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Echoes of Suffering and Resilience: Artistic Responses to the 1947 Partition in Bengal

Columns, Featured / 26/09/2023 27/09/2023

Background The Bengal region experienced partition twice, once during the British Raj by Lord Curzon as a means for his ‘divide and rule’ policy that separated the Muslim majority to the east and the Hindu majority to the West of the Bengal presidency. This was a fatal blow to Bengali nationalism. Thus, the ‘two nation …

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Hoysala Temples in Karnataka listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site

News / 19/09/2023 19/09/2023

Introduction In a significant cultural milestone, the Hoysala Empire temples in Karnataka, India, have been granted UNESCO World Heritage status, marking India’s 42nd entry into this prestigious list. This recognition comes shortly after Shantiniketan in West Bengal received its UNESCO world heritage status, highlighting India’s rich cultural heritage. This article delves into the details of …

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UNESCO World Heritage Status for Santiniketan, Home to Rabindranath Tagore’s Legacy

News / 18/09/2023 18/09/2023

Historic Recognition Santiniketan, the cultural and educational institution founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore over a century ago, has achieved a significant milestone by being inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This recognition, granted during the 45th World Heritage Committee Meeting held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is an example of the enduring legacy of …

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

Columns, Featured / 25/07/2023 25/07/2023

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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Collector’s Choice Modern Indian Art Auction at AstaGuru

News / 12/06/2023 12/06/2023

Tsuktiben Jamir Located in Mumbai, AstaGuru is “India’s premium online auction house for art, antiques, and luxury.” AstaGuru will be organising a ‘Collector’s Choice’ Modern Indian Art auction on the 20th and 21st of June, 2023. According to the auction house, the upcoming auction will present “a remarkable opportunity for bidders to acquire exquisite masterpieces …

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

Columns, Featured / 16/05/2023 16/05/2023

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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11 Fascinating Facts About Rabindranath Tagore That Made Him Nonpareil

Do You Know? / 16/05/2023 16/05/2023

Pratiksha Shome “I don’t know who paints the picture of life into our embedded memories, but whoever it is, only paints. For he is ready with a brush to reprint every incident that happens in life, of course opting for what to keep and what not to.” This is how Tagore started his Autobiography “Jiban …

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The Art Gallery of Rabindranath Tagore

Featured / 16/05/2023 18/05/2023

The paintings of Tagore are India’s first to ever exhibit across Europe, Russia and the United States. Unlike his nephews, Abanindranath and Gaganendranath, he was never a part of the Bengal School of Art. Despite that, his first paintings were highly imaginative works, usually focusing on animals or imaginary creatures full of vitality and …

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On the 162nd Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore: The Celebration of a Genius

News / 16/05/2023 16/05/2023

Tsuktiben Jamir On the 7th of May 1861, India would witness the birth of a genius that would bring laurels to the country through his passion for literature, leaving an incalculable impact on both Bengali and English literature. Rabindranath Tagore was born in the city of Calcutta, now Kolkata. He started writing poems at the …

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Visva Bharati: Tagorian Aesthetics of Society and Culture

Columns, Featured / 16/05/2023 07/08/2023

Krispin Joseph PX Poet Rabindranath Tagore founded Visva Bharati after long travels into different countries’ diverse topography and knowledge systems. Tagore understands the learning system of the West, and he blended it with Eastern ideas, an Indian style of ‘seat of learning’. This institute is considered a visible body of the Tagorian vision of life, …

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