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Pop goes the world and India: A talk with artist Ketna Patel

Investigating populism in today’s G-local ‘pop-culture’ – a conversation with pop artist Ketna Patel. By the Pothi team British Indian mixed-media Pop-Artist Ketna Patel is the walking embodiment of what it means to be a hybrid, kaleidoscopic Global citizen today. Born and raised in East-Africa to Gujarati parents, educated in London, before spending 25 years […]

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Talking art with Veer Munshi Part 4: Return from exile in order to understand what exile is

Veering away from his Kashmiri history did not last very long for Veer Munshi. He tells Santanu Borah what made him come back in the final part of this four-part series. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here The short and seemingly non-political period in Veer’s life that we

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Talking art with Veer Munshi Part 3: The trauma and hungry days after leaving Baroda

Baroda broadened Veer Munshi’s artistic horizon, but the real world after it posed uncomfortable problems for him, but it also turned his life around. The artist recounts his new beginning to Santanu Borah. This is Part 3 of a four-part series. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. While Veer’s salad days

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Talking art with Veer Munshi Part 2: Life in Baroda and a newer perspective on what makes an artist

Artist Veer Munshi tells Santanu Borah why living the life of an artist and following a process that even includes mundane chores, is important in becoming an artist. This is Part 2 of a four-part series. You can read the first part here As expected, life change once Veer Munshi made it to Baroda. The

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Raza@100: Artist Akhilesh talks about the many times he crossed paths with the master of colour

(Editor’s note: Abir Pothi is excited to bring you book excerpts from Raza: Jaisa Maine Dekha (Rajkamal Prakashan) by noted artist Akhilesh, where he has sketched with words his long association with Syed Haidar Raza from the author’s early days to Raza’s last. We thank Akhilesh for allowing us to translate and use excerpts for Abir readers.

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