June 8, 2025
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This botanical illustrator is charting the endemic and endangered species of the Western Ghats, one brushstroke at a time

Nilgiri Chilappan | Photo Credit: Special arrangement At the intersection of art and science, lies the realm of botanical illustration. For Suresh Ragavan, a bird artist, who has served as a botanical illustrator at the Botanical Survey of India for over 33 years, this realm has not only been a source of his bread and […]

This Chennai art show explores trade narratives of the Coromandel Coast

The artists at work | Photo Credit: special arrangement Echoes of the Coromandel, an art show currently exhibited at DakshinaChitra Museum, Chennai, takes viewers on a voyage along the south-eastern coast of India, previously a thriving maritime connection to Southeast Asia. Developed by a team of ten interns working through the museum’s year-long Dak Chola […]