Jasodhara Banerjee
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Know your art: Untitled by Bimal Das Gupta (opens the original)
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This untitled oil-on-canvas artwork from 1979 belongs to Bimal Das Gupta’s exploration of germination, the mysterious process through which life emerges from the earth. Das Gupta was among the earliest Indian modernists to explore this theme through abstraction, transforming a natural phenomenon into a meditation on birth, creation, renewal and the cycle of existence. Born in Bengal in 1917, Das Gupta studied at Kolkata’s College of Arts and Crafts, with his early work being that of an assistant
Know your art: Untitled (Banganga) by KH Ara (opens the original)
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A self-taught artist, Krishnaji Howlaji Ara, a founder member of the Progressive Artists’ Group, grew up in adverse conditions and was imprisoned for participating in Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha movement. He evolved his trademark style—especially his robust nudes and still-life paintings—that is ineffably marked by a life-affirming zeitgeist. In his art practice, Ara neither wished to shock with raw eroticism as FN Souza did, nor did he want to revisit folk art in the manner of MF Husain. H
Know your art: Fantasy by MF Husain (opens the original)
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Executed circa 1946, Fantasy belongs to an early and relatively intimate phase of MF Husain’s practice, preceding the forceful, abbreviated visual language that would come to define his mature work. Rendered in delicate watercolour, the composition unfolds like an enchanted interior in which the boundaries between the natural world and the world of objects have been suspended. The work evokes the imaginative logic of a child’s toy room, where ordinary categories are freely rearranged and familia
The Robot by Ganesh Pyne (opens the original)
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As a child, Ganesh Pyne listened to his grandmother’s fantastical tales woven from mythology and folklore. Across the street from his home in Calcutta, his attention was drawn to the wooden statues of Vaishnavite saint Chaitanya and his disciple; he was equally captivated by jatra or folk theatre performances. The mysterious and melancholic imagery of his art emerges from these memories, further informed by the trauma of communal violence during the Partition, political instability of the Naxal
How Makaibari Tea Is Reinventing Darjeeling Tea for a New Generation (opens the original)
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Makaibari Tea’s new brewLuxmi Tea MD Rudra Chatterjee’s experiments with one of the world’s finest teas is not just to ensure a traditional drink finds new takers, but traditional drinkers find new ways to take itBy Jasodhara BanerjeeLast Updated: Jul 27, 2026, 15:39 IST6 min intentNewDisclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not forbesindia. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discr
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