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Tracing Land, Memory, and Migration: Satyaranjan Das’ The Farmer’s Voice in Delhi

Satyaranjan Das’ latest presentation, The Farmer’s Voice, currently on view at Third Roast in Vasant Kunj, Delhi, brings into focus the shifting relationship between land, memory, and urban expansion. Running until 19 June, the exhibition unfolds within an intimate studio setting, inviting audiences to participate in the evolving work. Rooted in his upbringing in a village […]

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“Love Matters”: Kushal Ray on Intimacy, Observation, and the Lifelong Marathon of Photography

Kushal Ray’s journey into photography is as unconventional as it is compelling. Born in Kolkata in 1960, he began his career as a sports journalist at The Telegraph before turning to photography full-time in the early 1990s. Self-taught yet deeply informed by observation and empathy, he quickly developed a visual vocabulary that diverged from prevailing

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Performing the Goddess: Chapal Bhaduri Through Naveen Kishore’s Eye

An ongoing exhibition by Neekoee Foundation and 079 Stories brings renewed attention to one of Bengal’s most compelling theatrical legacies through a photographic series by Naveen Kishore. Titled Green Room of the Goddess: The Chapal Bhaduri Story, the show presents a portfolio of 17 photographs that document the life and performance of Chapal Bhaduri, once celebrated

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Raj Kishore Gupta’s Indigenous Accents Exhibition Opens in Delhi

Indigenous Accents, a new solo exhibition by Raj Kishore Gupta in New Delhi, transforms indigenous visual traditions into intimate works on live-edge wood and resin. About the exhibition Indigenous Accents, curated by Uma Nair, opens at LTC, Bikaner House, with a preview on 2 July 2026 and runs from 2–6 July 2026. Created during the

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Panchadhara: Traversing Distinct Artistic Terrains

‘Panchadhara’ brings together the works of five artists from different regions of India- Dilip Kumar Sasmal, Soumendra Sarkar, and Shashwati Sarkar from Kolkata, Pradip Kumar Jha from Mumbai and Anushree Kayal from Bengaluru at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore. Through paintings and prints, the exhibition unfolds as a confluence of diverse artistic voices, each rooted in

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Ratan Parimoo retrospective opens at Bikaner House, New Delhi

Ratan Parimoo Scarlet Pearls, 1959 Oil and pebbles on board 23 x 40 inches

Gallerie Splash will present Grammar of Seeing, a major retrospective of Ratan Parimoo’s abstract phase, curated by Satyajit Dave, at Bikaner House’s Centre for Contemporary Art in New Delhi from June 12 to June 16, 2026. The show brings together paintings, prints, drawings, collages, works on paper, and archival material to trace Parimoo’s artistic evolution and

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Striking Histories: Indian Matchbox Labels and the Making of a Visual Culture

Before matchboxes became museum items or collector’s memorabilia, they occupied a far more intimate role in everyday lives: wedged between cigarette boxes, resting beside kitchen burners, tucked away in shirt pockets, and passed from hand to hand in the quiet rhythm of mundane life. A major part of India’s visual art culture lies outside art

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Dr Alka Pande: Mapping India’s Visual and Cultural Imagination

Dr Alka Pande is one of India’s most renowned art historians, and curators, with a practice that bridges scholarship, exhibition-making and public pedagogy. For over three decades, she has worked on Indian aesthetics, visual culture and gender, shaping how diverse audiences encounter the subcontinent’s artistic and cultural histories. Pande holds postgraduate degrees in History and

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