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Ravi Varma’s Masterpiece Sets New World Record at Auction & Sells for 167 Crore

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Yashoda milks a cow, while an infant Krishna hugs her, painting by Raja Ravi Varma

In a landmark moment for the Indian art market, Raja Ravi Varma’s oil masterpiece Yashoda and Krishna sold for Rs 167.20 crores (approximately $17.97 million) at Saffronart’s Spring Live Auction in Mumbai on April 1, establishing a new global record for the highest value achieved by a work of South Asian art ever sold at auction. The […]

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Minds and Mediums Meet: Artistic Exchange at the International Painters’ Camp

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Art camps possess a rare ability to dissolve distances—geographical, cultural and stylistic like. From 28 March to 1 April 2026, the tranquil, nature-embraced surroundings of ‘Nature Knots’ transformed into a vibrant creative arena as the Krishna Setty Foundation, Bengaluru, hosted its International Painters’ Camp. What unfolded was not merely a gathering of artists, but a

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Aditi Savani Crafts Timeless Spaces at Studio Tattva

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Aditi Savani is the Principal Designer at Studio Tattva by Aditi, a studio dedicated to creating visually calm, highly functional spaces that truly reflect the people who inhabit them. With a philosophy rooted in clarity, practicality, and balance, Aditi’s signature aesthetic blends clean, timeless design with thoughtful proportions, honest materials, and layouts that endure. Her

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StoneX to Open ‘Mastery’ Immersive Film Festival in New Delhi

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StoneX will present the New Delhi preview of Mastery, its cultural film series, through an immersive film festival at Sameksha Art Gallery on April 3 and 4, 2026, from 11 AM to 5 PM. The two-day event marks the opening of a multi-city programme leading up to the series’ release on OTT platforms. Conceived as an immersive experience, the festival

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Jolly Bros & Co Brings Mumbai’s Irani Café Heritage to Hyderabad

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Jolly Bros & Co Brings Mumbai's Irani Café Heritage to Hyderabad

Jolly Bros & Co is a project of TEVA Architects and is a 3,000 sq ft nostalgic dining space. It blending colonial-era aesthetics with local Hyderabadi identity A new café in Banjara Hills is drawing attention for its meticulous recreation of Mumbai’s iconic Irani café culture. Jolly Bros & Co, designed by Hyderabad-based TEVA Architects.

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ShowKeen Exhibition Spotlights Modern Indian Art in Mumbai

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AstaGuru’s ShowKeen exhibition gathers top modern and contemporary Indian artists for a rare showcase in Mumbai on 11-12 April 2026. After two big wins—one in Mumbai last year and another in New Delhi this March—this third edition spotlights India’s art evolution. Expect iconic works from masters like S H Raza and M F Husain alongside

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Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Stolen in Italy Museum Heist 

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Four masked men broke into a museum near Parma, Italy. They stole famous paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse in less than three minutes. The theft happened at the Magnani Rocca Foundation villa on March 22 night. Police shared details on Sunday. Thieves Steal Priceless Artworks in Night Raid The men entered through a back

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Echoes in Empty Galleries: The Biennale Signs Off

Kochi Muziris Biennale /

The sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) drew to a close on Tuesday evening, wrapped in a mood of quiet reflection and emotional resonance, as artists, organisers, volunteers and the public gathered to bid adieu to one of the country’s most significant cultural events. At the historic Aspinwall House, the symbolic kodiyirakkam (flag-lowering) ceremony marked

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LATITUDE 28 Presents ‘The Friend That I Never Had’, New Works by Neha Sahai

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Neha Sahai

The exhibition unfolds through a sustained enquiry into relation, intimacy, and the forms companionship takes when it cannot be fully realised within the structures of everyday life. Across Sahai’s paintings, figures gather in states of nearness that remain unresolved. Bodies lean, turn, and pause within flattened expanses of colour that offer no horizon, no setting,

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Lakshmi Nivas Collective Delves into the Coexistence of the Human and the Non-Human

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Kochi, Mar 30: The animal torsos in graphite, terracotta, and palm wood, propped on wooden legs with mouths open, provide a frightening reality check of today’s environs. Standing for the animal family, they seem to hint that the venue was once their habitat. The sculptures, titled Resistance Prayer Song 2023, by Lakshmi Nivas Collective, featured at

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