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What is Life in Miniature Project?

Life in Miniature Project is a combination between the Ministry of Culture, National Museum, New Delhi, and Google Arts & Culture. Who launched the project? Life in Miniature...

October 24, 2020

Patachitra

The ongoing lockdown conditions to curb the COVID-19 spread has affected the patachitra painters of Odisha and West Bengal. About Patachitra Patachitra is a type of traditional painting...

April 24, 2020

Chitrakathi Traditional Art

Chitrakathi is a traditional Indian folk-art form that involves visual storytelling through paintings, puppets, and leather shadows. It is practiced by the Thakar tribe who reside in the...

February 1, 2017

Mattancherry Palace Murals

The Mattancherry palace (also known as Dutch palace) is located at Mattancherry (near Kochi) in Kerala. The uniqueness of the palace is due to its mural paintings from...

December 25, 2015

Bengal School of Art

EB Havell The art traditions of India witnessed a steady decline in the 19th century, and Bengal was not too isolated to the deterioration. What could survive during...

December 17, 2013

Ebrahim Alkazi

Ebrahim Alkazi (1925–2020) was one of India’s most influential theatre directors, educators, and art connoisseurs. He is widely regarded as the architect of modern Indian theatre and played...

December 17, 2013

Satish Gujral

Satish Gujral (1925–2020) was a distinguished Indian painter, sculptor, muralist, architect, and writer, whose creative journey spanned over seven decades and multiple disciplines. Known for his versatility and...

December 17, 2013

Mukul Dey

Mukul Chandra Dey (1895–1989) was an eminent Indian painter, printmaker, and art educator, best known as one of the pioneers of etching and drypoint printing in India. A...

December 17, 2013

V. S. Gaitonde

Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde (1924–2001) was one of India’s most celebrated modernist painters, renowned for his non-objective, abstract canvases that evoke silence, meditation, and transcendence. Often regarded as a...

December 17, 2013

Bhupen Khakhar

Bhupen Khakhar (1934–2003) was one of India’s most original and internationally acclaimed modern artists, known for his bold narrative paintings, celebration of the everyday, and candid exploration of...

December 17, 2013

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