On This Day Bob Ross would have turned 84 today. Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, on 29 October 1942, the soft-voiced painter with the permed hair made 403 episodes of The Joy of Painting between 1983 and 1994. Three decades after his death in 1995, he is arguably more famous than ever. The man behind […]
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Anupam Sud’s most comprehensive retrospective, In the Etched Trace of Time: Six Decades of Anupam Sud, is now on view at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, from October 24 to November 24, 2026. Presented with Dhoomimal Gallery, the landmark exhibition traces the veteran artist’s journey across printmaking, painting, drawing and watercolour,
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In an era dominated by high-rise concrete structures, glass facades, and energy-intensive HVAC systems, modern architecture often clashes with regional climates and natural ecosystems. Yet long before the concept of green building entered the contemporary lexicon, India’s vernacular architecture flourished through context-driven wisdom. Across the subcontinent’s diverse geographic zones, indigenous construction relied on locally available
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From the conversation with Piyush Daiya With the passing of Jogen Chowdhury, Indian art has lost one of its most distinctive voices, an artist whose dense webs of cross-hatched ink gave Indian modern art some of its most unsettling and tender human figures. In this edited excerpt from his autobiography, a book still taking shape
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On This Day Jogen Chowdhury (born 16th February 1939 is an eminent Indian artist considered one of the most important and seminal figures in the history of postcolonial Indian Art. Jogen knows his painting bonded to Partition, the landscape, folk tales, and figurative and political injustice-motivated compositions. He was born and brought up in an
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Jogen Chowdhury, the painter whose dense webs of cross-hatched ink gave Indian modern art some of its most unsettling and tender human figures, died on Sunday morning at Ruby General Hospital in Kolkata. He was 87. Chowdhury, who also served a term in the Rajya Sabha for the Trinamool Congress, leaves behind a body of
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Can we take jewellery made of gold and silver with us on our final journey? The answer is no. Since childhood, we have heard that when we leave this world, we leave everything behind like our homes, land, wealth, luxury cars, and possessions. Nothing material travels with us. But what if there was one form
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Swati Gupta is the founder and principal designer of Bluedot Design, bringing over two decades of experience across interiors and furniture. Trained at APIED, Gujarat, she practices a minimalist, warm aesthetic focused on functionality, material honesty, and careful detailing. Her work balances global influences with Indian context, collaborating with artisans to create handcrafted pieces and
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The modern gaze encompasses a peculiar arrogance as we look back at the past. We view history as a linear narrative of progress; a transition from the primitive to the sophisticated, or from puritanical ideology to liberal beliefs. However, a closer inspection of visual and literary archives from the Indian subcontinent reveals that the past
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Imagine someone standing in front of a painting that is worth more than many houses. The room is quiet, and people look at each other more than at the painting. Why would a ultra-rich choose paintings over real estate, gold, stocks, or crypto? We grow up seeing our grandparents buy land or gold because those
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