Calcutta
From Genius to Divinity
MJ Akbar
Satyajit Ray never touched alcohol, and listened to a sonata by Beethoven on his turntable gramophone at breakfast. What else could possibly be required for the biodata of a Calcutta god?
India Enchanted
Lord Hastings’ 1814 journey from Calcutta to Punjab with painter Sita Ram is a discovery of Colonial India through lives mundane and magical
Master Picture Perfect
The colour philosophy of Raghubir Singh was influenced by his interest in traditional Indian art
The Young Man and the City
Celebrated Bengali novelist Sankar’s Thackeray Mansion offers a mosaic of the peoples and cultures that make up Calcutta
A Modern City, Forever Old
Amit Chaudhuri’s window to Calcutta shows a city where incompatible things miraculously coexist
Oh, Calcutta
The Kalighat paintings were remarkable critiques of city life in early 19th century Calcutta, even when the subjects were ostensibly religious ones
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