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The Lesser Known Painter From Tagore Family: Sunayani Devi

June 18, On This Day Amid a lineage of prolific littérateurs and artists, the Tagore family, was yet another eminent painter and woman. Sunayani Devi was the younger sister of painters Abanindranath, Gaganendranath and Samarendranath Tagore, and the niece of Rabindranath Tagore.   She was born to Saudamini Devi and Gunendranath Tagore on June 18, […]

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Designing with Heart: Ariane’s Craft Led, Conscious Practice

Ariane Thakore Ginwala, This and That Ariane Thakore Ginwala has been practicing as an Interior Architect since 1997. Based in Ahmedabad, her work spans across India, encompassing a wide range of projects. She holds a degree in Interior Architecture from the Kent Institute of Art and Design and a Master’s degree in Economics from Gokhale

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Contemporary Indian Women’s Art Arrives in Germany with ‘Ladies Compartment’ Show

Method will mark its debut in Germany with a powerful new exhibition titled ‘Ladies Compartment’. It will be hosted in collaboration with Gallery Melike Bilir in Hamburg. This exhibition will feature six dynamic Indian women artists and be part of India Week Hamburg 2025. Opening June 24, Ladies Compartment draws its title from the gender-segregated

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World’s Most Visited Museum in Paris Shuts Down as the Overwhelmed Workers of the Louvre are at Strike

On Monday, A spontaneous strike by the overwhelmed workers at the Louvre led to the shutting down of the World’s Most- Visited Museum.  The Louvre’s spontaneous strike erupted during a routine internal meeting, as gallery attendants, ticket agents and security personnel refused to take up their posts in protest over unmanageable crowds, chronic understaffing and

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Mathematical Aesthetics in Graphic Art: Celebrating Escher’s Legacy

Maurits Cornelis Escher, Graphic Artist On his birthday, we remember Maurits Cornelis Escher, the Dutch graphic artist whose mind bending works continue to fascinate and inspire. Best known for his intricate woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, Escher seamlessly blended art with mathematics and scientific concepts, Escher explored themes of infinity, symmetry, and spatial logic, often visualizing

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10 Depictions of Slavery in Art

Tyranny results in oppression and oppression demands revolt. Art has and always will be a revolutionary force that not only calls out propaganda and the unjust but also encapsulates a moment in history that accommodates agony and strength. Following are 10 depictions by great artists and revolutionaries illustrating Slavery through their palettes. These artists use

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Kerala University unearths a 5,300-year-old ancient settlement in Gujarat

aerial view of excavation site in lakahpar village

Archaeologists from the University of Kerala have unearthed a 5,300-year-old settlement near Lakhapar village in Western Kachchh, Gujarat. The excavation revealed an early Harappan habitation site, located near the now quiet Gandhi River, once a perennial water source, spanning nearly three hectares on either side of the Gaduli-Lakhapar Road. The excavators found well-planned structural remains

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