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Vasily Vereshchagin and His Paintings of India

The State Procession of the Prince of Wales into Jaipur by Vasily Vereshchagin, Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata

On this day, Russian painter, war artist, and traveller Vasily Vereshchagin was born. Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (14/26 October 1842 – 13 April 1904) was a Russian painter, war artist and traveller, and one of the first Russian artists to win wide fame abroad. He is best remembered for unflinching war scenes such as The Apotheosis […]

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5 Art Festivals in India Worth Travelling For This Season

From the Bengal Biennale to Serendipity Arts Festival, here are five cultural events to add to your art and travel calendar this winter. India’s art calendar is gearing up for an exciting season, with biennales, design exhibitions and multidisciplinary festivals bringing artists, architects, designers, curators and audiences together. From the historic lanes of Banaras to

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‘Unseen Impressions’: A solo show of printmaking and paintings by Devipriya P

Devipriya P, an introverted artist who has largely stayed in the background, letting her work speak quietly for itself, stepped into the foreground with Unseen Impressions, her solo exhibition of prints and paintings at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath in Bengaluru. The exhibition offered a glimpse into Devipriya’s inner world, unfolding through a series of mixed-media canvases

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Indian Vernacular Architecture: An Introductory Guide for Designers

We might see and notice many things around us, but might not observe them so deeply. As an army brat, I visited and lived in cities like Udaipur, Prayagraj, Srinagar, Patiala, and Bhopal. When changing states, one can notice changes not only in culture but also in the ways of living.  Take houses, for example.

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Astrophotography for Beginners: How to Capture the Night Sky This World Space Week

Horsehead Nebula

Every October, World Space Week (October 4–10) invites people around the globe to look up and celebrate humanity’s journey beyond Earth. There’s no better way to join in than by trying astrophotography, the art of photographing the night sky. What Is Astrophotography? Astrophotography, also called space photography, is the practice of photographing celestial objects and

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Louvre Abu Dhabi Appoints Curator Souraya Noujaim as New Director

Louvre Abu Dhabi has appointed art historian and curator Dr Souraya Noujaim as its new director, marking a new chapter for the museum as it approaches its 10th anniversary in 2027. Noujaim returns to the Abu Dhabi museum with which she has a long-standing association. She served as its first Scientific, Curatorial and Collections Management

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Jangarh Singh Shyam Sets New Auction Record at Pundole Gallery, Mumbai

A 1999 painting by the Gond artist sold for a hammer price of ₹18 crore, marking a dramatic new high for Jangarh Singh Shyam and drawing renewed attention to the growing international market for indigenous Indian art. Jangarh Singh Shyam has achieved a remarkable new milestone in the Indian art market, with an untitled 1999

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In 20th‑century India, the perfect Hindu wife was… a man

Authored by Radhika Raghav, University of Otago; Swinburne University of TechnologyThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. For much of the 20th century, the most admired wife in Marathi-speaking India was not a woman at all. Bal Gandharva (1888–1967), a celebrated impersonator of Marathi sangeet natak

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What’s Up With the Bayeux Tapestry the British Are Raving About?

This week, my feed has been flooded with the never-ending celebration of the Bayeux Tapestry being on view in Britain. The New York Times published a feature on the years of behind-the-scenes diplomacy it took to bring perhaps the most famous textile in the world across the Channel, reporting that a senior British culture official

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