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Art : A luxury or a necessity ?

The Statesman, on that account, brings to light a few artists with their artworks with the help of Ms Mallika Chanda, the entrepreneur and founder of ‘Daughtor Art Gallery’ who solely curated the event, The Salt Lake Affordable Art Fair.

Passion for art bring the best out of this railwayman

Challenging the notion of railway employees of primarily being associated with the mechanised world, an office superintendent of the Eastern Railway brought alive the philosophy and life of the iconic ‘bauls’ of the state on his canvas.

Iconic sleuths in iconoclastic adaptations

With news that there was going to be another modern Sherlock Holmes on television (CBS) later this year, directed by Craig Sweeny, the buzz was who was going to play the lead role.

Art for all, all for art

"I chose to continue with the online Baro Market, which was very new. Going online was the only option at the time, and clearly that is why the brand lived on."

Amrita Sher-Gil’s painting sets world record for the artist, sells for Rs 37.8 cr

"The work highlights her growth and development as an artist and is a culmination of years of coming into her own as an artist of repute. It is, additionally, a rare work of the artist from that particular period to emerge in the art market and we are honoured to have played a part in creating a new benchmark with this auction."