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Culture / Art & Craft

February 06 2024

Takdira Begum received Padma Shri for astonishing work on Nakshi Kantha sti...

She is not just a craftsperson being awarded, but rather an inspirational story to be heard and told

By Information Desk

January 26 2024

Putul Naach – Preserving the lost art of Doll Making, by Chalchitra Acade...

Many Majilpur dolls were crafted to mock the arrogance and superficiality depicted in the Babu culture

By TTW

November 21 2023

Bankura youth shocks the world by painting on poppy seeds! - GetBengal stor...

Ankur Samanta from Tella village in Bankura is an engineering student

By Utsa Tarafdar

November 16 2023

Lodha-shabar's Khoabgaon emerges stronger, thanks to Chalchitra Academy - G...

Chalchitra Academy has been working towards bringing together folk art with mainstream artists

By Mouni Mondal

November 08 2023

‘Kochuripana’ will no longer be a nuisance - generating handicrafts fro...

Visva Bharati student’s novel scheme gets state minister’s nod

By Information Desk

October 25 2023

Khanam: Dhaka's first modern woman painter - GetBengal story

Nawabzadi Meherbanu Khanam was probably the first female painter of Muslim Bengal

By Shuvra Dey

October 06 2023

Aspiring sculptors transcend visual disability to make Durga idols - GetBen...

This was the first time that visually impaired apprentices worked on the theme, Maa Aschhen

By Information Desk

October 03 2023

Octogenarian Sunil Pal brandishes art, his weapon for survival - GetBengal ...

Pal is a self-taught artist who picked up the finer aspects of paintings from a street artist in Manicktala years ago

By TTW

September 11 2023

Street art of Patuli set to enkindle a vignette of Belfast - GetBengal stor...

Street art is created in a vast variety of ways with a wide range of techniques

By Information Desk

September 09 2023

Unique Alpona Village of Bangladesh that is also the memorial site of Tebha...

Houses of Tikoil village in Nacholupazila of Chapai Nawabgunj in Bangladesh have houses painted with Alpona

By Abdul Aziz

August 09 2023

Kakali Das Kapas brings alive Van Gogh’s Starry Night on Batik – GetBen...

Kakali Das Kapas is an experienced Batik designer, her work is recognised at both District and State levels

By Suranjana Mitra

August 01 2023

Sutradhars of Notungram narrate tales from folklore and mythology through w...

Rashputul carved by these artisans also has huge popularity

By Information Desk

July 22 2023

Eco-friendly Doko art workshop to take place in Takda, Darjeeling - GetBeng...

The workshop will take place at Sishu Sikcha Kendra, SSK, Rampuria Khasmal, Darjeeling

By Information Desk

July 04 2023

Artist’s deft brush strokes transform the Kala Bhavana roof into a lotus ...

Suman has transformed the roof into a pond with all the dimensions of height, width, and depth

By Shuvra Dey

June 28 2023

Ex-Kala Bhavana artist using recycled wastes to produce paper – a GetBeng...

She uses grasses, various parts of plants and trees, and recycled wastes to produce paper

By Shuvra Dey

June 26 2023

Sal leaf utensils - a Bengal speciality!

An eco-friendly craft that also helps generate employment as well

By Information Desk

June 24 2023

Lakshmiswar Singh: A forgotten craft teacher and Esperanto Expert of Santin...

Arguably his vision of development and education was ahead of his times

By Shuvra Dey

June 17 2023

Picasso and Chagall's artworks show distinct influences of Bengal's Patachi...

Bengal’s Kantha work can be seen on 1915 Marc Chagall art work

By Information Desk

June 05 2023

Koushik Dey sets record by painting the world’s largest Tagore portrait

Koushik had recorded his process of painting and clicked pictures of his work and sent them to the India Book of Records

By Suranjana Mitra

May 17 2023

Madur Mat Art of Bengal: A story of skill, creativity, and empowerment

The word madur is used as a generic term for floor mats, although it designates mats woven from a specific type of reed

By Information Desk

May 13 2023

Garai Art Centre brings the therapeutic effect of art to Kolkata

Octogenarian Tarak Garai is a name to reckon with in the contemporary Indian art scene

By Information Desk

May 03 2023

Back when Frida Kahlo chose saree instead of her iconic Tehuana-style floor...

Frida Kahlo was fascinated by six yards of Bengali handloom and the stylish Parsi way of wearing it.

By Shuvra Dey

April 28 2023

Banak – Colour of Bengal’s Clay Art

The method by which this indigenous colour is collected by artists is also quite unusual

By Information Desk

April 17 2023

Bireswar Sen – the landscape artist who re-imagined the Himalayas in his ...

A show was held at the NGMA, Bengaluru showcasing 77 of his miniature watercolour landscapes

By TTW

April 08 2023

The youngest ‘Magic Queen’ of Bengal, 9-year-old Mimi Haldar unlocks a ...

Magic lost much of its attraction with the advent of technological invasion that drove Gen X and Y to the world of the Internet

By Information Desk

April 04 2023

German consulate pitches in to preserve Bengal’s cultural legacy

The German Consulate General signed an agreement to partner with Kolkata Sukriti Foundation

By Information Desk

March 16 2023

Jamini Roy’s Kolkata residence turned into art gallery

he most striking feature of Jamini Roy’s art is the inclusivity of people from all walks of life.

By TTW

March 04 2023

The Ghots of Bengal are a piece of Art

At times the Ghot itself is worshipped as a deity

By Information Desk

March 02 2023

Kolkata boy creates Guinness Records by building castles of cards

Arnav Daga, is a 15-year-old student of class IX at Sri Sri Academy

By Shuvra Dey

February 17 2023

Bengal’s century-old Chhot boat technique to be preserved in the British ...

The first recording of ‘Chhot’ boats have unique left-to-right downward sloping planking

By Saheli Mitra

February 16 2023

Life is Art, Live yours in Colour

from January 27, 2023, passers by suddenly noticed a flurry of activities in the vicinity

By Shuvra Dey

February 11 2023

Kolkata artist explores Zen Buddhism and Nature to create solo magic

Satori - In the Arms of Nature is a solo show on at ICCR

By Pradipta Kundu

February 07 2023

Benode Behari Mukherjee, the semi-blind world-famous artist from Santiniket...

Did you know he was a mentor of Satyajit Ray?

By Shuvra Dey

January 28 2023

Terracotta Tales scripted in Burnt Clay

Terracotta temples were erected in Bankura, Murshidabad, Bishnupur

By TTW

January 27 2023

French artist Annabel and husband Sourav restore old Kolkata buildings thro...

Annabel Schenck trying to give a fresh look to old Kolkata buildings without destroying them

By Suranjana Mitra

January 24 2023

Ganesh Janani dolls – a mix of divine splendour and artistic aplomb

The eternal loving bond between a mother and a son is wrapped in the form of a clay doll

By TTW

January 20 2023

Kantha coasters from The Bengal Store are a bridge between past and present...

‘Kantha’ has bridged the gap between the rich and the poor in Bengal

By TTW

January 19 2023

Bengal paintings on chariots were another form of fresco painting

Wooden chariots were once a pride of Bengal and Orissa

By Information Desk

January 18 2023

Mrinal Mandal is turning Khawabgaon into a centre for original Dokra Art

Lalbazaar was renamed Khawabgaon art village by Chalchitra Academy

By Saheli Mitra

January 16 2023

Zoffany’s Last Supper adorns a Kolkata church

How did a world-famous painting land up in Kolkata?

By Debdutta Gupta

December 30 2022

Saras Mela: Melting pot of artisans

Fairs are connecting links between rural artisans and urban buyers

By Suranjana Mitra

December 22 2022

Alpana in a church for Christmas? Why not, if it is Kolkata?

A citizens’ initiative led by the indomitable Mudar Patherya

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

December 17 2022

December in Bengal is called Poush, a season of folk festivals and art

The idol of Tusu is immersed on the last day of Poush

By Information Desk

December 16 2022

International Kolkata Art Festival celebrates Abanindranath Tagore’s 150t...

The Art festival has taken place in Indian Museum, Kolkata

By Information Desk

November 22 2022

Tagore tried to save Bengal’s Shellac Doll Art

The demand for Shellac Dolls increases during the Rathayatra

By Information Desk

November 18 2022

Daruchitra – a long-forgotten wood engraving technique that was once stap...

From colossal lotuses to aquatic creepers – this wood engraving technique from ancient Bengal encompassed it all

By Raktim Mukhopadhyay

October 22 2022

Unique art of Bengal: Diwali Dolls

One of the most attractive Diwali doll made in Medinipur is a reproduction of Ravana

By Information Desk

October 09 2022

Is the traditional art of 'Lakshmi shara' vanishing?

A traditional practise that is endangered today is worshipping Maa Lakshmi on a shara

By Suranjana Mitra

September 28 2022

Sharbamangala – Kolkata artist’s artwork for ICU COVID patient creates ...

Oiendrila spent over 264 hours creating the magnum opus

By Saheli Mitra

September 07 2022

Bengalis and sweets go hand in hand

Sweet moulds were made in the forms of objects such as fish, lychee, custard apple and conch shell

By Information Desk

August 24 2022

Howrah’s teenager makes it to India Book of Records with miniature art of...

She took 40 days to draw 532 miniature paintings on pieces of paper

By Information Desk

August 20 2022

Amar Kutir goes online for the first time, thanks to The Bengal Store

Amar Kutir is one of the must-visit attractions of Santiniketan

By Information Desk

August 11 2022

Naya, a village where even a toddler knows how to hold a paintbrush

Bengal’s village is an open canvas of artists

By Information Desk

August 03 2022

Lakshmi baskets of Bengal, sign of exquisite art

The baskets contained an idol of Lakshmi, mounted on a brass elephant

By TTW

July 30 2022

Journals that pay tribute to daily life in Kolkata

Humour is never far from the life of the average Bengali

By Information Desk

July 30 2022

Maya Art Space achieves a first, gathers three Bengal masters in one exhibi...

All three are octogenarian icons of Bengal art

By Information Desk

July 16 2022

Krishnanagar clay Durga, a work of art and a piece of history

Clay dolls of Krishnanagar date back to nearly 250 years ago

By Information Desk

July 05 2022

Bengal’s Sponge Wood Art and Malakar community

After the Partition, several Malakar artists of East Bengal had migrated to districts of Coochbehar and Jalpaiguri

By TTW

June 25 2022

North Dinajpur masks, the ongoing tradition

Diverse masks are made in different districts of West Bengal

By Information Desk

June 18 2022

Art is funny, funny is art: Humor Ink at The Bengal Store

Uday Deb creates Bengal themed comic art

By Information Desk

June 07 2022

Murshidabad silk flags make their mark at Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubile...

Murshidabad's superfine mulberry produce may join the global silk network

By Information Desk

June 01 2022

A tribal tale, folk paintings by Santhals in Bengal

Santhal tribe plays a big role in development of this art

By Information Desk

May 28 2022

Celebrate and support the crafts of Bengal, enrich yourself and your home

Help keep the age-old artistry of Bengal alive

By Information Desk

May 20 2022

Bengal’s women turned simple household items into work of art

Some of the folk arts have been handed down generations

By TTW

April 16 2022

Nandalal Bose, the master who illustrated the Indian Constitution

GB tribute to Nandalal Bose on his death anniversary

By Debdutta Gupta

April 13 2022

Riten Mozumdar – Polymath and Artist Designer who conquered the world

Mozumdar’s body of work displayed a diversity of range and materials exemplifying a rare mastery over mediums and techniques

By TTW

March 29 2022

Giant mural pays tribute to 100 years of Satyajit Ray

The ‘Ray Wall’ is a stone’s throw from the Rabindra Sarobar Metro station

By Information Desk

March 26 2022

Terracotta art: The beauty of burnt clay

Bengal and terracotta share a lasting bond

By Information Desk

March 12 2022

The City of Joy etched in a box of nostalgic memories

Designed and curated by popular artist Uday Deb

By Information Desk

March 05 2022

Dolls that not only look great, but tell stories from Bengal’s past

The sheer variety of dolls adds to their age-old charm

By Information Desk

February 25 2022

Metamorphosis of Bay leaf from a food condiment to bookmark!

College girl Priyanjali Sen’s unique innovation

By Mouni Mondal

February 23 2022

WB Govt turns weavers of Nadia self-reliant through modern power looms

The primary target is to develop infrastructure in a bid to turn self-reliant

By Information Desk

February 18 2022

High quality affordable art, the theme at MAYA Art Space art fair

The aim is to make art financially accessible to ordinary people

By Information Desk

February 05 2022

Do your bit for sustainable fashion, check out our handicrafts range

An attempt to promote local artisans and minimal design

By Information Desk

January 21 2022

Reviving the fading glory of the Bengali cartoon

A look back at India’s first Cartoon Mela, which ended on Jan 5

By Information Desk

January 15 2022

Spirituality through embroidery, a Kolkata designer’s lockdown journey

Sunetra Lahiri works global motifs into uniquely local art

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

December 21 2021

Vanishing tribe of Kadma – Bengal’s own candy makers

The pristine white Kadma sweet has been integral to all Bengali festivities for ages

By TTW

December 11 2021

Kolkata girl Srotoswini Sinha’s artwork makes it to UN’s climate change...

GB Exclusive interview of Kolkata’s own Greta Thunberg

By Gopa Bhattacharjee

December 09 2021

How Hooghly shaped Bengal and its ties to the world

‘A River and the World - The Hooghly Story’ is on at Metcalfe Hall

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

December 06 2021

Ceramics : Through the Lens of Fine Art

Ceramic requires the most intimate human touch and undergoes a radical transformation

By Sabyasachi Mullick

November 03 2021

Differently-abled Diya Maker of North Bengal: Man who brings Light to Lives...

Artist Sadhon Pal deserves recognition for his efforts to keep the tradition of making beautiful earthen diyas alive in the face of adversity

By Bapi Ghosh

October 27 2021

Divinity on a clay plate

Durga has been delineated in myriad ways in patachitras

By Anjan Sen

October 21 2021

Sonachari – the new Silk woven by Bengal’s rural weavers

Sonamukhi has grown into one of the state's major silk weaving centers

By Information Desk

October 18 2021

‘Lightning Sculptor’ Gopeswar Pal surprised British media at Wembley Ar...

The Man who brought the Paanch Chala Durga to Bengal

By TTW

October 07 2021

Hooghly artist creates history by drawing CM’s miniature on palm leaf

Ghosh's amazing feat has not only made his hometown proud, but the entire state is basking in his reflected glory

By Information Desk

September 24 2021

Bengal’s Alpona has its roots in Harappan Civilisation!

This art is thought to be 40,000 years old

By Information Desk

September 14 2021

Kolkata breaks new ground, hosts India’s first solo AI art exhibition

The show is titled ‘EXO-Stential – AI Musings on the Posthuman’

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

September 13 2021

Minaret sculptors of Kanthalia in Murshidabad hold on to dying art

The potters of Kanthalia village are the exclusive minaret makers in the country

By Information Desk

September 09 2021

Sculptor’s wonder: Creative ‘Bus House’ of Bolpur

Potter from Bengal creates a unique art form with commercial success too

By Information Desk

September 06 2021

Gomira Mask Makers of Dinajpur – Skilled Wood Workers

The wood-crafted Gomira masks represent the two forms of the divine dance- the Gomira and the RamVanvas

By Shuvra Dey

September 01 2021

National Handicraft Award for women mat makers of Medinipur

Both women are from Sabang in Paschim Medinipur

By Information Desk

August 25 2021

Transgenders and Gay feature in Kalighat Patachitra for the first time

Timeless art gets a twist from Uttam Chitrakar

By TTW

August 21 2021

Bankura craftsman gets National Award for exclusive Conch Shell carving

An entire episode from the ancient Indian epic, ‘Mahabharata’ comes alive on the surface of a conch shell

By TTW

July 17 2021

Plagiarized by Spielberg, Ray’s ‘The Alien’ failed to land in Bengal!...

Spielberg’s ‘E.T.’ would not have been possible without Satyajit Ray’s script for ‘The Alien’

By Information Desk

July 03 2021

Dokra handicraft, a thing of ancient beauty

The Bengal Store’s Dokra pieces retain all their original beauty

By Information Desk

June 02 2021

Mojilpur clay dolls, endangered examples of an ancient Bengali craft

Mojilpur clay dolls differ from fired-clay dolls made in other parts of Bengal

By Information Desk

May 27 2021

Mahalis of Birbhum – the tribe that weaves bamboo wonders

Artisans and craftsmen of Bengal excelling in bamboo craft

By Sourbav Nandi

May 25 2021

What did democracy mean to Ramkinkar Baij?

GB tribute on his birthday

By Information Desk

May 18 2021

Gifted Artist Anirban Mishra’s colourful world of Pens and Ink

Misra’s traditional hand-made pens are a hit among the masses

By Information Desk

May 08 2021

Enter the world of MAli, the cartoonist by passion

Mahafuj Ali, or MAli’s works have quite often gone viral

By Information Desk

May 03 2021

Chitrakar infuses modern social atrocities in Patachitra

Bhaskar Chitrakar tries to contemporize Kalighat Pata

By Information Desk

March 29 2021

Woven tales of a Baluchari Saree

Off to Bishnupur to watch Baluchari weavers

By Saheli Mitra

February 17 2021

Adman O.C. Ganguly – The ‘Trendsetter’ Indian ad-guru of the 1940’

Ganguly’s iconic Dunlop and Lipton ads were watershed moments in the history of Indian advertisement

By Shuvra Dey

January 29 2021

Artists from Bengal still rule at Christie’s Sale

Top selling Indian art at Christie’s is from Bengal

By Information Desk

January 27 2021

Bengal’s traditional craft of making asanas can be traced to 7th century ...

Weaved meticulously by rural women of Bengal

By Information Desk

January 07 2021

Painting that had the idea of Bharat Mata

How Abanindranath Tagore’s famous painting paved the way for an ideology

By Information Desk

January 02 2021

Madoor of Sabang conquers Europe

Mats of Bengal have scored over luxury Western rugs and carpets!

By Information Desk

December 22 2020

‘Bonga Hathi’, a touch of Bishnupur in your home

Wish to bring home the essence of ancient Bengal to your living room?

By Information Desk

December 07 2020

Asit Haldar - Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London

He was the first Indian to be elected a Fellow

By TTW

November 24 2020

Bengal Home Industries seeks to revive glory days

India’s oldest heritage NGO is seeking new pastures

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

November 14 2020

Goddess Kali and the Bengal school of art

The story of becoming the household deity

By Debdutta Gupta

November 13 2020

Inclusiveness reflected in Festivals of Bengal

The tradition of making Goddess Kali’s hair

By TTW

October 31 2020

Earliest sketches of Kolkata by British landscape artists

Their sketches are indeed a living testimony

By Information Desk

October 19 2020

The artiste who put Bengal's kantha stitch in Obama's living room

How a 77-year-old kantha artiste from Birbhum has put her village on the global map

By Joydeep Sarkar

October 13 2020

Saraswati Sarkar, weaver of Nadia receives President’s Medal for her exqu...

Habibpur weaver’s labour of love gets national recognition

By Information Desk

September 18 2020

Sharbari Dutta, the woman who made Indian menswear fashionable

From Sachin Tendulkar to M.F. Husain, Sharbari Dutta made Indian men look good

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

September 17 2020

Celebrating birth anniversary of one of India’s first modern painters –...

Gaganendranath Tagore took up painting quite late in life

By Information Desk

September 09 2020

Wooden owls and dolls of Burdwan’s Natungram – Bengal’s craftsmen at ...

State government develops Natungram as Rural Craft Hub

By Information Desk

September 08 2020

Weavers of Phulia create record by depicting entire Ramayan on one Taant Sa...

Guided by President’s Award winner Biren Kumar Basak

By Information Desk

September 06 2020

Terracotta water bottles, your healthy lifestyle option

Not only are terracotta bottles healthy, they are pocket-friendly too

By Information Desk

August 30 2020

Brindaban Chanda, the one-man army fighting for a dying art

The traditional art of making lac dolls will soon become extinct without our support

By Information Desk

August 23 2020

Tote bags, a perfect blend of beauty and utility

Our range of eco-friendly, block printed tote bags truly reflect the heritage of Bengal

By Information Desk

August 18 2020

Boat Makers of Balagarh --- holding on to 500-year-old craft of hand buildi...

Stuck in a timeless ¬island amidst currents of change

By Information Desk

August 16 2020

Kolkata in a box, filled with that special brand of magic

Artist Uday Deb has created an evocative set of fridge magnets designed to celebrate the essence of Kolkata

By Information Desk

July 22 2020

Idea from Kolkata goes Global

#GoViralToStopTheVirus creatives to be exhibited in the United States

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July 01 2020

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June 27 2020

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June 20 2020

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June 19 2020

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June 13 2020

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June 13 2020

The dying art of exquisite stone carving of Susunia in Bankura

Breathing life into cold stone deftly!

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June 12 2020

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June 09 2020

Villagers of Birbhum still craft Bengal’s indigenous toy ‘Taalpatar Sep...

Tug-of-war between traditional toys and modern gadgets

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June 09 2020

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June 07 2020

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June 07 2020

First graphic novel series on Mahabharata based on 'Critical edition'

Artist from Bengal-- Sankha Banerjee’s path breaking initiative

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June 06 2020

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May 21 2020

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May 20 2020

Haludar – the forgotten ‘animal painter’ from Bengal 200 years ago!

He who helped British naturalists to preserve species

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May 20 2020

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May 19 2020

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Jogen Chowdhury- Life and times

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May 15 2020

Will the dying Santhali form of puppetry, Chadar Badar, survive?

Apathy and lack of support push Santhal doll makes to oblivion

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U Ray & Sons - Upendrakisor was not just a storyteller, he was a scientific...

The maker of first block printing technology of India

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May 03 2020

On his birth anniversary, not the director – but calligrapher Satyajit Ra...

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April 26 2020

Corona virus shape used to spread hope beauty kindness love

Positive twist to the virus shape by artists goes global

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April 16 2020

Reclining Arjuna by Nandalal Bose in public eye for the first time

The rare painting was with a freedom fighter

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April 12 2020

Jamini Roy - man with a vision far ahead of his times

How did Jamini Roy discern Tagore’s paintings?

By Information Desk

March 18 2020

Chittoprasad Bhattacharya, whose sketches on Bengal famine spoke a thousand...

Why was he not accepted in leading Art schools of Bengal?

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March 14 2020

Rani Putul of Bengal was made to praise Queen Victoria of England!

How the exquisite European faced dolls of Howrah are made

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March 12 2020

Even Shiv-Parvati litho-art of Bengal got a British aristocratic touch!

Chor Bagan Art Studio humanized mythological deities

By Debdutta Gupta

March 04 2020

Bengal’s Shora Painting --- bridging Hindu-Muslim divide

Hindu artisans depict tales of Muharram

By Sreyon

February 29 2020

Meeting Baul Karmakar --- The Terracota Warrior of Bankura

Visit to Panchmura, terracotta village of Bengal

By Saheli Mitra

February 24 2020

Caught in Indrajaal – the glamour of P.C. Sorcar, Maharajah of Magicians

How Sorcar took Indian magic to the world and made it famous

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February 16 2020

Peeping into the prismatic world of bureaucrat Atri Bhattacharya’s photog...

The man who followed his heart and passion

By Information Desk

February 14 2020

Famous Doll series of Bikash Bhattacharjee is a silent witness to Bengal’...

Why did the artist protest through dolls?

By Debdutta Gupta

February 09 2020

Sunayani Devi – forgotten first modern woman artist of Bengal School of A...

Sibling of Abanindranath Tagore she was a self-taught artist

By Information Desk

January 30 2020

Bengali fashion designer Sabyasachi picked up by famous Swedish retailer He...

First Indian fashion designer to collaborate with global giant H&M

By Information Desk

January 28 2020

Eureka! Meaning of Chinese Piccaso’s paintings deciphered at last

Chinese Picasso’s daughter came down to Visva Bharati for the task

By Information Desk

January 26 2020

Stimulate creative thoughts at the MAYA Art Fair

From contemporary art, ceramics to music

By Information Desk

January 22 2020

Dal Madal cannon and the saga of Bengal’s illustrious ironsmiths

How a group of indigenous ironsmiths made the largest cannon

By Debdutta Gupta

January 22 2020

Cultural capital of India, Kolkata, rediscovered at Art Villa Gallery

Art historian Debdutta Gupta and photographer Shubhomoy Mitra speak

By Information Desk

January 18 2020

Journey of Muslin from Bengal to Milan!

Revived to its past glory by artist Shafiqul Kabir Chandan

By Indrajit Sen

January 17 2020

Bengal’s Masland Madur – weaving dreams on a natural fibre

How a rural craft turned global (Journey of a Bengal craft going global)

By Dipak Barponda

January 15 2020

Kolkata Street Art Festival

Day long art celebration held in the City of Joy

By Information Desk

January 15 2020

Bankura’s Bikna crafts a metal tale that has evolved in recent times

Dokra Art form is as old as Mohenjodaro

By Information Desk

September 07 2018

And the search goes on…

Pratik Dey Chowdhury’s masterpieces behind the lens

By Information Desk

January 03 2020

Parampara -- 155th annual exhibition of Government Art College

Enter the oldest Art College of Asia

By Indranil Halder

October 22 2019

Raidighi housewives fight poverty, yet hold on to the art of ‘Diya Ma...

Buy country-made diyas this Diwali and light up homes of poor women of Bengal

By Information Desk

October 22 2019

Bengal’s dying art of alpona revived through children of ‘Khowa...

Chalchitra Academy holds special workshops for rural kids

By Information Desk

October 16 2019

Visva Bharati’s Kala Bhavan celebrates 100 years!

This is centenary year of the art revolution started by Tagore in 1919

By Information Desk

October 12 2019

How did the Folk Art of Alpona come to Bengal?

Art of Alpona endorsed by Aban Thakur

By Information Desk

October 03 2019

Significance of skull under Mahatma Gandhi’s feet in Ramkinkar statue...

On his 150th birth anniversary, look at Gandhi’s statue at Santiniketan

By Information Desk

September 26 2019

Bengal’s dying craft Talpatar Shepai gets a boost! How?

Chalchitra Academy revives this palm toy through a workshop

By Information Desk

September 01 2019

Chalchitra Academy celebrated a vibrant Potochitra Painting workshop at Jha...

Chalchitra Academy celebrated a vibrant Potochitra Painting workshop at Jhargram!

By Information Desk

August 23 2019

NADIA TO ATLANTA! Bengal’s idol makers cross seven seas

Artisans of Nadia get recognition in USA cities

By Information Desk

August 21 2019

Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee’s new jewellery range speaks of his inner con...

Actor launches his new love --- Sujoy Prosad Fashion Accessories

By Saheli Mitra

August 21 2019

Artist who froze Kolkata through sketches -- Rathin Mitra passes away

Market to College Street, Mitra sketched a different Kolkata

By Information Desk

August 11 2019

Chalchitra Academy’s artistic initiative at Jhargram’s Khwaabga...

Village of Bengal that walks and talks art

By Mrinal Mandal

August 08 2019

Aban Thakur’s book on alpona endorsing alpona art by Bengal’s w...

On his birth anniversary, GB remembers Abanindranath Tagore

By Information Desk

January 30 2019

Goyna Bori of Bengal: Eat it or wear it as a jewellery?

Dying culinary art of Goyna Bori revived at a recent workshop

By Information Desk

January 11 2019

Prof Aloke Kumar gives 360-degree view of Kalighat Pat

He speaks on this indigenous art form of Bengal

By Information Desk

December 20 2018

76-year-old Kolkata engineer on his exquisite ink and paper drawings

After an exhibition in London, Sandip Chatterjee is all set for a book!

By Sreemoyee Bhattacharya

December 14 2018

Vibrant colours of Pot Maya Festival of Pingla

How art of patachitra survived 2,500 years!

By Pratik Banerjee

December 05 2018

Kala Bhavan celebrates 100 years with unpublished paintings

A look at exclusive art works by various artists at Kala Bhavan 

By Information Desk

December 03 2018

Is the art of sweet-dice making of Bengal fading fast?

Once upon a time Bengal made designer home-made sweets

By Sreemoyee Bhattacharya

November 29 2018

Grand murals of K.G. Subramanyan at Kala Bhavan

What do the murals depict?

By Saheli Mitra

November 19 2018

Autumnal Lines by Jogen Chowdhury at MAYA Art Space

Rare sketches and line drawings of the master artist

By Information Desk

November 03 2018

Artist Sanatan Dinda speaks to GB on nudity and body painting

Why body painting is still not popular in India 

By Information Desk

October 29 2018

Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay interprets Bengali poetry through calligraphy

Unique show of Poetry and Calligraphy at MAYA Art Space

By Saheli Mitra

September 14 2018

Look into Bengal’s Babu culture through babu dolls

Chalchitra Academy’s workshop brings this unique art form

By Shubhankar Das

July 26 2018

GB visits Asim Paul’s Kumartuli Studio

In the age of theme pujo, are traditional idol makers taking a back seat?

By Information Desk

July 16 2018

Sister Nivedita – The Offered One

GB presents an exhibition of a ‘different kind’

By Suman Sadhu

April 29 2018

Ramkinkar, Benodebihari and Nandalal – all in one

Travails of women reflected in K.G. Subramanyan’s work

By Sabyasachi Mullick

February 15 2018

Kolkata artist’s paintings on German stamps!

World-renowned artist Sudip Chatterjee speaks to GB

By Saheli Mitra

November 23 2017

Artisans of a Burdwan village still make ropes

Villagers have stuck to the traditional art of rope making

By Dr. Swapan Thakur

November 09 2017

Ramkinkar’s sculptures to be finally preserved

They faced weathering as they lay in the open

By Information Desk

November 03 2017

Clay and colour dialogue at Weavers’ Studio

Artistic symphony from Nov 4 

By Information Desk

November 01 2017

Phulia comes up with world’s longest alpona

Alpona on NH34 finds place in Guinness Books of Records

By Information Desk

October 14 2017

 Jogen Chowdhury in an exclusive interview to GB

Artist Partha Dasgupta speaks to Jogen Chowdhury

By Information Desk

August 02 2017

Sanatan Dinda aces World Body painting Fest

Bengali artisttriumphson world stage

By Information Desk

August 02 2017

Jamini Roy paintings on Metro pillars

Nazrul Tirtha Metro pillars get new look

By Information Desk

June 28 2017

Reed mats vanishing from Bengal

Are reed mats losing to plastic mats?

By Tale spin

August 25 2016

Bengal’s Veteran Scroll Painter sings of Rabindranath

80-year-old Dukhushyam, paints scrolls that tell stories on socio-political issues

By Information Desk

September 20 2016

The Ceramic Works of Artist Partha Dasgupta

Exhibition of ceramic works titled “Amrit”

By Debdutta Gupta

August 25 2016

Rainy season and Bengal’s Artists

Rainy season and Bengal’s Artists

By Debdutta Gupta

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