Tales of separation

A busy Metro station in the city, Mandi House, presents stories of Partition through an exhibition, put together by the 1947 Partition Archive “When Partition was announced, my father drove back in his 1926 Austin to take us and our household items to Jhang, which had now become a part of Pakistan.  The one incident […]

Decoding millennial mindset

Millennials need to realise that it’s all their fault. All of it

A soldier’s solitude

‘If army is war, art is love’, says Col Jaspreet Gujral, whose lonely vigil at Siachen re-awakened the artist in him Posted at Siachen glacier back in the 1990s, Col. Jaspreet Gujral, had time to himself in absolute solitude when he decided to take a go at his childhood interest – art. “Armed with an […]

Ancient touch of art

Satrangi – the annual exhibition at Ojas art gallery – explores and follows the legacy of traditional Warli tribal art Soil, cow dung and rice paste – all constituents of Warli tribal murals back in 2500 BC, has now come a long way. Illuminating parallels between the traditional Warli works – with a contemporary take […]

Curated cornucopia

The third edition of Delhi Contemporary Art Week will showcase works of 50 artists from across South Asia Fifty artists, seven galleries, seven days. Showcasing the cusp of the contemporary — all in one space — the third edition of Delhi Contemporary Art Week is back. DCAW is conceptualised to be the ultimate destination for […]

Varanasi on canvas

Anand Narain, a Delhi-based painter, captures the spirituality and beauty of Varanasi in his latest exhibition titled ‘The Spiritual Gold – Banaras’ “Parakastha hoti, lakchya ki astha mein doob jane ki,  Ma Gange tu mujhe in sabh se paar jane ka, abhay dan de.” (If I had high ambition of drowning in my goal Ma […]

‘I am an outsider insider’

Delhi-based Kashmir-born artist Veer Munshi talks about the art scene in the state, how the Valley inspired his work and more For artist Veer Munshi, Kashmir holds a special place in his heart. Born and brought up in the Valley, he was forced to migrate to Delhi in 1990. Depicting the fear and anguish of […]

Royal reflections

India’s first photographer-king Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II’s hitherto unseen works are on display, which lay bare his introspective personality Straight from the archives of the Jaipur’s City Palace Museum, some unseen photographs reveal Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II’s early engagement with photography as India’s first known photographer-king. These rare images will be on display […]