Dilettante And Fandom

Review: Three Pujarins – Jamini Roy Following is my review based on a painting by Jamini Roy named ‘Three Pujarins’. The work is purely fictitious and derives from my own understanding of this piece of work.   'Three Pujarins' exhibited in the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Draped in blue cotton sarees with appealing golden borders, three women strike a pose. As they prevail in captivating the eyes of the viewer, it puts speculation in the minds. What does the painting signify and what makes it extraordinary? The answer lies in the technique and the story behind it. Jamini Roy, a Padma Bhushan awardee uses watercolour to paint the depiction. Being a rebel with a cause, he rejected oil paints as they were a symbolization of the western world, although he was trained in the British style of academic painting. We have Bengali Renaissance to thank this thought process for. He has been one of the earliest modern artists of India and wanted art to be available for a