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Sunderbans Women Revive Lost Art with 50 Patachitra Paintings and Long Scrolls

Exhibitions, News /

Introduction Patachitra, the traditional art form of Bengal, once flourished in the Sunderbans but had dwindled over the years. However, a recent collaboration between the Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage (KSCH) and the directorate of forest, South 24-Parganas division, has breathed new life into this rich cultural heritage. An exhibition titled ChitroPot showcased the transformative […]

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Magnificent Masks of Chhau: Tradition, Technique and Transformations

Columns, Featured, Room For More Art /

Chhau in Purulia and the Mask-Making Purulia, the westernmost district of West Bengal, boasts a stunning natural landscape with rivers winding through lush hills and dramatic rocky outcrops framing thunderous waterfalls. Amidst this natural beauty lies a rich historical tapestry, with countless ancient temples scattered across the district. Moreover, Purulia is renowned for its intangible

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Stitching Stories, One Stitch at a Time: Tale of Bengal’s Kantha

Room For More Art /

The Roots of Kantha Embroidery The Kantha, a form of embroidery, thrives in 21st-century India, with around 50,000 women embroiderers engaging in what they call “ghore bosa kaaj” or home-based work. This rich tradition of embroidery traces its roots back millennia, as evidenced by archaeological finds of needles in the ancient cities of the Harappan

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Rolling Stones’ Logo out of Kali’s Tongue: The Journey of Tantrism to East and West

Columns, Featured, Tantrism /

Pratiksha Shome Tantra has questioned religious, cultural, and political norms all throughout the world since its origin to the present. Tantra, a philosophy that first appeared in India about the sixth century, has been connected to numerous revolutionary movements, from its early transformation of Buddhism and Hinduism to the Indian independence movement and the

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Reliving the turbulent past of Bengal through cartoons: Exhibition by Samit Das at IIC

News /

By Rajesh Kumar An exhibition of political cartoons focusing on Bengal of 1950s to the 1970s is on view at the India International Centre, New Delhi. The digital prints of the cartoons have been compiled by Samit Das and they comprise a small part of his forthcoming book on Political cartoons and illustrations from Bengal.

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Bireswar Sen: The landscape artist who reimagined the Indian miniature

Retrospective /

The art world has the unique ability to reveal visual delights and exciting artists from lesser-known places — and then all of a sudden, that celebration seems to stop without a warning. This work is just 2.4 inches by 3.5 inches. The detailing and the dream-like mystery of Sen\’s work enriches, inspires and brings peaceIn

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