The art fraternity lost a veteran artist this June. K G Subramanyan passed away at the age of ninety two. We contribute this issue to the master who shall be greatly missed, a veteran versatile and prolific, who had been working and creating right till his last.

We look back at his life and work as we remember the doyen of Indian art. Uma Nair retraces his history of being not just a versatile artist but also a prolific writer, scholar, teacher and art historian. She talks to him about.

Apurva Sinha sheds light on the grand murals created by the master K.G.Subramanyan like the famous work War Of Relics & the one adorning the facade of Rabindralaya, Lucknow and on the building of Art History Deptt. Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan. Anirban Dhar remembers Mani Da as the Bodhi Tree of The Modern Indian Visual Arts Scenario.

Rajesh Punj engages in a interesting exploration of his art and technique with Robert Longo. Uma Nair takes a candid look at the sensitive efforts of artists Puneet Kaushik & ,Ketna Patel during their Art workshop at Gunehar, along with Rema Kumar and Frank Schlichtmann creating site specific installations, art and magical transformations. Aparna Roy Baliga explores the art of K.K.Muhammed with his particular imagery bordering on violent and disturbing. Following are a book review by Dr. Seema Bhalla and review of Recent Works Of Sailesh B.O. by Dr. Ashrafi S. Bhagat.

Happy Reading.
Siddhartha Tagore