Women Artists
5 women artists
“A Typical Shantiniketan Girl” and other identities of Rani Chanda
Rabindranath Tagore’s daughter-figure, Nandalal Bose’s student, Abanindranath Tagore’s co-painter, Mukul Dey’s sister, writer, nurse and a freedom fighter in her own right; Rani Chanda was an exception who carved out a niche for herself...
5 women artists
Mangala Bayi : the invisible artist & sibling of Raja Ravi Varma
Mangala Bayi Thampuratty (1866 - 1954) was the first woman artist of the nineteenth century who worked within an atelier or a studio. She was the only sister of one of the most celebrated...
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5 women artists
Rediscovering the art of Atasi Barua
There have been numerous women painters in twentieth century India but unfortunately most of them remain under-represented. Atasi Barua is one such painter who has remained unnoticed since years. One would think that being...
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5 women artists
Remembering Sunayani Devi: A forgotten artist from history
When we think of artists from pre-independence India, Raja Ravi Verma, Abanindranath Tagore or Nandalal Bose come to mind. However, it wasn't an all-boys club, as these names seem to suggest. Women artists of...
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A Goddess for Basant: YG Srimati’s Saraswati
It's Basant Panchami! We celebrate Basant Panchami and the onset of spring with a painting of the deity to whom the day is dedicated- Goddess Saraswati. As a symbol of wisdom and learning, this...
Museum Revolution
India Art Fair Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon 2019
The Heritage Lab, in collaboration with WeWork India, was proud to organise India Art Fair's first ever Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon. This was a preview to a larger campaign in March, called Art+Feminism. It is...
Looking At Art
The Abstract Art of Nasreen Mohamedi
"The abstract art of Nasreen Mohamedi is a significant contribution to modernism, expanding the boundaries of western art history"
Nasreen Mohamedi is India's first woman abstract artist, and unrivalled at that. While she remains little...
Campaigns
Art+Feminism 2017: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum, 2017
The internet has had a revolutionary impact on how we access and share information. With its arrival, a storehouse of knowledge is ever present at our fingertips. But what happens when this knowledge, which...