Art beyond canvas - why they painted what they painted

Tagore family enters Indian art


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Abanindranath Tagore, the nephew of the legendary poet Rabindranath Tagore, brought in a radical change in the style of art in the early twentieth century India. Even if in today's context, his paintings appear to be old fashioned and less appealing, his turning away from the western perspective driven art was a shocking creative rebellion at that time. This episode talks about the Bengal School of art that shaped the form of Indian Art for ever.

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Art beyond canvas - why they painted what they paintedBy Saikat Baksi