Rhythms Of India: The Art Of Nandlal Bose

Roohi and Rajiv Savara and The Savara Foundation for the Arts were the primary sponsors of the exhibition, Rhythms of India: The Art of Nandlal Bose-the first exhibition to travel outside of Asia showcasing the exquisite and historically groundbreaking work of Nandalal Bose, a major artist who has been called the father of Indian modernism and one of the patriarchs of India’s cultural revival. Curated by Dr.Sonya Rhie Quintanilla, the works on view revealed the way Bose contributed to the development of a new Indian art and laid the foundation for modern visual culture in independent India, as well as illustrate how Bose contributed to the success of India’s non-violent struggle for independence through his association with Mahatma Gandhi. The exhibition opened at The San Diego Museum of Art, USA in 2008, from where in traveled to The Philadelphia Museum of Art and finally to India.