Art+Feminism
To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay, we dedicated March 2019 to the most gifted women artists represented in the Sarmaya collection. We celebrated their often-unsung genius by helping others discover it through the sprawling warrens of Wikipedia. Sarmaya participated in an international campaign by Art+Feminism to get more women editing and featuring on the internet’s favourite reference guide. Sarmaya’s team… Read more »
Read more ...Jungle Book
With each canvas, Durgabai Vyam takes us deeper into the forest of childlike fantasies
Read more ...‘New Traditions: Indian Textiles Since Independence’ by Mayank Mansingh Kaul
Behind Painted Walls: The Story of Baua Devi & Mithila Painting
When an earthquake hit Bihar’s Jitwarpur in 1934, it exposed a most exquisite form of art that had remained hidden for well, no one knows how long
Read more ...Early Indians: What Prehistoric Migrations Tell Us About Ourselves by Tony Joseph
First of Her Tribe
The incredible story of how one woman went from laying bricks at an art centre to becoming one of its most celebrated artists
Read more ...Phad workshop with City As Lab
Watch how a class of young researchers interpreted modern maladies using an ancient art
The Romance of the Taj Mahal: It’s Complicated
It’s a symbol of romantic love the world over. But what do the historians have to say about Mughal India’s most famous legacy? We examine new theories and pair them with rare vintage photographs of the Taj Mahal from our archive
Read more ...Lessons on Love: India’s Eternal Romances
Heer-Ranjha, Nala-Damayanti, Laila-Majnu. There are the blockbuster love stories we all know, and then there are a few hidden gems like these
Read more ...Exploring the Indian Palate: Why We Eat What We Eat by Dr Kurush Dalal
Love Stories
It’s almost spring and a young museum’s fancy turns lightly to thoughts of love. No matter how you feel about Valentine’s Day, we think you’ll like how we’ve interpreted the themes of love and lust through the lens of modern art, mythology and early photography, among others. We don’t really need an excuse to share… Read more »
Read more ...Body Beautiful
From Ara to Souza and from infatuation to disillusionment, we examine the nudes in our collection of modern Indian art
Read more ...Fairytale Wedding
When it came to royal wedding spectacles in the last century, Mysore’s maharajas knew how to put on a show
Read more ...Divine Love: 5 delicious details about the Rasa Lila
‘An Embarrassment of Riches: Glimpses from India’s Natural History’ by Bikram Grewal
Finding Jesus: When Mughal Art Discovered the Land of the Bible
Starting in the 16th century, Christian themes went viral in traditional Indian art. Shubhasree Purkayastha explains how it all began
Read more ...Inside the Issanama
In December 2018, the curtains went up on a very special show that lies at the intersection of art and history, and offers lush evidence of the plurality and syncretism inherent in Indian culture. Issanama or the Christ Commission is a unique collaboration between an artist steeped in ancient art practices and a patron alive… Read more »
Read more ...Locating Christ: Ranjit Hoskote in conversation with Paul Abraham
“Modern, contemporary, ancient, folk. All of these terms really dissolve in the face of art-making.”
“Modern, contemporary, ancient, folk. All of these terms really dissolve in the face of art-making.”
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