PRINCE JOHN

By Sunny Chandiramani On the birth anniversary of artist Ganesh Pyne who often painted what words often couldn’t say, we celebrate his legacy and contribution to the discourse of Modern Indian Art. Born in Kolkata in 1937, Ganesh Pyne is remembered today as one of India’s most introspective and quietly potent contemporary painters. Sometimes referred to as the artist of darkness, he produced profoundly personal pictures examining death, memory, and the invisible domain always with a form of...

Achin Vanaik Indo-Arab scholars forged anti-imperialist thought from the early 20th century onwards, offering alternatives to Western narratives & shaping India’s diplomatic imagination. Those traditions have now vanished, replaced by Hindutva-driven curricula and “decolonial” claims that legitimise supremacism. Although the title might suggest otherwise, Parting Gifts of Empire mainly focuses on a group of scholars and activists in the Indo-Arab region. These individuals challenged the...