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Krispin Joseph PX Most entries here (in ‘Art is Life’, a book by Jerry Saltz) are hosannas for established luminaries and tributes to late, great legends. Saltz sings the praises of Kara Walker and Robert Gober; he mourns the losses of Chris Burden and Louise Bourgeois; he celebrates the lives of Dorothea Tanning and Beauford […]

Niveditha Ajay The city of New York is iconic for its history, legacy, and sheer diversity. When imagining the bustling metropolis with its magnificent skyscrapers and crowded subway, one cannot forget the irreplaceable role street art has had in the making of its exterior. With graffiti, murals and blatant political imagery all meshed together- this

Pratiksha Shome The Thakurs of Jorasako have been one of the most influential and celebrated families across Bengal. They made their way to social eminence in the eighteenth century first as employees to the European traders in Bengal and then in the early nineteenth century as business entrepreneurs, landholders, religious leaders, administrators, litterateurs, legal practitioners,

Vaishnavi Srivastava “I do not paint to create beauty, but to express my innermost self.” -Rabindranath Tagore   Rabindranath Tagore’s progression as a painter was a reflection of his character and emotions, and his works were firmly entrenched in Indian customs while also being a part of a greater movement that resulted from the discovery

Krispin Joseph PX Poet Rabindranath Tagore founded Visva Bharati after long travels into different countries’ diverse topography and knowledge systems. Tagore understands the learning system of the West, and he blended it with Eastern ideas, an Indian style of ‘seat of learning’. This institute is considered a visible body of the Tagorian vision of life,

Iftikar Ahmed The search for indigenous art as a form of resistance to colonialism became a major feature of Modern India. This search was driven by the nationalist movement’s efforts to construct a new Indian identity that drew on the country’s ancient cultural heritage and traditions. The search was also driven by the desire to

Krispin Joseph PX The impact of Rabindranath Tagore on Indian Art and culture is a research question that needs to be answered precisely. Modern Indian art- culture, and social movements are inevitably framed by Tagorian ideas of Modernity and social life. As a poet, Tagore brings the whole of India in a stance of his