…. Curator’s Pen by Prabuddha Ghosh

Eternally, Art: A Personal Reflection on World Photography Day By Prabuddha Ghosh | 19 August 2025 Today, on the special occasion of World Photography Day 2025 , I stand in heartfelt celebration alongside every passionate soul behind the lens — the artists, scientists, technicians, thinkers, developers, and dreamers — who have helped shape photography into the expressive, democratic, and transformative art form it is today. Photography, for me, is more than a practice — it’s a way of being. It is where memory meets imagination, where silence meets vision, and where the ordinary often reveals the extraordinary. This year, my reflection revolves around a theme very close to my heart: "Eternally, Art." Perhaps because it's the rhythm I most frequently walk with — in my thoughts, my creations, and my moments of stillness. Art, in its truest form, recognizes no boundaries. Whether embedded in archaeology or expressed in contemporary fine art, whether etched into architectu...

Color, Ink, Stone, and Spirit: Art in India’s freedom movement By Prabuddha Ghosh While the slogans of “Inquilab Zindabad” and “Vande Mataram” echoed across India’s streets and battlefields, a quieter revolution stirred in studios, village courtyards, newspapers, and pamphlets. Fought not with rifles, but with brushes, chisels, ink, and pigment, this cultural resistance stirred emotions, evoked unity, and galvanized a people. From paintings and sculptures to political cartoons and folk illustrations, visual art became a force of resistance—transcending language, class, and region to forge a shared national consciousness. One of the first sparks of this movement was lit by Abanindranath Tagore , whose Bharat Mata offered a powerful new vision of the nation—not as a colony, but as a divine mother figure. Clad in saffron, holding a book, grain, cloth, and a rosary, she symbolized knowledge, self-reliance, and spiritual strength. The painting replaced colonial aesthetics with an India...