Rukminee Guha ThakurtaZakir Hussain MaquetteDayanita Singh has frequently acknowledged the influence of two individuals on her practice — her mother Nony Singh and the tabla maestro…May 19May 19
Rukminee Guha ThakurtaGo Away CloserWhat does one do with a fleeting idea that lights up a moment but threatens to fade away? Or a snatch of a tune? Or a passing phrase that…May 19May 19
Rukminee Guha ThakurtaThe Poetic ProblemAccording to the great Parisian designer of the Art Deco period, Cassandre, a poster has to contain the solution to three problems: an…Apr 20Apr 20
Rukminee Guha ThakurtaWhere Mortals Fear to TreadThe red carpet is a ubiquitous visual representation of any international film festival. As surely as an aircraft takes flight from a long…Apr 20Apr 20
Rukminee Guha Thakurta“It’s Anything but B&W”A photographer widely known for her black-and-white work, Dayanita Singh tells her design collaborator, Rukminee Guha Thakurta, why “it’s…Apr 6Apr 6
Rukminee Guha ThakurtaThe Modernity ProjectIn the centennial year of the Bauhaus, Rukminee Guha Thakurta recounts the global conversations it sparked and assesses its considerable…Apr 2Apr 2
Rukminee Guha ThakurtaThe Lion Capital Pillar of Sarnath: The Production of an Ancient Sacred Monument and Its Symbolic…… the Church is [not] by anyone to be divided. But whosoever, monk or nun, shall break up the Church, shall be made to don white robes and…Mar 30Mar 30
Rukminee Guha ThakurtaThe Longing of Lotus-eyed Krishna: Interpreting a Folio from a Kangra Gita GovindaThis Pahari painting (Fig. 1), a nineteenth-century Gita Govinda belonging to the Kangra School,[1] captured my attention for its…Mar 29Mar 29
Rukminee Guha ThakurtaThe Artist and the Artisan: Dichotomies of the Colonial Period in India (c. 1850–1900)“…it is now a virtual truism that art is ideological, political, and served Imperial purposes.”Mar 29Mar 29
