Journal Look Art in Focus

An iconic painting by Jamini Roy, reflecting his stylistic borrowings from the patachitra

An oil painting depicting Kali Puja in colonial-era Bengal

A watercolour by Sita Ram, showing a view of the forecourt of the Bara Imambara in Lucknow

A dream-like painting by Rekha Rodwittiya, revealing her subversive, feminist practice

An etching by Anupam Sud, reflecting on the state of gender relations in society

An untitled work by Gopal Ghose, depicting the fires of communal violence in 1940s Calcutta

An oil painting by the early academic painter Abalal Rahiman, depicting a fire in Bombay

A mysterious painting by Avinash Chandra, depicting the Shimla of his childhood

A painting of a famous location in the Hindukush that has been a meeting place for a heterogenous population since ancient times