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15/01/2026

When images burst into sound, invoking a culture.

Invoking Sound: Vivek Anand, Santosh Kumar Das, Anutosh Degharia, Shrinivas Acharya

Becoming UnBecoming continues to 25th January, 2026

08/01/2026

Join us for a workshop with a Master! Drawing Lines: Mithila Painting with Santosh Kumar Das

SUNDAY JANUARY 11th 2026: 2.00 - 5.00 PM
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Join artist Santosh Kumar Das for a unique insight into Mithila painting from Madhubani, Bihar. Unlike other Madhubani artists, Das trained in both Indian and Western art traditions. Born in 1962, he graduated in English from Darbhanga, and gained a Bachelor of Fine Art at M.S.U, Baroda in 1990.

The roots of Mithla art are deep. Women of the Brahman, Dusadh, and Kayasth communities illustrate epics and folktales, along with everyday life, as they decorate the walls and floors of their homes to celebrate birth, marriage, and religious festival

In the 1960’s, the genre grew in popularity as drought relief efforts brought new opportunities for livelihood and patronage into the area. By 2003 Das served as Director of The Ethnic Arts Foundation’s Mithila Art Institute, where students responded to contemporary issues, empowering themselves through art.

In 2017, ARTISANS’ launched Das’ autobiographical book, Black, published by Tara Books. Lauded in India and abroad, Das’ works can be found in museum and institutional collections, including Sarmaya Arts Foundation, the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in India; and the Oberlin Museum, the Ethnic Art Foundation, and the Art Institute of Chicago, in the USA.

Limited to 12 people. All ages 10+
Location: ARTISANS’ Gallery

08/01/2026

08/01/2026

Santosh Kumar Das’s inherited the Mithila painting style of Madhubani, Bihar. However unlike other Madhubani artists, Das trained in both Indian and Western art traditions. Born in 1962, he graduated in English from Darbhanga, and gained a Bachelor of Fine Art at M.S.U, Baroda in 1990.

By 2003 Das served as Director of The Ethnic Arts Foundation’s Mithila Art Institute, where students, empowered through art, responded to contemporary issues.

Becoming UnBecoming you into a space of imaginative becoming, where materiality, memory, and the metaphysical continually shape and reshape one another.

In 2017, ARTISANS’ launched Das’ landmark autobiographical book, Black, published by Tara Books. Lauded in India and abroad, Das’ works can be found in museum and institutional collections.

07/01/2026

Becoming UnBecoming: Santosh Kumar Das
Preview: 8th January, 2026 | 6-9 pm

“As a child, I was totally captivated by the desire to become someone else.” Santosh Kumar Das’ autobiographical Becoming UnBecoming* invites you into a space of imaginative becoming, where materiality, memory, and the metaphysical continually shape and reshape one another.

06/01/2026

“Growing up in Mithila, sacred images never felt separate from real life,” Das reflects. Anthropologists describe this engagement with sacred imagery as a form of embodied seeing—a mode of perception in which ritual images are not merely observed, but felt as animate, living presences rather than symbolic representations.

This lifelong exploration of transformation reflects a worldview in which identity is never fixed, but continually negotiated. Das’ lingering childhood wish lies at the heart of the Becoming UnBecoming series:

“I always wanted to become a god, appearing both real and imagined - calm, pristine, magical, supernatural, mythical, fantastical, even illogical.”




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06/01/2026

Becoming UnBecoming: Santosh Kumar Das
8th January, 2026 | 6-9 pm

Das’s childhood unfolded amid fairs, films, fables, and fantasies. During festivals, he spent countless hours mesmerised by artisans who animated clay, transforming inert matter into deities whose presence felt transcendent and alive. Reflecting on this formative experience, Das recalls:

“I wondered what my world would be if I were to turn into one of those idols… I think, deep down, I was unconsciously initiated into a mystical way of seeing, being, and becoming. To become is un-Becoming.”

05/01/2026

CONCERT | MUMBAI GALLERY WEEKEND
Invoking Sound
A Khayal, Geeta, and Bhajan Concert

10th January 2026 | 6.30 PM

ARTISANS’ is thrilled to present a concert in the context of Santosh Kumar Das’ Becoming UnBecoming, for Mumbai Gallery Weekend. Presenting a repertoire of songs ranging from the meditative to the ecstatic, are artists,

Vivek Anand, Vocals
Shrinivas Acharya, Harmonium
Anutosh Degharia, Tabla

About the Artists
Vivek Anand performs in solo concerts, and together with Rita Sahai (Seni Alāuddin Gharānā and Benāres Gharānā), and Sukhawat Ali Khan (Shām Chorasi Gharānā). Vivek’s repertoire spans khayal, thumri, bhajans, qawwali, and ghazals. He also sings with Cali Qawwali and Anhad Naad Collective.

Shrinivas Acharya, recognized as an A grade player by All India Radio, learnt the harmonium from Pt. Vishwanath Pendharkar, and is a disciple of Pt Purushottam Walwalkar.

Anutosh Degharia is an accomplished table soloist and accompanist, having learnt the table from his father, Shri Tarapadia Degharia of the Farukkabad Gharana.
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05/01/2026

Happy New!

‘Becoming UnBecoming’, Santosh Kumar Das’s new works, is a paean to a childhood shaped by fantasy and imagination, transformation and identity.

Preview8th Jan 2026 | 6-9 pm


“As a child, I was totally captivated by the desire to become someone else.” This lifelong obsession shapes Santosh Kumar Das’s artistic journey today.

Rooted in the visual language of Mithila traditions, yet informed by a Western art education, Das occupies a distinctive position between two philosophies of image-making: one grounded in communal ritual and shared symbolism, the other shaped by individual artistic inquiry and introspective self-reflection. This dual orientation informs both the contemporary form and conceptual framework of the series.



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04/01/2026

Becoming UnBecoming | Santosh Kumar Das

Preview: 8th January 2026 | 6.00 - 9.00 PM

Happy New Year! ARTISANS’ is delighted to begin 2026 with ‘Becoming UnBecoming’, Santosh Kumar Das’s new works, a paean to a childhood shaped by fantasy and imagination, transformation and identity.

“As a child, I was totally captivated by the desire to become someone else.” This lifelong obsession shapes Santosh Kumar Das’s artistic journey today.

Rooted in the visual language of Mithila traditions, yet informed by a Western art education, Das occupies a distinctive position between two philosophies of image-making: one grounded in communal ritual and shared symbolism, the other shaped by individual artistic inquiry and introspective self-reflection. This dual orientation informs both the contemporary form and conceptual framework of the series.

03/01/2026

Nafiis : Rare

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31/12/2025

Step out in a stunning pashmina Wrap and wrap up the new year in style!

Nafiis : Rare
Collectible Caucasian (and Other Tribal) Rugs | Natural-Dyed Pashimas

LAST FEW DAYS!
Continues to 4th January 2026

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