…. Curator’s Pen by Prabuddha Ghosh

Art Mumbai 2025: Expanding Horizons, Emerging Questions of Access by Prabuddha Ghosh The third edition of Art Mumbai, one of South Asia’s most anticipated art fairs, concluded on 16 November 2025 at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse. Established and conceptualized by Dinesh Vazirani, Minal Vazirani, Nakul Dev Chawla and Conor Macklin, the fair has continued to expand its presence as a significant platform for artistic and cultural exchange in India and the region. This year’s fair brought together a wide selection of Indian and international galleries, artists, cultural organizations and visitors. While the event has concluded, it has marked a notable moment for the art fraternity, drawing attention from artists, collectors, connoisseurs and the broader art-viewing public. The edition displayed a distinct dialogue between the legacy of Indian masters such as Raja Ravi Varma, K. G. Subramanyan, M. F. Husain, Sohan Qadri, Jatin Das, S. H. Raza, A. Ramachandran and T. Vaikuntham, alongside wor...

Ritwik Ghatak: The New Wave Visionary Who Filmed the Soul of a Divided Nation by Prabuddha Ghosh As India celebrates the birth centenary of Ritwik Ghatak (1925–1976), it becomes essential to revisit the mind and magic of one of Indian cinema’s most complex and revolutionary filmmakers. A man who lived and created on the edge of despair and genius, Ghatak’s films were not just stories—they were cries of a wounded civilization, reflections of human consciousness, and meditations on loss and identity. A Voice of the Socialist Consciousness: Ritwik Ghatak’s cinema was rooted in a deeply socialist thought process. He viewed art as a medium of awakening—of making society confront its own inequalities, sufferings, and contradictions. His lens was not merely aesthetic but ideological; through his characters, he sought to give voice to the marginalized and displaced. The trauma of Partition, which tore Bengal and the country apart, left an indelible scar on his psyche. That pain—multidimensiona...