This book on Ganjifa art is a significant publication from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru. The book has essays by authors on varied dimensions of the art of Ganjifa. Contributory essays authored by me include: 1. Mysore Ganjifa 2. The Art of Playing the Ganjifa Game- A Narrative Compilation
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KALAMANDIRA : A.N.Subbarao, Paradigms and Beyond
In 1919, A.N.Subbarao envisioned and established Kalamandira in Bengaluru, a first of its kind non- governmental art school, in the Princely State of Mysore. He believed that for being self- reliant, freedom was the path and art should garner the respect it deserved as a sustainable profession. From 1919 to 2019, both during the pre-independence…