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Hafeez Contractor: Designer of Skyscrapers in India, Story of a Starchitect

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Architect Hafeez Contractor is well-known in India; he was born in Mumbai on February 19, 1950, and is recognised as one of the most prominent and prolific architects. Hafeez Contractor has played a significant role in the evolution of modern architecture in India. After completing his studies at the University of Mumbai’s Academy of Architecture, […]

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Pleasure of seeing a layered world—how BN Goswami helped train the eye to ‘see’

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To dwell in a realm of art produced in a different context– of time and space requires not just passion. It had to be coupled with dhairya; patience and perseverance. Dr Goswami spent his entire life in the pursuit of revealing the hidden beauty of the miniature artist’s world. He was gifted with a keen eye

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Jaya Jaitly and Dimple Bahl Launch Exquisite Book on India’s Graphic Heritage at NIFT Delhi’s Spectacular Pre-Launch

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A pre-launch event at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Delhi gave professionals and design enthusiasts an early look at a ground-breaking book that revealed the intricate details of India’s rich history in design. Titled “Inspirations For Graphic Design For India,” the book,  officially launched, preceded by a lecture into the intricate world

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Enchanting Audiences with a Stroke of Watercolor: Paresh Maity

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Seldom known as the ‘William Turner’ of India, Paresh Maity has gained an irreplaceable position in the Indian contemporary art scene. He holds a Fine Arts degree conferred by the Government College of Art & Craft Kolkata. He later enrolled in Delhi College of Arts for his master’s. In his four-decade-long career, Paresh Maity paintings

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Subodh Gupta: Critique of Social Order and Everyday Objects

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Indian contemporary artist Subodh Gupta is well-known for his mixed-media and sculpture installations. Gupta, born in Khagaul, Bihar, India, in 1964, continually explores subjects of daily life, Indian culture, and international affairs in his artwork. He became well-known worldwide for using commonplace things—especially kitchenware made of stainless steel—to create expansive installations. Gupta’s obsession with the

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Jatin Das’s Retrospective: Visual Rhythm of Body, Metaphoric Abstraction of Lines

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‘Jatin Das is a bearded and wiry man who, when I meet him, always seems in a state of excitement over trivial as well as what art critics call “intense” perceptions of the world we both breathe, the world in which his arm whirls, not hurling but placing colours on the canvas before him. As

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