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ESTABLISHED in 1974 by Chimy Nanjappa, VIMOR has pioneered the revival of traditional designs and weaving in Karnataka by training and educating the weavers in revival techniques. VIMOR has been documenting traditional designs, traditional names of motifs and measuring techniques in the weavers' language. At the same time old designs are reproduced keeping in mind contemporary market factors and optimising the weavers' skill. Now Kolkatans have a chance to see the exquisite collection of VIMOR textiles from July 4- 19 at Artisana - Craft Council of West Bengal's brand new Centre for Crafts which has been conceptualised to function as a comprehensive resource centre for craft including services like a library on arts and craft, on-going workshops, interactive programmes for kids, and showcasing collections of crafts developed by the Council.
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ON the occasion of the release of Sankar Majumdar's book A Solitary Quest: Life and Art of Suhas Roy, Gallerie 88 is hosting an exhibition of painting by this artist renowned for his sensitive dreamlike explorations of the female face and form, suspended delicately between sensuality and innocence, reality and fantasy, the known and the unknown. He is equally at ease using crayons, brush and charcoal.
Suhas Roy studied at the Indian College of Arts and Draftsmanship, Calcutta, and under the tutelage of Prof. S.W. Hayter at the Atelier 17 Ecole Superior Des Beaux Arts, Paris. His works have been exhibited all over the world through exhibitions like the Asian Graphic Prints Traveling Exhibition, USA, the Tokyo Print Biennale, Japan, Contemporary Indian Art, Yugoslavia, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and at the Central Institute Modern Art, New Delhi, and the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. The exhibition is on till July 19.
CHITRAKOOT Gallery showcases a portfolio of 21 graphic prints covering the country's leading names from July 11-15. The exhibition is intended to be a visual treat for connoisseurs allowing them to view works by such big names as Anjolie Ela Menon, A. Ramachandran, Prakash Karmakar, F. Souza, Shuvaprasanna, Paritosh Sen and Paresh Maity; but has also been designed to revive interest in a form that dates back to Rembrandt and Goya, was experimented with by such Indian greats as Nandalal Bose and Ramkinkar but somehow has not gained the popularity and recognition that it deserves. One hopes that Graphics 21 will dramatically change this.
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PROFESSOR Amiya Kumar Dasgupta was one of the leading Indian scholars in economics and many of the leading Indian economists today (including Amartya Sen) have been his students and owe much to his tutelage. July 16 marks his centenary and the occasion is being commemorated through an event organised by renowned scholars and academics including Ashok Mitra and Jashodhara Bagchi. On at the Birla Academy.
ARUNDHATI RAY
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