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Sudhir Ranjan Khastgir: The Lyrical Visionary

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Khastgir was a multifaceted artist who is widely celebrated for his lyrical formations in both paintings and sculptures. Born in Chittagong region of Bangladesh in 1907, he moved to Kolkata for his schooling. Khastgir received his formal education at Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan under the guidance of eminent artists like Nandalal Bose and Abanindranath Tagore. After graduating from Santiniketan, he went on to study at the Academy of Fine arts, Munich. Khastgir’s educational journey shaped heavily influced his body of work. His art embodies his free and exuberant script which led him to explore diverse mediums and subjects. He portrayed ordinary subjects with great finesse and details. He effortlessly painted human figures, trees, dancers, even notable portraits of known people like Rabindranath Tagore and Jawahar Lal Nehru. His works are widely celebrated for lyrical formations along with delicate texture and elaborate color palette. The human figures are almost sensuous but fluid, ...
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The Jangarh Kalam: A pioneer's story

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Jangarh Singh Shyam belonged to tribal Gond community hailing from a small village of Patangarh in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh. Born in 1962 Shyam did not receive much formal education and was a self taught artist.His paintings reflect a strong vision of tribal practices that have been passed on from generations. Heavily influenced by his surroundings, his works often depict natural elements like birds, trees, animals and local deities like Bagh Dev, Marahi Dev etc.  His early works involved decorating homes and ceremonial spaces with traditional murals, however his talent got recognized at an early age of 16 when renowned artist Jagdish Swaminathan, the then director of Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal visited Mandla with an intent of building a collection of tribal art in Bhopal. During his visit Swaminathan stumbled upon the beautifully decorated walls of houses and discovered his talent and brought him to work at the Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal.  After moving to Bhopal, Shyam dev...
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Gogi Saroj Pal: Life and work

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 "Art is the only way of living for me. I love to express myself and when I paint, I cease to exist". A multi-faceted feminist artist Gogi Saroj Pal was born in small town of Neoli, Uttar Pradesh in 1945. Gogi’s works are a reflection of her life and cultural identity. She obtained her formal education from College of Art in Banasthali region of Rajasthan, a diploma from Government College of Art, Lucknow followed by a post Graduate diploma in painting from the college of Art, New Delhi in 1968. Her formal education solidifies her skills and vision as an artist. Women always remained the central subject for Pal. The iconic combination of myth and reality are beautifully depicted in her works. Gogi started her career as a graphic artist in 1965, where she exhibited some 30 works at the Lucknow Information centre. She created these works in mediums such as linocut, mono-prints, lithographs and woodcut. However, she eventually established her own distinctive figurative style...
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The art and life of Arpita Singh

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 Arpita singh is one of the most influential women artists in India, Known for her detailed pictorial depiction of complex emotions and imagery. The artist was born in 1937 in Bara Nagar, Kolkata, West Bengal. She received her diploma in Fine Arts at Delhi Polytechnic now known as College of Art from 1954-1959, She later joined the Government of India’s Cottage industries restoration programme in 1959, where she had the opportunity to work with local weavers and artisans which eventually reflected in her body of work.  Her paintings are vibrant and delicate usually dominated by the pinks and blues. The bold colors and strong lines create a sense of continuity and fierce story telling. The composition is a mix of many emotions depicted in one scene with women being the central image; she absorbs the complexities of the world and represents them in her own distinctive way. She beautifully captures the themes of motherhood, feminine sensuality, vulnerability. The little details o...
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Kochi Muziris Biennale: What to expect

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Founded in 2010 by the Kochi Biennale Foundation, Kochi Muziris Biennale is India’s first and largest International exhibition of Contemporary Art. Kochi Biennale sixth edition titled ‘For the Time Being’ is curated by multi disciplinary artist Nikhil Chopra along with HH Art spaces, an artist led organization based in Goa. The biennale opened on 12th December, 2025 and features about 66 projects from 25 countries with main focus on envisioning a living, evolving and responsive art, ecosystem that prioritizes process, friendship and collaboration over biennale models.          Courtesy: www.kochimuzirisbiennale.org This year’s edition centres around emerging a global perspective by bringing together artists from across India and the world, the biennale presents works spanning diverse mediums and disciplines. The idea is to present biennale as a living eco system rather than a singular exhibition where each element shares space, time and resources and grows ...
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Evolution / Involution –A group exhibition by Gallery Latitude 28

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Latitude 28 opened its exhibition “Evolution / Involution”on 3rd February, 2026 - an exhibition curated by Khushboo Jain provides a platform to 17 International artists like Alexander Gorlizk, Desmond Lazaro, Jethro Buck, Nicole Frobush, Sohan Qadri and many more. Artwork by Desmond Lazaro, Courtesy: Latitude 28 Director Bhavna Kakkar believes that the exhibition begins with the most elemental gesture, the Bindu not as a static symbol, but as a living point of possibilities. Master artists such Sohan Qadri and Prabhakar Barwe set in motion a profound visual and philosophical wave, one that reshaped how abstraction, energy and inner structure could be approached between South Asian Art. Curator Khushboo Jain feels that these graphic notations circles, points, grids and pulsating geometries are not merely formal devices but are propositions: way of thinking, sensing and entering state of inwardness. ‘Bindu’ being the central core image not only works as a symbol but as an organizing prin...
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404: Self Not Found- A Solo Exhibition by Palak Modi

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Pulp Society presents a solo exhibition of artist Palak Modi titled “404: Self not found”. The exhibition reflects on how personal agency is challenged in an age of prediction and automation, and how selfhood becomes something constantly negotiated within and against technology. Algorithmic Flesh 1, Mixed media on sandpaper, 9 x 11 inches, 2025, Courtesy: Pulp Society The exhibition focuses on her practice where she explores the possibility of what our minds become when overloaded by constant digital input. Through her art she introspects how our world typically weaves around screens, algorithms, online systems and the very reality of technology. She feels while the technology is designed to make our life easier, it quietly changes the way we think and feel everyday.   She also examines how the digital world reduces complex human experience into simple data points. As identities become filtered and measured through digital systems, we begin to see ourselves through the logic o...
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