Ep. 20: The life and times of artist Amrita Sher-Gil, with children's author Anita Vachharajani
Diving into the life and work of artist Amrita Sher-Gil was such a pleasure, especially with my wise and witty guide Anita Vachharajani, author of Amrita Sher-Gil, Rebel with a Paintbrush. Anita shares her journey as an author and editor of children’s books, and the story of creating this wonderful book - “a diorama” in her words, offering us a look into Amrita’s world.
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Image courtesy Amit Vachharajani
Cover illustration and design by Kalyani Ganapathy
SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 20:
Anita’s website which has a page devoted to the book
Amrita Sher-gil, Rebel with a Paintbrush’s page on Instagram and Facebook
Anita’s reflections on the Soviet kids books and Target magazine that she credits as major influences
The brilliant Possession by A.S. Byatt
A.K. Ramanujan’s poetry
Bilingual poet Arun Kolatkar’s Jejuri
Kiran Nagarkar ‘s Ravan and Eddie & Cuckold
Amitav Ghosh’s In an Antique Land
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Special thanks to Aman Moroney @ Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!
Amrita Sher-Gil, “Group of Three Girls”, 1935
Image Courtesy NGMA, New Delhi, india
Amrita Sher-Gil, “Study of Model (3)”, circa 1933
Image Courtesy NGMA, New Delhi, India
Amrita Sher-Gil “Bride’s Toilet”, 1937
Image Courtesy NGMA, New Delhi, India
