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Artist Anjum Singh, known for her depictions of urban ecology, passes away at 53
Fp Staff • 4 years agoAnjum Singh was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, and her last exhibition in 2019 turned the gaze towards her own body.
Turning newspapers into sculpture: Amritah Sen's unique art traverses fear, life's uncertainties and politics
Arshia • 5 years agoKolkata-based artist Amritah Sen's intriguing creations, a hybrid of newspapers or books and sculptures, mirror the society as we know it today. The results are stirring images that follow her stream of consciousness, to reflect grotesque realities, capturing the artist's reactions to the world around her.
At exhibition celebrating Kala Bhavana, questions about guru-shishya tradition, how we frame legacies
Rosalyn Dmello • 6 years agoCurated by sculptor and Kala Bhavana alumnus KS Radhakrishnan, the exhibition — titled 'Pillars of an Artscape' — is based on portraying the lineage of contributions made by the seven “pillars” of the institute — Rabindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose, Benode Behari Mukherjee, Ramkinkar Baij, KG Subramanyan, Somnath Hore, and Sarbari Roy Choudhury.
Remembering Ramkinkar Baij, the legendary sculptor who laughed at critics and leaking roofs alike
Arshia • 6 years agoMaster sculptor Ramkinkar Baij was mentored in Shantiniketan by Nandalal Bose and Rabindranath Tagore. Born on 26 May, 1906 in Bengal's Bankura district, Ramkinkar's art was fearless, unapologetic.
Sheikh Hasina expresses gratitude to India for 'standing beside Bangladesh in times of crisis'
• 7 years agoBangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday hailed India for standing beside her country in times of crisis.
Yusuf Arakkal: Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram winning artist passes away at 70
Fp Staff • 9 years agoNoted artist Yusuf Arakkal passed away on Tuesday, 4 October. He was 70.
Stray cows on the loose leave university with a hefty Rs 2 lakh bill
Fp Staff • 10 years agoSo far the animals have destroyed trees worth Rs 2 lakh.
Visva Bharati molestation case: Reeling from trauma, victim leaves university
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe girl had alleged that three students and an outsider had sexually harassed her and clicked photos with their mobiles and threatened to blackmail her with those.
Sexual harassment case: Visva Bharati unequivocally denies allegations
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe girl's father had met Birbhum Superintendent of Police Alok Rajoria and lodged the complaint against Visva Bharati Vice-Chancellor Sushanta Duttagupta and Principal of Kala Bhavan Sisir Sahana yesterday.