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10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Overlook Somnath Hore; The Master of Modern Art

Born in 1921, Somnath Hore has grown to be a widely known and well-celebrated visual artist of post-Independence India and a staple name in the canon of Modern Indian Art. But why should a general art lover, or even a layperson, care to look at the works of this Modernist? We, at Abir Pothi, give […]

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Evolution of Bhadralok and Babu Representations in West Bengal’s Visual Arts

The 19th century in West Bengal was marked by a sudden surge of the Bhadralok as we have now read in the previous articles in the Bhadralok series. The Bengali elite or the “babu” of Bengal changed the cultural landscape of the region in many different ways. Their dressing was a mixture of Indian and

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Your Ultimate Guide to Bengal School of Art: Origin, Influence, Significance and Uniqueness

The Bengal School of Art, also known as the Bengal School of Bengal Renaissance, was an influential art movement that emerged in the early 20th century in Bengal, a region in eastern India that includes present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh. This artistic movement played a significant role in revitalising Indian art and promoting a nationalistic

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The Artistic Tagores and Their Global Phenomenon: Rabindranath, Abanindranath and Gaganendranath

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,

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#Throwback2022: Somnath Hore: Communist Beginnings

Continued from Part 1. Beginnings Early to mid-twentieth century Bengal produced some very fervent artistic developments. Whether it was through the Revivalism pioneered by Abanindranath Tagore, or the Modernism embraced by the Government School of Art, Calcutta, visual art in Bengal gained from such different undercurrents. One undercurrent that had its roots outside the art

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Somnath Hore: Communist Beginnings

Continued from Part 1. Beginnings Early to mid-twentieth century Bengal produced some very fervent artistic developments. Whether it was through the Revivalism pioneered by Abanindranath Tagore, or the Modernism embraced by the Government School of Art, Calcutta, visual art in Bengal gained from such different undercurrents. One undercurrent that had its roots outside the art

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