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The largest retrospective of Raja Ravi Varma's ubiquitous works goes online
2020 marks 150 years of Raja Ravi Varma's first commissioned painting, a family portrait of Krishna Menon, a sub-judge of the Calicut Court.
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Art world wide open
While the confinement is chafing to us Indians as well, the concern in the art world isn't about an absence of footfalls at galleries and museums - as about the loss of business.
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After Gaitonde and Raza, who are the new Old Masters of Indian art world?
Subodh Gupta is set to enter the big league but there are others too
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Mumbai's NCPA turns 50 and is throwing a cultural extravaganza to celebrate
NCPA will showcase old favourites and new productions in a festival marking the Mumbai culture venue's 50-year-old history
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Art in the time of recession
What insiders wish for is a revival of interest in contemporary artists and their work; many who made a name for themselves before the 2008 crash have still to recover
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Old is gold
Amendments to the antiquities Act have been on the cards for a while, and it is hoped the government will ease these sooner rather than later. The opening of a museum within Purana Qila in Delhi augur
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Money for the muses: Performing arts find new ways to keep the show going
Young India needs exposure to the arts to get in touch with their imagination, said Rama Bijapurkar Author and marketing consultant
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