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Remembering Akbar Padamsee, the progressive movement artist who took to greys

On This Day / April 12, 2022 April 12, 2022

Akbar Padamsee, a pioneer in modern Indian painting alongside S.H. Raza, M.F. Hussain and F.N. Souza was born on this day, 12th April 1928. Be it oil painting, watercolour, sculpture, computer graphics, photography or filmmaking, he was the master of all. After working with the rich colour palettes in his early years, he chose to …

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Tracing inspiration from yore, Krishen Khanna revisits bandwallas at 96

#longread, Artist Profile, Columns, Special Story / July 5, 2021 July 5, 2021

In a series, we talk about the journey and the works of the nonagenarian painter, Krishen Khanna. Read Krishen Khanna @ 96 everyday to take a peek into the artist\’s fascinating professional trajectory that continues to go up till date

Raza@100: He carried his jungle everywhere and remained lost in it

Special Story / March 5, 2021 March 5, 2021

Raza had a particular way of putting the colour on canvas. He will not paint a big black circle with a big brush. He would use a relatively small brush and begin with a small dot and then keep brushing gently agains the canvas over hours like a seasoned practice in deep concentration. Sometimes it may take 2 or 3 days.

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Remembering Akbar Padamsee, the progressive movement artist who took to greys

Tracing inspiration from yore, Krishen Khanna revisits bandwallas at 96

Raza@100: He carried his jungle everywhere and remained lost in it

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