Row over whitewashing of century-old murals at Kolkata’s government art college

Row over whitewashing of century-old murals at Kolkata’s government art college

The 170-year-old Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata (GCAC), has found itself at the centre of controversy over the whitewashing of century-old Rajasthani murals on the college building. The Rajasthani motifs — painted in a repetitive, matrix formation on the arches of three floors — are believed to have been commissioned in the late … Read more