Distortions and intimacy, revulsions and beauty: Celebrating the art of one of India’s great masters—Jogen Chowdhury—whose work continues to provide new insights to our world. By Medha Dutta Yadav

Head of design at Penguin Random House India Ahlawat Gunjan discusses the art of book covers, the collaboration of literature and design, of sales and inspiration, and the magic process making it all come together. By Varud Gupta

In Patna, Bihar, a community-led art installation Khud Se Pooche highlights the urgent need for women seeking access and dignity in healthcare. By Priyanka Sacheti

Rachita Vora’s ‘The Mumbaikar’ art series pays tribute to Mumbai and its people, in a homage to the iconic magazine covers of The New Yorker. By Medha Dutta Yadav

Contemporary retrospection—an attempt to comprehend not the distant past but the present day—was the central theme of Episteme, an exhibition in New Delhi featuring ten emerging Indian artists. - By Karan Madhok.

For his collection “Poetry of Impermanence”, Sanoop P.C. turned his environment in Anchangadi, Kerala into his inspiration, allowing the profound experience where the site of observation is also one of creation. By Reema Kurikkalot

Aman Poddar’s meticulously hand-engraved jewellery and artwork derives inspiration from the patterns of nature, while also embodying the idea of slow living, of the practice of stopping and contemplating. By Priyanka Sacheti

‘Artists are creating history the second time around.’ Curator and educator Shaleen Wadhwana discusses the intersection of art and history, curation in post-pandemic India, the NFT boom, and much more. By Varud Gupta

“One becomes a beast of burden, a puppet in the hands of the inherited history.” 25-year-old Dalit artist Keerthana Chandragiri discusses how experiences of self-image, discrimination, and trauma shaped the intimacies of her art. By Preeti Nangal

‘We are a living culture, progressing in time and space.’ In the first column of his Full Circle series, Varud Gupta interviews Amardeep Behl on how to tell the narrative of a nation through design and museum space.

How does one introduce a child to the art of Raja Ravi Varma without being bogged down by the mounds of effusive praise and harsh criticism that have accumulated for over a century? Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan grapples with the question in Prince with a Paintbrush: The Story of Raja Ravi Varma.

‘Art starts with an idea… and eventually seems to have its own life and direction.’ Chintan Girish Modi recaps Shakti Maira’s life, art, and impact.