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Ravi Varma painting on eBay India for Rs 8 mn

Renowned painter Raja Ravi Varma's original masterpiece has been listed on the eBay India website and art lovers can grab it for Rs 8.3 million. Titled Winnowing, this striking painting is a......

Kerala HC stays award to M F Husain

The Kerala High Court Wednesday restrained the state government from conferring the 'Raja Ravi Varma' award to noted painter M F Husain. A division bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dathu and......

Legendary painter Ganesh Pyne passes away

Legendary painter Ganesh Pyne died early on Tuesday at a city hospital where he was admitted after he suffered a heart attack. He was 76 years old. Pyne is survived by his wife, and son. Pyne was......

'It is not a nude painting, it is just a painting'

Rediff.com's Priyanka reports on the controversy pertaining to a nude art exhibition in New Delhi that has put the moral brigade and the artists at loggerheadsNotwithstanding the outrage of the......

Kerala govt draws flak over award for Husain

Flaying the Left Democratic Front government for selecting well-known painter M F Husain for the prestigious Raja Ravi Varma award, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Thursday demanded......

Husain takes a back seat at art auctions

MF Husain may be synonymous with contemporary Indian art, surprisingly, his works are not the ones that fetch the highest bids at art auctions.According to the Osian 51-Art Index, Tyeb Mehta's......

Would you bid for Nirav Modi's art?

Sixty-eight paintings that once belonged to fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will go under the hammer next week. Nirav Modi with his collection of art in Mumbai before he fled the country.......

'Once Nano is here, we'll all have a lot to learn'

K K Swamy is between jobs. After spending a little over a decade running Toyota Kirloskar Motorsas its deputy managing director, he made a quiet exit a month ago to move to Volkswagen India as its......

Indian art prices at Christie's jump

Tyeb Mehta's Rickshaw Puller ($120,000-$150,000), M F Husain's The Arrival of Fifth ($80,000-$100,000), Raja Ravi Varma's Maliyali Beauty ($50,000-$70,000) and Ram Kumar's Varanasi series......

Get ready to pay Rs 100 cr for an Indian painting

As confidence for Indian modern art returns, prices will rise in the same proportion as they did in the last decade. What are we to make of the sale of just two artworks at auctions this year......

PIX: Nandana Sen, Randeep Hooda at Rang Rasiya screening

Ketan Mehta's long-delayed Rang Rasiya saw a special screening in Mumbai for members of the film fraternity recently.Here's a look at the arrivals: The film's leading actress......

Bored? Solve the Rang Rasiya puzzle, right here!

Here's a super fun way to while away your time! Ketan Mehta’s controversial film Rang Rasiya is finally all set to release this Friday. Starring Randeep Hooda opposite a gorgeous Nandana......

Like Shruti Haasan's royal look?

Photographer G Venket Ram brought celebrated artist Raja Ravi Varma's paintings to life for his 2020 calendar. Eleven personalities, including actors and dancers, turned models for the lensman, and......

Bollywood Biopics

Is Bollywood finally warming up to the idea of biopics?We haven't really explored many biopics in Bollywood so far, sticking largely to the idea of historical icons when we think of period......

PIX: Nandana Sen, Manisha Koirala, Tabu at Rang Rasiya screening

Check out the star arrivals.Amidst much controversy and speculation surrounding Ketan Mehta's Rang Rasiya, the film opened in theatres across India today, November 7.The film's special screening in......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

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