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Underrepresentation of Female Painters in History of art

October 29, 2020April 27, 2021 Tanya Mittal 0 Comments 18th century, 21st century, Art, art forms, art history, Art work, artist, Bindi, Collectors, Colours, European art, Exhibition, Expression, Female artists, freedom, Gender bias, History, Illustrator, Indian art, inequality, medium, modern art, Modern artists, modernism, Novelist, Novels, opportunity, oppression, painters, patriarchy, Patrons, Perception, Performance, Photography, Power, Recognition, sculptors, Sociology, Suppressed, Women

Women have faced several obstacles in the field of art, be it training, trading, or even gaining recognition. Despite the odds, they have kept on going – to the extent that they have made historical movements out of it. The struggle still continues but clearly, there is no stopping them.

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Obscene Writing and Morality – A Closer Look at Manto’s Writings

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 0 Comments artist, barbarism, Bishan Singh, brave, British India, Conflict, consequence, convicted, debate, discussion, fractured, freedom, future, homeland, humanity, identity, independence, india, internalization, Ismat Chughtai, Khol Do, maddening, marginalization, Maryam Mansoor, misogyny, nation, nationhood, obscene, obscenity, overwhelming, Pakistan, partition literature, Partition of India, post colonial, post-colonial, protagonist, psychological, rape, reality, reinforced, Society, Thanda Gosht, The Friday Times, Toba Tek Singh, tragedy, Trauma, trial, violence, Women, Zaheda Hina

Saadat Hasan Manto was a hawk eyed, fearless writer who dared to write about the ugly side of the partition, society, and the hard truth about things that nobody would otherwise discuss. He even faced trials for obscenity in his writings but that never stopped him from voicing his opinion. He was always ahead of his time.