The evocative world of Sonam Kapoor
Text by Erum Khan There are paintings that ask to be looked at, and then there are paintings that make us slow down. Sonam Kapoor’s work belongs to the latter. A graduate in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi…
The Visionary Behind the Canvas: Understanding Vincent van Gogh
Few artists in history have left as indelible a mark on global visual culture as Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Though his active career as a painter lasted just a single decade, his work transformed Western art and laid the groundwork…
The Canvas of Time: Thirty Years in the Making
When an artist’s work spans three decades, a retrospective becomes more than an exhibition—it becomes a living chronicle of transformation, discipline, and emotional resonance. In Continuum: A 30-Year Retrospective, artist Asit Kumar Patnaik unveils a monumental body of work that…
Forging Form from Earth and Fire Vipul Kumar
The Alchemetic Journey of Clay In the landscape of contemporary Indian art, few practitioners command space and material with the raw, elemental authority of ceramic sculptor Vipul Kumar. Born in 1970 and trained under the rigorous mentorship of stalwarts like…
Forging Form from Earth and Fire Vipul Kumar
The Alchemetic Journey of Clay In the landscape of contemporary Indian art, few practitioners command space and material with the raw, elemental authority of ceramic sculptor Vipul Kumar. Born in 1970 and trained under the rigorous mentorship of stalwarts like…
In Conversation with Niladri Paul
Sudhir J. Kumar: You graduated from Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata in 1986. How did Kolkata as a city shape the artist in you? Niladri: Kolkata at that time was a very liberal, progressive city—an environment highly conducive…
Documenting Terracotta Temples of Bengal Through the Lens: Sanjay Das
The Sanskriti Lecture Series, presented by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in collaboration with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), recently hosted an evening dedicated to Bengal’s extraordinary terracotta temple heritage through the photographic vision…
Signals Across the Cold Desert: How the Inaugural sā Ladakh Biennaleis Redefining High-Altitude Art
At elevations exceeding 3,000 meters above sea level, where thin air opens into geological scales of deep time, a radical cultural movement has taken form. Taking place from 1 to 10 August 2026, the inaugural sā Ladakh Biennale unfolds across…
Signals Across the Cold Desert: How the Inaugural sā Ladakh Biennaleis RedefiningHigh-Altitude Art
At elevations exceeding 3,000 meters above sea level, where thin air opens into geological scales of deep time, a radical cultural movement has taken form. Taking place from 1 to 10 August 2026, the inaugural sā Ladakh Biennale unfolds across…













