India, March 12 -- From Haripura to the Constitution (Art exhibition)

Friday, Saturday and Sunday; 11am - 7pm

National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Fort

This landmark show features works of celebrated artist Nandalal Bose (1882 - 1966) that trace the emergence of Indian modern art and document key moments of nation-building. It has the artist's Haripura panels of 1938, created for the Indian National Congress session at Haripura, Gujarat, under the guidance of Mahatma Gandhi. Inspired by folk traditions, neglected by the Colonial art schools, these works depict the country's ignored rural life, alongside the paintings and illustrations he made for the original manuscript of the Constitution of India. These images trace India's journey...