bengal Presidency, Calcutta & the British Raj
A brief history of the extraordinary role of Bengal in shaping the destiny of modern India
Read more ...Jewel in the Crown
The richest province of one of the richest empires in the world, Bengal was a smorgasbord of irresistible little luxuries. Sumptuous chintzes that never lost the roses in their cheeks. Creamy cottons that felt like the caress of spring. Muslins so fine, they were given names like shabnam (evening dew), abraban (running water) and tanjeb… Read more »
Read more ...Drawing the Line: Masters of the Bengal School of Art
Tracing the conundrum of Modernism in India through the works of Bengal’s great painters, as they discovered themselves, both reflecting and shaping the world around them
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