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

Artist behind Kolkata’s viral Durga idol says there’s a goddess in every migrant mother

Artist behind Kolkata’s viral Durga idol says there’s a goddess in every migrant mother

Within no time, the Durga idol in Behala’s Barisha Club was on every timeline. Netizens could not help but notice how a goddess embodied the simplest of human beings. The images of Goddess Durga with her children tucked in her lap seem to have tugged at the heartstrings. Conceptualised by Rintu Das and sculpted by … Read more