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Are Didi\’s Paintings Really as Good as Tagore\’s? One of Bengal\’s Most Acclaimed Painters Thinks So!

Politicians as Painters By: Aliya Usmani Mamta Banerjee, the CM of Bengal, is more than a politician. Didi is an artist and an underrated one too. In April 2021, she staged a dharna to protest a 24-hour campaigning ban that was imposed upon her by the Election Commission. During the course of the dharna, Banerjee

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Art of faking art

Rajesh Kumar “Simply train a pair of hands in understanding how a said artist worked, and the returns can be exponential”, says Arvind Vijaymohan, chief executive officer of Artery India. As Indian art world blossoms to new heights of popularity, similar is the scenario in the market of ‘fakes’. It definitely slows down the trade

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A starry night in Kolkata

During Durga Puja, the City of Joy goes to great lengths to decorate pandals. If you want to see world-class artisanship, creativity, and beauty, then visit Kolkata during Durga Puja. The city will show you what type of hypnotic art can be created when our great local artists collaborate to implement a brilliant idea. In

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