An Individual Display of Paintings and Sculptures Observations of Santiniketan by Kiran Dixit Thacker

News Desk, News Nation 360 : Chief Guest Jayanta Sengupta, Director of the Alipore Museum, and Special Guests Mrinal Ghosh, renowned art critic and author, and Pankaj Panwar, Professor at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, opened the Birla Academy of Art and Culture's solo exhibition of Kiran Dixit Thacker's sculptures and paintings, Glimpses of Santiniketan. Kiran Dixit Thacker is the sole surviving female disciple of Ramkinkar Baij, and at seventy-eight, she adores working with stone, clay, and metal and has developed an enormous body of work encompassing beautiful sculptures

and drawings. Over 60 of her paintings will be exhibited at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture from April 2nd to April 6th, with viewing times between 3 pm and 8 pm, and far from retiring at an age when many artists would do so, Kiran Dixit Thacker is busy planning her next show. Her vigorous creative force compels her to look ahead despite her weak health, and her unyielding spirit has enabled her to overcome great obstacles, always coming out successfully. She obtained her fine arts diploma in 1969 from Santiniketan before going to England, where she resided and

taught craft design for over 30 years. Kiran came back to India in the year 2000, which was the start of her professional life as an artist, especially as a sculptor. Kiran's strong passion for the arts started way back in her school life, when she would frequently skip maths to paint for others, and this talent was encouraged at her Varanasi school by Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, teachers who exhorted her to do art and consider Santiniketan as her destination of dreams. During her days at

Santiniketan, Kiran became close to Ramkinkar Baij, the father of modern clay Indian sculpture. Fondly remembering those days, she informed that they would get clay for him, and he would carve out different shapes and bodies in front of their eyes. However, she soon got married and moved to London and taught arts and crafts to children there, a job she continued for 30 years until her return to India decision she made after the demise of her husband and daughter.

Pic - Krishnendu Kundu