jamini roy

In this By Invitation column, author, art historian and curator Dr Alka Pande shares how the Indian art is experiencing a boom, with auction records being shattered for modern masters like Husain and Raza, fetching hundreds of crores. Despite global market caution, wealthy Indian collectors are driving demand, viewing art as a symbol of heritage and identity.

As part of the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of jamini roy, a workshop to honour the artist was inaugurated in the auditorium of Allahabad Museum.

The first time jamini roy met Rabindranath Tagore, on a "magical evening in Allahabad", the young artist was left speechless - it seemed like 'Jesus standing outside the closed door'. This is one of the many anecdotes of the legendary painter revealed in a one-of-its-kind book that will be launched in August.

About 200 Artworks On Display

With about 200 paintings on display, the exhibition of jamini roy's artworks is probably the biggest that the city has seen.

Management guru Nirmalya Kumar has two homes. One for jamini roy and the other for Rabindranath Tagore.

The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) has organised a photography exhibition called 'Rhythm of Lines and Colours' of pictures of some famous painting of jamini roy of West Bengal; the photos will be on display till January 15.

The Milton Keynes Ananda Club in the UK is gearing up for its Durga Puja celebrations from September 28th to October 2nd. This year's event blends global imagination with Bengal's heritage, featuring a pandal decorated in the style of jamini roy and Nandalal Bose.

An untitled tempera on cloth pasted on board by jamini roy fetched a price of Rs 16,29,836, which had a base price of Rs 6,00,000-Rs 8,00,000, at a recent auction in Mumbai.

Art auctions are rare in the city and one having names like Nandalal Bose and jamini roy is surely a first.

At least 105 priceless paintings of masters like Rabindranath and Abanindranath Tagore and jamini roy are lying practically in tatters thanks to state apathy - specifically of West Bengal's culture department.

A big canvas that jamini roy had created in 1950, which had been in a private collection since then, will be auctioned for the first time in Mumbai on Wednesday. The pre-auction price has been kept at Rs 20 lakh. The surfacing of this painting in the public domain has created a lot of excitement — not only because it is a national treasure that cannot go out of the country but also because the painting is of Buddha, a figure Roy was not known to paint often.

The Government College of Art & Craft Calcutta has turned 150.

On March 19, scores of original paintings by Bengal masters and contemporary doyens will go under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York. The auction is expected to fetch never-before prices.

Kolkata's Chitrakoot Art Gallery is showcasing 23 authenticated masterpieces by Bengal masters, verified using Raman Fingerprint Technology (RaFiTech). Developed with IISER Kolkata, this non-invasive scientific method analyzes unique pigment molecular signatures to combat art forgery and restore collector confidence.

The Centre is holding a unique exhibition of dokra and terracotta art and an exhibition of jamini roy's paintings at its Bengal Art Gallery.

In 2007, jamini roy’s ‘Musicians’ sold for over Rs 8.5 crore. A hefty price tag for an artist, who once declared he wanted to make “his art affordable and available to every middle-class household in Bengal”.

A set of eight postcards with watercolour drawings by artist Ganesh Pyne to friend Maniklal Chattopadhyay, sent between 1959 and 1962, have been sold for Rs 24 lakh at a recent online auction.

Before turning to films, actress Moon Moon Sen worked as school teacher.

Art lovers in Kolkata have a lot to look forward to this month at the Rabindranath Tagore Cultural Centre.

Last November, state tourism minister Goutam Deb had informed the assembly that a process of evaluating a proposal to award heritage status to jamini roy’s ancestral house had begun.

'Amar mukti aloy aloy, ei akashe' (My liberation is among the light, within the sky).The song, one of the most common Rabindrasangeet, was originally penned differently by the poet.