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Evolution of the Indian Art – Is it going to reach every corner soon?

by Anushree Ghosh Contemporary art reinvents itself every moment and has evolved exponentially with creative extractions from popular art sources like folk art. The artist’s vivid use of color, use of space, and stroke portray a series of thought processes — these thoughts are sometimes poured onto the canvas in smooth pastel shades and sometimes …

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Fakir Lalon Shah – Voice of the Poor

Lalon was born a Hindu and was married off at an early age. During his pilgrimage to the temple of Jagannath, he caught smallpox. His companions left him in that state, to be discovered in a semi-conscious state later by a Muslim woman Fakirani Motijaan Maa near the river Kaliganga in Kushtia. She belonged to a Muslim community in the village chheunriya. After recovering from the disease, Lalon headed back to his place, only to find that his family disowned him for taking help from a Muslim family. Lalon intentionally never revealed the details of his real family or anything that would have led anyone to his parents.

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