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Perspectives2025 edition

The Museum Beyond The Museum

Museums have evolved from being stagnant cabinets of curiosities, where objects were left to gather dust, into dynamic institutions of creativity, education, and innovation.…

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Perspectives2025 edition

Conservation Framing: Preserving Art Beyond Display

The best part of creating art is sharing it with the world. To ensure that an artwork is exhibited professionally and artistically, the use of a picture frame becomes almost…

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Disobedient Subjects: Bombay 1930-1931

There are certain moments in history that we keep thinking about. These are the moments that stay with us, even if we were not present to witness it first hand. These moments…

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Gamchha: The Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Can a piece of cloth serve more than one purpose? The exhibition by Dastkari Haat Samiti (DHS) introduces us to a fresh perspective of looking at a simple garment i.e., the…

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Lucknow Ke Gali Kooche

An exploration of people, culture, and memory, Lucknow Ke Gali Kooche, curated by Lucknow Bioscope in 2025, mapped the city’s bustling galis and kooche, or narrow lanes and…

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Madhvi Parekh: Remembered Tales

Delhi Art Gallery ( DAG ) celebrated the works of Madhvi Parekh in 2025 through their exhibition ‘Madhvi Parekh: Remembered Tales’. We frequently categorise artists based on their…

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Odyssey of the Rupee

We all carry the most important object in our pockets and often do not think about it beyond its economical value. This is the currency, circulated in the form of paper money and…

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Please Touch Gently

Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) celebrated the fifth exhibition in its ‘Young Artists of Our Time’ series with Please Touch Gently. The title itself immediately raises questions…

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Shaktirupa: Goddess as Imagined by the Artists

The idea of the Goddess has always held a powerful place in Indian imagination. She is known as Devi, often understood as Shakti, the divine feminine energy that sustains the…

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People2025 edition

Dr Abira Bhattacharya

Dr Abira Bhattacharya is an art historian and museum professional specialising in Buddhist art and iconography across South, Southeast, and Central Asia. Her work brings together…

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People2025 edition

Kamini Sawhney

Kamini Sawhney, former Founding Director of the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bengaluru, has been instrumental in shaping contemporary museum practice in India. At MAP, she…

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People2025 edition

Dr Kanika Singh

Dr Kanika Singh is a historian whose work sits at the intersection of museums, heritage, and public history. She is the author of The Story of Sikh Museum: Heritage, Politics,…

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