“Jamini Roy has been instrumental in promoting Bengal’s folk-art traditions. We’ve used coloured paper and bright paints to reflect his style, along with a 12-foot Durga idol adorned in ...

Jamini Roy is as different from most of his fellow Indian artists as curry from ice cream. Most young Indians who go to Europe to study art turn out either politely classic or dutifully modern work.

This year marks the completion of nine decades after the debut exhibition of Jamini Roy’s paintings. Today is the 131st birth anniversary of the pioneering modern artist.

In 1949, Jamini Roy moved from his rented Bagbazar home in north Kolkata to the genteel neighbourhood of Ballygunge Place, a part of which was known as Dihi Serampore Lane at the time. Here, as his ...

“Jamini Roy has an emotional connect with the city and the people of Bengal, so we need to be mindful that any interventions we make will be in keeping with popular sentiment,” says Anand.

“Jamini Roy has been instrumental in promoting Bengal’s folk-art traditions. We’ve used coloured paper and bright paints to reflect his style, along with a 12-foot Durga idol adorned in ...