New Delhi, July 4 -- The everyday lives of women have been a central theme in Soma Das's works for long. Drawing on the miniature painting tradition, she creates vignettes from a woman's life, magnifying moments of labour and respite that often get overlooked. She has, over time, documented her observations in a daily diary. Das combines these with memories of growing up in a conservative family in Bengal, with her early years shaped by the women in her life, from family members to classmates at an all girls' school. At the ongoing show, Vichitra, which brings together 14 artists from three generations, you get to witness the evolution of the Kolkata-based artist's practice.

There are subtle shifts in the way she expresses the dreams and...