Our food choices are not random, they are political, cultural, genetic and have the potential to be—revolutionary. Bringing this into focus were the speakers at this edition of Sarmaya Talks: Chef Thomas Zacharias, founder The Locavore, Shailesh Awate, co-founder OOO Farms, and Gayatri Desai, founder of Ground Up Pune. They talked to us about the… Read more »
For a special edition of Sarmaya Talks held during our show, artist Sudarshan shared glimpses of his journey creating a unique art style ‘Folk Indica’ to showcase India’s bio-cultural diversity
In March 2025, our show ‘In The Dappled Light’ opened at the Sarmaya archive in Fort Mumbai. The exhibition focused on how India’s natural world has inspired artists, scientists, healers and seekers across the centuries.
In this talk, Sarmaya Brand Custodian Pavitra Rajaram examines the tensions between the eastern and western perspectives on nature.
Sarmaya Founder Paul Abraham and Brand Custodian Pavitra Rajaram acquire objects to continually enrich our museum’s collection. In this Guide, they share some great advice with young collectors on how to engage meaningfully with the art and culture of India
![Untitled [Kohbar] - indigenous art](https://sarmaya.in/museum/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Untitled-Kohbar-Santosh-Kumar-Das-2012-Sarmaya-Arts-Foundation-1-453x375.jpg "Untitled [Kohbar] - Sarmaya")
Mithila or Madhubani art originated as a ritual wall painting in Mithila region, primarily done on the occasion of marriage. Traditionally, it has been a woman’s preserve. With modern times the medium of art shifted to canvas, and on rare occasions to cloth. Depicted here is one of the most popular and iconic of these… Read more »
Dulari Devi is an artist but she wasn’t always one. This is how the story begins in her autobiographical children’s book, Following My Paint Brush, published by Tara Books, an independent publishing house that brings art by Indian women, folk and indigenous artists to young readers. Coming from a community of fisherfolk in Bihar, Dulari… Read more »