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Student Strike Persisted at the Kolkata Government Arts School During 1928-29-30 - Part 1

The Principal of the Government Art School, Mr. Percy Brown was scheduled to retire in1928. There were still two years left until the retirement of the Vice Principal Mr. J.P. Ganguly ( Jamini Prakash Gangooly) and he was owed two years of leave. It was heard then that artist Mukul Dey would be appointed as the principal of the Government Art School soon. At that time, Mr.T.A. Achary was serving as the headmaster and Nandalal Roy Choudhury was the head clerk of Arts School and the superintendent of the contemporary Student’s Hostel which was situated on the Corporation Street and he used to live in that hostel.

Student Strike Persisted at the Kolkata Government Arts School During 1928-29-30 - Part 1

Rabindranath Tagore's speeches: Havell Hall

Today, dedicated to whose memory we have gathered together, whose memory-hall is to be founded today; it is necessary to tell something about him. His identity for many today is not that bright.

Rabindranath Tagore's speeches: Havell Hall

Modernism to Crypto - Sneak Peak at our February 2025 Exhibition

This would be an important never-before-seen exhibition exploring six decades of Modernism in Indian art and avant-garde art on the blockchain.

Modernism to Crypto - Sneak Peak at our February 2025 Exhibition

Jamini Roy’s Modernism

Why Jamini Roy's Visual Language was Truly Avant-Garde This discussion examines Jamini’s invented language (of modernism) and what makes him a creative genius. This examines his crucial contribution to Modernism in India / the beginnings of true modernism in India.

An ode to Sankha Ghosh

The country just lost an eminent poet and a Rabindranath Tagore specialist. I had first heard of Sankha Ghosh from Raman Sivakumar at Santiniketan, who had suggested I take his help in annotating Rabindranath Tagore’s speeches from the Rathindranath Tagore estate. Annotating Rabindranath is not an easy task, there are many nuances. These speeches were written in interesting times – independence movement, internal politics in Santiniketan, impending wars, and leading up to the famous crisis of civilizations speech just before he passed away.

Modern Indian Art Archives: The Roots of 20th-Century Modernism

At Prinseps, we are working to change the discourse to redefine the critical period for modernism in India as the first half of the 20th century. Though academia reiterates the same, the art trade seems to have strayed with a focus on the later part of the 20th century. The early 20th century witnessed the uprising of major art movements questioning the status quo.

Modern Indian Art Archives: The Roots of 20th-Century Modernism

From Rarh to Modernism: Sunil Madhav Sen and the Calcutta Group

Sunil Madhav Sen (1910-1979) was a modern artist whose art echoed the soil, people and spirit of Rarh Bengal. Though he studied law, his heart belonged to colors. Leaving behind a legal career, he turned to canvas, shaping a visual language that drew from the red soil of his childhood, the rhythms of tribal life and the quiet dignity of everyday moments.

From Rarh to Modernism: Sunil Madhav Sen and the Calcutta Group

Rathindranath Tagore (1888 - 1961)

Rathindranath was not only one of the first five boys of the Santiniketan Brahmacharyasrama, but he was also one of the reasons for its existence. Rathindranath was the most representative product of Rabindranath’s educational ideal.

Sunayani Devi: A Journey Through Naïve Art and Cultural Revival

In the heart of Calcutta's vibrant tapestry of culture and intellect, the story of Sunayani Devi emerges like a quiet but glorious sunrise, bursting forth with hues of orange, yellow, and red, while the world around her slumbers in the embrace of the night. Born in 1875 into the Tagore family of ingenious writers and painters, Sunayani's journey traverses a path less traveled – one that transcends societal norms and embraces the boundless realm of creativity.

Sunayani Devi: A Journey Through Naïve Art and Cultural Revival

Atul Bose and the Art of Portraiture

The art of portraiture seems much more enticing today when we live in a world where ‘portraits’ can be created at the click of a button with a single handheld device. There is something enigmatic about how artists in the past captured personalities with strokes of the brush and immortalized them in portraits. There is something romantic about the notion of portraits themselves, and how a sensitive artist could capture the physical characteristics as well as the psychological aspect of the subject of the portrait.

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Student Strike Persisted at the Kolkata Government Arts School During 1928-29-30 - Part 1

Rabindranath Tagore's speeches: Havell Hall

Modernism to Crypto - Sneak Peak at our February 2025 Exhibition

Jamini Roy’s Modernism

An ode to Sankha Ghosh

Modern Indian Art Archives: The Roots of 20th-Century Modernism

From Rarh to Modernism: Sunil Madhav Sen and the Calcutta Group

Rathindranath Tagore (1888 - 1961)

Sunayani Devi: A Journey Through Naïve Art and Cultural Revival

Atul Bose and the Art of Portraiture