ARUN VADHERA
The Delhi-based gallerist with an M F Husain, Tyeb Mehta and Arpita Singh in his office, picks India&rsquo;s most important works
M F Husain
Between the Spider and the Lamp
Medium: Oil on canvas
Year: 1956
Collection: Artist
Tyeb Mehta
Shantiniketan Triptych
Medium: Oil on canvas
Year: 1985
Collection: NGMA
F N Souza
Crucifixion
Medium: Oil on board
Collection: Tate, London
S H Raza
Maa
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Year: 1990s
Collection: Initially with Amrita Jhaveri &amp; Chris Davidge
V S Gaitonde
Untitled (yellowish brown)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Year: 1971
Collection: NGMA
Ram Kumar
Sad Town
Medium: Oil on canvas
Year: 1956
Collection: Artist
A turning point for him &mdash; the emerging landscape was a foretaste of his Benares landscapes &mdash; and it also marked his lifelong preoccupation with the underdogs of society
Akbar Padamsee
Orange Nude
Collection: NGMA
A Ramachandran
Yayati (three sections)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Year:

The arts fraternity picks its most Iconic works

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Levon Aronian produced a powerful performance to win the Nalchik Grand Prix. The Armenian top seed logged 8.5 points from 13 games for a 2833 performance. Peter Leko and Vladimir Akopian tied for second place with 7.5 each.

CHESS #586

The other day my four-year-old niece Tara came home from a long hard day at her day care facility in Boston and announced to her parents: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to be a palaeontologist!&rdquo; One of the things this statement suggests, besides a rather ambitious day care syllabus, is that fossil-hunting is not the dead profession you thought it was. Kids are of course always thrilled by the idea of digging around in mud, but it&rsquo;s heartening to know that although the world spends much of its time being infatuated with new things, it retains some interest in the old things, which is important because apparently there was some useful stuff before the iPod, though nobody can seem to remember what.

Monster movie

Fashion and art have been in bed for some time now in the West. Last year, Chanel mounted a travelling exhibition of art inspired by its famous 2.55 (sounds like an automatic weapon, but it isn&rsquo;t) handbag. A few years ago, Louis Vuitton, one of the biggest names in luxury and fashion, opened a gallery space called Espace Louis Vuitton in the same building from where they sell their luggage and handbags in Paris.

Collecting patrons

When Luca Signorelli visited the Casa Vasari in Arezzo, Italy, he met the then-young Giorgio, a child (says Vasari) of eight. The encounter was apparently a memorable one, for when the boy grew up and wrote his collection of Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects (1550, revised 1568), he described it, and the old master, with the greatest affection and respect.

Life lines

Online travel agencies are offering packages that make this summer the best season to go places.

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Manmohan Singh and L K Advani are mere tokens in entrepreneur Amit Tripathi&rsquo;s political game. &lsquo;Politicking&rsquo;, the all-time favourite &lsquo;Snakes and Ladders&rsquo; with a political twist, is a cheerful escape on Tripathi&rsquo;s new portal indiavoting.com, where allies are ladders and the opposition snakes. This dynamic website is the flagship portal of 32-year-old Tripathi&rsquo;s new venture Insite Digital, which he started in October 2008 with co-founder Ajay Sharma.

Snakes and Ladders of Indian politics

It&rsquo;s a well-known fact that price has been on top of all mobile operators&rsquo; marketing strategy. Even CDMA players getting into GSM are trying to drive the market on the back of a price war. But a Nielsen research states that it&rsquo;s the network quality which is on top of the consumer&rsquo;s mind.

Network show key to operator selection

The phone's sleek lines and touch-screen are unmistakably familiar. So is the logo on the back. But a sales clerk at a sprawling electronic goods market in this Chinese coastal city of Shenzhen admits what is clear upon closer inspection: this is not the Apple iPhone, this is the Hi-Phone.

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Parle-G enjoys close to 70% market share in the glucose biscuit segment and has held its price line for 25 years now. Ranju Sarkar explains how.

Price warrior

Two theatres of high-voltage drama that currently grip the nation are politics and cricket. And both make strong cases on how opportunity lies waiting for marketers to explore.

Thrills, spills & opportunities

There has been a flurry of super-premium vodka launches.

Fizz biz gets pricy

His trademark smile hides the anxiety about the tough times media agencies are going through due to the economic slowdown. But Sam Balsara, chairman of Madison, feels things would improve from now on. &ldquo;We had predicted that there would be a drastic negative impact in the first six months of this calendar year, part of which would be made up in the next six months. The market is behaving as per our prediction,&rdquo; Balsara tells Sapna Agarwal in an interview.

'Media agencies can become easy targets'

Last year, the mouse turned 40. And, like other gadgets, it has acquired many advanced features over the years. If you have been using the same old mouse on your computer for a long time, then you might be surprised to learn the new features that a new mouse sports. Optical and laser technologies are fast replacing the rolling ball that used to adorn the underbelly of the old mouse.

Just check out these magical mice

Star Plus is rewriting the rule book to take on its latest rival.

Can Star outshine Colors?

    In the early 1900s, this company was often referred to as &ldquo;a bunch of farmers&rdquo; in its country since the workers in its manufacturing facilities were initially agricultural hands. Today, the company is regarded as the most efficient and highest quality manufacturer in the world. Name the company and why was it called so.

Answers to last week's quiz (#096)

Cash-rich Russian telecom major Sistema plans a significant share in the saturated Indian mobile services market.

Red rolls out

Will Aircel sell?

    Who said: &ldquo;I expect the personal computer to become the kind of thing that people carry with them.

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