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AstaGuru’s Upcoming Auction Offers Rare Decorative Arts From Across the Globe

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AstaGuru (AG), India’s premium online auction house, presents its upcoming ’Imperial Treasures’ auction on September 10-11, 2025. Celebrating a melange of global craftsmanship with a fine selection of Asian ceramics, Anglo-Indian furniture, crystal chandeliers, fine silver, vintage clocks, and many other collectibles, the catalogue has been finely curated to bring together an exquisite assortment of […]

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Beyond Borders: Gallerist Devashi Jain Challenges How We See Modernism

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At just 24, Devashi Jain is emerging as a dynamic young voice in the Indian art world. A gallerist at Nature Morte, she leads the gallery’s ambitious new vertical dedicated to International and Indian Modern Art, a move that reflects both her bold curatorial vision and her deep understanding of the global art market. Trained

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Stories Stitched in Time: Chamba Rumal, The Needlework Wonders of Himachal

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Introduction For many, the unassuming cloth handkerchief is a commonplace object in daily life. Often embellished with monograms or subtle patterns, these hankies serve the simple purpose of wiping hands and faces. However, the Chamba Rumal (where “rumal” translates to handkerchief) defies convention. Far from ordinary, it’s a unique and treasured artefact, far too precious

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‘Nature in Architecture’; The Voices of Antoni Gaudi

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Let’s Learn Antoni Gaudi’s Facts Gaston Bachelard’s exploration of language, distinguishing between the utilitarian “signification” and the creative “poetry,” provides a lens through which we can analyse the intersection of language and architecture. In Michael Graves’ “A Case for Figurative Architecture,” the analogy between everyday language and the internal structure of a building is drawn,

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The Amazing Story of India’s Flag: From Revolutionary Symbol to National Pride

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India’s beautiful tricolor flag, with its saffron, white, and green stripes and the navy blue Ashoka Chakra has an incredible 43-year journey behind it. It’s a symbol that went through revolutionary struggles, community negotiations, and democratic decisions to become what it is today. The flag’s journey from 1904 to 1947 shows us how symbols of

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Public Spaces in the Digital Age

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Seventy-seven years after India’s Independence, the monuments built to honor our freedom struggle still stand tall: statues of Gandhi in public squares, the eternal flame at India Gate, regional memorials to local heroes. Yet the way we engage with these spaces has shifted dramatically. For earlier generations, these sites were places of solemnity—spots where history

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Art Critic Janeita Singh & Niyogi Books Wins Oxford Bookstore Prize

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Art critic and academician Janeita Singh, along with Niyogi Books, has been awarded the third Oxford Bookstore Art Book Prize for their work “F.N. Souza: The Archetypal Artist.” The winning book was selected from five shortlisted entries, with the recipients receiving a trophy, certificate, and prize money of Rs 1 lakh during a ceremony held

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Remembering Manjit Bawa’s Art as the Confluence of Sufi Poetry, Spirituality, and Music

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30th July, On This Day Manjit Bawa (1941–2008), a well-known Indian painter best recognized for his vivid and ethereal canvases, was a significant source of inspiration for Indian artists. Born on July 30, 1941 and raised in Dhuri, Punjab, attended the Delhi College of Art after first attending the School of Art in New Delhi.

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The Indian Artist Who Painted the Coronation of Dalai Lama

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As the 14th Dalai Lama marks his 90th birthday and addresses questions surrounding his eventual succession, let us reflect on Kanwal Krishna’s extraordinary paintings, capturing his coronation. The Indian modernist painter remains the only artist who accompanied the official British diplomatic mission that witnessed the 1940 enthronement of Tenzin Gyatso, creating what has become an

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