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Shakuntala Patralekhanam by Kondapalli Seshagiri Rao | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Reviving the Roots, the ongoing retrospective exhibition at the State Art Gallery in Hyderabad, celebrates the life and works of the renowned artist, the late Kondapalli Seshagiri Rao. Organised to commemorate his 100th birth anniversary (January 27, 1924), the exhibition provides valuable insights into his creative process and the various phases of his artistic journey.Varied themes Kaluvakolanu Lachi By Kondapalli Seshagiri Rao | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “The line was an important element for my father. His philosophy was: ‘No line, no art,’” says Kondapalli Venugopal Rao, the third…

Culture, love, laughter and gossip I (2023); woodcut print and nakshi kantha on cotton saris | Photo Credit: Courtesy Jayeeta Chatterjee and Chemould CoLab “It’s a very Bengali thing!” laughs Jayeeta Chatterjee, 29, talking about her artistic bent of mind. “As a young child in a Bengali household, you need to either learn dancing, singing or some form of art.”The Bengaluru-based artist found her passion in wood cut print making quite early — after an encounter with the works of veteran artist and printmaker Suranjan Das when in Class X — and chose to pursue the art form as a…