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From Throw-Ups to Activism: A Brief History of New York City Street Art

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Niveditha Ajay The city of New York is iconic for its history, legacy, and sheer diversity. When imagining the bustling metropolis with its magnificent skyscrapers and crowded subway, one cannot forget the irreplaceable role street art has had in the making of its exterior. With graffiti, murals and blatant political imagery all meshed together- this […]

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The Circle of Light: The Conversations Between Artist Sidharth and Johnny ML. 

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Prachi Sahasrabudhe Sidharth is a well-known artist who met and invited art critic, writer, and curator Johnny ML to his studio in Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, in July 2011. Johny ML was captivated by Sidharth’s stories and desired to tell them in his own voice. Johnny ML opted to frame the ‘speaker’ in the narrative

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The Artistic Tagores and Their Global Phenomenon: Rabindranath, Abanindranath and Gaganendranath

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Pratiksha Shome The Thakurs of Jorasako have been one of the most influential and celebrated families across Bengal. They made their way to social eminence in the eighteenth century first as employees to the European traders in Bengal and then in the early nineteenth century as business entrepreneurs, landholders, religious leaders, administrators, litterateurs, legal practitioners,

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Rabindranath Tagore’s Artworks: Revealing His Quest for the World Beyond Words

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Vaishnavi Srivastava “I do not paint to create beauty, but to express my innermost self.” -Rabindranath Tagore   Rabindranath Tagore’s progression as a painter was a reflection of his character and emotions, and his works were firmly entrenched in Indian customs while also being a part of a greater movement that resulted from the discovery

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On the 162nd Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore: The Celebration of a Genius

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Tsuktiben Jamir On the 7th of May 1861, India would witness the birth of a genius that would bring laurels to the country through his passion for literature, leaving an incalculable impact on both Bengali and English literature. Rabindranath Tagore was born in the city of Calcutta, now Kolkata. He started writing poems at the

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Rabindranath Tagore’s Translated Version of the National Anthem in English

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Tsuktiben Jamir It is common knowledge for all Indians that our beloved National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was composed by the great Rabindranath Tagore (7th May 1861- 7th August 1941). However, not many know the origin and history of our National Anthem. A five-stanza Brahmo hymn in the Bengali language, Bhārat Bhāgya Vidhātā (Bengali: ভারতভাগ্যবিধাতা,

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