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Manu Chitrakar
Afghanitsan War, 2003
Poster paint on paper; 240 x 75 cm
Collection of the artist

Born 1979 in Naya, West Bengal
Lives and works and works in Naya
Education and training: trained under elder artists from his community

Swarna Chitrakar
Shishu Kamya (Girl Child), 2004
Poster paint on paper; 240 x 75 cm
Collection of the artist

Titanic, 2003
Poster paint on paper; 240 x 75cm
Collection of the artist

Born 1974 in Naya, West Bengal
Lives and works in Naya
Education and training: trained under elder artists from her community

Santosh Kumar Das
Ram Being Worshipped by Laypeople and Sages, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Mother Goddess Weeping for the Victims of 2002 Gujarat Riots, with Durga and Shiva at Her Side, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

February 27, 2002, Railway Station in Gudhrat, Gujarat, 59 Hindus Dying in Torched Train, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Burning Bodies in an Inferno of Smoke and Flames, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Muslim and Hindu in Warring Camps Separated by a Trident and a Burning Lotus, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Demonic Hindu Rioter Snatching Babies from the Train Platform, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Auto-Riksha in Flame: Rioters Gathering in Background, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Rioter Becoming an Icon, Brandishing a Sword, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Turbaned Gujarati with Flames Ascending His Body Like a Blossoming Lotus, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Chief Minister Narendra Modhi Inciting Religious Intolerance While Gujarat Burns and Gandhi's Death is Forgotten, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Muslim Men Seeking Shelter from Rioters, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Muslim Families Finding Shelter in the Shah-e-Alam Mosque, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Muslim Families Finding Shelter in the Shah-e-Alam Mosque, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Ram and Gandhi Mourn Trident’s Piercing of the Earth and Train, 2003
Ink on paper; 38.1 x 55.9 cm
Ethnic Arts Foundation

Born 1962 in Madhubani, Bihar
Lives and paints in Ranti

Shilpa Gupta
Blame, 2003
Plastic bottles, stickers, liquid (water, sugar, food coloring, vinegar), DVD, Plexiglas shelves, fluorescent red tubes, flat screen monitor; 240 x 470 cm
Collection of the artist

Born 1976 in Mumbai
Lives and works in Mumbai
Education and training: Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, B.F.A. (Sculpture), 1997

Archana Hande
Story Books, 2003-2004 (detail)
Digital print on Arches watercolor paper, and rice paper (4 books); 14 x 31.5 cm (unfolds to 196 x 31.5 cm), 31 x 29 cm, 31.5 x 21 cm, 35 x 30
Collection of the artist

An Epic, 2003-2004
Mini DV (digital video), 27 minutes
Collection of the artist

A Tale, 2003-2004
Mini DVD, 40 minutes
Collection of the artist

Born 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka
Lives and works in Mumbai
Education and training: Viswa Bharati University, Kala Bhavana, Shantiniketan, B.F.A. (Printmaking), 1991; Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao (M.S.) University, Baroda, M.F.A. (Printmaking), 1993

Rummana Hussain
Home Nation, 1996
Multipart installation including wooden planks, plastic folders, photographs, glass bottles, cloth; 5.6 x 4 m
Courtesy of the Estate of Rummana Hussain

Born 1952 in Mumbai, died 1999
Lived and worked in Mumbai
Education and training: Ravensbourne College of Art and Design, London, 1972-1974

Nalini Malani
The Sacred and the Profane, 1998
Synthetic polymer paint on mylar, steel, nylon cord, electric motors, lights and hardware; 3 x 5 x 11 m
Collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia

Unity in Diversity, 2003
Video – DVD (pal); 7 minutes, 30 seconds (with audio)
Collection of the artist

Stains, 2000
Video – DVD (pal); 8 minutes (with audio)
Collection of the artist

Born 1946 in Karachi, Pakistan
Lives and works in Mumbai and Pune, Maharashtra
Education and training: Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, Diploma (Fine Arts), 1969

Open Circle
Bottle Neck Jammed, 2004
Six CDs
Collection of the artists

Cyrus Oshidar
Born 1964 in Delhi
Lives and works in Mumbai

N. N. Rimzon
Speaking Stones, 1998
Photographs (laminated), stones, resin fiberglass, marble dust (on figure); 90 x 500 cm (diameter)
Collection of the artist

Born 1957 in Kakoor, Kerala
Lives and works in Tiruvanthapuram, Kerala
Education and training: College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum, B.F.A. (Sculpture), 1982; Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao (M.S.) University, Baroda, M.A. (Sculpture), 1984; Royal College of Art, London, M.F.A, 1989.

Vivan Sundaram
Memorial, 1993/2000
Mixed media; 18 x 10 m
Collection of the artist

Born 1943 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Lives and works in New Delhi
Education and training: Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao (M.S.) University, Baroda, B.A. (Painting), 1965; Slade School of Fine Art, London, Post-diploma, 1968

Sonadhar Viswakarma
Babri Masjid – Ramjanmabhoomi, 2003-2004
Iron; 175 x 200 cm
Collection of the artist

Born 1953 in Bastar
Lives and works in Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh
Education and training: trained traditionally by his father, Cherku Ram Vishwakarma, a well-known iron craftsman from Bastar