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Paintings of Hindu gods by ‘Picasso of India’ seized for being ‘offensive’
The Delhi High Court on 20 January permitted police to seize the paintings after a lawyer named Amita Sachdeva complained the artworks – featuring Hindu deities Ganesha and Hanuman alongside nud ...
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Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy ...
The Met’s Indian affair: Iconic New York museum embraces India’s contemporary art boom
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has been collecting Indian art since 1891 and currently holds a wide-ranging collection ...
Coimbatore | Artist and author Monikhaa on Indian art, Keezhadi, AI, and more
Monikhaa’s latest book attempts to bring the stories of Indian art to Tamil readers in an engaging, accessible way ...