A Ramachandran is a prolific #artist of our times, his colours and themes brighten up our lives. Didn’t know that despite major eyesight ailment he had continued to paint. Don’t miss out on the fantastic watercolours and prints in the @mumbai_ngma exhibition which has it all
Sensitive and intelligent curation by none other than the super awesome R Siva Kumar! And, those sculptures made by the artist while he’s saying in the interview that he preferred painting to sculpting though he was taught by the greatest of all, Ram Kinkar Baij
I’ll share some photos of #memorials of #british#soldiers in #India here are from the #afghanchurch in #mumbai it was the 1st Anglican Church in South #bombay started as a chapel. In 1838soldiers killed in the 1st#afghanwar were laid to rest here, then from the other 2wars
These are #handwoven#silk#saris made in #Murshidabad in #Bengal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Called ‘Baluchari’ sari as they were woven in the land near the river Bhagirathi which flows by Murshidabad. ‘Balu’ means ‘sand’ & ‘char’ means ‘bank’ in #bangla#language
“An attempt to reach out to those interested in the arts, but isolated by the lockdown, is now an #oraldocumentationproject encouraging you to draw or write about your favourite memory from a museum...Thank you @janeborges87 written so beautifully our team is beaming
“The idea was to reach out to those who might have been forgotten, are #isolated, #depressed and lack access to #museums or #heritage sites. By opening up an undiscovered space, I wanted to give them something to look forward to in the future," says Das.”