The Calcutta Connect

New shows by Kolkata’s galleries

COLOURS OF FREEDOM Visual Arts Gallery, Habitat Centre, New Delhi (Until November 10)

Presented by Kolkata’s CIMA Gallery and curated by its director Rakhi Sarkar, this group exhibition asks a crucial question: How has India’s visual space been shaped by the 75 years of its freedom? On display are excerpts from Satyajit Ray’s Pather

Panchali, textiles, indigenous subaltern art and works by 50-odd artists—S.H. Raza, M.F. Husain, Manjit Bawa, Lalu Prasad Shaw, Nalini Malani et al.

SONGS OF RECLAMATION The Art of A. Ramachandran Emami Art, Kolkata (Until December 31)

Though West Bengal had a huge influence on A. Ramachandran’s early career—he holds a diploma in fine arts and crafts from Santiniketan’s Kala Bhavan—the Padma Bhushan-awardee has never seen his work exhibited in Kolkata on a large retrospective scale. Curated by art historian R. Siva Kumar, this solo includes Ramachandran’s paintings, sculptures, drawings and illustrations for children’s books.